October, 2009

Showing results 1 - 40 of 55 for the month of October, 2009.

  • Bene's Battle Bene’s Battle
    A senior with environmental illness hopes to avoid yearly homelessness during pesticide spraying season. Find out how you can help!
  • Jenny McCarthy and Jim Carrey reach out to Desiree Jennings Jenny McCarthy and Jim Carrey reach out to Desiree Jennings
    The celebrity-backed autism organization Generation Rescue offers help to flu vaccine victim Desiree Jennings whose tragic story has made headlines in recent weeks.
  • Ashok Gupta Interview Ashok Gupta Interview
    Planet Thrive founder Julie Genser interviews Ashok Gupta to get a more in-depth view into the Amygdala Retraining™ Program for CFS/ME and related disorders.
  • Andrographis and MS Andrographis and MS
    Dear Stephen, The Natural Medicines Comprehensive Database states Andrographis (and Cat's Claw) should not be taken if you have an autoimmune disease, such as MS. Can you please comment on this.
  • Surviving the Dreaded H1N1 Swine Flu Surviving the Dreaded H1N1 Swine Flu
    Dr. Randy Baker of the Pacific Center for Integral Health in Soquel, California shares his approach for preventing and treating both the seaonal flu and the dreaded Swine Flu (H1N1) this winter.
  • Fly Away to XAND-ado, or Where Is Elaine DeFreitas? Fly Away to XAND-ado, or Where Is Elaine DeFreitas?
    CFS/ME patient-activist Peggy Munson's latest missive urges other CFS/ME patients to Tweet, post on Facebook and use other accessible forms of activism to keep the XMRV conversation going.
  • (dis)abling conditions: curated by Julie Laffin (dis)abling conditions: curated by Julie Laffin
    Julie Laffin will be "Skyped" in to this year's disability-themed Site Unseen show in Chicago to help spread awareness on environmental illness. The show is presented by The Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs.
  • Neurontin and Lyrica are a Death Sentence for New Brain Synapses Neurontin and Lyrica are a Death Sentence for New Brain Synapses
    Fibromyalgia drug Lyrica and its former less potent version Neurontin have both been shown to "block the formation of new brain synapses, drastically reducing the potential for rejuvenating brain plasticity."
  • How XMRV Retrovirus Findings May Fit With The Amygdala Hyperarousal Model for ME/CFS How XMRV Retrovirus Findings May Fit With The Amygdala Hyperarousal Model for ME/CFS
    Ashok Gupta has written a draft medical paper which explains how the recent XMRV findings fit with his Amygdala Hyperarousal Model for ME/CFS and Fibromyalgia.
  • Herbal birth control Herbal birth control
    Dear Susun, Is there an herbal approach to birth control? As far as natural birth control methods go, I've only heard of the rhythm method.
  • To the Girls Down the Hall: Ave et Avete To the Girls Down the Hall: Ave et Avete
    by Susan M. Silver | A grown woman grapples with the rejection from young neighbors after developing environmental illness.
  • Typical Symptoms of Tick-borne Infections Typical Symptoms of Tick-borne Infections
    Steven J. Harris, M.D., an LLMD practicing in California, summarizes the typical symptoms of different tick-borne infections commonly seen with Lyme disease.
  • Successful treatment of mold-related illness Successful treatment of mold-related illness
    Study results from Planet Thrive Q & A columnist William J. Rea, M.D.'s successful treatment of patients with mycotoxin-induced disease were recently published in the Oct/Nov 2009 issue of Toxicology and Industrial Health.
  • Toxic Perfume Lady Toxic Perfume Lady
    Fragrance chemicals are found in laundry detergent, dryer sheets, shampoo, skin creams, perfumes and hundreds of other household products. And guess what? Most of these ...
  • US Chamber Shuts off TheYesMen.org US Chamber Shuts off TheYesMen.org
    Hundreds of activist organizations had their internet service turned off last night after the US Chamber of Commerce strong-armed an upstream provider, Hurricane Electric, to pull the plug.
  • Lomatium long-term? Lomatium long-term?
    Dear Stephen, In your last post on Lomatium dissectum, you indicated that it might not be good to take it long-term. May I ask what harmful side-effects you are thinking of?
  • Tribal Belly Dance: Troupe Salamat Tribal Belly Dance: Troupe Salamat
    Julie Genser writes about how her passion for tribal bellydance and Middle Eastern music sustained her during her descent into severe environmental illness.
  • From Garden to Plate: Basil Pesto Harvest From Garden to Plate: Basil Pesto Harvest
    Jacquelyn Palmer shares the journey from garden to plate her homegrown basil recently took. Salivate with us over her basil pesto pasta dinner.
  • Sedona Sweat Lodge Deaths: Arvol Looking Horse Speaks Sedona Sweat Lodge Deaths: Arvol Looking Horse Speaks
    Arvol Looking Horse, the 19th generation Keeper of the Sacred White Buffalo Calf Pipe Bundle, writes his thoughts on the recent Sedona sweat lodge tragedy.
  • Mercury fillings Mercury fillings
