Ugly Betty: Odor in the Court

An episode of the popular TV series Ugly Betty in which Betty sprays herself with perfume and then starts acting all drugged out and crazy. Seem familiar?

Here’s another clip of the episode that rings entirely too true for anyone with Multiple Chemical Sensitivity.

The episode ended with full disclosure of the contents of the perfume and it’s ill effects.

Ugly Betty rocks!

Thanks, Mokihana!

Is it safe?

Contents of cologne ads

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Thanks, Leslie!

Inspectr kitteh sez all clear

A shot of fresh air: Happyest evah!

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Brilliant spoof of the news

Wow - check out this brilliant spoof of a major newspaper — good news for a change! Thousands of copies of this spoof version were distributed in Manhattan. The paper, dated July 4 2009, conveyed a utopic post-election scenario. The main headline read “Iraq War Ends,” and articles discussed progressive legislation that had been passed since Obama was elected.

All the links take you to a spoof story and, as evident at left, the ads are priceless.

Thanks, Linda!

They say it’s my birthday!

Yep, 52 today and oh so grateful to be here, alive and kickin’! Now, where’s the organic cake?!

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Natural and nontoxic, of course

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Why organic?

Clara explains why organic produce is better. Warning: seriously CUTE.

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Deep cleansing breath, I has it

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Best nontoxic way to clean dishes

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Best kind of diet

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Migratory body pain for only $2.99!

This is how grocery ads look to a person without MCS, followed by how that same page looks to a person with MCS. From Lou Cheese at Living w/ Multiple Chemical Sensitivity.

BPA declared baby safe: Thanks, FDA!

Huge LOL vid on the FDA declaring BPA safe. From ZapRoot.

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Snitched from Eco Child’s Play via tweet from Enviroblog– thanks!

Fresh air, anyone?

Sky News reports on a guy that sells Welsh fresh air.

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Plastics chemicals are good for you!

Link for cartoon credit and more info on Bisphenol-A, a plastics chemical linked to neural defects.

Snitched from Nature Moms Blog.

New blogger on MCS has wicked sense of humor

I’d like welcome Lou Cheese to the blogosphere! Mr. Cheese just started a blog called Living w/ Multiple Chemical Sensitivity. But here’s the kicker: Mr. Cheese is HILLARIOUS. Those of us with MCS can truly appreciate such a refreshing perspective because when most of the world becomes hazardous to your health, a sense of humor is hard to find.

What I love about Mr. Cheese’s blog is not only the crazy ass humor, but also the way that he’s sharing his strategies at adapting to his disability. Inside the humor is a wealth of information that can help and encourage anyone with MCS: He was tenacious about finding the right doctor who could properly diagnose the problem, he’s now figuring out the right diet, and he has an arsenal of masks and respirators that allow him to get out and do things. Mr. Cheese is still enjoying life. Kudos!

I look forward to following the life of Mr. Cheese. Here’s his riff on eating a candy bar ( I *get* this story, my weakness is M&Ms, sans explosions).

Almond Joy Made My Ass Explode

[...] I was looking for my favorite candy bar, the Almond Snickers, but this place didn’t have any. I grabbed the Almond Joy instead because it had coconut and cocoa butter in it, leading me to believe that as far as candy bars go, this would be the better choice. Boy was I wrong.

It went down OK. At the time the only thing I noted was that it was insanely sweet in flavor, which I attributed to the fact that I probably hadn’t eaten a candy bar in over a year, and had very little junk food during that time as well. The next morning, let’s just say that things were a little loose south of the border. Really loose. Imagine a reverse bidet with jet pressure (I warned you about the hyperbole, I wish someone could have warned me about what would happen after the candy bar). Afterwards I limped straight back to the candy bar wrapper and was absolutely shocked to find these two ingredients listed: Sulfur Dioxide and Sodium Metabisulfite.

Sulfur Dioxide is one of the six common pollutants in the air and a key component of acid rain. It’s one of the reasons why the air is so bad in Cleveland, and why the city often smells like a mix of rotten eggs and fresh asphalt. It’s also used as a bleaching agent, as a refrigerant, and to decholrinate liquids, which of course must mean that it TASTES GREAT in a candy bar. Imagine back to those times you went to Grandma’s for Christmas and there, sitting on the middle of the kitchen table was a fresh batch of chocolate chip cookies waiting for you.

Grandma: “Ohh, look at you! You’re getting so big! Would you like some cookies? I made them just for you!”
Child: “I dunno Grandma, it doesn’t look like you put enough Sulfur Dioxide in them.”

Sodium Metabisulfite is a suspected tumorigenic and is considered LETHAL at a sufficient dose. Granted, the Hershey Corporation is probably putting in a small amount in each candy bar, but why put such a horrible chemical in a food product in the first place? Here’s what a standard Material Safety Data Sheet has to say about Sodium Metabisulfite:

WARNING! HARMFUL IF SWALLOWED OR INHALED. MAY CAUSE ALLERGIC
RESPIRATORY REACTION. CAUSES IRRITATION TO SKIN, EYES AND RESPIRATORY TRACT.
REACTS WITH ACIDS AND WATER RELEASING TOXIC SULFUR DIOXIDE GAS.

Potential Health Effects
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Inhalation: Causes irritation to the respiratory tract. Symptoms may include coughing, shortness of breath. May cause allergic reaction in sensitive individuals.
Ingestion: May cause gastric irritation by the liberation of sulfurous acid. An asthmatic reaction may occur after ingestion. Large doses may result in nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, abdominal pains, circulatory disturbance, and central nervous system depression. Estimated fatal dose is 10gm.

Skin Contact: Causes irritation to skin. Symptoms include redness, itching, and pain.

Eye Contact: Causes irritation, redness, and pain. Contact may cause irreversible eye damage. Symptoms may include stinging, tearing, redness, swelling,corneal damage and blindness.

Chronic Exposure: No information found.

Aggravation of Pre-existing Conditions: Some individuals are said to be dangerously sensitive to minute amounts of sulfites in foods. Symptoms may include broncho constriction, shock, gastrointestinal disturbances, angio edema, flushing, and tingling sensations. Once allergy develops, future exposures can cause asthma attacks with shortness of breath, wheezing, and cough.

Hmmm, it reacts to the water in your body creating sulphuric acid, and it can permanently blind you, just to name a few of it’s many dangers. Gee, I guess they forgot one thing: SODIUM METABISULFITE TASTES DELICIOUS!!!!!! (Actually, thats sarcasm, not hyperbole, but extreme sarcasm must count for something. Besides, you get rather angry when discovering that someone spiked your food with toxic chemicals).

The funny thing is, look at the precautions workers must take when handling the stuff:

Protection: Wear impervious protective clothing, including boots, gloves,
lab coat, apron or coveralls, as appropriate, to prevent skin contact.
Eye Protection: Use chemical safety goggles. Maintain eye wash fountain and
quick-drench facilities in work area.

So, they have to treat it as dangerous when handling it, but it’s OK for you to actually eat it and feed it to your children? I would bet the only reason why the Hershey Corporation is using it is because it’s cheap. I’ve written them today concerning the matter and will update the blog when I get a response, which will either be a lame form letter or a real nasty one from one of their lawyers. In the meantime I would recommend staying away from the mass produced candy bars or at least look up the ingredients before taking a bite.

MCS goggie appreciates when you don’t wear perfume

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Cure for MCS

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Human Round-up

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By Mike Adams

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