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Recent Posts
- Healthy Housing for Ann – Help Needed
- Are You Feeling Lucky?
- a seriously ‘sensitive’ to pollution update and two requests
- Help Susy Find and Afford Safe, Accessible Housing to Prevent MAiD
- MCS and Housing Update
- Fragrance-free in 2023
- Van Living with MCS/ES
- Hunger Strike for Access to Safe Health Care
- MCS Awareness Video by Maria Rizzo
- 2021 – Welcome to MCS/ES Action and Accommodation Month
- Earth Day Human Canary Starter Pack
- What Now?
- Are Essential Oils Fragrance-Free?
- Oops!
- Opportunity to Share Your Chemical and Fragrance Injury Stories
- When Being Quarantined or Isolated and Broke is “Normal”
- Canadian Petition for People with Chemical and Environmental Sensitivities
- Proclamation, Video, and Other News for May 12th Awareness Day
- The Power of This Pause
- Homeless Canaries Need Access to Fragrance-Free Showers
- MCS Awareness Month fb Page
- New Photography Exhibit in May with a Special Video on May 12th
- Two Tales: Temporary Quarantine or Long-term Segregation
- Dear Quarantined and Socially Distanced
- Endangered Human in Jasper
- The Fragrance Free Revolution
- Accessibility Recommendations from ARCH and CELA
- Attitudinal barriers, fragranced products, and invisible disabilities
- Find all 25 reasons why I didn’t come (to your party)
- You Don’t Look … Invisibly Ableist?
- How to Show That Your Disability Accommodation is Disability-Related
- The Canadian Human Rights Commission’s “Environmental sensitivity and scent-free policies”
- Holiday Canaries
- Diffusing Health Harm on Unsuspecting Shoppers and Outrageously False Product Claims
- Persil: Just STOP!
- Human Rights and Housing: New Resources for Community Workers Supporting Clients with Chemical and Environmental Sensitivities
- Video Discussions about Environmental Illnesses, “Sensitivities”, and Disability
- Safe Housing Survey
- Now Online: “Multiple Chemical Sensitivity: A Survival Guide”
- Hyperthyroidism in Cats Exposed to Air “Fresheners”, Upholstered Furniture, and New Buildings
- How to Basics: Accessible Washrooms for People With MCS/ES
- Accessibility STOP Signs
- Mask Challenge Revisited
- Three New Videos About Environmental Sensitivities
- Simple Fragrance-Free Posters in English and French
- MCS/ES: Societal Neglect = No More Fun and Games for Life on the Planet
- MCS Survey for May 2019
- Can’t Ban Fragrances? Consider a Fragrance Free Zone
- Welcome to the 2019 Edition of MCS/ES Awareness Month
- Gain – Sinking Your Disabled Boat
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Categories
Adverse Effects reporting
- Adverse Reaction and Medical Device Problem Reporting – Canada Consumers/patients and health professionals can report adverse reactions (also known as side effects) to health products
- How to File an ADA Complaint with the U.S. Department of Justice You can file an Americans with Disabilities Act complaint alleging disability discrimination against a State or local government or a public accommodation (private business including, for example, a restaurant, doctor’s office, retail store, hotel, etc.).
- Report a Food Safety or Labelling Concern (Canada)
- Report a Food Safety Problem (US) Report food poisoning or other adverse effects
- Report an Adverse Effect or Unsafe Product (U.S.) Product Safety Commission – Through SaferProducts.gov, consumers, child service providers, health care professionals, government officials and public safety entities can submit reports of harm
- Report an Incident Involving a Consumer Product (Canada) The Consumer Product Safety Directorate deals with reports of consumer product-related health or safety concerns from industry and consumers
Environmental Health
- "Chemical Exposures: Low Levels and High Stakes, Second Edition" PDF available of the groundbreaking book by Nicholas A. Ashford and Claudia S. Miller
- CHE Toxicant and Disease Database a searchable database that summarizes links between chemical contaminants and approximately 180 human diseases or conditions.