    Dear Dr. Rea, I have multiple chemical sensitivity. Do the mercury fillings cause problems for those with MCS? I have 6 of them.
  • Andrographis long term? Andrographis long term?
    Dear Stephen, The label on the Nature's Way Andrographis states, "Not for long term use". I called Nature's Way and they said not to take the herb for more than 4 weeks. What is your take on this?
  • MCS recognized in Japan MCS recognized in Japan
    Eva Caballé corresponds with Takeshi Yasuma from Citizens Against Chemicals Pollution (CACP) in Japan on the level of acceptance MCS gets in his country.
  • MCS – Caused by Toxic Chemical Exposure MCS – Caused by Toxic Chemical Exposure
    Breakthrough study on Multiple Chemical Sensitivity shows MCS is an epidemic caused by toxic chemicals; peer-reviewed paper is published in prestigious toxicology reference work.
  • The Woman Who Fixed Her Own Brain The Woman Who Fixed Her Own Brain
    As a child, Barbara Arrowsmith Young suffered from a brain dysfunction that had her labelled both gifted and retarded. So, on her own, she set out to cure herself.
  • Is this the species? Is this the species?
    Human beings go on trial for crimes against the Earth.
  • Rewiring the Chemically Sensitive Brain Rewiring the Chemically Sensitive Brain
    Annie Hopper's Dynamic Neural Retraining System offers new hope to those with severe chemical and electrical sensitivities, fibromyalgia, and related conditions
  • Pregnancy and bartonella treatment Pregnancy and bartonella treatment
    Dear Stephen, My wife is 7 months pregnant with our second child. Dietrich Klinghardt, MD diagnosed bartonella with his ART muscle tests and he wants her to take a "5-in-1" tincture of your core protocol herbs.
  • A mother confounds autism experts, rewires son's brain A mother confounds autism experts, rewires son’s brain
    Cheri Florance risked her whole family's happiness in a successful battle to turn her deaf, mute and uncontrollable little boy into a happy, healthy and normal teenager.
  • “First, Do No Pharma”
    Peggy Munson, ME/CFS patient/activist, counters Mike Adams and other proponents of alternative medicine that have written off XMRV as Big Pharma conspiracy.
  • Sweat Your Prayers Sweat Your Prayers
    5Rhythms is a popular movement meditation dance developed by Gabrielle Roth, borne out of many indigenous and world traditions.
  • New Lyme Movie: Under The Eightball New Lyme Movie: Under The Eightball
    Andalusian Dogs has made a new lyme movie that "reveals the shocking yet little-known roots of lyme disease in the US Biological Weapons program and their subsequent effort to conceal it."
  • Whoopi: You in Danger, Girl! Whoopi: You in Danger, Girl!
    As Whoopi Goldberg's character Oda Mae Brown in the movie Ghost says to Molly, we'd like to say to her: "You in danger, girl!"
  • 'There's no such thing as a virus that causes CFS' ‘There’s no such thing as a virus that causes CFS’
    Mike "The Health Ranger" Adams of NaturalNews.com claims in a recent article that there is no such thing as a virus that causes CFS. Is he right?
  • Toxic Terror Toxic Terror
    When you walk into my house, chemicals waft from your clothes. I know right away that the laundry detergent you use is toxic (most are) and that if I am around you for long I will get a headache. Should I tell you?
  • Jenny McCarthy's AutismOne Keynote Speech Jenny McCarthy’s AutismOne Keynote Speech
    Jenny McCarthy entertains as she educates moms and MDs with her keynote speech at the 2009 AutismOne conference in Chicago.
  • Rewiring the Brain against Addiction - and MCS? Rewiring the Brain against Addiction – and MCS?
    Researchers are figuring out how addiction rewires the brain. The goal is to eventually be able to rewire an addicted brain back to the way it was, before the drugs, the cravings, and the self-destruction.
  • Mixing prima una de gato and artemisinin Mixing prima una de gato and artemisinin
    Dear Stephen, Could you advise if it is okay to take prima una de gato liquid and artemisinin at the same time (about 2 hours apart) for Lyme?
  • Detoxification pathways Detoxification pathways
    Dear Dr. Rea, In November 2008 I had a drug-food interaction that has severely affected my ability to detoxify anything I touch, breath or eat. Can the detox pathways be permanently repaired and if so to what extent?
  • The next HIV? ME/CFS and AIDS activists unite The next HIV? ME/CFS and AIDS activists unite
    by Peggy Munson | Hi Friends & fellow revolutionaries, As some of you may know, the biggest news to hit the ME/CFS community -- ever -- just dropped a couple of days ago on October 9, 2009.
  • Siamese Twins: Psychiatry & Big Pharma Siamese Twins: Psychiatry & Big Pharma
    This comic is just another way to further describe the Big Pharma / psychiatry relationship, using a familiar medical anomaly. Siamese Twins are often joined at the hip, just like drug companies and modern psychiatry.

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