EiR Blog
A Blog For Those Affected By Environmental And Invisible Illnesses Written By Fellow Survivors
Visible Signs of Invisible Illnesses Featured
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I am the drunk with a grumpy face that can't remember what she was trying to say. Never had bags under my eyes but people say my c
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You can still pull off some good moves on the dancefloor with the slow and gingerly approach tori Thanks Airy, I'm glad you like
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Wow Maff, Great list. I so relate to all of these. I also sometimes forget things that I've known for years like passwords or a
Genes and Personality: An Introspective Exploration Featured
A Life Changed by Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Multiple Chemical Sensitivity (Photo Diary) Featured
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How did you find a way to manage your sensitivities better? I have moved 3 times now, but each place i try to make 'Home', has pro
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Thank you for sharing. I really think this will help others. Keep up the good work Christina
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Thanks Maff, I can completely understand your logic and I too feel shackled by this illness that some idiots consider to be all i
May 2010 Multiple Chemical Sensitivity Awareness Month
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Every person has his or her opinion. For example, people care much more about their heath. so They would like to buy fitness shoes
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Linda, The following is from SandyJo Johansen, a member of our Facebook page: "I found briefly visiting the hospital out of visi
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Hi Linda, Sorry to hear about your daughter, having suffered from Chronic Fatigue Syndrome from age 11 and Multiple Chemical Sens
The Importance of Pacing Yourself in Chronic Illness Featured
Chronic Illness and the Holidays: Finding the Positives
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Thank you all so much for sharing this. Just when I was starting to feel the dread of the holidays, you've given me back the jolt
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Fantastic news Nicole. Lionel would be proud! Getting a regular nights sleep is such a core component to good health that I'm sur
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Slept through the whole night last night for the first time in 6 months..woo hoo! It might seem like a really small thing but to m
Facebook for Environmental Illness and Unexplained Chronic Illness Sufferers
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Thanks for your suggestions guys. I have joined the adrenal fatigue group which seems to be a very active and useful group. I also
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I have MCS but before I was diagnosed I started this group Creation of a Scent Free Envirnoment http://www.facebook.com/group.php?
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There's a relatively small but growing group for adrenal fatigue here... http://www.facebook.com/#/group.php?gid=6057629851&ref=m
Multiple Chemical Sensitivity in the Media and Entertainment Industry
Truly Non-toxic and Natural Insect Repellants
Daily and Seasonal Fluctuations in Symptoms in Environmental Illness
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Thankyou Maff, you described the patterns daily and seasonally and the way you've adapted to create balance with your internal and
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N-acetyl-tyrosine is a nutritional supplement so you don't need a doctor for that. I get all my supplements from [URL=https://affi
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Hi Maff Where do I get these medications from as I don’t have a doctor and I am working purely on how I feel. I’ve
Symptoms and Progression of Multiple Chemical Sensitivity
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...If addressing Th1/Th2 balance has helped you in the past you might want to look into low-dose naltrexone (LDN) with your doctor
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Hi Samantha, Sorry to hear you have now developed MCS along with your already debilitating conditions. We do sound very similar a
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Hi maff, the sensitivities you had sound a great deal like the ones Im suffering with now. I am currently sat here writing this wi
SPECT Scan of Multiple Chemical Sensitivity (MCS) Patient Brain
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Hello- this is 'my' scan posted online. For ONLY those seeking more information, you may contact me, otherwise, NO commercial con
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This blog has been written about SPECT Scan of Multiple Chemical Sensitivity (MCS) Patient Brain. The guidelines you shared here a
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Has anyone heard of any specialist doing the SPECT scans in Canada? I am very interested in this test, also saw Dr. Amen speak o
Body odor.
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Same here...I use a fragrance free shampoo and sometimes an olive oil soap and the occasional mineral salt deodorant for special o
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Thanks for posting this...very interesting subject! Since developing MCS 7 years ago I have used only unfragranced soaps and usual
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I stopped having any body odor after I quit eating dairy. Gentle soap helps remove bacteria after sweating, but deodorant is no lo
so this is how it is.
