Planet Thrive

environmental illness

• Link between dementia and MCS?
  Dear Dr. Rea, Wondering if you or others have seen a link between MCS and dementia, especially if it is untreated and exposures are not avoided.
• Best window materials for MCS?
  Dear Dr. Rea, I am extremely chemically sensitive and it is necessary for me to replace the windows in my home. How do I choose windows that will be the least reactive to me?
• Physician to treat phenol sensitivity in Kansas
  Dear Dr. Rea, Is it possible to eliminate a phenol sensitivity by taking graduated exposures over time? Can you recommend an allergist in Kansas to help me with this?
• Face and eye burning with MCS
  Dear Dr. Rea, I have been diagnosed with MCS by 3 different specialists; however, none have addressed the burning in my face and eyes after an exposure.
• Using real life to retrain an MCS brain
  Planet Thrive founder, Julie Genser, has moved away from the safety of the chemically sensitive community in Snowflake, Arizona where she lived for five years after becoming severely disabled by environmental illness.
• Can toxic mold cause MCS?
  Dear Dr. Rea, I have read that only a few types of molds are known to cause MCS. Could Aspergillus fumigatus potentially cause or contribute to MCS?
• Boosting serotonin levels for MCS
  Dear Dr. Rea, In one of your past Q and A's, you state that "serotonin is frequently more effective for headaches and gastrointestinal reactions." I have G-I reactions to chemical exposures, and I'm wondering how I can increase my serotonin level.
• Emergency help for MCS housing crisis
  Dear Dr. Rea, I have severe MCS, much worse due to a recent "engineered wood" floor that was to replace the previous bad carpet. I need either a place that doesn't make me sick or treatment that will allow me to tolerate my place.
• Dr. Rea’s thoughts on MCS brain retraining programs
  Dear Dr. Rea, Are you familiar with brain retraining treatments for MCS, CFS, FMS and related conditions, and how do you feel about them given your knowledge of the biology of these illnesses?
• Planet Thrive founder named Rare Life “Survival” runner up
  Julie Genser was selected for the Rare Life Award "Survival" runner up prize for her ability to survive and thrive with environmental illness. The prize: $3,000 will be donated to housing non-profit re|shelter in Julie's name.
• The dental work that helped me recover from MCS
  by Elisha McFarland | Since having all of this dental work completed, I have seen a significant shift in my health...I can say that I am almost completely healed.
• Mast cell disease and MCS – are they related?
  Dear Dr. Rea, My daughter has mast cell activation disease and is reactive to smells, foods, drugs, etc. How are mast cell disease and MCS related, or do they overlap?
• Environmental medicine M.D. in New York City
  Dear Dr. Rea, I live in NYC and have what I believe is chemical sensitivity. I am searching for someone who can help me locally here. Any help you can provide will be most appreciated.
• Safer anesthesia and materials for dental work
  Dear Dr. Rea, My 15 year old daughter needs dental work. Are there any anesthetics we need to avoid? And do you have any recommendations as far as filling materials for her teeth?
• My body is craving jungle energy and positive life experiences
  by Julie Genser | This next year will hopefully see a huge jump in transformative growth for me...as I catapult out of environmental illness into environmental wellness.
• MCS researcher needs your input today
  Renowned MCS researcher Dr. Pamela Reed Gibson and the JMU CI/MCS research team are seeking participants for their latest research on chemical sensitivity and health care.
• Walkathon Across America for Environmental Illness
  The Jennifer Parker Foundation has just announced plans to hold a Walkathon Across America for MCS/Environmental Illness in May 2013. They are currently seeking Team Captains to help recruit walkers.
• Planet Thrive founder nominated for Rare Life Award
  Julie Genser was recently nominated for a Rare Life Award, honoring those who exhibit Courage, Leadership, Survival, Heroism, Devotion and/or Character. The Grand Prize Winner will win $30K for the charity of their choice. Vote today!
• Anne Lipscomb’s story
  Anne Lipscomb developed multiple chemical sensitivity in 1993. Her book and movie is one woman’s story of how the imagination finally comes to triumph over physical limitations.
• re|shelter’s Safe Oasis Grant Program now open
  Housing non-profit re|shelter is now offering (5) small grants up to $2,000 each to eligible individuals whose ability to continue to live safely in their current home has been severely compromised by environmental intolerances.
• The illusion of control
  by Diana Rose Kottle | It is an illusion to think we have control over the outcome of anything and yet we are more powerful as creators of our own reality than we could even imagine. This is the paradox.
• Your vote needed – MCSer is a week away from winning $10K
  When one of us with severe chemical and mold sensitivity wins, we all win. Please make the effort to vote for Lou Anne every day this next week and share widely on your social media pages.
• Brain retraining recovery stories
  A running list of success stories to help encourage those in the middle of brain retraining programs for MCS, CFS and related conditions.
• You can be in the movie “Homesick” by Susan Abod!
  Susan Abod needs your help in order to finish her movie Homesick, a documentary about living with chemical sensitivity. She is putting out a call for "safe house" photos to create a collage at the end of the film. Send yours in today to be included!
• European company to make toxin-free campers for EI
  Italian company CVS is considering producing Europe's first toxin-free camper for people with environmental intolerances.
• Linda Worthington’s MCS, EHS, CFS recovery story
  A 70's-something woman from Maryland makes sweeping lifestyle changes, practices medical qigong, and devotes herself to both the Gupta and Hopper brain retraining programs in order to recover her health.
• 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.