Planet Thrive

chemical sensitivity

• Brain retrainers: Stop with the “Stop, stop, stop!”
  A creative group of committed brain retrainers share their list of alternatives to the "Stop, stop, stop!" phrase used in some of the NLP-based brain retraining programs for chemical sensitivity and other limbic system impairment syndromes.
• Intentional Healing: Jennie Sherwin’s recovery from environmental illness
  A fascinating journey of expanding consciousness, Jennie Sherwin reaches deep within to find healing from environmental illness and awaken her own abilities as healer.
• Your 15 minutes of fame: Be in Thilde’s “Canaries” book
  Danish photographer Thilde Jensen is heading out to complete the last segment of her "Canaries" series for an upcoming book documenting life with environmental illness. Want to get in on the project? Email her to get involved.
• What to eat when you can’t cook anything: Strategies for the chronically fatigued
  by Candice | The room is spinning, your legs feel like jello, you've got an ice-pick headache and it feels like someone whacked you in the stomach with a ping pong paddle... And it's time to make breakfast.
• What to eat when you can’t eat anything: Little Miss Sunbuttershine
  by Candice | Sunbutter is an alternative to nut butter, made entirely of ground sunflower seeds. The first time I tasted it, I declared that it was sunshine in a jar.
• Swiss government sponsors Dynamic Neural Retraining System™
  The Government of Switzerland has been following The Dynamic Neural Retraining System™ with interest and has announced it will sponsor the workshop in Zurich in May, 2012.
• Canaries series featured on Esquire Russia
  Twenty images from photographer Thilde Jensen's "Canaries" collection are being featured on the website of Esquire Russia.
• What to eat when you can’t eat anything: Replacing forbidden favorites
  by Candice | Sometimes, just occasionally...for a few moments...I really just want a peanut butter and jelly sandwich.
• T-Can’s MCS recovery using DNRS™, EFT and the HAMR technique
  T-Can joined Planet Thrive in October, 2011 and is now reporting an almost 100% recovery from the debilitating chemical sensitivity that brought him to our site just a few months ago.
• Get invited to Thilde Jensen’s “Canaries” book release party
  When you donate to Thilde Jensen's Canaries book project, you'll receive a variety of perks, depending on your contribution amount, from a signed print and credit in the book to a signed copy of the book itself and an invitation to the book release party.
• DIY brain retraining: Kath’s recovery story
  Kath shares her do-it-yourself (DIY) recovery story, in which she recounts how she developed a comprehensive, customized EFT program that significantly reduced her chemical sensitivity symptoms in just a few months of dedicated practice.
• Fierce Bodies: Non-toxic products for the fiercely natural
  Introducing Fierce Bodies, a new, start-up personal care product company committed to making products as natural and allergen-free as possible for those with sensitive skin and bodies.
• Art show detailing environmental illness gets great press
  Performance artist Monet Clark's most recent show, "California Girl" at the Krowswork Gallery in Oakland, California is getting great reviews.
• ‘Tis the season to retrain your brain
  As part of the Holiday 2011 eBay Auction to benefit the 501(c)(3) non-profit "re|shelter," both the Gupta Amygdala Retraining™ Programme and the Dynamic Neural Retraining System™ are being auctioned on eBay at greatly reduced prices.
• Artist Monet Clark on Disability Rap this Friday 12-1pm PST
  Performance artist and severe MCS/CFS survivor Monet Clark will be speaking with radio host and disability rights activist Ana Acton on her radio show "Disability Rap" this Friday from 12-1pm PST.
• Housing non-profit re|shelter’s Holiday 2011 auction underway
  Starting bids have been set at 50% (or more) below retail value. This is a great opportunity to get the Gupta or Hopper brain retraining programs at bargain basement prices!
• EFT for MCS using positive “choices”
  by Lisa Snow | Sometimes we do include positive affirmations in EFT, using the Choices Method. Read this article to find out how.
• Throat hoarseness and constriction with MCS
  Dear Dr. Rea, What causes your throat to go husky or hoarse upon exposures to chemicals - is it dangerous?
• My notes on the Byron White lyme disease interview
  Late stage lyme patient Candice shares her notes from the very informative September 4 Blog Talk Radio interview with Byron White Formulas founder, Byron White.
