The Living Clean Guide to Less-Toxic Camping Gear – Tents & Shelters
By Lisa Petrison, Ph.D. This page provides an overview of issues related to tent camping for those who are concerned about toxicity issues and includes some…
New Film “Becoming Incurable” Depicts Mold Avoidance Activities of Lyme Patient Sofia Webster
The mold avoidance experiences of a young Lyme patient are profiled in a new documentary film about chronic illness, called “Becoming Incurable.” The film depicts the lives…
19 Key Takeaway Points From Bryan Rosner’s “Lyme Disease Supercharge”
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Following in Erik Johnson’s Footsteps: My Journey from Devastating Sickness to Eating Tacos, Drinking Booze, and Climbing Mountains
By Sara Riley Mattson “Is anybody else noticing that this guy is healthy enough to be drinking beer and eating tacos again?” I said to myself…
Book Review: Sara Riley Mattson’s “Camp Like A Girl”
By Lisa Petrison By Summer 2008, I thought that I had achieved as much relief from my illness as I likely was going to get. It…
My Experiments with Mold Avoidance in the Portuguese Countryside
By Sara My name is Sara. I am from Portugal and this article is about how I am living at the moment. I have been ill for over…
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…
Kim Goodwin Explains How to Make a Low-VOC, Low-Cost Tent
By Kim Crieger Goodwin Editor’s Note: Kim Goodwin wrote about her mold avoidance experiences in an article published on July 9, 2016 on the popular health-oriented…
New Book: “The Avoiding Mold Archives”
From 2013-2014, a group of individuals who were experienced in mold avoidance and had improved their health substantially as a result answered questions on the topic…
Background on the Mold Experts and Patients in Dave Asprey’s “Moldy”
By Lisa Petrison The backgrounds of the mold experts and patients interviewed in “Moldy” – Dave Asprey’s new movie about the health hazards of environmental toxic mold…
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…
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…
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.…