Chemical Sensitivity Remedies

| Modified on Aug 17, 2023
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Magnesium, Zinc, Selenium, Molybdenum
Posted by Royce W (Center, Texas) on 06/23/2021
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If you are having chemical sensitivity, you are most likely deficient in magnesium, zinc, selenium. and molybdenum. It is best to take these in angstrom form - liquid ionic minerals. I went to an oriental medicine doctor. I took these minerals twice per day, 20 minutes apart.

I took magnesium and molybdenum every day. I alternated selenium and zinc.

For 2 weeks I took Mg, Selenium, Moly, then Mg, Moly, and zinc.

It cleared up all chemical sensitivity. It took a year.

I also took Jergon Sacha and a liver cleanse to clear out a viral infection that was causing the drain on minerals. I hope this helps.

Detoxing from Chemtrails
Posted by Robert Henry (Ten Mile , Tn) on 10/29/2016

HI U GOOD FOLKS DOIN,,,,,,,,,, As all know I's SJS and have known of Chem Trails for years but never thought they were important. Yep, they are.

Don't take my word for it, watch the sky for yourself. A jet plane gives off Contrails which is only water vapor and the sky trail disappears in a few minutes. They are a zero. Not so for Chem trails, as they are composed of colloidal Aluminum Oxides that the Hughes Crop patented way back in the '80's to reflect the sun rays.

This is a government project to control global warming. When you get in the morning look to the sky. Normally it will be blue, but soon the chemtrail jets will began to cloud the sky. By night fall, you will see no blue, just a haze. If you have a very bright flash light, shining it toward the sky at night will reveal a that the sky is filled with particles. This is the colloidal Al particles settling to earth. You will breath these particles and they will affect your brain and your lymph system along with plants that you eat, I.e. corn.

Last night, I checked into a sleep study in Cleveland, Tn. The sky was hazy. This morning my car windows were covered. I thought it was just dew. Nope, my wipers could not remove the coating as it was greasy. I had to spray my car windows to clear them.

My research has shown that this Al compound affects your brain and your lymph system as well as the garden we grow every year. All this garbage sprayed into the air has to come home, and it does.

My message is not to take my word, but research for yourself and watch the sky. You ain't dumb and can see this stuff for yourself. I encourage you to do just that.

Out of spit. ======ORH=======

Ingredients You Should Avoid
Posted by KT (Usa) on 11/22/2016

Dear EC,

Just thought I would share two ingredients that are on the FDA's GRAS (Generally Recognized As Safe) list but I believe contribute to a variety of ailments that seem to increase over the holidays just due to combinations. I found them to have caused me a lot of trouble.

One is calcium chloride that is used as a firming additive in fruits to make pies. It is also used in jellies and cheeses to aid coagulation and as a firming agent in vegetables. It has been reported to cause stomach and heart disturbances. It used to be shown in the ingredients of canned carrots, potatoes and tomatoes but is no longer listed in some.

The other is calcium sulfate used as a firming additive, in yeast food and dough conditioners. Used in cement, wall plaster, and insecticides. Because it absorbs moisture and hardens quickly, its ingestion may result in intestinal obstruction. Mixed with flour, it has been used to kill rodents.

These are just two listed in "A Consumer's Dictionary of Food Additives" by Ruth Winter, M.S.

Because our food supply has been unavoidably infiltrated with GMO's I feel this makes 1 John 5:19 so true and in reality there is little difference whether canned, frozen or fresh. For me, the way food is cooked has made a difference.

Dairy cows are being fed GMO grasses and grains. This affects a variety of foodstuff.


Avoiding Plastic
Posted by Rach (Washington) on 09/29/2015
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If I drink bottled water or am exposed to a few breathfuls of outgassing plastic, like new plastic items, I get sick for three days of drowning in my own lung mucus and tingling all over, fatigue, stomachache, pain in my bones, etc. For six years I thought I was sensitive to milk (and juice, and everything else liquid bottled) but when I started drinking organic powdered colostrum, even in large quantities, I get no reaction from it. Not even mucus production problems. But I get excessive mucus production from plastic. I am POSITIVELY SURE it's the plastic. I've tracked my reactions back to plastic so many times...


