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…
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…
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…
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…
Strategies for Treating Extremely Sensitive Mold Patients
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…
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…
Dr. Dale Bredesen on Alzheimer’s and Mold-Related Illness
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.…
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…
Does Mold Cause Chronic Fatigue Syndrome?
Mold remediation professional Sanjay Gupta has written a collection of 36 short articles on various topics related to toxic mold illness. The articles provide a credible introduction to…
Purdue Professor Dr. Don Huber on Glyphosate and Fusarium Growth
By Lisa Petrison The many negative effects of the chemical herbicide glyphosate on the environment as well as on human and animal health were discussed in…
Toxic Mold and Suicides in Aboriginal Communities
Aboriginal communities in Canada have recently been experiencing a suicide epidemic among young people, and much of the housing in these areas has particularly concerning mold…
RIP to Muhammad Ali
By Lisa Petrison, Ph.D. Muhammad Ali – who once sued the individuals who sold him a moldy home – died of respiratory issues associated with his…
Democratic Presidential Candidates Bring Up Mold Issues
Both of the leading contenders for the Democratic nomination for President of the U.S. brought up mold issues during the Spring 2016 campaign season. While campaigning…
Huffington Post Articles on Toxic Mold
The Huffington Post recently ran two good articles dealing with the topic of toxic mold. In Catching the Killer in Our House (published on June 3, 2016), Karri-Leigh…
Looking at the Literature About Mycotoxin Urine Tests
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…