- Environmental Health Barriers Toolkit from NCIL (National Council on Independent Living)
- Environmental Health Trust – Electromagnetic Sensitivity also known as Microwave Sickness
- Environmental Working Group Health/Toxics and much much more
- Eradicating Ecocide
- Fracking, Shale Gas and Health
- Sandra Steingraber , an acclaimed ecologist and author, explores the links between human rights and the environment, with a focus on chemical contamination
- Silent Spring Institute Everyday Chemical Exposures
- TEDX (The Endocrine Disruption Exchange, Inc.) founded by Dr. Theo Colborn
- Toxic Clout explores how the industry’s actions create uncertainty and delay, threatening public health. The Center for Public Integrity
- TOXNET – Databases on toxicology, hazardous chemicals, environmental health, and toxic releases.
- UCSF Program on Reproductive Health and the Environment PRHE has developed a series of brochures that describe the common types and routes of exposure to toxic substances and provide evidence-based recommendations on ways to reduce those exposures
- US Chemical Policy Reform Physicians for Social Responsibility… statements from a number of organizations concerned about the new bill
- Washington Toxics Coalition We promote alternatives, advocate policies, empower communities and educate people to create a healthy environment.
Food
- Buy Non-GMO Buying non-GMO not only impacts your own and your family’s health concerns, it also influences the buying decisions of food manufacturers, distributors, and retailers.
- Cultivating Food Co-ops – resources and tools to meet the needs of those involved in sustainable food and farming co-operatives
- Dr Vandana Shiva and Navdanya are actively involved in the rejuvenation of indigenous knowledge and culture. It has created awareness on the hazards of genetic engineering, defended people’s knowledge from biopiracy and food rights in the face of globalisation and climate chan
- Farmers' Markets in Canada
- Gluten-Free Goddess —Recipes with a side of life.
- LocalHarvest (USA mostly) Use our website to find farmers’ markets, family farms, and other sources of sustainably grown food in your area
- Ontario Natural Food Co-op natural, organic and local foods and products within a co-operative network.
- Organic Food in Canada
Fragrance
- Accommodation and Compliance: Fragrance Sensitivity from JAN Includes info about the ADA and examples of fragrance-free workplace policy statements.
- Accommodation and Compliance: Fragrance Sensitivity from JAN Includes info about the ADA and examples of fragrance-free workplace policy statements.
- CDC Indoor Environmental Policy protects those with chemical sensitivities – see pages 9-10
- Dr. Anne C. Steinemann Resources: Fragrance-Free Policies, CDC Indoor Environmental Quality Policy, Leaders for Healthier Air, Air Freshener Fact Sheet, Green Clean Fact Sheet , Toxic Chemicals in Air Fresheners, Toxic Chemicals in Fragranced Laundry Products
- East Bay Meditation Center Accessibility Resources Accessibility Resources
- Fragrance Chemicals of Concern Present on the IFRA List (2015) Info about some of the hazardous chemicals used by the fragrance industry
- Fragrance Fact Sheet from the Canadian Partnership for Children’s Health & Environment
- Fragrance Fact Sheet from Physicians for Social Responsibility Download a PDF from the link
- Fragrance Free Friends Thunder Bay
- Fragrance free policies from around the world
- Health Care Without Harm on fragrance chemicals
- Implementing a Workplace Fragrance Policy as an Accommodation (JAN) From JAN (US Job Accommodation Network) Learn more about how to implement a fragrance-free policy
- Physicians for Social Responsibility Fact sheet on fragrances Fact sheet from PSR on fragrances in consumer products and their impact on human health.
- Undisclosed chemicals in fragranced products Interview with Dr Anne Steinemann
- Women's Voices For The Earth Reports about fragrances and toxic chemicals in everyday products
Going Green
- Alternatives to Fragranced Cleaning Products
- Center for a New American Dream We seek to cultivate a new American dream—one that emphasizes community, ecological sustainability, and a celebration of non-material values.