General Feedback
Posted by Lila (Calgary, Alberta, Canada) on 09/28/2012

Fresh air and pure organic baking soda absolutely turns my severe itching, head-pain, dizziness and lethargy, etc. (from chemicals)... Off! I absolutely believe that God provides everyone with simple, simple, inexpensive methods to handle anything. This certainly has been true for me. 1)Metaphors in all health issues and 2)I show my appreciation for the gift of Life and freedom and prosperity and every detail in my life by simple, humble, quiet obedience and Gratitude (shown best by being extavagantly generous to the Least of our Brothers 'n Sisters on earth) and 3)ACV & soda & simple diet of mostly raw/mostly vegetables works wonders 4) Learn to control your thoughts & feelings. 5)Patience with the LORD's timing in all things.

I listen for inspiration particular to my situation. The LORD surely takes care of me!

These have worked wonderfully in my life ...

Just some ideas that might ring true for you.


Hemp Seed Powder and Kelp Powder
Posted by Anon (Anon) on 12/10/2013
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I think I inhaled too much bleach fumes one day. After more than a week of coughing and feeling sick, and having really bad breath, I finally took a few tablespoons of hemp seed powder and a teaspoon of kelp powder in water. Doing that once or twice a day for a few days appears to have solved the problem. It's been a few weeks and the bad breath and sick feeling are long gone. It was probably the kelp more than the hemp seed from what I've read about kelp. Aspirin tends to give me bad breath, too, like it's too strong for me.


Chemical Sensitivity Remedies
Posted by Notdefeated (Radford, Va) on 02/04/2014

Joy, I read your post on MCS but ti didn't help me. I am glad you are feeling better (cleansing you new house) but what about when you go out in public---don't you get ill breathing stuff (as in perfumes) in public? can't even go to church because I smell junk that people are wearing. Now my church chose to put down new carpet. Carpets are loaded with formaldehyde. Do you take any kind of all natural supplements or anything. This MCS that I have has caused Tinnitus really bad and getting worse. Specialists just look at me like I'm crazy and tell me to learn to live with the MCS and Tinnitus. I am soooooo miserable but refuse to be defeated. :-(

Thanks,

Not Defeated


Chemical Sensitivity Remedies
Posted by Fran (Ireland) on 09/25/2018

Thank you so much for this suggestion about Pitta imbalance- really appreciated.

I've been struggling the past two years and tried all sorts now. Past life therapy, allergy testing, food sensitivity testing, hypnosis, NLP. I've tried all sorts of immune support and Diatomaceous Earth (food grade). I have tried Homeopathic remedies. I have ended up losing the life I had - not only the dyed hair and the healthy smile and the few extra pounds but partner, friends, social life. I have ended up looking pretty awful. I can't use toothpaste anymore nevermind hair dye and I can smell detergent off curtains that haven't been washed in it for over a year. I can't deal with more than one food smell on a plate. I lost friends and family think I'm crazy.

Hormones definitely impact- my sense of smell gets more intense just before my period. I was given Allergy medication at the beginning and they made everything worse- take a look at the 'may cause' in any of the medications you currently use. Also- I don't know if this helps any of you- I saw an ENT specialist- he said that Migraines could cause Hyperosmia - now I get headaches from exposures but wouldn't have classed them as migraines as they were like a dull hangover. Apparently you can have a migraine that causes increased smell and nausea without the actual headache. He is sending me for an MRI and looking to rule out Multiple Sclerosis.

I feel for all of you and I hope that you all get increasing relief.


General Feedback
Posted by Rachel (Stanwood, Wa USA) on 03/06/2013

I don't have it as bad as you, but I have a really bad breathing problem from chemical sensitivities and sulfur sensitivities and everyone stinks and I can't go anywhere there are people or in stores either. I have horrible life threatening "asthma attacks" diagnosed as "severe persistent asthma" constantly, like clockwork all day, all night, every few hours. People smell so bad I can't go near them. I don't know how they can stand themselves. What the poor animals must think of stinky humans with their good noses!