• Allergies, asthma and MCS
  Dear Dr. Rea, Can I use allergy shots if I have MCS? What kind of organic supplements do you recommend for allergies and asthma?
• Annie Hopper’s DNRS™ DVD kit now available
  Annie Hopper has just announced the release of her 14-hour Dynamic Neural Retraining System™ (DNRS™) DVD series to her newsletter subscribers.
• Severe weight loss with MCS
  Dear Dr. Rea, I have had MCS for 15 years and am challenged by poor nutrient absorption, resulting in an underweight condition of 30 pounds and low energy regardless of consumption.
• Environmental Illness makes NY Times
  Danish photographer Thilde Jensen's photographs have been featured in the Sunday Review section of the Sunday, September 18 edition of the NY TImes.
• Shandy’s auction ~ help her be the best mom she can be!
  For the next week, you can bid on many exciting items to help raise funds for Shandy's lyme treatment and evacuation from a moldy home. Help Shandy be the mom she is meant to be!
• Wood smoke and MCS
  Dear Dr. Rea, We have Austin air purifier machines running full time but I am still being affected by the wood burning smoke from neighbors. Would the AirPura T600 for smoke be useful?
• Dating with MCS or chemical injury
  Enter to win one of five free premium memberships being given away to celebrate the grand opening of Canary Singles, a place to meet others with chemical injury for companionship, dating, friendship, love and marriage.
• HOMESICK movie in last stages of production
  Santa Fe-based singer Susan Abod needs our help to finish her movie HOMESICK, a powerful new film on environmental illness and the desperate housing situation many with the condition are faced with.
• Author Els Valkenburg’s recovery from chemical sensitivity
  Els Valkenburg has just reported a complete recovery from chemical sensitivity using the Gupta Amygdala Retraining™ Program.
• Post-polio syndrome and environmental toxins
  Dear Dr. Rea, What is your latest thinking on post-polio syndrome and environmental toxins? Is there a connection between food sensitivities and post polio syndrome?
• Lung issues with MCS
  Dear Dr. Rea, I have severe MCS, right bundle branch block and a breathing problem. Three CAT scans have shown a very small nodule and tree in bud inflammation in both lungs unchanged. How can I clear up the inflammation?
• Thilde Jensen’s recovery from environmental illness
  "After only the second day, she experienced a huge improvement in her symptoms...That was the last time she ever wore her mask. She was able to sleep in her room the next two nights without a problem."
• EFT for coping with people who don’t “get” MCS
  by Lisa Snow, EFT practitioner | I would be willing to bet that every last chemically sensitive person has encountered at least one person (probably many, many people) who “just don’t get” MCS.
• Slow heart with MCS
  Dear Dr. Rea, Since radiation treatment I am on a walker with a left leg brace and can not stand for more than ten minutes. Is there a way to check my heart without getting any more radiation?
• Updated schedule for ecoTECH’s Living Sanctuary prototype
  Due to construction delays, the ecoTECH Living Sanctuary prototype will be completed toward the end of August, 2011.
• Toxic mold the cause of my MCS?
  Dear Dr. Rea, High volumes of penicillium/aspergillus mold spores were recently found in our basement by an Environmenal Engineer. Could this be the cause of my MCS?
• Italian school helps teenager with MCS complete her exams
  A 13-year-old affected by MCS, which causes her to react to chemicals, is receiving support these days by being able to take her middle school exams at “Lao Silesu” in via Pardolonga.
• Low Siga
  Dear Dr. Rea, I recently tested low (20) for secretory IgA (sIgA) and also low for beneficial gut flora. I was wondering if there is a connection between the two things, and if there is would you explain what it is?
• New blog focused on brain retraining for MCS, CFS, FMS
  LimbicRetraining.com is a new satellite blog created by Planet Thrive that will focus exclusively on neural reconditioning for MCS, CFS, FMS, and related conditions.
• Summary of MCS meeting on May 13 at WHO headquarters in Geneva
  A group of Spanish doctors discuss including chemical and electrical sensitivities in the WHO International Classification of Diseases (ICD), to help patients get legal recognition for their illness.
• Non-toxic air conditioner
  Dear Dr. Rea, Do you know if there are any air conditioners that are "safe/safer"? I live in Michigan and we have horribly humid hot summers.