Toxic Mold and Biotoxin Resources

[Lisa Petrison]

Many people pursuing the Locations Effect also make an effort to avoid toxic mold and to address the effects of previous exposures. Here are some resources devoted to that topic.

If people have suggestions of information resources to add, please PM me with them.


MOLD ILLNESS GROUPS:

The Locations Effect. Information and discussion on the effects of outdoor environments on mold-sensitive people. Includes information resources related to toxic mold and other biotoxins.

locationseffect.proboards.com/index.cgi?

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CFS/ME/CFIDS: Feel Great Destinations. Discussion of the Locations Effect.

health.groups.yahoo.com/group/CFS_CFIDS_ME/

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Phoenix Rising: Addressing Biotoxin, Chemical and Food Sensitivities. Discussion related to hypersensitivity issues.

forums.phoenixrising.me/index.php?forums/addressing-biotoxin-chemical-food-sensitivities.11/

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Mold: The Severe Reactor. Discussion group for people demonstrating hypersensitivity to toxic mold.

health.groups.yahoo.com/group/moldtheseverereactor/

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Sick Buildings. Discussion group about issues related to unhealthy indoor environments.

health.groups.yahoo.com/group/sickbuildings/

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IEQ. Discussion group for indoor air quality professionals.

health.groups.yahoo.com/group/iequality/

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Planet Thrive. Online health community for people suffering from environmental illness.

planetthrive.com/

www.facebook.com/pages/Planet-Thrive/24111021418

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MCS - Toxic Injuries. Discussion group for those suffering environmental injury.

health.groups.yahoo.com/group/MCS-Toxic-Injuries/



FACEBOOK GROUPS & PAGES:

Locations Effect. Photos and discussion of feel-good locations.

www.facebook.com/LocationsEffect

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Surviving Mold. Discussion of Ritchie Shoemaker’s work.

www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000326398577

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Mold 911. Helping individual mold sufferers with avoidance and other coping issues.

www.facebook.com/groups/334558769917199/

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Toxic Mold Supertramps. More discussion of individual mold sufferers/avoiders.

www.facebook.com/groups/294408923936397/

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Advocacy. Toxic Mold Victims. Societal issues facing mold sufferers.

www.facebook.com/groups/moldrights/

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Faces of Toxic Mold. Support group for people previously exposed to toxic mold.

www.facebook.com/groups/27574995578/

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Toxic Mold Support Group. Group of people exposed to toxic mold.

www.facebook.com/groups/116659898371180/

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Sick Building Syndrome. Group to raise awareness about dangerous moldy buildings.

www.facebook.com/groups/119114634785345/

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Black Mold Exposure. Page for the documentary film.

www.facebook.com/moldsymptoms

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Justice for Sharon Noonan Kramer. Support page for mold advocate involved in court battle.

www.facebook.com/pages/Justice-for-Sharon-Noonan-Kramer/265403400200156

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A Million Faces of Environmental Illness. Environmental illness group, associated with Planet Thrive.

www.facebook.com/groups/35800607330/

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The Environmental Illness Resource. Information on issues related to environmental illness.

www.facebook.com/pages/The-Environmental-Illness-Resource/95583845487

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Staten Islanders Affected By Sandy Toxic Mold Info.

www.facebook.com/groups/MoldBuster/

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Bridges to Heal. Dr. David Ou talks about issues related to mold illness and other chronic diseases.

www.facebook.com/bridgestohealthatl?fref=ts



WEBSITES:

Dr. Ritchie Shoemaker’s websites.

www.survivingmold.com/

www.chronicneurotoxins.com

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MomsAware. Andrea Fabry’s website, devoted to creating non-toxic home environments.

www.facebook.com/momsAWARE

momsAWARE.org/

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CFS Untied. Exploring environmental impact in chronic illness.

www.cfsuntied.com/

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Mold Help. Information website.

www.mold-help.org/

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Truth About Mold. Information website.

truthaboutmold.info/home

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Global Indoor Health Network. Not-for-profit concerned about unhealthy indoor air quality.

www.facebook.com/pages/Global-Indoor-Health-Network/189521461080429

globalindoorhealthnetwork.com/

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Center for School Mold Help. Not-for-profit concerned about the problem of mold in schools.

www.facebook.com/pages/Center-for-School-Mold-Help/119889594715869

www.schoolmoldhelp.org/

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Dragonflymcs Mold and Chemical Injury Survivors. Emergency housing and public education.

www.causes.com/causes/656078-drag....auses_ref=email

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Are You Moldy? Information on mold illness.

