Lakeville, CT

As anyone who reads my blogs will quickly find out...I am REALLLY into sustainable building.

Even if you're one of those who think going GREEN is a big gimmick, being a better steward of the environment just makes sense!

My company,Turtle Clan Environment Testing, Inc. is dedicated to providing GREEN, LEED certified building products that are energy efficient to our many forward thinking clients. In fact, our clients often refer to us as "The Center for GREEN Building"!

I work with many LEED accredited architects and engineers that are trying to incorporate LEED certified products into their building design such as the products listed below that we offer our clients.

If you suffer from allergies, you may have taken steps to remove the obvious sources of allergens in your home. But, what about your flooring? The flooring you choose from your home can have a definite impact on your allergy symptoms.

You're probably already aware of the potential for carpeting to harbor allergens such as dust and dust mites. These tiny dust mites that take up residence in your beautiful carpeting can produce up to three hundred eggs during their life time. This means lots more little dust mites to exacerbate your sneezing and runny nose. Fortunately, you do have an alternative. There are various types of hypoallergenic flooring that provide a viable alternative to conventional carpeting for allergy sufferers:

Flooring made from Sustainable Forests, Bamboo and Cork, that are solvent free with zero VOC

With our roots entrenched deeply in the environmental testing industry, it is hard for me to get too excited about carpeting, which I usually refer to as " A Giant petri-dish of yuck!" However, we've found a source for carpeting made form 100% natural raw materials, zero VOC, 100% naturally pigmented and biodegradable that I can safely and confidently recommend to our clients who absolutely positively MUST have carpeting beneath their feet.

We also have a line of Hypoallergenic Bed and Bath Accessories that are 100% Organic with Zero Pesticides and are sustainable, sumptuous and gorgeous.

It wasn't more than a few years back where no one had even heard of GREEN BUILDING!

So GURLS!

It's come down to me writing about Mold AND Menopause!!!WHOOHOO! What a joy-boy am I???

Anyway, I've been learning alot as of late from my Women to Woman OB/GYN group, that I thought maybe some of you who are sharing this time of life with me may benefit...

Maybe a Women-opause Blog in the future???haha

This is the first in a series I thought I'd bring you, so let me know if it rings a bell and if I should contine.

Have a blessed day and love to all my AR family!

Lesley

by Marcelle Pick, OB/GYN NP

I talk to women daily about hypothyroidism in my practice, and one thing I hear over and over from those who have been diagnosed is, "I thought I was healthy. How did this happen?"

Many women with hypothyroidism are struggling with weight gain, fatigue, poor concentration, hair loss, even depression - and they want answers about how to feel better.

About one in five of the midlife women we see at our practice have abnormal TSH levels. So it isn't just a problem for women who don't pay attention to their health - even Oprah Winfrey, who's extremely health conscious, has talked about her hypothyroid condition.

The fact is, women are often diagnosed with hypothyroidism during perimenopause and menopause, but few conventional practitioners talk about this connection. And even fewer offer solutions beyond synthetic thyroid hormone replacement medications like levothyroxine (Synthroid, Levoxyl, Levothroid, Unithroid) to bring TSH levels down.
I know women want to support their thyroid health. One way to start is by realizing that hypothyroidism is rarely an isolated condition. There could be several factors leading to your thyroid disturbance, especially during the menopause transition, and these vary from woman to woman.

If this does not make your eyes bug out, nothing will. It's about 3 minutes...

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I would really like to hear your feedback to this horror story and if any of it rings true...

...almost made me sick!

Here are your REALAGE tips of the week!

Enjoy! Lesley

It's perfect on potatoes, very good on veggies, and divine in salad dressings. And the best news yet? It may help with fat burning. The magic condiment in question: vinegar.

Obese people who took in 1 to 2 tablespoons of apple cider vinegar daily in a study melted significantly more body fat and belly fat than a group taking a placebo -- despite being on the same diet and exercise plan.

A Sour Path to Skinny
Vinegar may offer a weight loss boost thanks to acetic acid. Seems this sour stuff does double-duty fat-blasting, inhibiting the body's ability to store fat while boosting its ability to burn it. And even though apple cider vinegar was the type used in the recent study, researchers suspect most varieties of the liquid seasoning could have the same get-skinny effects. (Find out what the YOU Docs think about vinegar and weight loss.)

Other Tart Benefits
Vinegar also seemed to help lower bad-for-the-heart triglyceride levels and systolic blood pressure at the end of the 12-week study. That's a Sherpa's load of health benefits for one little flavor maker. So get your daily dose of vinegar with one of these tart-tasting, waist-whittling RealAge recipes:

• When you're craving tart: Give your salad and grilled veggies a refreshing citrus-flavored punch with this Lemon-Balsamic Vinaigrette.
• When you're craving savory: Add a Mediterranean touch to chicken with this Chicken in Garlic-Vinegar Sauce.
• When you're craving sweet: Add a bit of tangy sweetness to dessert with these Balsamic-Spiked Strawberries.

Did You Know?
Apple cider vinegar can make your skin and hair beautiful, too. RealAge author and dermatologist Dr. Amy Wechsler shares how.

RealAge Benefit:

Maintaining a constant desirable weight can make your RealAge 6 years younger.

This Week's Tips from Dr. Oz:

• Choose This Fat-Burning Condiment
• Good Reasons to Get Sweet on Sour Cherries
• Feel Less Achy with This Vitamin

If you had your home tested for mold and found that your home has an elevated count of mold...

Who should do the mold remediation/cleanup???

This depends on a number of factors.

One consideration is the size of the mold problem. If the moldy area is non-toxic and less than about 10 square feet (less than roughly a 3 ft. by 3 ft. patch), in most cases, you can handle the job yourself, following the guidelines below. However:

• If there has been a lot of water damage, and/or mold growth IS toxic and covers more than 10 square feet, consult EPA's Mold Remediation in Schools and Commercial Buildings. Although focused on schools and commercial buildings, this document is applicable to other building types.
  
• If you choose to hire a contractor (or other professional service provider) to do the remediation, make sure the contractor has experience cleaning up mold. Check references and ask the contractor to follow the recommendations in EPA's Mold Remediation in Schools and Commercial Buildings, the guidelines of the American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygenists (ACGIH), IAQA or the IICRC.
  
• If you suspect that the heating/ventilation/air conditioning (HVAC) system may be contaminated with mold (it is part of an identified moisture problem, for instance, or there is mold near the intake to the system), consult EPA's guide Should You Have the Air Ducts in Your Home Cleaned? before taking further action. Do not run the HVAC system if you know or suspect that it is contaminated with mold - it could spread mold throughout the building.
  
• If the water and/or mold damage was caused by sewage or other contaminated water, then call in a professional who has experience cleaning and fixing buildings damaged by contaminated water.
  
• If you have health concerns, consult a health professional before starting cleanup

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