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central air systems can be nasty. i'd block the air vents. give your bedroom a good cleaning and try sleeping with the window cracked and use an electric space heater and an extra blanket. I had to move my mom because of something going on with her hvac,
I put filters on all the vents and they were brown after just a day(I suspect the ducting was compromised or just an accumulation from her and previous tenants.)
hvac duct cleaning may be worth looking at. they can scope your vents, show you what they see and you can decide from there.

Hey folks,

 

I realize this post has run nearly a year since a reply.  I'm just getting up to speed in here and thought I could add something of value if you all are still looking for some solutions.  I realize BP now has a product out called HomeBiotic, I've not used it and I won't have to.  I'm part of a mold support group near Tucson, AZ and back in Jan '16 we had a presenter from a company called Teraganix. (teraganix.com) They are the makers of a product called EM-1 (effective microorganisms).  During and after the presentation I felt like my head was going to explode because the information was that exciting.  The things this EM-1 can do are mind blowing.  All the information is free and available on their website.  You can get a bottle of EM-1, follow a recipe on their site and make your own EM-5.  This will stop mold in it's tracks (just don't add the plant matter like garlic etc if you are going to use it on mold-stinky).

 

I've made my own EM-5 and use it in my laundry, to clean the bathrooms, and anywhere for that matter known for mold, and not known for mold.  I use it as one of my primary household cleaners.  I also use the blend with plant extracts as pest control around the perimeter of my house.  Just don't spray it on weeds...unless you really like weeds.  You can call the 800 number and ask all the questions you like, they are really helpful people.  You can also email and they usually reply promptly. 

 

I have absolutely no ties or financial interest in the company.  I've just been hit hard by mold and lost all my possession multiple times.  This stuff has been a game changer for me and I just can't help but share about it.

Terraganix products are top-notch, I'll be comparing them to Homebiotic in my new place to see which is superior. I've even used their EM-1 on sewage leaks from a damaged septic tank and it worked perfectly, eliminating smell and keeping our grass alive. Terraganix also lists each strain used in their products, and their business model focuses on allowing you to grow their EM products yourself and expand your supply. Upgraded Self customer service has refused to a list of strains used in Homebiotic, which is a bit disheartening when introducing foreign bacteria into your living area.

If her back pain is due to an old injury first get cleared by a doctor. Second find a chiropractor with a lot of great reviews. 3rd and possibly most importantly find a highly-skilled yoga instructor especially one that practices with people with injuries. My wife woke up one day unable to move, seemingly paralyzed from the legs down at 27 years old. She was fit and mostly healthy. The ER told her there is nothing wrong with her after many x-rays and scans, and actually recommended we see a chiropractor, bc they literally had no answers. One Dr. even thought my wife was making it up. I know my wife had happened to be dealing with some severe life stress recently as she had a stress-induced-shingles outbreak that had finally cleared up a week prior. My gut instinct was to do an anti-inflammation diet and this is how my wife and I both became Bulletproof. After two weeks of going hardcore bulletproof diet and chiropractor visits my wife was finally able to walk normally but still had a lot of pain with any bending squatting, twisting, etc. We found a yoga instructor that specialized in elderly and people with severe injuries, and after three visits to that yoga class my wife's pain dropped to manageable levels. We've been bulletproof ever since and my wife has had to continue seeing the chiropractor for some Extended Care as even with her pain at 0 she lost a lot of strength, and if she's not careful she can have a flare-up in her sciatica and lower back again, but we have come light years since that day. She is finally at a point where she can do strengthening exercises in the gym and it's starting to get her Fitness and Mobility back on track to normal, went on our first hike together in over a year 4 weeks ago!

These are just my humble opinions, so please take them as such.

 

How To Become The Greatest Biohacker In The World

1. Become a biomedical engineer (preferably a computational biomedical engineer). http://www.bls.gov/ooh/architecture-and-engineering/biomedical-engineers.htm  Computational Biomedical Engineer http://www.bme.utexas.edu/research/research-areas/computational-biomedical-engineering

2. Master 3d Printing. http://www.amazon.com/Printing-Technology-Distributed-Manufacturing-ebook/dp/B00B1UKZC6/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1374251243&sr=8-1&keywords=3d+printing   AND/OR   http://www.amazon.com/Fabricated-The-New-World-Printing/dp/1118350634/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1374251243&sr=8-2&keywords=3d+printing

3. Take as many nutrition and chemistry electives as you can (especially biomolecular chemistry). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biomolecule

4. Learn propositional logic and combinatorics. Propositional Logic http://www.amazon.com/Concise-Introduction-Logic-Book-Only/dp/0840034164/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1374251788&sr=1-1      Combinatorics http://www.amazon.com/Course-Combinatorics-J-van-Lint/dp/0521006015/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1374252057&sr=1-1&keywords=combinatorics   Optional: Study for the LSAT (even though you're not going to take it) and use your scores to measure the efficacy of your brain hacks. cambridgelsat.com/ (it wouldn't let me post it as a link, but this the BEST place to get LSAT practice questions)

5. Extensively study and practice social skills, style, and humor, especially humor. http://www.amazon.com/Comedy-Bible-Stand-up-Sitcom---Ultimate/dp/0743201256/ref=sr_1_3?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1374252566&sr=1-3&keywords=comedy Watch every episode of The Colbert Report and 30 Rock and watch massive amounts of stand up comedy including Jerry Seinfeld, Chris Rock, Jimmy Carr, Demetri Martin, Steven Wright, and Mitch Hedberg. Study their 'principles' and create your own style of humor.  

6. Use this juggernaut of a skill set to help the poor and needy, enhance your own healthy brain as well as the healthy/unhealthy brains of others, and change the world for the better! 

7. Plan on incremently finishing these steps by your 25th-28th birthday, and you will be a star. We need as many people like this as we can get.  

 

Note: I know you said that you don't like math and science that much, but try to if you can. 

Note 2: Biomedical Engineering is 100% worth the money you pay for a university degree, imo. You'll never have to worry about a job again, given the skills you acquire and the massive need.