Websites Books Videos
Toolkits: Checklists and Other Online resources
Internet
Environmental Health:
Canadian Environmental Health Atlas A multi-disciplinary project for advancing knowledge of environmental health and illness prevention.
Dr. Stephen Genuis, Clinician and Researcher of Environmental Medicine, School of Medicine and Dentistry, Edmonton, Alberta.
Indoor Air Quality:
Mould Illness:
Written by Greg Minske, a former construction contractor and math teacher, this website is thorough, scientific, and straight forward. Greg shares his own experience with mould illness, gives a very thorough overview of the Shoemaker Protocol for treating mould illness, and shares details of how he tested and remediated his home.
This website outlines Dr. Ritchie Shoemaker’s protocol, a well known and researched approach to treating mould illness. This physician is, by all accounts, the first physician to seriously look at illness from biotoxins (first, illness from ciguatera from fish, and at some point after, illness arising from water damaged buildings.)
Written and maintained by Lisa Petrison, Executive Director of the non-profit, Paradigm Change, this website is focused on the role of mold in chronic illness. One of the primary goals of Paradigm Change is to support research into the role of mold in chronic illness. This website has an astounding amount of information, including consolidated surveys from people with mould illness who practice Mold Avoidance.
Books
Fabry, Andrea (2016) Is Your House Making You Sick?: A Beginner’s Guide to Toxic Mold.
Available in hard copy ($12.99 CAD) or kindle ($9.99), this small but information-rich book helps families determine the role that water damage and mould may be having on their health issues. Resources include a timeline of her family’s illnesses, how to test a home for toxic mould, and questions to ask a potential remediator before hiring. Andrea is a certified Building Biology Practitioner, mother of nine, and founder of two environmental health websites, momsAWARE.com, and it-takes-time.com.
Nathan, N. (2016). Mold and Mycotoxins: Current Evaluation , and Treatment.
This book outlines Dr. Neil Nathan’s approach to treating those with Chronic Inflammatory Response Syndrome from water-damaged buildings and mould. It describes the mechanism of illness as well as medical treatments. It is written in clear concise language suitable for those who work in health care and for those who do not. It is available as an e-book for $8.90 CAD.
Petrison, L, & Johnson, E. (2015). Beginner’s Guide to Mold Avoidance. E-book.
This concise, carefully worded, and simply-written book outlines an approach to recovering from significant illness caused by toxic mould. Written to be understood by those experiencing cognitive difficulties, it summarizes Mold Avoidance, a strategy for avoiding even small amounts of problematic toxins, to resolve chronic illness. The e-book is available for $7.65 CAD at amazon.ca. It is available for free as a pdf for those comfortable signing up for Lisa Petrison’s infrequent e-mail newsletter via Rabbit Hole Press. Also available in hardcopy in the U.S. for $12.99 USD. Its more in-depth but less cohesive predecessor, Erik on Avoidance (2015), is a collection of Erik Johnson’s observations and theories on mould, toxins, and chronic illness, compiled by topic, is available for free via paradigmchange.me. Erik Johnson’s recover story, Back From the Edge (2013), by Lisa Petrison, is also available for free from paradigmchange.me.
Shoemaker, R. (2010) Surviving Mold: Life in the era of dangerous buildings. Surviving Mold by Dr. Ritchie Shoemaker.
Available as an e-book for $13.01 CAD. Its predecessor, Mold Warriors (2005), is also available as an e-book though it may be outdated. Dr. Shoemaker, by most accounts, is the first physician to explore and acknowledge the role of biotoxins in chronic inflammatory illness. You will get a sense of Shoemaker’s personality and also his passion and frustration with the medical establishment. His focus is on Chronic Inflammatory Response Syndrome (CIRS) after exposure to water damaged buildings. His website is survivingmold.com. This book is poorly edited and not very cohesive but provides a deliberately passionate argument for the role of mould in chronic illness. Dr. Shoemaker has written some of the chapters, while others are guest written by patients and others, including Erik Johnson.
Biographies
Julie Rehmeyer (2017). Through the Shadowlands: A Science Writer’s Odyssey into an Illness that Science Doesn’t Understand.
This story covers the development of Julie Rehmeyer’s Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS/ME), the politics of medicine, the power of intuition, the benefits of Mold Avoidance, and the struggle with being a scientist while simultaneously discovering the limits of science.
Suzanne Somers (2015). Tox-Sick: From toxic to not sick.
Suzanne Somers has written a book called “Tox-Sick”. In it, she tells her toxic mould story and interviews Ritchie Shoemaker. It has received good reviews.
Lyme Books
Lisa Dennys is a Sarnia, Ontario author, former occupational therapist, and medical intuitive/health coach. Her book Unveiling Lyme. She sees her role as helping people make decisions and keep perspective during difficult chronic illnesses. She is recovering from Lyme disease.
Lori Dennis is a Toronto Ontario psychologist who has a few online articles about lyme: her son had chronic lyme disease, and she discusses the challenges of solving medical illness when medicine fails to do so. Her book Lyme Madness.
Bryan Rosner: he has written a book about lyme that has sold 40,000 copies. As of the publication of this webpage (February 2018), Bryan in the desert with his children and partner and seeing significant health gains. He knows lyme. But he’s new to mold avoidance and he seems to be a convert to the idea that mold avoidance can lead to quite significant improvements in health.
Videos
Moldy (2015) -Documentary by David Asprey
Dave Asprey does a thorough job of presenting the medical aspects and the personal stories without being overly dramatic. The information presented is accurate.
Moldy (2015) is available for free on youtube here.
There is also an article with information about the medical experts and personal stories presented in the documentary on paradigmchange.me
Resources for family and friends of those with mould sensitivity:
- Mold Hypersensitivity: Guidelines to Help Sufferers to Stay Safe (paradigmchange.me)
Grace Under Water 