As a group of us will be flying from Australia and NZ to India soon, I was thinking of using colloidal silver prior to going to build up our immune system - to cope with the air and all the diseases around us in India. Has anyone had experience of using colloidal silver for this or other uses? (We also have homeopathic drops for malaria, cholera, typhoid and dysentary which we start taking 3 days prior) Any experiences on this anyone? Thanks Cheryl. Cheryl Kemp Education and Workshop Coordinator BDFGAA Phone /Fax : 02 6657 5322 Home: 02 6657 5306 email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] web: www.biodynamics.net.au
----- Original Message ----- From: "Virginia Salares" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, January 21, 2002 5:48 AM Subject: Re: Spraying in airplanes etc > Thomas, > > The 'right' essential oil for your friend may indeed change her energy field > and improve her defence system. The essential oil that may work for her but > may not work for someone else. A homeopathic constitutional remedy may do > something similar. Other energy tools include the Harmony Token (see > www.harmonytoken.com), gems and gem elixirs, magnets, tachyion energy, etc. > Personally, my 'tuning fork' is black tourmaline - with it, tree pollens > which were the bane of my life (causing severe allergy) for 25 years now > cannot get through to me (see www.gemelixirs.com). > > I know several people whose health got devastated because of exposure to > pesticides. Unlike substances that cause allergy, poisons do not select > their target. Everyone is potentially at risk. Trying to balance one's > energy would not be sufficient. If I knew the plane would be sprayed before > landing, I would take a preventive approach. Before the spraying, I would > wear a Tyvek suit covering head to toes, plastic gloves and a good-fitting > respirator (with charcoal filters). The idea is to prevent as much of body > surfaces and breathing from being exposed to the chemicals. The Tyvek suit > is discarded upon de-planing, and the respirator is cleaned (change with new > filters and wipe the surfaces with ethyl alcohol) for the next use. I would > also keep my personal belongings and hand-carry luggage inside plastic bags > to be later disposed of. > > Someone I know inquired if she could bring a small oxygen tank to use during > the spraying. This is not allowed. > > There has never been an occasion for me to go to countries which mandate > spraying prior to landing. I may never be able to go to Australia or NZ for > this reason. There is no guarantee that planes to countries that do not > require spraying are not contaminated, as they may have flown to countries > that do. At least, being directly sprayed would be avoided. > > Virginia > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Thomas Schley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Saturday, January 19, 2002 1:20 PM > Subject: Re: Spraying in airplanes etc > > > > Hi Virginia, an acquaintance who is quite sensitive to poor air > > quality, flew to Viet Nam recently to adopt a child. She was > > advised to make up a mixture of distilled water and high quality > > essential oils and spray this around herself and the child during the > > flight (since this might create some problem in the aftermath of > > 9/11, it would be advisable to check with the airline first). She > > claimed doing this provided a calming, yet revivifying feeling, and > > hopefully lessened the chance of coming down with a cold. > > > > Her partial explanation was that these high quality oils can actually > > pass into brain cells and alter our mood and healing defence system. > > -Tom > > > > > > > > >Gil asked if it may be the air conditioning and not the spray that would > > >affect someone in an airplane. > > > > > >Studies have shown that the quality of the air inside airplanes can be > > >lacking. Poor indoor air can be due to many reasons, one is insufficient > > >air exchange. On the ground in houses or buildings, fresh air is > introduced > > >and stale air is taken out. In airplanes, the fresh air would be > supplied > > >from pressurized sources, which I imagine would be more limited . The > air > > >inside the plane is largely re-circulated. Inside, there are a number of > > >pollutant sources - people, the fragrances they wear, exhaust fumes > carried > > >over from before takeoff , food odors, air fresheners used to mask odors, > > >residual chemicals used for cleaning, etc. etc. The more sensitive > > >passengers can notice the effect of the poor air quality. Flight crew > who > > >spend a large fraction of their time in planes have higher exposure to > the > > >contaminants. > > > > > >The pest control chemicals sprayed in planes are in a different league > from > > >the contaminants typically found in indoor air. Now you have > insecticides > > >that are intended to kill pests. Our central nervous system is just as > > >vulnerable as the nervous system of the pests being targeted. In > addition > > >to the active ingredients (the insecticides), carrier solvents are used. > > >These are mostly xylenes, whose effects are known: respiratory, skin and > eye > > >irritation; affects central nervous system; repeated exposure can damage > > >bone marrow; and may damage liver and kidney (these info are in > > >manufacturers' Material Safety Data Sheets). Thirdly, there are the > > >so-called inert ingredients, many of which are more toxic than the active > > >ingredients. > > > > > >Given all of the above, who wants to be sprayed on the plane? After the > > >sprays are applied, the residuals will further contaminate the indoor > air. > > > > > >Virginia Salares > > >(chemist and indoor air researcher) > > >
