Lordship (Stratford, CT)
By Tom Braunagel
(Keller Williams Realty)
 85 Victoria Lawn is located in the Lordship section of Stratford just 4 homes from the beach and presents a special opportunity to a family looking to live in a desirable beach community with creative ways to afford it.  This is a legal two-family home that lives and looks like a single-family cape.  85 Victoria lawn comes with an oversized 2 car detached garage with ample off street parking tastefully designed among manicured gardens in the front.  In addition, to the legal one bedroom apartment upstairs, it also has a finished lower level with all the amenities of an inlaw apartment and makes a great place for family to stay during extended visits or a great entertainment room or play room.  The choice is yours! Equally impressive to the home itself is the significant beach front loc...
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By Lesley Burton-Dallas, Environmental Consultant
(Turtle Clan Global)
This recent story written by the prominent restaurateur Raymond Blanc raises the issue of genetically modified food (GM) and its implications for vegetarians, food allergies & intolerances. Raymond Blanc's restaurant Le Manoir is very famous and highly professional in all aspects of preparing food but they feel that they have been caught by insufficient GM food labelling.Le Manoir now set about sourcing cheese that was suitable for vegetarian use and came across a dilemma. Rennet is now produced by several organisms including Aspergillus niger that have had the gene for rennet introduced into them by genetic manipulation.Quite apart from the debate of whether or not we should be eating GM food and whether or not those foods are appropriate in a high class restaurant that insists on the ...
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By Lesley Burton-Dallas, Environmental Consultant
(Turtle Clan Global)
  Ahhh, soy. It's a love-it-or-hate-it kind of food. But maybe you would grow to adore tofu, tempeh, and edamame if you knew this: It could help you look younger. Yep. Eating lean, nutritious soy foods may help smooth fine wrinkles and buoy your skin's snap-back qualities, according to recent research. Those are two big victories for face freshness. It's All About AglyconeSoy is packed with a special isoflavone called aglycone, and it appears to be the source of the youth-boosting magic. In a study of middle-aged women, those who took a daily 40 milligram supplement of aglycone noticed diminishment in the fine wrinkles (better known as crow's feet) around their eyes. The women also enjoyed a smoother complexion and a big jump in elasticity. (Add these other foods to your list of elastin...
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By Lesley Burton-Dallas, Environmental Consultant
(Turtle Clan Global)
I wanted to share with everyone an example of ‘HOUSE COOKING"...  ...as it pertains to mold testing companies and what they are sometimes asked to do by their clients. This is a big ugly blemish in the Indoor Air Quality industry    I can't remember how many times we've had a client who wants us to re-write our microbial reports to suit their needs when it comes to potential insurance claims or real estate negotiations.  Using one word can change the outcome dramatically, that's why the language we use is so critical and litigious  There are in fact numerous companies that will go in on it with their clients to ‘cook' the lab numbers and make them worse than what they are. They can manipulate the test by opening windows, stomping around floor to kick up particulates, leave air machine o...
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By Lesley Burton-Dallas, Environmental Consultant
(Turtle Clan Global)
Mold thrives in places of high humidity and warmth. The more damp and warm an area is, the better.   This includes walls, floors, personal items, and yes - clothes.  So what can be done about it? Found some useful tips that also work with cigarette and urine odors... The first thing to note is timing.  The faster you can find a mold contaminated item, the better. Mold becomes increasingly hard to remove and deal with as it grows and thrives. Mold can be found in some of the oddest places because it has the ability to thrive almost anywhere as long as it has the following two things: food moisture In the proper conditions, mold can spread or 'colonize' in a matter of 24-48 hours after getting wet. Mold Grows on Clothing As mentioned above, clothing is the perfect place for mold growth. I...
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By Lesley Burton-Dallas, Environmental Consultant
(Turtle Clan Global)
In my non- medical opinion, I say , I think there is! I really want to share with you some of the best information I have ever come across. I think it actually saved my life! It's understanding The Fungal Link to Disease. I came about this information going through my own horrific ordeal with Lyme Disease   ...which I'll do another blog on another time. After contracting Lyme and Eurlichiosis and going on Doxycyclene for 12 weeks, my body (flora) was wiped out like a nuclear bomb had exploded inside me  leaving me tired, weak, old, fat. I felt like I was a hundred years old. I thought I was finito! That's when I found a naturopath who told me about Candida overgrowth and how so many diseases stem from this like CANCER, DIABETES, ARTHRITIS, AIDS, LUPUS, ADD, the list goes on and on... .....
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By Lesley Burton-Dallas, Environmental Consultant
(Turtle Clan Global)
In case I'm molding everyone out, let's change the subject this week and talk about another one of my passions...   HEALTHY, SUSTAINABLE GREEN BUILDING OPTIONS!!!   Green is no longer simply the word of the moment. Instead, it is a trend with staying power.   So, HOW GREEN are you willing to be??? According to those industry professionals surveyed in a poll recently featured on KBDN's web site, www.KitchenBathDesign.com, 81% of respondents reported that they are seeing interest in green products hold steady or grow in importance - and they expect this trend to continue into the future. When it comes to what can be learned from this pattern of growth and stability - in a less than stable market - the answer may lie in the basic idea that, when going green, every little bit helps. Manufac...
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