Julie Rehmeyer on “Recovering from Mystery Illness”
Julie Rehmeyer wrote about her experiences camping in Death Valley to determine whether she was reactive to toxic mold in an article in O: The Oprah Magazine called…
Paradigm Change on “’Black Mold Exposure’ Movie Now Streaming on Amazon”
The 2009 film “Black Mold Exposure” is now available through streaming video on Amazon. Those who are Amazon Prime members can watch the film for free. People who…
Mold Avoiders Poll Results: Weight Changes After Starting Mold Avoidance
This poll was conducted in the Mold Avoiders Facebook group in May 2017. The question and the most frequent responses follow: What was your weight status…
Sioux Falls Ford on “A Transit Sized Solution for Mold Toxicity”
Sioux Falls Ford discussed Sara Riley Mattson’s use of a Ford Transit as a way to get into the wilderness in a newsletter article “A Transit Sized…
Mold Avoiders Poll Results: Dealing with Contaminated Clothing
This poll was conducted in the Mold Avoiders Facebook group in May 2017. A total of 73 people participated. The question and most frequent responses follow: What strategies…
Ana Harris on “Building a Himalayan Salt Headboard”
Ana Harris wrote about creating a headboard filled with Himalayan salt for her van bed in a post called “Building the Headboard” in her avoidance-oriented blog Ana…
Mold Phoenix on “Planning Your Mold Sabbatical”
Holly of Mold Phoenix wrote a blog article called “Planning Your Mold Sabbatical.” From the article: People say you can’t heal from mold illness…
Mold Phoenix on “The Toolkit”
Holly of Mold Phoenix wrote an article on tools that she uses for mold avoidance in an article called “The Toolkit.” From the article:…
Lisa Petrison on “Symptoms of Mold Illness Patients, Partners, Kids & Pets”
By Lisa Petrison, Ph.D. People who have become particularly sick with mold-related illness usually report experiencing a wide variety of symptoms themselves – and very often…
Mold Avoiders Poll Results: Air Purifiers
This poll was conducted in the Mold Avoiders Facebook group in May 2017. A total of 106 group members participated. General Statements “This is a poll…
Mold Avoiders Poll Results: Successful Strategies for Recovering from Mold Hits
Following are the results of a poll that took place in the Mold Avoiders group on Facebook in April 2017. The question read as follows: If…
Lisa Petrison on “Could Laura Ingalls Wilder and Almanzo Wilder Have Been Toxic Mold Victims?”
During their first four years of marriage, Almanzo Wilder and Laura Ingalls Wilder had far more than their fair share of difficulties. Several years’ worth of…
Christa Upton on “Safer Mold Remediation”
Christa Upton wrote about “Safer Mold Remediation” on her blog Black Hills Picture Books. From the article: Note that my title says “safer,” not safe. This is…
Paradigm Change on “Improved Patients Discuss Their Mold Avoidance Experiences”
This page consists of quotes from individuals who have experienced health improvements subsequent to beginning mold avoidance and who have shared their experiences publicly. More information…
Health Rising on “Chris Graber’s Mold Story”
The popular ME/CFS blog Health Rising shared the mold story of Chris Graber, who previously was a participant in the grueling Lake Tahoe Death Ride before becoming sick…
Ana Harris on “Why I Chose Mold Avoidance”
I titled this post “Why I Chose Mold Avoidance,” but perhaps it would be more accurate to say that mold avoidance chose me. Truthfully, pursuing avoidance…
American Scientist on “Julie Rehmeyer’s Mold Experiences”
Journalist Julie Rehmeyer discussed her experiences moving toward wellness through mold avoidance in an interview in the May/June edition of American Scientist. In the interview, she described…
Christa Upton on “A Pretty Head Wrap for Health”
Christa Upton wrote about how she covers her hair when going into problematic buildings in an article called “A Pretty Head Wrap for Health” on her…
Mold Avoiders Poll Results: Remediation Success Rates
This poll was conducted in the Mold Avoiders Facebook group in April 2017. The question was: Did you attempt to remediate the building where you first…
Kim Goodwin on “Our Rebirth in the So Cal Desert”
By Kim Crieger Goodwin It’s Easter. My husband and I have been out of Mystery Toxin since July of last year. Mystery Toxin was killing us.