www.areyoumoldy.com/

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NYC Department of Health. Guidelines on Assessment and Remediation of Fungi in Indoor Environments.

www.nyc.gov/html/doh/html/epi/moldrpt1.shtml

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CDC Website. Basic information. (Note that they do not “believe in” toxic mold, but recognize health problems not stemming from toxicity.)

www.cdc.gov/mold/faqs.htm

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EPA Website. Basic information.

www.epa.gov/mold/



MOLD AVOIDANCE BLOGS:

Our Health Journey

moldrecovery.blogspot.com/

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Search for the Cure: My Healing Journey

cfsmethylation.blogspot.com/

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CFS Ramblings

ramblingsearcher.blogspot.com/

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Ampligen4ME

ampligen4me.wordpress.com/

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Living with Mold Illness

livingwithmoldillness.blogspot.com/

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Life By Trina. (Former QVC model Trina Clark shares details on her battle with mold illness.)

lifebytrina.com/

www.facebook.com/whathappenedtotrina?fref=ts

[Lisa Petrison]

Here are some more information resources related to the topic of toxic mold.

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Janis discusses the relationship between Shoemaker's "Chronic Inflammatory Syndrome" and ME/CFS.

forums.phoenixrising.me/entry.php?901-Is-ME-CFS-CIRS

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Scott Fosgren summarizes a 2011 conference on mold illness given by Dr. Ritchie Shoemaker and Dr. Neil Nathan.

www.betterhealthguy.com/joomla/blog/251-biotoxin-illness-conference-2011

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Shoemaker's VCS test is available here:

www.chronicneurotoxins.com

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Here are some comments on toxic mold from Dr. Dietrich Klinghardt:

mercola.fileburst.com/PDF/ExpertI....LymeDisease.pdf

articles.mercola.com/sites/articl...._DNL_artTest_B1

www.BetterHealthGuy.com/joomla/blog/242

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Here is a 2007 video presentation by Dr. Andrew Campbell.

moldrecovery.blogspot.com/2011/09/mycotoxins-and-human-health.html

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A super-brief description of mold avoidance basics is here:

web.me.com/moldfreehomeideas/Mold_Avoidance_Basics/Steps.html

[Lisa Petrison]

Dr. Joseph P. Klein, a surgeon, talks about his experiences becoming hyperreactive to Stachybotrys.

www.stachy.5u.com/

[Lisa Petrison]

Here's a pretty good video (less than four minutes) on "Toxic Black Mold Syndrome," that gives a brief overview of the concepts pioneered by Dr. Ritchie Shoemaker. The news channel is WGHP, Winston-Salem, NC.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=hEsHdBSiN7w&feature=share

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Dave Asprey of the "Bulletproof Executive" blog discusses the topic of mycotoxins.

www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=mj887Hk621E

Asprey's blog is here:

www.bulletproofexec.com/

[Lisa Petrison]

CFS Advocate Chris Cairns blogs about mold illness.

cfspatientadvocate.blogspot.com/2013/04/mycotoxins-and-mold.html

cfspatientadvocate.blogspot.com/2013/04/dr-joseph-brewer-and-mycotoxins.html

cfspatientadvocate.blogspot.com/2012/10/mold-tough-tussle.html

[Lisa Petrison]

Books on Toxic Mold and Biotoxin Illness

1. "Surviving Mold" by Ritchie Shoemaker, M.D.

www.amazon.com/Surviving-Mold-Life-Dangerous-Buildings/dp/0966553551/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1367762557&sr=8-2&keywords=ritchie+Shoemaker


2. "Mold Warriors" by Ritchie Shoemaker, M.D.

www.amazon.com/Mold-Warriors-Ritchie-C-Shoemaker/dp/0966553535/ref=pd_bxgy_b_img_y


3. "Desperation Medicine" by Ritchie Shoemaker, M.D.

www.amazon.com/Desperation-Medicine-Ritchie-C-Shoemaker/dp/0966553519/ref=pd_sim_b_2


4. "Mold: The War Within" by Kurt & Lee Ann Billings

www.amazon.com/MOLD-Kurt-Lee-Ann-Billings/dp/0972101608/ref=pd_sim_b_4


5. "Surviving Toxic Black Mold Syndrome" by Mary Beth Short-Ray, D.O.

www.amazon.com/Surviving-Toxic-Black-Mold-Syndrome/dp/1424192889/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1367762771&sr=1-1&keywords=surviving+toxic+black+mold+syndrome

[Lisa Petrison]

A good basic primer on toxic mold -- and what to do about it -- from Dr. Dean Silver, M.D.

deansilvermd.com/conditions/mold-and-biotoxin-illness/