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Thanks Maff. Unfortunately, carbon is a big trigger for me. I cannot do masks or air purifiers with carbon. ;-( Even cotton and si
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Wow it sounds like you have really had to go to extremes to be somewhat comfortable with your chemical sensitivities. Do you use a
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Update: I stayed off the PC for a few weeks and really enjoyed the break. But now I am back on to try to find a balance between re
House Plants as Air Purifiers: Plants absorb formaldehyde, benzene and other toxic chemicals Featured
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good article, maybe not all is true but anyone that says plants are bad needs to re-examine themselves. our ancestors died out bec
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"I would take this article with a grain of salt. It is actually the microorganisms in the soil that are degrade air pollutants."
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I would take this article with a grain of salt. It is actually the microorganisms in the soil that are degrade air pollutants. Alt
Multiple Chemical Sensitivity and Face Masks
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I have had mcs for 15 years now, and am just finally starting to recover from it, so it is possible to recover even after having i
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I have MCS and it continues to get worse with time. Purchased two air cleaners from Austin Air for chemical removal and became al
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Hi Maff I just created a post about the good and bad elements of wearing a mask http://the-labyrinth.com/2012/08/07/a-masked-dual
Study Says Fragrances Are Toxic, Fragrance Industry Says They Are Not
Multiple Chemical Sensitivity is in the news!
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Hi, Kenneth, I too have a chemical sensitivity to perfumes. I am also a targeted individual. What is happening to your friend s
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I have a friend who has a perfume and chemical sensitivity who lives in subsidized housing here in the USA in Portland, Oregon and
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Thanks for the ACC link. I wrote feedback about the quote. It was quite the insult. Though, I am happy that there is an increase i
My Multiple Chemical Sensitivity Story
Why many people with MCS/EI may be sick all the time.
The Environmental Illness Resource Joins MICAGO Initiative

MICAGO stands for MCS International Coalition of Allied Groups
Looking for alternatives to chemical air fresheners
To those of us who have been affected by multiple chemical sensitivity (MCS) and related conditions, fragranced products are a major menace. I feel those products rather amusingly called 'air fresheners' deserve special attention because of the way they are advertised to the public.
Manufacturers of 'air fresheners' make out that these products will make the air in our homes
How things are getting better for multiple chemical sensitivity (MCS) and allergy sufferers
As a multiple chemical sensitivity and allergy sufferer myself I can safely say that life hasn't exactly been a walk in the park. This is a sentiment with which I'm sure my fellow "canaries" would agree! However, I am also able to appreciate that things could be much worse for me than they are in 2007. If I had developed MCS in the 1980's for example, I'm sure my life
Multiple Chemical Sensitivity: A Portrait of the Skeptic
I had intended to write on a completely different subject today, something much more seasonal and light-hearted. Unfortunately I found myself on a website reading a rather heated debate between multiple chemical sensitivity (MCS) sufferers and those who believe (or portain to believe) that MCS is a psychiatric disorder. As a result I felt compelled to write about MCS skeptics and analyse
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Thank you all for the nice comments. It makes all the work worth it when I get a reponse like this Zil, I hope your SSI hearing
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I couldn't agree more! As an MCS sufferer with a sensitive soul, I am profoundly grateful to folks like you who can "take it up" w
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Thank you! I'm up for my hearing with SSI and I wish I could read this article to the court room. Keep writing.
Lawmaker looking out for doctor treating Multiple Chemical Sensitivity?
Earlier this week as I was browsing through news updates in my email inbox I came across a story which put a big smile on my face. It seemed that a member of the US House of Representatives was taking a stand against a medical board who were staging a witch hunt for doctors who dare to treat people suffering from multiple chemical sensitivity (MCS).
As someone who has suffered from severe
Could a widespread fragrance ban happen?
Yesterday I reported on a group of students at Stanislaus State College, California, who are campaigning for a campus ban on fragrances. That story can be read here:
Student Group Pushes for Fragrance Ban on College Campus
As I mentioned in that story,
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These kind of people in general are nasty. I have suffeed deliberate sprayings, and other traumas, by these horrible people. They
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I myself have asthma and perfumes of any kind (and grass) set me off. There have been times it has affected my breathing for a cou
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@Joseph Wallin: I think if you had to be a bum to your family because fragrances made you too ill to work then you'd want to be a
The new site is here!
After more than 5 months of solid work I am delighted to welcome you to the new version of The Environmental Illness Resource!
When I decided it was time for a new site I really didn't appreciate the work it would involve. The original site which I started in 2004 had grown to a total of 1200 pages which all had to be copy and pasted to the new site once I'd got the design and database