Download or read book Living with Multiple Chemical Sensitivity written by Gail McCormick and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2009-10-21 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The people profiled in this book tell how you can create a positive life when you no longer can work, shop, attend church and public events or socialize without unpleasant, or worse, consequences to your health from low-level chemical exposures. Living with Multiple Chemical Sensitivity is a collection of personal stories describing the lives and coping strategies of people with MCS from all over North America. It describes dozens of alternatives to the kinds of isolation and hopelessness that threaten people with this illness. Laced with inspiration, courage and humor, these stories dispel myths associated with people who have MCS, and will help others to articulate their own experience of the illness to family, friends, coworkers, and health care providers. Foreword by Pamela Reed Gibson of James Madison University. Appendices include a medical overview, resources for further information and support, and a sociologists' view of MCS by Steve Kroll-Smith, director of the Environmental Social Science Research Institute, University of New Orleans. Includes photographs of persons whose lives are described.
Download or read book The Dispossessed written by and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Profiles a variety of people in Arizona and New Mexico who suffer from environmental illnesses and chemical sensitivity.
Download or read book Amputated Lives written by Alison Johnson and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Understanding Multiple Chemical Sensitivity written by Els Valkenburg and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2010-01-13 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This personal view of multiple chemical sensitivity and environmental illness is supported by research. In a question-and-answer format, the effects of exposure to perfume, smoke, air fresheners, cleaning products, exhaust, and other air contaminants are examined and linked to symptoms such as headaches, allergies, asthma, and fatigue. The book contains additional testimony and reports from 37 sufferers, as well as listings of resources and related scientific articles.
Download or read book Defining Multiple Chemical Sensitivity written by Bonnye L. Matthews and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2015-08-13 with total page 213 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The number of people suffering from Multiple Chemical Sensitivity (MCS) is greater than the number suffering from AIDS, yet the general public and the medical community know very little about the disease. More and more people are disabled daily, despite the fact that the condition does not have to occur. In Part One of this work, experts review the research into the disease, along with treatment strategies. Part Two examines the legal recourses available to MCS sufferers, such as workers' compensation claims and product liability suits. How the medical community has often worked against MCS sufferers is the focus of Part Three, demonstrating that medical opposition to the disease is unfounded. The editor, an MCS sufferer, details her own case in Part Four.
Download or read book Multiple Chemical Sensitivity written by Pamela Reed Gibson and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A multiple chemical sensitivity (MCS) expert helps readers understand this controversial medical condition. Worksheets throughout.
Download or read book Chemical and Electrical Hypersensitivity written by Jerry Evans and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2014-01-10 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Electrical and multiple chemical sensitivities are disabling illnesses, yet many doctors know little of these conditions, or worse, dismiss them. This timely memoir recounts one man's affliction. The onset of the diseases is explored, as is his struggle with the medical establishment, largely hostile to his diagnosis. When the symptoms became unbearable, he was forced to leave home and seek a more healthful environment where he could begin his recovery. This is an inspirational text for those living with electrical or multiple chemical sensitivity and an educational one for those first learning about these conditions.
Download or read book Chemical Exposures written by Nicholas Askounes Ashford and published by Van Nostrand Reinhold Company. This book was released on 1998 with total page 440 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This text comprehensively covers sensitivity to low-level chemical exposure. Originally developed from a report commissioned by the New Jersey Department of Health, this work defines and clarifies the nature of chemical sensitivity, shows how it differs from traditional allergies, and suggests how federal and state governments can help those who are affected. A new chapter is included in this version which analyzes the most current information on the Gulf War Syndrome and other emerging environmental health problems.
