George Best asked:


It has been my experience that the most common reason for allergy treatment by means of allergen desensitization to fail to bring about good results is heavy metal toxicity. This is true whether we are talking about allergy desensitization using conventional allergy shots, or through “energy-medicine” allergy desensitization techniques such as NAET and ASERT. In fact, over the eight years or so that I have been using ASERT (Allergy and Sensitivity Elimination and Reprogramming Technique) in my San Antonio office, EVERY patient who had been on a regimen of conventional allergy shots that did not work turned out to have one or more heavy metal toxicities.

It appears that heavy metals cause confusion in the body’s immune system, and predispose the body to developing allergies. I have observed that the patients who show up as having heavy metal toxicity also are usually reactive to many more allergens that those patients who are free of heavy metals. By far the most common heavy metals that are problematic are mercury and lead, but cadmium, thallium, and a host of other metals can show up as well.

Mercury toxicity appears to most commonly be related to amalgam dental fillings, exposure to thimersol (a preserving agent used in vaccines and various liquid solutions used in medicine), and industrial mercury exposure. Although there has been much concern in recent years regarding mercury contamination of seafood, I have not found seafood consumption to be related to mercury toxicity in my patients. It is my belief that the majority of people probably do not consume an amount of mercury contaminated seafood for it to create a toxicity concern.

In my experience, amalgam dental fillings are probably the most common source by far of mercury toxicity. Even so, I usually do not recommend replacement of amalgam fillings unless there is an indication of major leakage of mercury into the body, because the removal process can release such large doses of mercury into the blood and it is usually safer to leve the fillings in place and simply de-tox the mercury accumulation from time to time.

Lead toxicity is most commonly seen in people who were exposed to lead-based paint (and possibly ingested lead paint flakes during childhood). Lead toxicity can also be acquired from occupational sources, such as in electricians who can get it from stripping wiring insulation with their teeth (the insulation often contains lead). Another occupational source of lead exposure is seen in military personnel and police officers who, during training, handled large amounts of lead slugs (I have heard that a common “punishment” in such training is for recruits to have to go gather up lead slugs from the firing range to collect a pre-determined large amount of lead).

No matter what type of heavy metal is producing the toxic effects, there are a variety of ways to test for heavy metals, as well as a variety of ways to treat the toxicity. Testing can be done by conventional blood and tissue tox-screens, by hair analysis, and by muscle reflex testing (”applied kinesiology”). Of the three, I prefer muscle reflex testing even though it is a bit esoteric, because it is simple to do, inexpensive, and if there are multiple heavy metals present it tells me which metal is causing the biggest problem (allowing me to prioritize treatment).

Chelation therapy is the conventional medical treatment of choice for heavy metal toxicity. Chelation therapy injects various binding agents into the bloodstream to pull the heavy metals out of solution so they can be eliminated from the body by the liver and kidneys. Similarly, chlorella (a type of algae) and/or cilantro extract can be used to bind heavy metals making them easier to eliminate from the body. Another method, that is still somewhat controversial even among “alternative” practitioners is the use of special foot baths that utilize a very low-level electrical current to draw out heavy metals and other toxins through the skin of the feet.

The method of detoxification that I prefer is the use of metal-specific homeopathic remedies to assist the body in eliminating the particular metal that is causing the problem. If a patient presents with multiple toxicities, I will usually begin with the chlorella and cilantro approach to start the process and then eventually use homoepathics to eliminate the specific metals. The homeopathic de-tox approach usually takes 2 to 4 weeks to sufficiently reduce the toxicity so that allergy desensitization can be effective.

Once the patient has de-toxed the heavy metal sufficiently, allergy desensitization can be performed effectively. If using conventional allergy shots, the desensitization will take place over a period of months to a few years. If using “energy medicine” techniques, it has been my experience that most people can have the majority of their allergic sensitivities eliminated within a few weeks. Because of the remarkable efficiency of the energy medicine techniques, I favor them over conventional allergy treatment, but to be fair the techniques I use are quite strange to most people and they can be a bit hard to believe. Many people simply cannot believe that these strange methods of treatment work, so they will stick with conventional allergy treatment, which is quite effective in the long-run once any interfering heavy metal toxicities have been handled.

Will Kalif asked:


Making model rockets is an inexpensive and fun hobby that has two very different components. You get to make rockets, which is a great hands on craft, and you also get to launch them which makes for a great outdoor event for family and friends. Here is an overview of what it is all about and how to do it.

