“That Summer” Premieres at the Telluride Film Festival: Visiting a Very Moldy...
By early 2007, I had been sick with the disease now officially called “ME/CFS” for more than a decade. I was in bed and comatose almost all of the time and seemed to be getting sicker and sicker by...
View ArticleParadigm Change Chosen as a Top Chronic Illness Blog
Feedspot has named Paradigm Change as #14 on its list of the “Top 100 Chronic Illness Blogs and Websites.” Criteria for selection are stated as including the following: * Google reputation and Google...
View Article“Through The Shadowlands”
Julie Rehmeyer is a math and science journalist and ME/CFS sufferer who turned to mold avoidance in 2012, after becoming bedridden much of the time with periodic bouts of paralysis. The post “Through...
View ArticleWhat About My Stuff?
A very high percentage of people who have been negatively affected by toxic mold report responding negatively to even very small amounts of cross-contamination of possessions and living environments....
View ArticleWatch “Moldy” For Free
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. It is now available for free...
View ArticleJen Brea’s Award-Winning ME/CFS Film “Unrest” Discusses Mold Avoidance Issues
Jennifer Brea was a Ph.D. student at Harvard University in 2012 when she was struck down with a flu that left her bedridden and experiencing a wide variety of very severe symptoms. Unable to leave her...
View ArticleMold Avoidance for Beginners
Many individuals with chronic multisystem illness have reported feeling much improved when they succeed in avoiding exposures to even very small amounts of certain mold toxins and cyanobacteria...
View ArticleMold Avoiders, v. 2.0: A Dozen Things to Know About the New Standalone Forum...
By Lisa Petrison, Ph.D. From January 2015 until a few months ago, I ran a Facebook group called Mold Avoiders. It eventually became one of the largest mold groups on Facebook, with more than 9000...
View ArticleBetter Health Guy Talks About Mold and Psychiatric Issues with Mary Ackerley,...
The newest mold-related video interview by Scott Forsgren of Better Health Guy is with Dr. Mary Ackerley, M.D. Dr. Ackerley’s blog post “Brain on Fire: The Role of Toxic Mold in Triggering Psychiatric...
View ArticleBlack Friday Special: Kindle Version of “A Beginner’s Guide to Mold...
In keeping with the “Black Friday” tradition marking the beginning of the end-of-year holiday season, Paradigm Change is offering the Kindle version of the popular book “A Beginner’s Guide to Mold...
View Article“A Beginner’s Guide to Mold Avoidance” Now Available in Paperback Format
The popular book A Beginner’s Guide to Mold Avoidance is now available in paperback format. The book was written by Lisa Petrison and Erik Johnson and was published by Paradigm Change. It provides a...
View ArticleA Panel of ME/CFS Experts Discusses Mycotoxin Research
A panel of research and medical specialists in the disease of ME/CFS shared their thoughts about ways in which the role that mycotoxins may be playing in the disease should be studied in a recent...
View ArticleInternational Society for Environmentally Acquired Illness (ISEAI) Launches...
The International Society for Environmentally Acquired Illness (ISEAI) is a new non-profit medical society that aims to raise awareness of the environmental causes of inflammatory illnesses and and to...
View ArticleTen Things To Know When Joining The Mold Avoiders Facebook Group
Mold Avoiders is a Facebook group presented by Paradigm Change. The group has a very specific mission and some specific ways of doing things. Therefore, I am asking those who would like to participate...
View ArticleThe Living Clean Guide to Less-Toxic and Non-Toxic Mattress Options
By Lisa Petrison, Ph.D. Usually for those who are fleeing a moldy environment and replacing most or all of their possessions, I suggest starting off with camping mattresses. Even if people are not...
View ArticleNew Website Section: Health Effects of Stachybotrys Chartarum
This section of the Paradigm Change website lists medical journal articles on the health effects of Stachybotrys chartarum, a toxin-producing mold present in many buildings that have been observed to...
View ArticleNetflix Reality Series “Afflicted” Prompts Controversy and Outrage
A new Netflix series called “Afflicted” has prompted a good deal of discussion and considerable outrage in the chronic illness community, due to its suggestion that seven featured illness sufferers...
View Article1000+ Medical Journal Articles Detail Physiological Abnormalities in ME/CFS
There now are more than 1,000 medical journal articles showing physiological effects of the disease that the CDC is now calling “ME/CFS.” Many of the more recent ones are high-quality studies in very...
View ArticleNew Website Section: Health Effects of Moldy Buildings
This section of the Paradigm Change website lists medical journal articles on the health effects of moldy buildings. The references listed here include brief abstracts of the study’s findings as well...
View ArticleNew Page: Paradigm Change Visitor Project, 2013-2017
The Paradigm Change visitor map project provides information about locations in the U.S., based on the individuals who have visited the Paradigm Change sites (including the Paradigm Change website,...
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