Better Deals on Bidets

I just received 2 of your booklets that I ordered
from Amazon. I'm glad somebody finally published a
book about bidets.

Since 1994, I have been putting bidets in our
rental homes. People really seem to like them. My
brother/business partner dislikes the idea of
installing bidets. He is getting one of your booklets
in his Christmas stocking this year!

Just one question before I close. I reviewed
your list of manufactures. Mansfield, Crane, and
Gerber make very reasonable french style bidets, but
they are not listed. (Our bidets are all Crane
and Mansfield....lower cost than Kohler and American
Standard with equal or better function) My last
Mansfield french bidet cost less than $100.00. The
Moen valve was $200.00, and installation was
reasonable as it was new construction. Is there some
reason Crane, Mansfield, and Gerber do not make your
list?

We will be lucky to have 50% of us rational

The benefits of the bidet are clear and well-documented, yet half of us will never use them. too hung up, too stringent toilet training, or whatever. actually 50% is a huge goal since to date less than 10% of us use them.

I am all for composting toilets. All in all they are the best solution but between the expense and maintenance almost no one uses them.

Toto is having its effect on the bidet market

Toto Corp, the huge Japanese plumbing manufacturer, has been spending big bucks on advertising in the U.S. market for their bidets, which they call washlets. I have been selling a lot more copies of my seminal book, The Bidet. I guess more people want to know what they are getting into despite the pretty ads.

The Bidet is Back

After a winter off information on the bidet is back

Second Edition

I have been planning a second edition of The Bidet for over a year but have had little incentive. The first editin continues to be valued as the most complete source of information on the bidet available, but I had missed a few things.

An Australian has asked to produce a second editin, originally for the Australian market, but at my urging he sees the value of worldwide sales.

Look for it in the near future. Color photos. Professionally produced for those who need that level of finsh

What is a safe dose of folate, vitamin b9?

So what is a safe dose of folate? Why should you care? Because vitamin b9 controls the health of your DNA and your genes. Folate deficiency is associated with a long list of cancers, cardiovascular diseases, and other serious conditions.

You seldom hear about the other side. Where in certain situations and with certain people folate can accelerate cancer among other conditions.

After months of research I have established that no one really knows, exactly, what is the proper amount of folate to take, but in my upcoming book, Folic Acid 2006, you can get close enough to ensure your health and longevity.


Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery and Psychiatry 2002;72:567-571
Benefits and risks of folic acid to the nervous system
E H Reynolds
Institute of Epileptology, Weston Education Centre, King's College Denmark Hill Campus, Cutcombe Road, London SE5 9PJ, UK
During three decades of neurological practice I have witnessed a remarkable change in attitudes
to the benefits and risks of folic acid therapy in nervous system disorders. In the 1960s all that
was known and taught was that folic acid was harmful to the nervous system, especially in
precipitating or exacerbating the neurological complications of vitamin B12 deficiency. So
deeply held was this view that the possibility of neuropsychological benefits from this vitamin
was initially viewed with considerable scepticism.1
During the 1970s and 1980s there was gradual and increasing recognition of the benefits of the
vitamin in neuropsychiatric disorders associated with folate deficient megaloblastic anaemia.2
Furthermore, the association of neurological disorders with inborn errors of folate metabolism3
and the potential for folic acid to prevent neural tube defects4 reinforced the importance of the
vitamin in the developing brain. More contentious has been the significance of folic acid
deficiency associated with neuropsychiatric disorders in the absence of anaemia
Some of the advocates of these policies [universal fortification of food] have cast doubt on or
even dismissed the risks of folic acid to the nervous system.10,11 In 30 years we have moved
from a view of all risks and no benefits to one of all benefits and little or no risks! The
experience of a whole generation of physicians who painfully learned the risks of folic acid to
the nervous system in the 1940s and 1950s,12,13 to which the risk of aggravating epilepsy was
later added,13,14 is in danger of being overlooked, and a more balanced approach is needed.
Careful assessment shows that about two thirds of patients presenting to physicians or
haematologists with megaloblastic anaemia due to either folic acid or vitamin B12 deficiency
have nervous system complications responsive to appropriate vitamin therapy in proportion to
the severity and duration of the disorder.2 These manifestations of the two deficiency states,
including cognitive impairment, overlap considerably but peripheral nerve and spinal cord (subacute combined degeneration) disorders are commoner with vitamin B12 deficiency and depression with folate deficiency. In elderly or psychogeriatric populations the incidence of folic acid deficiency is even higher but again consistently associated with depression and cognitive decline Isolated examples of a reticulocyte response and neurological deterioration were seen with doses of folic acid as low as 0.3 to 0.5 mg daily. As in the case of the benefits of folic acid, and for the same reasons, the duration of folic acid therapy may be as important as the dose of the
vitamin. A little studied occasional side effect of folate therapy in pharmacological doses—5 mg daily or more—is increased arousal, overactivity, sleeplessness, and the rare precipitation of hypomania in predisposed persons,60 as can occur with any antidepressant drug and has also been noted with the closely related metabolite, SAM
There is evidence from open and controlled trials of replacement therapy with folic acid and
methyl folate of an effect of the vitamin on mood, arousal, cognitive, and social function. The
vitamin has significant risks in patients with vitamin B12 deficiency or epilepsy which are
related to both the dose and duration of treatment. It is difficult to define a safe dose of the
vitamin in these situations, and a low dose over many years may not be without risk. The
vitamin interferes with the natural history of both the anaemia and the neurological
complications of vitamin B12 deficiency.

Who’s Afraid of Feeling Better and Being Healthier?

Book Title: The Bidet
Subtitle: Everything There Is To Know From The First and Only Book On The Bidet; An Elegant Solution for Comfort, Health, Happiness, Ecology, and Economy; The Topic No One Talks About, The Device That Can Save Your Health
By William Bruneau, 2004, 112 pages, spiral-bound. $7.95
ISBN 0-9748799-0-8 • LCCN: 2004096271 • Profusely illustrated, with extensive citations.
The Bidet contains everything about the bidet -
savvy industry leaders are praising this book...

"I have read with great interest the copy of "The Bidet" you kindly mailed me. You boldly deal
with this subject which seems to be the victim of a long-standing conspiracy. You have covered
all the different aspects of the bidet that need to be known by the consumer... Your work will be
very helpful to wake up Americans to the reality of the bidet." – Jorge Rebagliati, Bidematic
Bidet System
"I read the book cover to cover and found it very accurate, informative and good reading. "I am very interested in your book. I chose marketing this product because I truly believe in it. I have three units in my home, two at my office, one in my motor home and on my boat. I potty trained my kids on it and they refuse to sit on a cold seat."" Keith Chamblin, Hygiene For Health (perhaps the most knowledgeable bidet marketer in the U.S.)

"Thank you very much for your book. I received it before Christmas and already read several times... Basically you book is a very good sales weapon, with nice information..." – Mihail Lisu, Clean O Seat
"It's a great book! I enjoyed it a lot. Used it to help me update our website. I showed it to our
owner, who is Taiwanese, and who has used a bidet all his life. He liked the book." – Marc
Wallin, Feel Fresh Bidet
"As far as I can see, the book is a comprehensive bidet-bible of sorts (with an impressive
circulation rate). Personally, I love the no-holds-barred attitude towards both subject matter and
um...vocabulary". – Julie Geoghan, Duravit Corp.
"Bill, I am finishing the book now. I like it. And there's reason for it to be read far and wide. It will change my life in more ways than you can know at this time. I think you're onto something." – Lanny Cotler, screenwriter and film maker