Clinical Treatment of Mold Illness
This Paradigm Change page summarizes links to information sources relevant to understanding and treating toxic mold illness, provided by physicians. Much of the information cited here…
Psychiatrist Judy Tsafrir, M.D., on Psychological Symptoms Caused by Mold
Psychiatrist Judy Tsafrir, M.D., wrote an article for her blog on her experiences with how deep breathing exercises in a moldy basement led her to become…
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…
UK Daily Mail on NY Writer Bedridden From Mold Poisoning
The UK Daily Mail published a story about a writer from New York who had been bedridden for several years and sick for almost her whole life as a…
Award-Winning Fiction Writer Alethea Black on Recovering from Mold-Related Illness
Award-winning fiction writer Alethea Black has published a humorous story about her experiences recovering from mold-related illness in the online magazine Narrative. The story is called “How to Lose…
Paradigm Change Online Resources
This page provides a list of links to online information produced by Paradigm Change.
UK Daily Mail Article: “My Mouldy House Left Me Bedridden”
The Daily Mail ran a story about about a woman suffering from POTS (postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome) who attributed her issues to mold exposures. The 37-year-old women – Valentina…
Townsend Letter Article on Possible Mechanisms of Fungus Hypersensitivity
The established alternative medicine journal Townsend Letter published an article on possible mechanisms of fungus hypersensitivities in its April 2016 edition. The article is called “Fungus Allergy and…
UK Daily Mail and Huffington Post Profile Mold Avoider Katie Steward
The UK press covered mold avoider Katie Steward’s story on September 13, 2016. The Huffington Post published the story first. It then was picked up by the Daily Mail and The Sun.
A Moldy Home, A Flu-Like Illness, and The Deaths of Brittany Murphy and Simon Monjack
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…
Parents and Teachers Increasingly Concerned About Mold in Schools
Increasing numbers of parents and teachers are becoming concerned about the health effects of mold problems in school buildings. In a recent article, remediation professional Sanjay Gupta wrote:…
Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis Death Via Moldy Bagpipes
A large number of news media outlets covered the story of a man from Liverpool, England, who suffered for seven years from a condition known as hypersensitivity…
Mold Hypersensitivity: Guidelines to Help Sufferers Stay Safe
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…
Which Practitioners Do Mold Group Participants Believe Helped Them?
By Lisa Petrison, Ph.D. Three years ago when I first set up the Paradigm Change website, I put together a list of practitioners with experience in…
The Locations Effect
Many individuals who have become hyperreactive to toxic mold report that outdoor toxins have just as much of an impact on them as indoor toxins, and…
Beginner’s Guide to Toxic Mold
This page presents a selection of information resources designed to give those just learning about mold-related illness the information that they need to get started in finding out if…
Age 24 and Feeling Fantastic: How Addressing Mold Got Rid of My Lyme Symptoms After a Decade of Illness
By Rachel Leland Editor’s Note: This is the story of Rachel, a 24-year-old who has been sick with chronic Lyme disease and a variety of very debilitating…
Mold Illness Recovery
By Lisa Petrison Especially when sufferers start off as severely ill, accomplishing a total recovery from mold-related illness can be a challenging endeavor. In particular, mold hyperreactivity…