CDC Website Pages on ME/CFS Now Mention Mold Connection and Chemical Sensitivities
Subsequent to a recent update, information provided about ME/CFS on the website of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) now includes a mention that…
15 Simple Ways To Start Learning About Mold-Related Illness
Mold-related illness and mold avoidance are such complex and difficult topics that it can be challenging for those new to the topic to start to understand…
The Living Clean Guide to Less Toxic Camping Gear – Vehicles
By Lisa Petrison, Ph.D. For about five years (between 2009 and 2013), I spent most of my time on the road at campgrounds, in order to…
The Paradigm Change Visitor Project, 2013-2018
By Lisa Petrison, Ph.D. The Paradigm Change visitor map project provides information about locations in the U.S., based on the individuals who have visited the Paradigm…
Netflix Reality Series “Afflicted” Provokes Controversy and Outrage
A new Netflix series called “Afflicted” has prompted a good deal of discussion and considerable outrage in the chronic illness community, due to its suggestion that seven featured illness…
The Living Clean Guide to Less-Toxic and Non-Toxic Mattress Options
By Lisa Petrison, Ph.D. Usually for those who are fleeing a moldy environment and replacing most or all of their possessions, I suggest starting off with…
International Society for Environmentally Acquired Illness (ISEAI) Launches New Website
The International Society for Environmentally Acquired Illness (ISEAI) is a new non-profit medical society that aims to raise awareness of the environmental causes of inflammatory illnesses and and to…
Jen Brea’s Award-Winning ME/CFS Film “Unrest” Discusses Mold Avoidance Issues
Jennifer Brea was a Ph.D. student at Harvard University in 2012 when she was struck down with a flu that left her bedridden and experiencing a…
Erik Johnson
Erik Johnson became aware of the negative effects of toxic mold on his health in the early 1970’s as a student at Truckee High School in…
ME/CFS Patient Lissa Nilsson Shares Her Mold Story on Health Rising
ME/CFS patient and mold avoider Lissa Nilsson discusses the challenges that she and her husband faced after finding that their home had a major toxic mold…
The Paradigm Change Locations Ratings Project
The Locations Ratings section of the Paradigm Change website is designed for mold-sensitized people who already are pursuing mold avoidance to quickly and easily rate locations…
Julie Rehmeyer and “Through the Shadowlands”
Julie Rehmeyer is a math and science journalist and ME/CFS sufferer who turned to the mold avoidance approach described in the book A Beginner’s Guide to Mold…
“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…
Improved Patients Discuss Their Mold Avoidance Experiences
This Paradigm Change website page consists of quotes from individuals who have experienced health improvements subsequent to beginning mold avoidance and who have shared their experiences…
Health Rising Shares Former Death Rider 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…
Notes from the Road from a 24-Year-Old MCAS/Lyme Patient: “Why I Chose Mold Avoidance”
By Ana Harris I titled this post “Why I Chose Mold Avoidance,” but perhaps it would be more accurate to say that mold avoidance chose me. Truthfully,…
New Article about Mold Avoidance and ME/CFS in “American Scientist”
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…
Life After the Mold Avoidance Sabbatical: Our Rebirth in the Southern California 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.
Recovering Indoors in South Dakota After Six Years of Homelessness: The Upton Family’s Mold-Resistant, Low-Tox Housing Success Story
By Christa Upton On April 4, 2010, I hobbled out of our moldy home, never to step foot in it again. The clothes on my back…
Dave Asprey’s Movie “Moldy” Now Available For Free Viewing
Dave’s Asprey’s documentary film “Moldy” provides a great overview of the topic of toxic mold illness, with interviews with a variety of doctors as well as…