By Lisa Petrison, Ph.D. Bryan Rosner is a name that is familiar to many in the Lyme disease world. In 2004, Bryan started BioMed Publishing Group, which has published…
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…
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…
By Lisa Petrison, Ph.D. The Paradigm Change mold practitioners poll allows individuals participating in online mold groups to share information about which medical professionals have been…
By Lisa Petrison, Ph.D. By early 2007, I had been sick with the disease now officially called “ME/CFS” for more than a decade. I was in bed and…
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…
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…
By Lisa Petrison, Ph.D. During their first four years of marriage, Almanzo Wilder and Laura Ingalls Wilder had far more than their fair share of difficulties.…
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…
By Lisa Petrison, Ph.D. Mold Avoiders is a Facebook group that is presented by Paradigm Change. The group has a very specific mission and some specific…
By Lisa Petrison, Ph.D. On December 9, 2009, actress Brittany Murphy died of a lung infection which turned out to be Staphyloccoccus aureus, a very common bacteria…
In recent years, there has been increased societal recognition of the ability of certain substances (such as peanuts, gluten or latex) to cause extremely negative effects in certain…
By Lisa Petrison Although a number of ME/CFS and chronic Lyme doctors are now beginning to consider the role that toxic mold may be playing in…
By Lisa Petrison, Ph.D. Very frequently, when people who have been sick with a chronic disease report having made substantial improvements in their condition, others who also…
By Lisa Petrison, Ph.D. Recently in the Facebook group that I run, Mold Avoiders, I mentioned that I didn’t think sufficient science exists to justify the RealTime…
By Lisa Petrison and Erik Johnson Of the many difficulties that mold illness sufferers routinely have to face, perhaps none is as fraught with confusion and…
By Lisa Petrison and Erik Johnson One of the most high-profile mainstream television programs in recent history on the topic of toxic mold illness was the Dr. Oz show…
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…
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…
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…