You don’t need a whole lot of materials to start out in this hobby. There are many all-complete kits available that give you everything you need. This includes the parts to make a rocket, the launching pad, and the engines that power the rocket. You just have to spend the time to assemble the components and supply some basic tools and materials like glue and a small saw or hobby knife.

How does a model rocket work?

The typical path for this type of hobby is you first make a rocket out of a cardboard tube and add fins (either balsa wood or plastic) then attach a parachute and nosecone. Into this rocket tube you install a thing called an engine. It is what creates the propulsion for launch and it is a cylindrical object about the size and shape of a roll of pennies and it contains an ignitable dry propellant. You insert this engine into the bottom of the rocket and when it is fired it propels the rocket into sky. After a certain period of time (usually 4-6 seconds) the propulsion stops and a secondary charge goes off the other end of the engine. This causes the nose cone to blow off the rocket and the parachute to deploy –which safely carries your rocket back to the ground so you can use it again. The engine however, is spent and to launch the rocket again you would install another engine. These engines cost from 2 to 3 dollars each.

How do you fire off the rocket?

You fire off the rocket engine by installing a small metal igniter in it then connecting it to a battery source, which is inside something called a launch controller. This igniter is very similar to the filament inside a light bulb in that when you apply an electrical charge to it it will heat up and glow causing a small fire. This small fire ignites the engine and launches your rocket. When you purchase engines the igniters come with them and the launch controller comes with the launch pad.

I recommend, if you are just starting out in the hobby, you purchase an all-inclusive kit that has everything you need. You first assemble the launching pad, which has only a few parts and is easy to assemble. The parts all snap together and this launching pad is what you will launch the rocket off. It comes with a guide bar that your rocket will travel up and a metal plate that the rocket sits on. This plate keeps the rocket safe by deflecting the exhaust from the engine.

Next you will assemble your rocket and, depending on the kit, there will be variations in this procedure. Traditional rockets will have a cardboard tube body and balsa wood fins. You cut these fins out and glue them to the body tube. You then assemble the cardboard tube engine mount. This is a specially designed tube for holding the engine and it is the most challenging part of the process. A few more steps include building the parachute and nosecone assembly. When you have completed all of this you are ready to paint and apply stickers to your rocket. This whole process, depending on your hobby skills, will take between one and two hours. Some of the newer rocket kits do away with a lot of the balsa wood and replace it with plastic engine mounts and fins. This makes the assembly process much easier and all you need to complete it is some plastic cement. This type of rocket will take you less than an hour to assemble.

Once your rocket is completed you will be ready to launch it and to do this you should find a large open field that is free of any brown or dry grass (for fire safety). You install the igniter into your engine then put the engine into the rocket and place it on the launching pad. As a final step you hook up your launch controller and after standing back and doing a countdown you press a button to launch your rocket.

Making and launching model rockets is not hard and it is not expensive to start out. There are plenty of complete kits that have everything you need that typically cost less than thirty dollars. There are half a dozen companies that make excellent rockets and outstanding complete kits. The two companies I recommend for you as a beginner in the hobby would be Estes and Quest. They both have kits aimed directly at beginners. There are several variations of kits and when selecting a kit you should make sure it has a launch pad, a rocket, engines, and protective wadding (sheets of fireproof tissue). If your kit doesn’t have all these things make sure you order some to go with it.

Some kit suggestions

Estes makes a great beginner kit called the Tandem-X launch set. It comes with two rockets and the launch pad but doesn’t come with engines or wadding so you have to order them separately. Quest has several kits that have everything including the engines and wadding and two of these kits are the Astra III Quick Kit StarterHAZ and the Vertigo RTF HAZ. When you order kits with engines or engines separately you have to allow a longer delivery time. Engines, because they have a fire creating material in them, cannot be shipped by air. They can only be shipped by ground.

Safety

Model Rocketry is a very safe hobby and there is no risk of injury as long as you follow the standard rules of safety as laid out by the National Association of Rocketry. They have a nice safety code that you should read and understand before you embark on your new hobby.

Taking your hobby to new creative heights

One of the best things about model rocketry is the fact that you can take it to new heights of creativity in many different ways. You can design your own rockets, make bigger rockets that climb to even higher heights. You can even design and build multi-stage rockets or gliders. There are also many additional kits and options like an onboard altimeter that will display how high your rocket went and onboard cameras and video cameras that will take snapshots of the ground or even take a video from right on the rocket.

