Stanford Professor Ron Davis Discusses ME/CFS Research Studies
By Lisa Petrison, Ph.D. Research scientist Ronald W. Davis was interviewed about the possible role of various toxins (including mold toxins) in ME/CFS in an interview…
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…
Paradigm Change Literature Review: “Health Effects of Moldy Buildings”
By Lisa Petrison This section of the Paradigm Change website lists medical journal articles on the health effects of moldy buildings. The references listed here include…
2018 Medical Practitioners Poll: Which Ones Do Mold Group Members Believe Helped Them?
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…
Paradigm Change Literature Review: ME and CFS Medical Abnormalities
By Lisa Petrison, Ph.D. More than 1,000 peer-reviewed articles have been published demonstrating a wide variety of physiological abnormalities in patients with myalgic encephalomyelitis, chronic fatigue…
Paradigm Change Literature Review: “Health Effects of Stachybotrys Chartarum”
By Lisa Petrison, Ph.D. This section of the Paradigm Change website lists medical journal articles on the health effects of Stachybotrys chartarum. Also referred to as “Stachy”…
Paradigm Change Literature Review: Health Effects of Trichothecenes & Other Fusarium Toxins
By Lisa Petrison, Ph.D. Fusarium is a type of mold that is often toxic and that grows in fields of a variety of different grain crops, including wheat,…
2017 Medical Practitioner Poll: Which Ones Do Mold Group Members Believe Have Helped Them?
By Lisa Petrison, Ph.D. Recognition of the issue of mold-related illness has gone much more mainstream over the past year, and many new practitioners have begun…
Paradigm Change Literature Review: Health Effects of Aflatoxin
This section of the Paradigm Change website lists citations for more than a thousand journal articles focusing on the health effects of aflatoxin. Aflatoxin – a…
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…
Symptoms Experienced By Mold Illness Patients – And By Their Partners, Their Kids and Their 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…
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…
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…
Mold Avoidance Linked to CFS Reversal in Medical Literature
A case study of a man with severe chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) having his symptoms significantly reversed as a result of mold avoidance and other treatments…
What Therapies Do Improved Mold Avoiders Believe Helped Them?
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…
Paradigm Change Sponsors Chronic Illness Survey
The Chronic Illness Survey is a research project designed to gather information about those who suffer from chronic multisymptom illness, such as ME/CFS, fibromyalgia, toxic mold illness, chronic…
The Mold Avoider’s Dilemma: What Should I Do About My Stuff?
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…
Dave Asprey and Ritchie Shoemaker: A Brainstorming Session on Furthering the Science of Mold Toxins
Editor’s Note: Two of the leading voices in the effort to bring awareness about the dangers of mycotoxins to the public have been Dr. Ritchie Shoemaker…
Survey Results (Pt. 2): Moving Forward with Choosing the Right Name
By Lisa Petrison, Ph.D. Part 1 of this blog series provided some basic information on the findings of a recent community survey looking at opinions related…
Survey Results (Pt. 1): Evaluating a Proposed Name to Replace “ME/CFS”
By Lisa Petrison, Ph.D. A recent survey presented to the community by Paradigm Change and ME Advocacy asked a total of 1,147 people about their opinions…