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 of a possible name change for the disease...
View ArticleSurvey 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 to the idea of adopting a proposed new name...
View ArticleDr. 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 on April 6, called “How to Protect...
View ArticleDave Asprey and Ritchie Shoemaker: A Brainstorming Session on Furthering the...
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 (focusing mostly on mold in buildings) and Dave...
View ArticleBackground on the Mold Experts and Patients in Dave Asprey’s “Moldy”
The backgrounds of the mold experts and patients interviewed in “Moldy” – Dave Asprey’s new movie about the health hazards of environmental toxic mold – are summarized on this page. Quotes from the...
View ArticleMold Avoiders – A New Help-Oriented Forum for Mold Illness Sufferers
Individuals who have developed a severe hyperreactivity to toxic mold often have a very difficult time getting the information that they need in order to move toward recovery. Avoiding mold at the...
View ArticleThe Mold Avoider’s Dilemma: What Should I Do About My Stuff?
Of the many difficulties that mold illness sufferers routinely have to face, perhaps none is as fraught with confusion and frustration as the issue of what to do with their current stuff. Anyone who...
View ArticleLooking at the Literature About Mycotoxin Urine Tests
Recently in the Facebook group that I run, Mold Avoiders, I mentioned that I didn’t think sufficient science exists to justify the RealTime Laboratories mycotoxin urine test being used to evaluate a...
View ArticleParadigm 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 Lyme,...
View ArticleWhat Therapies Do Improved Mold Avoiders Believe Helped Them?
Very frequently, when people who have been sick with a chronic disease report having made substantial improvements in their condition, others who also have that disease want to know what they believe...
View ArticleWhich 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 treating mold illness and was able to find only a...
View ArticlePurdue Professor Dr. Don Huber on Glyphosate and Fusarium Growth
The many negative effects of the chemical herbicide glyphosate on the environment as well as on human and animal health were discussed in an in-depth Bulletproof interview with Professor Don Huber of...
View ArticleMichael Crawford and the Locations Effect
By Lisa Petrison, Ph.D. British musical star Michael Crawford attributes his recovery from myalgic encephalomyelitis (M.E.) to moving to a pristine coastal town in New Zealand. After falling ill with...
View ArticleMold 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 is now in the Pub Med database (and may be...
View ArticleA Moldy Home, A Flu-Like Illness, and The Deaths of Brittany Murphy and Simon...
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 that a healthy system should be able...
View ArticleTen Things To Know When Joining the Mold Avoiders Facebook Group
Mold Avoiders is a Facebook group that is presented by Paradigm Change. The group has a very specific mission and some specific ways of doing things. Therefore, I am asking that those who would like to...
View ArticleDave 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 patients. Watch a preview of the movie The...
View ArticlePsychiatrist 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 depressed and anxious as well as to experience...
View ArticleCould Laura Ingalls Wilder and Almanzo Wilder Been Toxic Mold Victims?
By Lisa Petrison, Ph.D. During their first four years of marriage, Almanzo Wilder and Laura Ingalls Wilder had far more than their fair share of difficulties. Several years’ worth of their crops were...
View ArticleSymptoms Experienced By Mold Illness Patients – And By Their Partners, Their...
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 say that they have noticed...
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