Download or read book Understanding and Accommodating People with Multiple Chemical Sensitibity in Independent Living written by Pamela Reed Gibson and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Healing Severe Chemical and EMF Sensitivity written by Gary Patera and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2012-09-08 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Imagine living a busy and active life and then having it come to a screeching halt beacuse of extreme chemical sensitivity coupled with electromagnetic sensitivity. That is what happened to the woman who is the subject of this book. She experienced these sensitivities to such an extreme she was not physically able to be in a room with lights, television or a computer and could not be near anyone with cologne, perfume, fabric softener on their clothes, or a cell phone. ... This book tells the story of this woman and the path to healing that she traveled. It is designed to give people in similar circumstances hope that in fact a cure is possible and it provides the step by step framework in which healing can take place."--Page 4 of cover
Download or read book Staying Well in a Toxic World written by Lynn Lawson and published by Noble Press Incorporated. This book was released on 1993 with total page 492 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book My Journey Back to Health written by Annette Falconett and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2015-05-30 with total page 98 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1988, a common household cleaning product changed Annette Falconett's life forever. Exposure to the product triggered Falconett's multiple chemical sensitivity (MCS). Bedridden for most of the following year with debilitating symptoms, Falconett was unimpressed with traditional medicine's response to her condition. She was told her condition was "all in her head," despite very real symptoms. Others told her she wouldn't get better-an attitude acknowledging her condition but offering no practical help. Finding such explanations unacceptable, Falconett chose to reclaim her health. My Journey Back to Health recounts her experiences. Working with sympathetic doctors and alternative medicine practitioners, Falconett did what many thought impossible: she learned to control her MCS symptoms. MCS has both emotional and physical consequences, affecting your interactions with everyone around you. In a special chapter on growing up with an MCS parent, Falconett's daughter offers a family member's perspective on both her mother's struggles and her own. People with MCS are, as Falconett notes, the canaries in a chemical-laden coalmine. MCS is an indication of the effect modern reliance on chemicals has on our health. That Falconett was able to overcome this pervasive condition offers hope to us all.
Download or read book Recovery from Multiple Chemical Sensitivity written by Joey Lott and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2015-10-20 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Is Multiple Chemical Sensitivity Making Your Life Impossible? If it's gotten so bad that you're ready to move to the woods, away from all man-made substances, then Recovery From Multiple Chemical Sensitivity may provide the solution for you. Author Joey Lott has been in your shoes, continually getting sicker until he did indeed move to the woods, which only pushed him closer to death. In the book, he speaks frankly of his experience...and his dramatic recovery. His story, along with others provided in the book, proves that miracles are possible. Restrictive Diets Aren't the Answer Have you cut so many foods out of your diet that you feel you have nothing left to eat? Despite the common advice given to sufferers of MCS, you may be doing more harm than good by cutting out wheat, dairy, sugar, and other common "allergens." Learn why undereating and restrictive diets may be making your symptoms worse. Master your metabolism to improve digestion and cut down on food sensitivities. Your Problems Aren't All in Your Head, But the Solution Might Be Stress, trauma, and anxiety--how are they related to MCS? Discover the secrets of the limbic system and why it holds a special key to recovery. Learn the specific methods the author has used on himself and others to calm the nervous system and regain a sense of peace, even during times of stress and sickness. All methods in the book are completely free and accessible to anyone, regardless of their current state of health. Reduce stress, breathe easy, and watch your symptoms improve. Read Recovery From Multiple Chemical Sensitivity today to begin your journey back to health and sanity. Recovery is within your grasp.
Download or read book Chemicals and Christians written by Martha McLaughlin and published by . This book was released on 2019-12-11 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Just because you're set apart doesn't mean you're set aside." Martha McLaughlin and her husband served as international missionaries for 10 years, ministering in a variety of ways, including helping to identify unreached people groups. When her physical breakdown forced them to return to the USA, she feared it was the end of her missionary journey. But instead, God told her, "Just because you're set apart doesn't mean you're set aside." Today Martha feels called to try to help a different kind of unreached people group: the isolated sufferers of toxic illness, a growing but largely invisible population. Yet, like the canaries once used in coal mines to detect poisonous gases, they are a wake-up call to the effects of the thousands of chemicals used daily in our modern society. Expertly researched and written, Chemicals and Christians: Compassion and Caution is loaded with valuable information and biblical counsel for hope and avoiding harm in our increasingly chemicalized environment. It provides steps for biblical health management, offers practical resources, and shows Christians ways to help. "Using safe approaches regarding chemicals is not only Christian but is also good sense." --Dr. Grace Ziem, MD, MPH Johns Hopkins, MSc and DRPH Harvard.