What I have learned is that to help the adrenal glands and cortisol levels get better and to counteract really bad inflammation--bee venom. There is an Australian bee venom honey. You could look up "bee venom honey" and probably find it pretty easy. I use a local bee venom honey from Oregon, USA for my lung inflammation, but over the past month and a half I have been using live honeybees because they are more potent and I can't eat that much honey! It is called bee venom therapy or bee sting therapy. It doesn't hurt as bad as the inflammation all the time! It only stings for a minute, and then the pain feels better. Ice before the sting helps. Bee venom is used in MS and Arthritis as well. It promotes the production of cortisol in the body and apparently heals adrenalin glands. I don't think it will help all your problems, as you have a very serious case of chemical sensitivities, but if you have inflammation, it will help lots (unless of course, you are allergic to bees--don't eat the venom honey if that is the case).

I also recommend a very powerful chemical absorbing air cleaner. There are chemicals being sprayed in your country as well as mine called stratospheric aerosol geoengineering chemicals and they are so bad they are making those of us with chemical sensitivities and asthma suffer far worse than we would without them. The problem is everywhere (I believe there was a protest in Australia against the chemical spray recently) and that is why a powerful air cleaner is so important. Since you are not able to go indoors, it would be a good idea to get a gas mask. I wear one to the grocery store, or anywhere else I go, though I rarely leave home anymore, and am lucky to have a home with good air filtration. You may be able to tolerate a home if you use good air filtration in it. A gas mask will help to filter your air atleast some of the time. You'll get funny looks, but who cares what those stinky people think? Get a good gas mask, not a chinsy little thing.

I think detox is the only rout out of this chemical sensitivity horror, and alkalizing your body with very pure alkaline food and filtered water is very important. Lemons in your water may help, if you can get good organic lemons. There is no other way I am aware of, as food is difficult to tolerate, I know. I'm sorry you are suffering so much. This careless human-poisoned world has really destroyed many of our lives.


Dynamic Neural Retraining System
Posted by John (Minneapolis, MN ) on 09/18/2022
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Do not believe there is no cure for mcs. I had it for 15 years and was getting worse every day... could smell chemicals from great distances that would rock my world and not in a good way. Isolated from friends, family, and the entire world. Dynamic Neural Retraining System (DNRS) $300. program of C.D. and workbook worked for me and many others. After one month, I went into a hardware store and cried when it did not bother me. I Quickly recovered and no longer have any issues.

DNRS is a program that allows one to stop the insidious super sensitivity to everything. Actually your brain is protecting you from future damage caused by an overexposure event to a chemical or long term exposure. That is why so many get nowhere even after changing lifestyle, diet, detoxing etc. Once you understand how to change the 'high alert" that our brain uses to protect us from chemicals, you will go back to your everyday affairs without even remembering how awful life once was. Please please make this the very next thing you check out and do.


Reader Q&A
Posted by Mama to Many (TN) on 02/22/2019

Dear Geraldine,

I would try some internal remedies to help your body deal with stressors. Nettle and burdock come to mind first. Nettle and burdock are blood purifiers and nettle is highly nutritive. Nettle and burdock are easy to make into a daily tea. I buy them each by the pound. To make an infusion I put 3 tablespoons of the nettle leaf and 2 teaspoons of the burdock root into a canning jar. I pour a quart of boiling water over them at night. In the morning, I strain out the herbs and drink the tea throughout the day. I have seen these herbs, taken regularly over time heal chronic problems and the problems did not come back. But as Rome was not built in a day it takes faithful use of these things to see results.

I hope you begin to feel better soon! ~Mama to Many~


Detoxing from Chemtrails
Posted by Miss S (Ohio) on 02/26/2022

Agreed, disgusted by this chemtrail. Living in 7 different states, all same things, planes everywhere dutifully spraying toxins on all over us. I wonder how we the people can force them to stop spraying?


Meth Chemical Exposure
Posted by 111laker111 (Guelph, Ontario, Canada) on 06/06/2013

Hello all, my wife and I have lived above a Meth lab for quite a while and have finally as of this month been able to move. The reason I write now is that we are still experiencing the symptoms from when we lived above the lab though not as intently. The symptoms were pressure in the head mainly the sinus cavities top of the head, dizziness, disoriented, buzzing in feet legs and chest, headaches, memory loss, a feeling like something has gripped the back of your head where the neck meets the skull and squeezed as hard as possible, and ringing in the ears.