- Center for Ecoliteracy
- Chemerical: Redefining Clean For A New Generation —Film by Andrew Nisker
- Children & Nature Network
- Creating Healthy Home Environments for Kids: Top 5 Tips Video about making our homes chemically safer and healthier
- EWG Consumer Guides
- Guide to Less Toxic Products
- Healthy Child Healthy World
- How to Go Green: Funerals
- How to Reuse or Recycle Old Clothes
- My Zero Waste Tips and articles for families reducing waste and pollution
- Non-Toxic DIY Recipes
- Sandrup Jongkhar Inititiative, Bhutan establishing food security and self-sufficiency, protecting and enhancing the natural environment, strengthening communities, stemming the rural-urban migration tide, and fostering a cooperative, productive, entrepreneurial and self-reliant spirit
- Simple Green Frugal Co-op
- Steps to a Plastic-Free Life
- The Economics of Happiness
Housing
- Asthmagens and Asthma Triggers in the Built Environment
- Breathing Easy —Environmental Analysis and Technology, Products and Services for Healthy Buildings
- Build A Healthy House Margaret Forrest chronicles her experiences building a healthy house
- Cedar Rock a proposed “healthy organic progressive ecological/ergonomic” community development project
- Centre for Equality Rights in Accommodation (CERA) “Housing as a Medical Necessity”, Creating Healthy Multi-Unit Housing, Creating Healthy Apartments,
- Creating Healthy Home Environments for Kids: Top 5 Tips Video about making our homes chemically safer and healthier
- EcoNest Co. Paula Baker-Laporte Consulting Services, Architectural Design & Portfolio, Bau Biologie, Articles & Books, Events
- EHAQ ECOASIS Safe Housing Project in the Laurentian Mountain area of Quebec
- EI Wellspring Practical Tips for Coping with Chemical and Electrical Hypersensitivity
- Environmental Sensitivities and Housing Centre for Equality Rights in Accommodation (scroll down the page to find the 2 resources)
- Environmental Sensitivities and Rental Housing Toolkit 2019 A Toolkit for Community Workers from CERA (The Centre for Equality Rights in Accommodation)
- Guide for Tenants/Patients Living with Mould Includes ways that a doctor can help get the mould problem fixed,
- Healthy Building Network
- Paula Baker Laporte Articles & books about healthy housing
- ReShelter Charitable non-profit (US) to address the urgent need for housing alternatives for people with environmental sensitivities.
- Template Letter Applying For Low Allergy Housing Letter for Doctors and other support people to assist people into the right kind of housing
Human Rights
- Accommodation and Compliance: Electrical Sensitivity The Job Accommodation Network (JAN) is the leading source of free, expert, and confidential guidance on workplace accommodations and disability employment issues.
- Accommodation and Compliance: Fragrance Sensitivity from JAN Includes info about the ADA and examples of fragrance-free workplace policy statements.
- Accommodation and Compliance: Multiple Chemical Sensitivity JAN the Job Accommodation Network
- Canadian Human Rights Commission Environmental Sensitivities: Scent-free policies
- CDC Indoor Environmental Policy protects those with chemical sensitivities – see pages 9-10
- Centre for Equality Rights in Accommodation (CERA) “Housing as a Medical Necessity”, Creating Healthy Multi-Unit Housing, Creating Healthy Apartments,
- Environmental Health Barriers Toolkit from NCIL (National Council on Independent Living)
- Environmental Sensitivities and Housing Centre for Equality Rights in Accommodation (scroll down the page to find the 2 resources)
- Environmental Sensitivities and Rental Housing Toolkit 2019 A Toolkit for Community Workers from CERA (The Centre for Equality Rights in Accommodation)
- Environmentally Induced Illnesses: Ethics, Risk Assessment and Human Rights
- Eradicating Ecocide
- Fragrance Sensitivity and the Americans with Disabilities Act Accommodation and Compliance Series: Employees with Fragrance Sensitivity
- How to File an ADA Complaint with the U.S. Department of Justice You can file an Americans with Disabilities Act complaint alleging disability discrimination against a State or local government or a public accommodation (private business including, for example, a restaurant, doctor’s office, retail store, hotel, etc.).