Download or read book Explaining Unexplained Illnesses written by Martin Pall and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2007-04-23 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover the answer to the mysteries of these debilitating illnesses Explaining “Unexplained Illnesses” provides long-sought explanations for the properties of chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), multiple chemical sensitivity (MCS), fibromyalgia, and posttraumatic stress disorder. This groundbreaking book examines common symptoms and signs; short-term stressors such as infection, chemical exposure, physical trauma, and severe psychological stress; why people are often diagnosed as having more than one of these illnesses, and approaches for treating the cause of each disease, rather than the symptoms. The book presents a detailed and well-supported mechanism (the NO/ONOO- cycle) that provides consistent explanations for many of the puzzling elements of these diseases. At least a dozen scientists have proposed that chronic fatigue syndrome, multiple chemical sensitivity, and fibromyalgia must share a common mechanism; others have suggested posttraumatic stress disorder may belong to this group as well. This unique book provides explanations for their previously unexplained properties with more than 1,500 references to scientific literature, creating a whole new approach to therapy and treatment of these illnesses. Explaining "Unexplained Illnesses" provides answers to these questions: how do short-term stressors initiate chronic illness? how does the biochemistry of the NO/ONOO- cycle produce chronic illness? how can the diverse symptoms and signs of these illnesses be generated as a consequence of their common biochemistry? why is there so much variation in symptoms from one sufferer to another? what are the principles underlying the NO/ONOO- cycle mechanism? how does the NO/ONOO- cycle provide explanations for a dozen previously unexplained properties of these illnesses? how might 14 additional illnesses/diseases also be caused by the NO/ONOO- cycle etiology? and many more Explaining “Unexplained Illnesses” is a must-read for physicians and scientists, and for anyone who suffers from-or knows someone who suffers from—these previously puzzling illnesses.
Download or read book Surviving and Thriving with an Invisible Chronic Illness written by Ilana Jacqueline and published by New Harbinger Publications. This book was released on 2018-03-01 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “An important antidote to the dogmatic ‘kale and vitamins’ tone of most ‘self-help’ literature.” —Alexa Tsoulis-Reay, senior writer, New York magazine Popular blogger Ilana Jacqueline offers smart and savvy advice, humor, and practical tips for living with an invisible chronic illness. Do you live with a chronic, debilitating, yet invisible condition? You may feel isolated, out of step, judged, lonely, or misunderstood—and that’s on top of dealing with the symptoms of your actual illness. Take heart. You are not alone, although sometimes it can feel that way. Written by a blogger who suffers from an invisible chronic illness, Surviving and Thriving with an Invisible Chronic Illness offers peer-to-peer support to help you stay sane, be your own advocate, and get back to living your life. This compelling guide is written for anyone suffering with an illness no one can see—such as postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS), chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), fibromyalgia, multiple chemical sensitivity (MCS), Lyme disease, lupus, dysautonomia, or even multiple sclerosis (MP). This book will tell you everything you need to know about living with a complicated, invisible condition—from how to balance sex, dating, and relationships to handling work and school with unavoidable absences. You’ll also learn to navigate judg-y or skeptical relatives and strangers and—most importantly—manage your medical care. Suffering from a chronic illness doesn’t mean you can’t live an active, engaged life. This book will show you how.
Download or read book The Lived Experience of Multiple Chemical Sensitivity written by Martha J. Haverly and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 94 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
