12-04-2017, 04:49 PM
Back again....
I'm going to take this post to toss out two resources: One that helped us at the start, and one that turned up recently.
The first is a book that we stumbled across in a bookstore back in 2003--it's still available from Amazon and other places--https://www.amazon.com/Allergy-Relief-Prevention-Treatment-Self-Care/dp/0881791946
It covers more traditional allergies, chemical sensitivities (it's from 2000, so there may be more up-to-date info in places, but it helped us a lot), and some even odder stuff like electromagnetic issues (Mrs. Sniky has some of these, too: she never could wear a wristwatch back in the early years of our marriage; they always quit working on her, even higher end and self-winding; when cell phones came out, we found she could use one for a watch--the clock is in the cell tower, not the phone. She also sleeps best when her body is oriented north-south; doesn't matter which way her head is, but can't be east-west or she won't sleep worth beans. I keep a compass in the van, and when we camp I walk away from the van a bit, locate north, and arrange our parking as we need to. Could be worse--the book talks about people who walk into an office and every computer in the room would crash!
The other was a link to a website Gary posted on my wife's original thread on this topic: http://www.mychemicalfreehouse.net/p/abo...-blog.html
It covers MCS (mulitple chemical sensitivities) and a few other things. Much of it is geared to houses, but there are sections on tiny houses, converting cargo trailers, and RVs. Some of the material is similar to what I have seen over the years in some of the better building trade magazines (a lot of them I quit reading--they were mostly puff pieces and advertising for products, and little concern over issues such as this). The one thing I would advise on that site is be careful to sort out what kind of issue you are concerned with, because they cover so much--including people who can't stand to be around wood! For us, real wood is one of the best choices.
I'm going to take this post to toss out two resources: One that helped us at the start, and one that turned up recently.
The first is a book that we stumbled across in a bookstore back in 2003--it's still available from Amazon and other places--https://www.amazon.com/Allergy-Relief-Prevention-Treatment-Self-Care/dp/0881791946
It covers more traditional allergies, chemical sensitivities (it's from 2000, so there may be more up-to-date info in places, but it helped us a lot), and some even odder stuff like electromagnetic issues (Mrs. Sniky has some of these, too: she never could wear a wristwatch back in the early years of our marriage; they always quit working on her, even higher end and self-winding; when cell phones came out, we found she could use one for a watch--the clock is in the cell tower, not the phone. She also sleeps best when her body is oriented north-south; doesn't matter which way her head is, but can't be east-west or she won't sleep worth beans. I keep a compass in the van, and when we camp I walk away from the van a bit, locate north, and arrange our parking as we need to. Could be worse--the book talks about people who walk into an office and every computer in the room would crash!
The other was a link to a website Gary posted on my wife's original thread on this topic: http://www.mychemicalfreehouse.net/p/abo...-blog.html
It covers MCS (mulitple chemical sensitivities) and a few other things. Much of it is geared to houses, but there are sections on tiny houses, converting cargo trailers, and RVs. Some of the material is similar to what I have seen over the years in some of the better building trade magazines (a lot of them I quit reading--they were mostly puff pieces and advertising for products, and little concern over issues such as this). The one thing I would advise on that site is be careful to sort out what kind of issue you are concerned with, because they cover so much--including people who can't stand to be around wood! For us, real wood is one of the best choices.
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