Model Rocketry is an inexpensive hobby that you can get into quickly and have a lot of fun doing. But it is also a hobby that has the potential to go in many different fun and creative directions. It is a pursuit that can give you a lot of fun and satisfaction for many years to come. Have some fun and take your hobby to new heights.

Simon Oliver asked:


If you are planning to buy a metal detector, you should check out the features of each before buying one. Metal detecting is a fun hobby but having the wrong equipment can cost you time and money.

When buying a metal detector consider the price. If the metal detector offers the best features of a then expect it to be expensive. If having fewer features is all right with you, go for a less expensive one. Metal detectors can run from as low as $50 to higher than $400.

Some metal detectors use BFO (Beat Frequent Oscillation). This technology contains two coils of wire. The two coils are represented by two wires which is the large and the small. The large coil can be found in the search coil of the detector while the small coil is found on the System Control Pack. The coils are connected to an oscillator which produces pulses of current. The pulse passes through the coils in order to generate radio waves.

A receiver within the System Control Pack receives the radio waves causing it to make a series of tones which is based upon the frequencies coming from the radio waves. Once the detector search coil encounters a coin or any metal item, it is surrounded by a magnetic field which causes interference with the frequency. The tone produced by the receiver is then changed. In choosing the best detectors, you should pick the ones with BFO. This technology is the easiest to use and the cheapest to own.

Metal detectors using PI (Pulse Induction) technology often makes use of a single coil or even a series of coils that works as a receiver and the transmitter. The short bursts of electricity are allowed to pass through a coil or wire which causes magnetism. The magnetic field will reverse its polarity if the bursts of electrical current are stopped.

More pulses are created when sharp electrical spike is created. Then the whole process will repeat and works like a series of echoes, giving it a different report which depends on the metal it has encountered. Therefore, this type of detector is not that ideal for discrimination between the various types of metals or coins. This is appropriate to use in areas where salt-water and metals can be detected.

VLF (Very Low Frequency) is a metal detector having two search coils. The two coils are the “transmitter coil” which rapidly transmits electricity and the other coil known as the “receiver coil”. The activity of this coil is implied in its name already. It is responsible for receiving frequencies that bounce back from the object that the coil detects. This type of detector is best for identifying different types of metals.

Now that you have learned the three different types of metal detector, it’s up to you to make your choice as to what type of detector you wish to use for your searches.

I am the dance commander asked:


Say I had an unlimited budget (lol!) and wanted to build a real live working metal gear like in the games, how would I go about it?
P.S, it would be a REX-type vehicle and I would base my design on the mech from the game Ring Of Red .

expertvillage asked:

Learn about the tools used in forging metal - free metal working video tutorial.

Growing Xanden Wyatt-Due 3/5/09 asked:


my nose is sore and when i blow theres blood! not a lot but enough to alarm me. it smells awful in there. we melt aluminum and metal… is it causing my body harm?

Ellen Agius asked:


nt to be healthy and even though many are following healthy dietary guidelines, they can still have serious health problems. Why is this so? One reason may be toxic heavy metals such as mercury, aluminium, cadmium, arsenic, lead, tin and other metal poisons that unfortunately are present in our environment and invade our body’s everyday.

The fact is that heavy metal toxicity can cause or contribute to a long list of diseases including Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, multiple sclerosis, other brain and neurological disorders, along with cancers. Although the medical community recognises acute heavy metal toxicity there are far more people suffering from chronic exposure which we face everyday. This has become one of the most pressing health hazards of today.

Symptoms of toxic build-up can include Fatigue, digestive distress, aching joints, depression, impaired blood sugar regulation, miscarriage, infertility, premature births, pre-eclampsia, hypertension, cancer etc. In fact Health authorities estimate that at least 90% of all chronic diseases can be attributed to environmental pollution in one way or another.

Are you aware of the amount of heavy metals you are exposed to on a daily basis? We are exposed through the air we breathe, the food we eat, the utensils and products we use. From innocent looking cookware to children’s toys. Vaccinations, dental work, insecticides, cleaning products, jewelery, industrial plants, burning jet fuel, the list goes on. Want more proof, a 2004 study by the Environmental Working Group (EWG) found that blood samples from newborns contained an average of 287 toxins, including mercury, fire retardants, pesticides and Teflon chemicals.

So how do we avoid heavy metal exposure and clear them out of our bodies? First you need to identify sources of metal exposure and limit your exposure. For example, avoid person care products and cosmetics with aluminium, use glass, titanium and lead-free pots and enamels- aluminium and Teflon are well known health dangers, filter your water, don’t smoke or expose yourself to second hand smoke, remove mercury fillings etc.