My current symptoms are now pressure in the head (mostly sinus cavities headaches, extreme nausea and ringing in the ears which never goes away just gets lower and louder and it's hard to keep food down. I can still smell the ammonia on some of our furnature mainly leather couch and bed I have sprayed them a number of times with 3 parts vinagar 1 part water (seems to have helped a little) I am now hyper sensitive to ammonia. I can't get near our cats litter box without a headache and we keep it clean. My question is will this go away or is it permanent damage and is there anything that might ease these symptoms? I had been eating 600 mg ibuprophens and aceteminaphen to combat the headaches. we were exposed to this 24/7 for a very long time some of the chems I could identify are: Ammonia, Acetone, red phosphoure, and I am assuming ephidrine and phseodoephidrine since they boiled most of it out of some sort of gelcaps leaving a burning rubber smell.

I forgot to mention we had the runs for months till we were finaly able to move also exposed to ether and who knows what other chemicals. It has been a nightmare. Can anyone give me any advice on setting ourselves on the road to recovery? All answers greatly appreciated.

Meth Chemical Exposure
Posted by Trudyg (Waynesboro, Va, Usa) on 06/07/2013

To remove odors from furniture, you can try sprinkling baking soda (maybe under & between cushions). It absorbs odor, also you can try leaving bowls of baking soda around (on a windowsill behind the curtain?). I had a room that had a musty smell and I grated up a bar of Fels Naptha soap, left it in an open bowl in the room and next day the room smelled fresh--like the soap, but fresh and clean. Odor gone and the soap smell also went away once the room was open. I use homemade detergent made with Fels Naptha and it cleans well and leaves no chemical coating behind.


Meth Chemical Exposure
Posted by Sammy (Florida) on 09/15/2014

FELS NAPTHA SOAP, Was reading posts here, A year ago someone said this was a good soap to use for homemade laundry soap. DO NOT USE THIS SOAP, THIS is what caused my MCS. My wife made this soap, which is all over the internet about how cheap it is to make, after wearing the clothes for 3 months had a rash break out, This is when my MCS started, now all chemicals mess me up, Been 2 1/2 years, have to avoid all chemicals now. PLEASE DO NOT USE FELS NAPTHA SOAP


Meth Chemical Exposure
Posted by Amb (Folsom, Usa) on 02/17/2015

Hi, I too was exposed to chemicals through my job. Here's something that will greatly help you, but you must stick with this. You need to detox your body and rid it of the chemicals. First, start by taking Organic Apple Cider Vinager. Make sure it's from a herbal shop, and not pasteurized, you want the good medicinal properties in it. Take 1 tsp. In the morning and another tsp in the evening. It does not taste good, so pour it into apple juice and drink it fast like a shot. It is powerful. If you take it for a few weeks you will see a huge difference. Do not let it stay on your teeth because the acidity can remove your enamel. Next, you will need a blood cleaner. I suggest yellow dock. You can also find this at a vitamin shoppe or herbal store. Do not buy from GNC. Finally, each morning make a fruit smoothy. Buy mixed frozen berries, half cup yogurt, 3/44 cup of kale, 1 banana, ice, 1cup milk, and fill the rest with water. The kale will detox your entire body. This will taste good, help you lose weight, and bring your body back.


Avoiding Plastic
Posted by Jan (Canada) on 07/05/2017

Mike: No two people are alike. Simply because 'you' do not react to plastic, does not mean someone else doesn't. Even my cat was allergic to any form of plastic. I am allergic to chlorine, yet most people still drink chlorinated water, whereas I become very ill from it. Comments like yours are designed to invalidate what a person is experiencing. Let's try to encourage people to keep going when challenged. Agree?

Hope you're still in good health.


Avoiding Plastic
Posted by Barbara (Aiken, South Carolina) on 07/06/2017 23 posts

Jan, I am in complete agreement. Plastics are chemical based and there is no way chemicals cannot leach into contents packaged in them. People are too trusting as I once was, that the corporations would do nothing to harm consumers. Plastics are for convenient for consumers and saving the companies money. Lightweight for consumer use as well as the shipping of items. I had to change brands of organic coconut oil when the company went from glass jars to plastic. My cats' dishes are all glass as are my dishes. Old ways are better ways. The only thing I have not been able to get rid of are plastic garbage bags and even those are toxic for the landfill.


