Karen Joy’s response:
The primary herbal helper for those with MCS would be stinging nettle. The infusion (one ounce of dried herb brewed in a quart of boiling water for 4-10 hours) strengthens the kidneys, adrenals, and liver and helps the body deal with chemicals. It is wonderful you are drinking these infusions regularly and enjoying them. This enjoyment is testimony of nettles’ alliance with you.

In addition to the nettles, seaweed and burdock root—eaten as vegetables rather than taken in pills—remove heavy metals and radioactive particles from the body and could be of tremendous assistance to you in becoming more tolerant of the modern world.

With MCS, you find and then avoid that which you react to. This is a first, and perhaps temporary, step. With nettle leaf infusions, as well as foods like seaweeds and burdock root, you nourish your deep ability to deal with the things that may have formerly caused reaction. Taking away the stressor allows your body to heal and relax. Giving yourself kindness and patience you can slowly come back to the same stressor without an overreaction that hurts yourself. You need to build this relationship with yourself, of trust and kindness. The trust that you will not put yourself in an uncomfortable situation, and your trust in your strength and ability to handle what may have formerly been uncomfortable.