Second you need to remove the toxic burden in your body and take the heavy metals out of your body that don’t belong there. A cleaner healthier body heals and repairs itself. The best source I have found to do this is purified activated liquid zeolite.

The zeolite must be purified and activated which means the zeolite mineral cage has been cleaned out and is activated to have a strong negative charge to attract the positive charged heavy metals in your body. They are then trapped in the cage and safely and effectively excreted them from your body in your urine. The small molecular size of the zeolite only attracts particles such as heavy metals and toxins so vital minerals and vitamins are not removed which has been a problem with other chelating methods.

30 years has gone into this research and development of this dietary supplement to provide a 100% safe and non-toxic solution. This technology has only been developed in the last 3 years and is spreading like wild fire because it is scientifically based and proven to work. This is truly a huge advancement and breakthrough in removing the heavy metal burden on our body.

Now there are a number of other therapies you may have heard about including Chelation, Colon Cleanse, and nutrition. Unfortunately these come with limitations and some serious side effects. With Chelation the challenge is that these treatments are indiscriminate and attract vital minerals as well as heavy metals, requiring medical supervision and vitamin injections to avoid serious side effects. The other challenge is that the toxins are attached to the outside of the chelating agent, meaning they can do damage to the kidney or liver during elimination. This is something you really don’t want to do unless it is absolutely necessary.

A good colon cleanse will get toxins out of the body. However if toxins are not removed from the body, they are reabsorbed through the gut wall causing secondary toxification. The challenge with Colon cleanse is that it only takes waste from the gut.

Another popular method of detoxification is to flood the body with high-level nutrients, such as antioxidants. We flood the body with high potency nutrition and it activates the immune system to discard unwanted toxins. However there is little hope for antioxidants and mineral supplements to do their job properly, if the body is burdened with heavy metals in the first place.

It is VERY IMPORTANT to source the high quality activated liquid zeolite that has been properly cleaned out and is pure and safe for use. If you are aware of a toxic build up in your body and are looking to remove heavy metals from your body do your research. However we have heard of nothing as effective as the activated liquid Zeolite in removing heavy metals from your body safely and effectively.

Holly V asked:


I live in santa cruz and work in San Jose, CA so near there. I have done beadwork for years but I am looking to get serious about jewelry making and eventually start a business, so I need to learn metal working, glass and stone setting. I also work full time so I need an evening class. I’ve scowered the internet, but I cant seem to find anything!! Help!

anonymous asked:


If your business requires more equipment than you have garage space, setting up a metal garage is a tidy, practical way to hold tools and vehicles for any kind of work. And for hobbies, a metal garage can be can be configured as a pool house or a pottery workshop, for example. Freestanding metal garages can be as small as a shed for a lawnmower or big enough to serve as a fire station.

Selecting Your Building

Depending on your needs, there are many kinds of metal garage to choose from.

In a mild climate, for example, a freestanding carport might be the best place to store your vehicles. Carports can be made tall enough to accommodate motor homes and boats. On a tight lot, a custom-sized carport is ideal because it takes up no more room than is necessary. And the supports of a carport are anchored into the ground, so there is no need to pour a concrete foundation; a nice gravel pad is all you need.

For people who need to store tools and movable equipment, or live in places with a harsh climate, a closed metal garage is a better idea. It comes with the security of locked doors and protection from all the elements. Steel garages can be configured with any number and size of doors and windows. Generally closed metal garages must be set up on a concrete pad.

Aesthetic Considerations

For an absolutely utilitarian building, any color, any finish, any roof style will do. However, metal garage kits and builders offer a range of styles and colors that do not necessarily cost extra, and will look more pleasing in your landscape.

Metal garages can be made in the shape of a barn, complete with red sides and white trim. People who use a steel building as a pool house, for example, generally pick a flatter roof with a large, shady overhang. If the lot is small and looks are a big consideration, some people even put tiles or shingles on the roof of a metal garage to make it look more domestic.

Steel buildings also come in a range of colors, more pleasing than plain off-white with off-white trim. Builders can select materials that match your house or other outbuildings. Some homeowners even put up facing of wood to make sure the garage blends in with the house and the rest of the landscape. So, even for people who enjoy a manicured landscape, a metal garage can fit in.

Sammy K asked:


I make beds, gates, and all sorts of metal works.