A Mold Avoidance Sabbatical in the Moab Desert
Text and Photos by Lisa Petrison Occasionally at the end of a yoga class, the instructor will suggest that I imagine being back in a place where…
Toxic Mold Illness Diagnosis
A Diagnostic Challenge A challenge for conventional medical practitioners in diagnosing toxic mold illness has been that symptoms as well as laboratory tests tend to present somewhat differently across…
Losing My Defenses: An Interview with Dr. Enusha Karunasena on the Neurological Effects of Satratoxin
By Lisa Petrison Back in 2008, a few other mold avoiders and I came upon a doctoral dissertation about the neurological effects of satratoxin (a trichothecene…
Physicians Nathan, Teitelbaum and Shoemaker Rap About Mold
Editor’s Note: Dr. Neil Nathan, Dr. Jacob Teitelbaum and Dr. Ritchie Shoemaker talked about recent research findings and new treatment options with regard to mold toxicity…
Mold Illness Community
Forums, websites, blogs, books, films and media articles related to mold-related illness are organized in this section of the Paradigm Change website.
Using a Pulse Test to Identify Problematic Foods and Environments
By Lisa Petrison Very frequently, new mold avoiders ask me how they can go about quickly determining whether a particular building, a particular outdoor environment or…
How I Survived Toxic Mold
“How I Survived Toxic Mold” is a project designed to present in one place brief summaries of many people’s experiences with toxic mold. The goal is to…
Outdoor Toxins of Particular Relevance to Mold Illness Patients
By Lisa Petrison and Erik Johnson Note: For more than six years now, the two of us have been part of ongoing discussions involving a total…
Medical, Scientific and Journalistic Pitfalls in the Study of ME/CFS
By Julie Rehmeyer Editor’s Note: Julie Rehmeyer is an award-winning math and science journalist whose work has been published in Science News, Wired, Discover, New Scientist,…
Mold Avoidance and Locations Effect Videos from “Get Well From M.E.”
Giles Meehan discusses the apparent relationship between M.E. and toxic mold in two highly informative “Get Well From M.E.” videos, entitled “Where Are You with M.E.?” (focusing…
Brain On Fire: The Role of Toxic Mold in Triggering Psychiatric Symptoms
By Mary Ackerley, M.D. Editor’s Note: Dr. Mary Ackerley is an integrative psychiatrist who recently obtained certification in the Shoemaker Protocol used to treat toxic mold illness.…
Taking a Closer Look at “The Yellow Wallpaper”
This short story was written in 1899 by Charlotte Perkins Gilman. Gilman suffered from neurasthenia, a condition similar to “ME/CFS.” Many people — including the author…
Should You Eat Potatoes?
By Lisa Petrison Throughout the many years of my active ME/CFS, I mostly paid attention to what I ate in order to try to avoid the…
The Depression Response
By Erik Johnson and Lisa Petrison From Lisa: It’s long been observed that the illness that the U.S. government historically has chosen to call Chronic Fatigue…
A Mold Avoidance Retreat at Mercey Hot Springs
By Lisa Petrison I lived (in my RV) and worked at Mercey Hot Springs for nearly a year (2012-2013) because I liked it there so much.…
Paradigm Change Bookshelf
This page lists books published by Paradigm Change. To learn about books on mold-related illness recommended but not published by Paradigm Change, please go to the Mold Illness…
Flooding & Water Events
Almost all modern homes contain a great deal of cellulose (such as drywall, insulation, wallpaper, furniture and carpeting) that can become dangerously moldy very quickly when…
Mold Illness Practitioners
Following is a list of practitioners who have experience in treating toxic mold illness and who have received positive reports from patients. Please send comments about practitioners on…
Studies Report Link Between Aflatoxin and AIDS
Aflatoxin in foods appears to be a major driver in the AIDS epidemic in Africa, as a result of immune system damage from the poisons making…
A Time of Crisis
By Erik Johnson and Lisa Petrison From Lisa: About 150 years ago, the theory and the practice of medicine went through a dramatic change. Although scattered…