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To: Boplicity who wrote (17178)11/17/2000 10:58:19 AM
From: Jill  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 65232
 
OT You are so right Greg, most allergies are found not in kids who got to play in the dirt and develop various immunities but those who were raised in "hygienic" environments
I think many more of us have chemical sensitivites than we realize, our environments are so full of this crap
Plants are definitely great to absorb that--I remember gettin a ficus tree in my apt in NY and the air smelled so fresh inside every day but the tree literally dropped 200 leves a day, in other words it was cleaning the air but dying while doing it, poor thing

It is thought that the soil organisms of these plants are actually doing the cleaning



To: Boplicity who wrote (17178)11/17/2000 12:00:34 PM
From: freeus  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 65232
 
reour lives are too antiseptic
So true: I remember when I had my first baby and I was boiling everything and the doctor said "Stop!!!!!!"" She has to be exposed to germs or she will be fragile."
Freeus



To: Boplicity who wrote (17178)11/17/2000 12:15:50 PM
From: lindelgs  Respond to of 65232
 
Hey Greg - thanks for your post, half my house is wood floors and ceramic tile - the new carpet I put in - I went for broke & bought wool carpet - supposed to be the best, but this was before I knew I had a mold problem :(

Anyway, adding some plants is a great idea - I'm running down to Home Depot today anyway - I'll pick up a few!

Printed off your post and put it with Jills. Good ammo for my battle! Have a great day!

Legs