EASY LIFESTYLE IMPROVEMENTS
earth. This will be the most polluted and dangerous room in your
house. If you are ill, move out of such a room. There is no way
that it can be “cleaned up”. Move to the other end of the house
and furthest away from an attached garage door.
What Kind Of Heat...................................................
The worst is coal. The best is none. Breathing coal fumes
during the beginning of the industrial age may have brought the
new lung diseases: tuberculosis (TB), and pneumonia. It may
also have worsened alcohol addiction (beryllium toxicity).
Choose electric heat if possible. Even though electricity is based
on other fuel consumption, you don't have to breathe those fumes
directly.
Wood stoves can be made safe by making sure the chimney
works properly. Never use a lighter fluid. Don't fill the house
with smoke when stoking.
Minimize your use of fossil fuels in every way you can.
Getting Rid of Mites.................................................
We do not tolerate external parasites like bedbugs, lice,
ticks, leeches. Bedbugs were once a scourge amongst northern
Europeans. I remember our parents spraying for them (kerosene)
in the bedroom. This only “controlled” them. What eliminated
them was a law against sale of used mattresses. Lice were
originally “controlled” by frequent washing, louse combs, and
ironing the seams of clothing. What eliminated them was the
cutting of long hair as a societal practice. But what about mites?
They live with us and other animals.