General Feedback
Posted by Lana (Sweden) on 08/30/2013

I would recommend 2 things- Faster EFT and Dynamic Neural Retraining System. Avoiding life is NEVER an answer. We were born to live, eat and enjoy life, not hide. Go get healthy and enjoy, have fun, and eat good food. There is a cure. Also, Marshal Protocol is helpful. Good luck from a survivor who now both enjoys perfumes, alcohol and can stand smokey bars (lived isolated for years before..)


General Feedback
Posted by Charity (Faithville, Usa) on 09/26/2017

Your body's many cries for water book by Dr.Batmanghelidj changed my life forever. I was allergic to everything. Water is held in place by minerals and when the electrolytes are out of balance from stress or diet then the body produces histamine .


Neutralizing a Chemical Environment
Posted by Mike62 (Denver) on 03/13/2014

Helen: Enzymes neutralize environmental toxins. The nutrients in food have more protons than electrons. The nutrients in enzymes have more electrons than protons. The electricity reduces complex toxins to simple molecules that are inert. Activated barley has enzymes with the highest energies, followed by home made sprouts and ferments. Raw organic produce has enzymes.


Toxic Chemical Exposure
Posted by Organic Gardener (Louisiana, Usa) on 01/21/2014

During renovation of an adjacent apartment, I was recently exposed to extremely high levels of a VOC, specifically toluene. Prior to this incident, I was very healthy. The exposure occurred over a period of four days. I am now experiencing dizziness, wheezing, nose bleeds, burning inside nostrils, tightness in chest, frequent urination, diarrhea and kidney pain. Any advice will be appreciated.

Toxic Chemical Exposure
Posted by Gail M. (Pa) on 06/26/2021

Everyone's advice is great. I would also flush my body with vitamin C, 20 grams a day. Read Linus Pauling. He got the Nobel prize for bit C research.


Meth Chemical Exposure
Posted by Oscar (Syracuse, New York) on 06/06/2013

Dear laker from Canada, I don`t see how you can go wrong with drinking a lot of good quality water to detoxify you, and your family's bodies. I use distilled water and recommend it. Other than that some moderate use of vitamins and a healthy diet can only help and not harm you. Hopefully you and your family can fully recover from this poisoning by volatile organic compounds of unknown to me types. I don't know what chemicals are used to make these drugs you refered to. I think acetone is one of them. This acetone is hard on the liver as are most of these chemicals. The B vitamins taken in moderate dosages should help with liver damage... Oscar


Meth Chemical Exposure
Posted by Mama To Many (Middle, Tennessee, Usa) on 06/06/2013

I am so sorry about your suffering and so glad you got out of that house!

Activated charcoal powder is very helpful in detoxifying your body from chemicals. You can take capsules or tablets or drink charcoal powder in water. You can put a cup of it into a bath. (Not easy to clean up, but it will let the charcoal adsorb the poisons through your skin. ) Here is a link to how it helps with chemical poisoning. If your symtoms worsen with charcoal use, use less and build up to more. When using charcoal, remember it will get out drugs as well--including over the counter drugs and prescription meds. So, do not take it within two hours of medication.

http://www.charcoalremedies.com/benzene_poisoning

Another thing you can do to help detox your liver is castor oil poultices. Here is earth clinic's link to how to do that. It really does help!

https://www.earthclinic.com/remedies/castor_oil.html

It is important to drink a lot of water to help your body get rid of toxins. At least a half a gallon day. This could be your charcoal water or you could make a detoxifying drink with raw organic apple cider vinegar.

- 1/2 gallon pure water
- 1/4 cup raw unpaturized apple cider vinegar
- 1/4 cup honey
- 10 drops organic lemon essential oil (Optional but delicious.)

If you mix a gallon of this a day (it will have to start out hot to melt the honey) you and your wife should drink it all during the day.

