All disease begins in the gut. ~ Hippocrates If that is true, then I'm on my way to a cure… Recently, I underwent testing with Doctor of Environmental Medicine, Professor Rob Allen, at the NIIM Wellness Clinic, Hawthorn East, Victoria, Australia. The Professor is a lovely older man, who is quite serious in nature, yet surprisingly humorous, which makes visiting him always a … [Read more...] about Healing the Gut
chemical sensitivity
Australian Hospital Guidelines for MCS and Chemical Sensitivity
Re-blog: For all the women with EI – You are stronger than you know
Below is a wonderful poem, by Kathryn Treat (author of the soon to be released: Allergic to Life: My Battle for Survival, Courage and Hope), about women who suffer with Environmental Illness (EI), Multiple Chemical Sensitivity (MCS), Toxic Loss of Intolerance (TILT) or just plain chemical sensitivities (chemical sensitivities is a description of symptoms, it's not a … [Read more...] about Re-blog: For all the women with EI – You are stronger than you know
The Toxic Truth
This is a story of corporate crime, human rights abuse and governments’ failure to protect people and the environment: A joint report by Amnesty International and Greenpeace Netherlands. "For the people at the centre of the story – the people of Abidjan in Côte d’Ivoire – it starts with horror and ends in tragedy. It began on 20 August 2006 when they woke up to find … [Read more...] about The Toxic Truth
Perfume and Histamine
I used to use a lot of perfume; it was one of my most favourite things. Ever. Before I became sensitised to the chemical ingredients in fragrances, I liked nothing better than to not only spritz on my darling L'Air du Temps (a fragrance by Nina Ricci), but also bathe in it, using the matching scented soap, then finish off with the L'Air du Temps talcum powder, and then, in the … [Read more...] about Perfume and Histamine