May we all experience a kinder, safer, healthier 2014!
♥
Warning: This post contains many photos of cats.
What follows is something I thought was a great response by Kristine Kruszelnicki to someone who trivialized her MCS and compared it to his cat allergy
(shared with her permission, and with many photos of cats added by me):
Posted in Accessibility, Environmental Health, Fragrance, Health, Human Rights
Tagged allergies, cat allergy, cats, IAQ, MCS, toxic chemicals
Enlightening (in a relative way)…
Before watching, it might be helpful to get really grounded and plan how you will deal with the emotions that come up.
These interviews and the roundtable discussion were filmed in Sante Fe, New Mexico in 1995. Parts of this piece are in the full documentary, Homesick: Living With Multiple Chemical Sensitivities.
Also check out MCS Under Siege by Ann McCampbell, MD
http://annmccampbell.com/publicationswritings/publication-1/
Learn more about the film Homesick at: http://www.homesick-video.com
Posted in Environmental Health, Human Rights, MCS/ES, Multiple Chemical Sensitivities, Pesticides
Tagged Chemical Injury, child health, GWS, MCS, MCS housing, New Mexico, Sante Fe, video
Another great post from O ECOTEXTILES!
Posted in Chemicals, Environmental Health, Precaution
Tagged creating change, furnishings, textiles
The Toxic Evidence Piles Up and Doesn’t Wash Away
We all breathe the air. We all drink water. We all eat. We all wash ourselves.
We should be able to do this safely.
SO WHY ARE
so many toxic chemicals used in everyday products and materials, and found in our air, in our water, in our food, and in our brains and bodies?
Did you consent to this?
New reports have been released about toxic chemicals and health harm from products and materials most of us are exposed to a multitude of times on a daily basis…
Personal care products and pesticides
“Poisoning Our Future: Children and Pesticides”
PAN AP launched a (free) book on insidious effects of pesticides on children