- Ontario – Policy on ableism and discrimination based on disability 2.2 Non-evident disabilities
- Ontario Human Rights Code Disability and human rights
- Understanding & Accommodating People with Multiple Chemical Sensitivity in Independent Living by Pamela Reed Gibson, Ph.D. James Madison University
MCS/ES Resources
- A GUIDE TO LIVING WITH MCS from ASEHA Qld in Australia
- American Academy of Environmental Medicine Definition of Chemical Sensitivities, with list of specialists and more at the website
- Amputated Lives: Coping with Chemical Sensitivity Amputated Lives: Coping with Chemical Sensitivity by Alison Johnson With a Foreword by L. Christine Oliver, M.D., Harvard Medical School
- ANRES Australian National Register of Environmental Sensitivities
- CDC Indoor Environmental Policy protects those with chemical sensitivities – see pages 9-10
- Chemical Sensitivity Foundation The primary goal of the Chemical Sensitivity Foundation, a 501(c)3 nonprofit corporation, is to raise public awareness about multiple chemical sensitivity.
- EI Wellspring Practical Tips for Coping with Chemical and Electrical Hypersensitivity
- Environmental Health Association of Québec (EHAQ) Sustainable health: education, awareness, prevention and resources for people with MCS/ES
- Environmental Health Barriers Toolkit from NCIL (National Council on Independent Living)
- Environmental Illness Network Minnesota Links for policies, research and much more
- Health Risk Navigation Inc. One of the first websites with resources in Ontario for people with chemical injury, MCS/ES
- MCS Brochure (PDF) from Massachusetts Department of Public Health “What You Should Know About Multiple Chemical Sensitivity”
- MCS Under Siege by Ann McCampbell, MD
- MCS: A survival Guide Excellent book, excerpts available at the link
- MULTIPLE CHEMICAL SENSITIVITY (MCS) Research and more from JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITY Pam Gibson and her research team’s book, journal, and conference papers
- Ohio Network for the Chemically Injured
- Ontario – Policy on ableism and discrimination based on disability 2.2 Non-evident disabilities
- Quand l'Environment Rend Malade
- Quick Environmental Exposure and Sensitivity Inventory (QEESI) a screening instrument for multiple chemical intolerance
- Recognition Inclusion and Equity Ontario Centre of Excellence in Environmental Health (OCEEH)
- Safe Canary Nest Excellent compilation of resources for canaries
- Understanding & Accommodating People with Multiple Chemical Sensitivity in Independent Living by Pamela Reed Gibson, Ph.D. James Madison University
Medical
- American Academy of Environmental Medicine Definition of Chemical Sensitivities, with list of specialists and more at the website
- Environmental Health Center-Dallas The mission of the Environmental Health Center – Dallas is to provide superior medical care and education with a special emphasis on the effects of environmental factors on health and disease.
- Environmental Health Clinic Toronto
- Fragrance Free Implementation Kit for health care facilities (but can be useful anywhere)
- Health Care Without Harm Tools and Resources
- Health Care Without Harm on fragrance chemicals
- Health Information Template A template for health information that needs to be provided prior to hospital admission
- MCS Accommodations Letter from HEAL Arizona written primarily for use in outpatient and even non-medical situations.
- Quinte Healthcare Corporation Accessibility – Environmental Sensitivities (previously known as Multiple Chemical Sensitivities)
- Scent Reduction at Southlake Hospital FAQ – an introduction (note, reduction is not the same as elimination, and they don’t mention scented laundry products, which can be worse than perfumes)
Miscellaneous
- Amelia Hill from Australia, her MCS story and resources
- How To Be Alone
- How to Get On a “guide on how to navigate “the system” and how to live a great, disabled life”
- How to get rid of chemicals in fabrics. (Hint: trick question.) Chemicals in Fabrics
- Life in the City with a Future Things you can do to help:
- Marie LeBlanc Canadian disability artist Marie LeBlanc advocates for those living with environmental sensitivities/multiple chemical sensitivity through her art.
- men with fibro fibromyalgia support group for men
- Mindfulness: The Basics
- Mold Illness Community Resources
- Paradigm Change While we are interested in all kinds of toxins (including heavy metals, pesticides, herbicides, fire retardants and other chemicals), a particular focus is on the biotoxins made by molds, cyanobacteria and other microorganisms.
- Safe Canary Nest Excellent compilation of resources for canaries
- The Canadian Lyme Disease Foundation (CanLyme)
- ThinkBeforeYouStink An educational resource for reducing your chemical and fragrance footprint, improving your health, and making your home or business safe and accessible for all.
