Did A Moldy Building Kill These Four Professors?
In a multi-part series, the New Orleans Times-Picayune covered the deaths of four Southern University New Orleans professors, all of whom had had offices on the same…
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…
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…
Suzanne Somers on Toxic Mold
Best-selling health author and actress Suzanne Somers discusses the topic of toxic mold in an in-depth way in her new book, Tox-Sick. Suzanne and her husband both…
Dr. Oz Tackles the Topic of “Mold Poisoning”: How’d He Do with It?
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…
Dr. Oz Discusses “Mold Poisoning”
Dr. Mehmet Oz, M.D., devoted most of his national TV show on April 6, 2015, to the hazards of environmental mold. A discussion of the show’s…
Biohacker Chris Kresser on Health Effects of Mold
Influential health blogger Chris Kresser (who has experienced mold-related health problems himself) has covered the topic of toxic mold several times on his blog and radio show.…
Dr. Mercola on Toxic Mold
Dr. Joseph Mercola has written about the dangers of toxic mold on many occasions on his natural living blog. Here is a list of the articles.…
Bulletproof Interview on with James Baber
Dave Asprey interviewed executive management consultant James Baber about how his brand-new, LEEDS-certified home in New York City made him sick with toxic mold poisoning and…
Mold and Psychiatric Symptoms
The neurotoxins made by certain species of mold recently have been recognized in research literature and by practitioners as having the ability to cause or trigger psychiatric…
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.
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…
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…
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…