A snapshot of living with Environmental Sensitivities in 2019 From the introduction of 'The 2019 ANRES Update for Environmental Sensitivities' report including the often, co-morbidlly occurring conditions: Multiple Chemical Sensitivity (MCS), Fragrance Sensitivity, Electromagnetic Sensitivity (EHS), Food Sensitivity, CFS/ME, Fibromyalgia, Lyme Disease and/or co-infections, … [Read more...] about 2019 ANRES Data Update
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Low Stimulus Yoga: Banana Blondie108
Low Noise (low-stimulus) ASMR Yoga with BananaBlondie108 Since doing yoga with BananaBlondie108, aka Michelle Muench, over the last couple of years, I've found that, as a yoga teacher, she's open to creating yoga classes fitting all people's abilities. Like this low-stimulus ASMR yoga playlist, below; or the one I did over on her site for a few months while living in The … [Read more...] about Low Stimulus Yoga: Banana Blondie108
Bushfire Season Survival: Evacuation, Smoke & Chronic Illness
Managing bushfire season when you have a chronic illness or are sensitive to chemicals It's the Australian summer bushfire season once again, and are managing a chronic illness, disability and/or you are sensitive to chemicals, which leaves the question: Do you stay or go? For a few of us, the answer seems obvious, right? Bushfire Season Survival isn't so simple when … [Read more...] about Bushfire Season Survival: Evacuation, Smoke & Chronic Illness
MCS: The Illness Crippling Australians, Dismissed by Doctors
'An estimated one million Australians suffer from MCS, an extreme allergy to everyday chemicals in cosmetics, air fresheners and cleaning products. While some Australians have chosen to end their own lives rather than live with Multiple Chemical Sensitivity (MCS), Australia’s medical authorities continue to reject calls to recognise the condition as a disease. “Patients get … [Read more...] about MCS: The Illness Crippling Australians, Dismissed by Doctors
The Diversionary Tactic
The fight to breathe, the metallic taste in the mouth, and the stinging tongue. Numbness in the upper-respiratory tract, the dry heaving episode, and the headache that leaves cheekbones and temples feeling bruised. It involves a world that has also included hepatic injury, (liver cell death/necrosis), dermatitis, urticaria, hematotoxicity (the killing or damaging or red … [Read more...] about The Diversionary Tactic
Gentle Dental Care for Chemical Sensitivities: Embracing Unflavoured and Scent-Free Toothpaste Choices
Individuals living with Multiple Chemical Sensitivities (MCS) or Chemical Intolerance and sensitivity reactions possibly caused by Chronic Inflammatory Response Syndrome (CIRS, Autism and or other sensitivity processes can benefit from using unscented, unflavoured or plain toothpaste. Finding a tolerable toothpaste should not be a major problem, however, simple … [Read more...] about Gentle Dental Care for Chemical Sensitivities: Embracing Unflavoured and Scent-Free Toothpaste Choices
International MCS Awareness Day/Week/Month
Happy Multiple Chemical Sensitivity Week More from AESSRA on the Better Health Channel: “People with Multiple Chemical Sensitivity (MCS) get symptoms when exposed to low levels of chemicals such as pesticides, car exhaust, diesel fumes, perfume, aftershave, air freshener, fragrances, washing powders, chlorine, polyester, formaldehyde, plastics, rubber, mothballs, … [Read more...] about International MCS Awareness Day/Week/Month
Bras, Underwear and Activewear for Chemically Sensitive People
What are the best undergarments for people with allergies and sensitivities? [Post updated with new collections and garments for men also] This post centres on undergarments for people who are sensitive to chemicals in clothing. This collection ranges from certified organic fabrics through to conventional. If you have any tips on good brands of organic or generic underwear, … [Read more...] about Bras, Underwear and Activewear for Chemically Sensitive People
A Year of CIRS/ Mould Illness Treatment. Unmasking to MCS & EMF Sensitivity
It has been just over a year since discovering I had CIRS (Chronic Inflammatory Response Syndrome) and starting on the Shoemaker mould illness protocol. Long term exposure to hidden mould was a major factor behind my fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome and a host of related health issues. Healthy housingI have been in a mould-free house about eight months. Finding one on … [Read more...] about A Year of CIRS/ Mould Illness Treatment. Unmasking to MCS & EMF Sensitivity
On Poetry and Pain
ecowaltz/flickr, CC BY-NC Kevin Brophy, University of Melbourne There are several ways into the book Shaping the Fractured Self: poetry of chronic illness and pain, edited by Heather Taylor Johnson. And there are many uses it might serve in the multiple worlds of poetry and the even wider worlds of medicine, therapy, sociology and life writing, to name just a few. I picked … [Read more...] about On Poetry and Pain