- Why We Find It Hard to Meditate … common reasons, obstacles and solutions
Mixed Media
- "Stink!" an award-winning documentary – the movie the chemical Industry doesn’t want you to see
- A Wake-Up Story A Wake-Up Story is a must-see video for every parent and anyone that cares about the health and development of children
- “Multiple Chemical Sensitivity: A Short Introduction” Alison Johnson’s latest film
- Multiple Chemical Sensitivity: How Chemical Exposures May Be Affecting Your Health Video documentary by Alison Johnson
- Orion Magazine to inform, inspire, and engage individuals and grassroots organizations in becoming a significant cultural force for healing nature and community.
- Slow Death By Rubber Duck: How the Toxic Chemistry of Everyday Life Affects Our Health —Book by Rick Smith and Bruce Lourie
- The Story of Stuff Project Short, easily shareable online movies that explore some of the key features of our relationship with Stuff
News
- Environmental Health News a foundation-funded news organization that advances the public’s understanding of environmental health issues by reporting and publishing news stories and providing daily access to news from other media around the world.
Product Info
- EWG Consumer Guides
- Guide to Less Toxic Products
- O Ecotextiles Excellent info on chemicals in textiles and furnishings
- Report an Adverse Effect or Unsafe Product (U.S.) Product Safety Commission – Through SaferProducts.gov, consumers, child service providers, health care professionals, government officials and public safety entities can submit reports of harm
- Report an Incident Involving a Consumer Product (Canada) The Consumer Product Safety Directorate deals with reports of consumer product-related health or safety concerns from industry and consumers
- TOXNET – Databases on toxicology, hazardous chemicals, environmental health, and toxic releases.
- U.S. Dept of Health and Human Services: Household Products Database —Health and safety information on household products
- Women's Voices For The Earth Reports about fragrances and toxic chemicals in everyday products
Social Media
- Linda's home to heal, with safe air, safe food, safe water & safe clothes Environmental Health news on facebook
- Seriously "Sensitive" to Pollution – FB page for the blog
Wireless
- Accommodation and Compliance: Electrical Sensitivity The Job Accommodation Network (JAN) is the leading source of free, expert, and confidential guidance on workplace accommodations and disability employment issues.
- Bio Initiative —A rationale for a biologically-based public exposure standard for electromagnetic fields
- EI Wellspring Practical Tips for Coping with Chemical and Electrical Hypersensitivity
- Environmental Health Trust – Electromagnetic Sensitivity also known as Microwave Sickness
- LIVING WITH ELECTROHYPERSENSITIVITY A Survival Guide
- Refugium EHS sanctuaries (and other resources)
- Show Us The Fine Print cell phone safety warnings
- The BabySafe Wireless Project a joint initiative of two environmental health non-profit organizations providing info like What You Should Know About Wireless Radiation and Your Baby
- The Switch2Safe project exists to inform the public of the dangers of e-pollution and to advise on ways to lower it in the home, at work and other public places
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Tag Archives: sensitive to pollution
Industry Approved Actions to Spare Your Air, Lungs, and Brain
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Sometimes summer air just plain sucks. It can and does cause all kinds of health problems. Here then are some tips from Air Quality Ontario on what we humans can do to reduce our exposure to harmful pollutants and our impact on outdoor air.
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Note that none of these suggestions are enforceable. They are entirely voluntary for those of us who manage to learn of their existence. Many of us only find out about these tips once we are so adversely affected by pollutants that we couldn’t do these things even if we wanted to, which means the tips are most useful for the people who aren’t personally affected enough (yet) to understand the need for them.
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(reducing industry impacts on air will just have to wait until enough of us demand it)
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During a Special Air Quality Statement, there are a number of actions that you can take to help spare the air:
Do It Yourself Air Filtering Mask
When air is polluted both indoors and out, when people use fragrances and other products with toxic chemicals, when we are made ill and disabled by the pollutants, then we can’t wait for better regulations to take effect, we need to do something to protect our health now.
Sometimes we can buy masks that work for us, especially if we tolerate synthetic materials, but sometimes making our own is the only way. When we make our own, we can use safe-for-us fabrics and even coordinate them to our outfits (if we’re lucky enough to have safe-to-wear outfits).
