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
CFS
The Feed: Fighting to be Believed (on CFS)
Filmmaker, Simon Cunich, has a documentary, 'Fighting to be Believed' on CFS, has been on SBS and is now available on YouTube. It was the fact that so many of the subjects with CFS had sensitivity to fragrances, which what lead to Cunich doing The Feed story: 'Chemical Sensitivity, the illness crippling millions yet dismissed by doctors’. The similarities and crossover between … [Read more...] about The Feed: Fighting to be Believed (on CFS)
Is your ME/CFS or Fibromyalgia Caused by Mould?
I recently discovered my ME/CFS and fibromyalgia is in fact CIRS – Chronic Inflammatory Response Syndrome. Aka Mould Illness. It turns out it’s a very common underlying cause for both fibro and CFS. Other conditions (eg. POTS, Multiple Chemical Sensitivity and Autoimmune Hypothyroidism) have also turned out to be CIRS … [Read more...] about Is your ME/CFS or Fibromyalgia Caused by Mould?
Going to University with MCS [or symptoms of chemical sensitivity]
Today I'd like to share with an article I wrote for AESSRA magazine, Sensitivity Matters. I'm eternally grateful to AESSRA for continuing to publish my work as it honestly keeps my potty mouth in check... while also helping prevent my mind forming cobwebs from lack of use. And it's always helpful to be of help to others when we are able. But first, some personal news though: … [Read more...] about Going to University with MCS [or symptoms of chemical sensitivity]
What’s it like to be interviewed about MCS?
Recently, I took part in an interview, 'Chemical Sensitivity, the illness crippling millions yet dismissed by doctors'. #notAllDoctors lol ;) It was fun. As an aspiring film maker, with a hankering to do a documentary, it was the most exciting thing to happen in years. On the one hand, when asked to do it, I thought 'What's to lose; lost everything anyway!' So I let myself sit … [Read more...] about What’s it like to be interviewed about MCS?