Dangers of Paraffin Candles
I cleared the penicillin and so far thankfully do not have to take it. I think the bronchitis is a little better.
Right now I'm clearing food additives, food coloring, and artificial sweeteners (along with MSG, modified food starch, Whiten-All, and sulfites thrown in for good measure) for 35 hours. It was funny when I was prepping for this because it turns out food coloring is in just about all cosmetics. Even those that don't look "colored" have some. So I went to Lisa's completly bare-faced. The diet isn't too bad though.
We tested a bunch of things. I had found an article on allergies. For example, if you have a problem with X,X, and X, the you might be allergic to X. I know I'm allergic to melons so we tested things that might be related. Latex and vinegar were bad. Nuts and cucumbers were fine and cherries were fine. Good, because I want to drink the cherry juice. But latex is going to be hard to clear.
I tested epoxy resin because of an association to adhesives, inks, and flooring. Sure enough, it was not good. How do you clear that? It's probably the glue holding everything together. Also tested the adhesive on a bandaid. It was bad but I already knew that. When I wear one I get red and itchy.
I took in samples of paraffin, lamp oil, and beeswax. I'm allergic to paraffin. Can't be within 20 ft.! Did you know that paraffin is in mascara?
I had been reading articles on candles and safety and had decided to no longer burn paraffin. I found a great site that sells only 100% beeswax candles. Even some candles that say they are 100% beeswax may not be. Check out this site and read all of their great articles. You'll be amazed! If you have any health issues...or even if you don't...do some searches and reading before you continue to burn paraffin.
From the above site:
"Paraffin on the other hand has many health ramifications. Anyone with allergies, etc., will tell you of the negative effects of burning paraffin. Over the years we have sold our candles to many top executives and technical engineers of the Petroleum industry. They do not even let their families touch paraffin, much less burn it in their homes. Please do not let your families burn paraffin, or eat it, as this same ‘petroleum by-product’ substance is commonly used to coat all our fruits and vegetables, as well as being used as a preservative, stabilizers and fillers within many food products, including all commercial chocolate bars, processed foods, dairy products, breads, jams, etc."
Does that mean that paraffin is on non-organic apples? Yuck!
Anyway I was in a closet throwing out a lot of candles and started coughing and "dripping" so I had a good idea it was the candles and I was right. I'm going to clear paraffin tomorrow. I still want to leave a few my candles for decoration even if I'm not going to burn them and when you go to other people's houses it is probably paraffin if there are candles burning. After reading those articles I could never burn them again. And of course I don't need it on my eyelashes and I think it may be in things like lip balm but I haven't checked yet.
Posted by elizabeth | Filed under: NAET
Thanks for your comment Doe! I would love to hear more about how you're doing NAET. Do you use a surrogate to test?
My insurance doesn't cover this either and after months it is starting to add up. But hopefully you won't have to do it too long!
It's so great that you're doing this so early for your daughter. How did you first hear about it and do you have someone with a lot of experience?
I would love to hear updates on how it's going. Feel free to email me at res19jvl@verizon.net if you have any questions.
Elizabeth
Wow...I'm fascinated by your success with NAET. I'm currently taking my 8 month old baby girl who has allergies to dairy and soy and some other things we are still discovering (all passing through breast milk!) and we are still going through the basics. I have seen quite an improvement in her symptoms, but it's hard to know if it really is working and if the treatments will hold. Our insurance does not cover the treatments, which is a real bummer and we are financially strapped...but I figure if this works, it's better to nip it in the bud, so to speak!
It is heartening to hear success stories! All the best to you.
Doe