Some people use scarves as masks. You can sew a pouch on the inside to hold filtering Continue reading
Posted in Air Quality, Environmental Health, Fashion, Health, Pollution, Precaution
Tagged allergies, asthma, chemicals in clothing, DIY, face mask, filter, fragrance chemicals, fragrance-free, hazardous air pollutants, indoor air pollution, MCS, MCS/ES, multiple chemical sensitivities, petrochemicals, sensitive to pollution, sew, toxic chemicals, toxic trespass
Fibro Flare From Underwear
Most of us wear underwear all the time. We don’t think much about it.
I remember when I used to be able to find decent 100% cottom undies with enclosed elastic waistbands at the dollar stores! I could throw them in the wash once, and they were good to go. Those were the days!
More recently, I’ve been disabled from a serious fibro flare caused by trace (?) levels of chemical residues from wearing organic undies that cost me $20 a pair. Even after soaking and washing them at least a dozen times, and then boiling them several times after.
Disabled?
Yes, disabled!
My alternate title for this post was Disabled by Underwear… Here’s what happened:
Posted in Chemicals, chemicals in clothing, Disability, Environmental Health, Fashion, Fibromyalgia, Laundry, Products
Tagged #May12, allergies, chemical free, chemicals in clothing, chronic health problems, chronic pain, Clothing, environmental sensitivities, fibromyalgia, furnishings, furniture, MCS, MCS/ES, pesticides, petrochemicals, sensitive to pollution, toxic textiles
MCS is International
People all over the industrialized world have been developing Multiple Chemical Sensitivities and Environmental Sensitivities, or Environmental Illnesses. We are exposed to so many petrochemical pollutants, in our air, water, foods, clothes, furnishings, homes, and elsewhere in daily life, substances which are now known to cause many kinds of adverse health effects, and some of us just have the epigenetic disposition to feel the effects faster and more extremely than others who may develop cancer or some other condition many years later.
Amelia Hill (aka the Amazing Amelia Hill) lives in Australia and developed very severe, or extreme MCS after not being properly diagnosed for too many years. A lack of proper diagnosis and precautionary measures usually results in a debilitating worsening of the condition, which is best addressed with avoidance of the triggering substances, and building up health in very targeted ways. This is much more difficult to do the longer one isn’t able to take the steps to avoid exposures and rebuild life with safe alternatives.
Amelia’s life is probably unlike any you have ever heard of (even mine) although there are many similarities between the experiences those of us who have severe MCS/ES share. Amelia is known as “amazing” because of the ways she handles her life.
You will see why here.
Amelia’s story has been featured as the cover story in what may be South Australia’s most popular newspaper weekend magazine: Continue reading
Posted in Chemicals, Disability, Education, Environmental Health, Environmental Sensitivities, Food, Health, Healthy Environment, Human Rights, Multiple Chemical Sensitivities, Public Health
Tagged allergies, Amelia, asthma, Australia, Chemicals, chemicals in clothing, EHS, elecrtosensitive, Food, fragrance-free, health care access for people with MCS/ES, indoor air quality, MCS, MCS housing, pesticides, petrochemicals, sensitive to pollution, wireless
Can You Imagine A World Where…
Can you imagine a world where it’s unacceptable to profit from polluting people and the environment we all depend on for life?
Someone imagined it was ok to pollute for profit, it wasn’t always happening or acceptable.
What if it’s possible to live good lives while looking after the planet and each other?
For things to change, we have to imagine something different first.
Then, if we can imagine it, we can work together to make it happen!
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Assistive Devices For People With MCS/ES
For people with MCS/ES, assistive devices can allow us to remain functional, independent, and able when we can’t control everything in our environments.
Slide with a few options from New MCS/ES Accommodation Resource
In addition to fragrance, chemical, and wireless free policies, these and other devices can help reduce or eliminate exposures to the pollutants that can otherwise completely disable people with MCS/ES. They can make the difference for people to remain employed when provided early enough, effectively minimizing the effects of MCS/ES.
Posted in Accessibility, Disability, Environmental Health, Health, Human Rights
Tagged air cleaners, air quality, assistive devices, assistive technology, disability tax credits, EHS, environmental sensitivities, Human Rights, insurance, MCS, MCS/ES, multiple chemical sensitivities, oxygen, petrochemicals, sensitive to pollution, systemic discrimination, wireless
What If an Industry was Allowed to Disable Us and Keep Us Housebound?
Something Is Really Wrong With This Picture
There’s a global proliferation of artificial fragrance and methods of dispersing it. Fragrance concoctions are added to almost everything imaginable (with more ridiculous ideas emerging all the time). They are sold and used everywhere at the same time as more people are developing adverse health effects from them, effects like serious allergies, disabling “sensitivities”, migraines, asthma, neurological disorders, lowered IQ, birth defects, etc. (the list keeps growing).
These health problems are due to unregulated and secret ingredients, ingredients which pollute our bodies, our air, and the waterways they get washed into from our sinks, tubs, and showers, ingredients that are impossible to avoid now, even when we don’t want them in our lives.
If you or your child had celiac disease or a severe peanut allergy, it would be the same as the peanut and gluten industries adding peanuts and gluten or peanut and gluten mist along with doses of mood altering drugs to every product imaginable, including building materials. That would be in addition to having peanut and gluten essences worn by everyone (in their hair, armpits, clothing …), pumped out of air ducts, automated devices in public washrooms, transportation, stores, apartments, offices, hotels, even medical offices, and your neighbours burning peanuts and gluten in their fireplaces, washing with laundry with them, and then pumping the residues out of their dryer vents 24/7.
You could imagine cat allergies too, but they are usually more inconvenient than life threatening and disabling.
The fragrance industry is very aware of the adverse effects its products have on people and the environment, yet they continue to look for more ways to pollute us and every product and environment conceivably possible. They knowingly create concoctions that harm and act like drugs! Yet they consider these risks reasonable and acceptable, and choose to dismiss or ridicule those who have problems, using similar tactics the tobacco industry used to deny there are problems and to continue to profit from them.
Posted in Accessibility, Air Quality, Child Health, Environmental Health, Environmental Rights, Fragrance, Health, Human Rights, Policy, Public Health
Tagged allergies, asthma, autism, cancer, celiac, drugs, ecocide, endocrine disruptiors, environmental sensitivities, fragrance chemicals, gluten, hazardous air pollutants, legal rights, MCS/ES, migraines, multiple chemical sensitivities, peanuts, petrochemicals, phthalates, polluting for profit, sensitive to pollution, toxic trespass
Revolutionary Way to Freshen the Air
Freshening the air is big business these days. Polluting the air is also very profitable. Sadly, it’s usually similar chemicals polluting the air as are in the substances sold to “freshen” it.
What does fresh air smell like?
Posted in Air Quality, Chemicals, Environmental Health, Fragrance, Health, Pollution
Tagged air purifiers, allergies, asthma, cancer, Chemicals, chronic health problems, environmental sensitivities, fresh, hazardous air pollutants, IAQ, indoor air quality, revolutionary, sensitive to pollution, toxic, toxic chemicals, toxic textiles
Learning About the Health Effects of Wireless Technology
Very few doctors have been taught about how environmental exposures to chemicals, molds, wireless radiation, and EMF fields impact our health. People are experiencing all kinds of adverse health effects from exposures, yet all too often remain undiagnosed and unable to address the true causes of their ill health or functional disabilities.
This is costing society dearly, hence it’s imperative that more people learn about all of the possible causes in order to prevent suffering, and save time, energy, and money.
Fortunately now, we have more resources for health-care practitioners, created by professionals who have been researching and treating the adverse health effects of wireless technologies. These presentations discuss the types of symptoms and conditions that are known to be affected by EMF/EMR and offer current knowledge and practices of how to deal with them.
Please watch, learn, and share the links with your health care teams.
Posted in Autism, Brain, Child Health, Education, EHS, Electromagnetic Protection, Environmental Health, Environmental Sensitivities, Health Care, Wireless
Tagged autism, biotoxins, EHS, EMF, health effects, Lyme Disease, MCS/ES, Mold, Paul Dart, reduce EMF/EMR exposure, sensitive to pollution, wireless, wireless dangers