Eat as well as you can--avoid sugar, aspartame, MSG, etc. If you can juice organic carrots that would be a concentrated addition of nutrients to your diet, as would 1 T. Of blackstrap molasses.

It is important to keep your system moving to keep the toxins moving out. Charcoal can cause constipation if you are not getting enough water. Blackstrap is good for constipation.

Keep us posted and let us know how you are doing.

~ Mama to Many ~


Meth Chemical Exposure
Posted by Trudyg (Xxxxx, Yyy) on 06/08/2013

I don't see why not. I would grate up the soap and sprinkle it throughout the drawers, etc, then vacuum up. You know, crumpled up newspaper absorbs odors and dampness. Cheap (from Hints from Heloise)


Avoiding Plastic
Posted by KT (, The Usa) on 05/22/2013

Been wondering if a lot of ailments here could be caused by foods and beverages packaged in plastic. I feel we have become desensitized to this possibility. There are toxins in the plastic that can leach into whatever is packaged. Especially milk. We only get milk in glass bottles and have had to convert to 2% because of learning what the dairy cows are being fed. There is "microwavable" plastic (which I have never trusted or used). I've NEVER trusted cooking in the microwavable plastic bags. I always use clear glass casseroles. I would just be guessing that a lot of complaints are really caused by ingestion of the toxins in or exposure to plastic but it makes sense to me. I went to a store yesterday that I rarely go to and could not stay in the corner where they had all of the bread. (I was trying to read ingredients) All in plastic and the fumes were just overwhelming. I left with a headache but as soon as I got outside in fresh air the headache went away. Ingredients bring up another issue. Practically everything contains corn and/or soy two GMO's that could be tearing down our ability to resist environmental factors. Just because something is declared "safe" doesn't make it so.

Chemical Sensitivity Remedies
Posted by Joy (Battleground, Wash) on 05/14/2013

We MOVED and that was stressful and joyous but dehydrating as we worked hard. We got into our new house and my arms and legs were falling alseep with tingling. My brain was foggy and forgetful. I started getting more indigestion and bloating. I thought it might only last a short time so I spread baking soda around and lit some candles, unscented ones. I put a cotton lightweight covering over my head while I slept at night. Days went by as our new home was gassing out from carpets-paint-texture-caulk-plastics-cabinet stains-rubber pad-you name it.

A month later, my tingling was slowing down but my stress was still up depleting my hydration system. My digestion was getting worse and found I had less tolerance to my regular food. Little did I know but it took a tole on my immune system, as sickness in a family can, or even planning a detailed vacation. Nurture yourself, eat right, learn about your body. Water can save you a lot of grief, allergies, sinus pain, body pain, simple truths to be your best everyday and gain some ground on your health.

Love, Joy

General Feedback
Posted by Robyn (Melbourne, Australia) on 09/17/2012

Im now on the street with nowhere for food or shower. It is being painted. I don't see too many posts on this site of others with sensitivities so bad they cant go near people, inside buildings because they're so toxic. No detoxing has made a difference. No remedy has. Supplementing my cortisol because my adrenals don't work hasnt made a difference. Severe physical pain is one thing, the extreme loneliness and boredom is another, but being bashed with toxins all day long is just too much. If I havent been able to fix it by now I don't think I have any chance. I still dont know what Im treating. Thank you for the support I have had here because you dont get it anywhere else.

General Feedback
Posted by Lisa (Thousand Oaks, Ca, Usa) on 09/17/2012

Hi Robyn, Did you ever get yourself on the stem cell therapy list? I know you sounded disheartened that you would be the first one being treated for this issue. And you felt a bit like it was experimental. On a certain level it is but they are being used successfully for so many issues. Ask if they are using your own mesenchymal stem cells and can they take them from your blood rather than your fat. In speaking with others who have also gone for stem cell therapy, we felt a lot of trepidation because there isn't a lot of information regarding it. Honestly, I was nervous but took the plunge because my hips were unbearably painful. I don't regret it one bit! I am almost completely back to normal. Carolyn's friend also was successful in his treatment and he was very scared about it and almost cancelled the whole thing. He did it anyway since the doctors said there was no hope for him. It sounds like you are pretty down. And feel rather hopeless. Why not try it. You just might see a turn around. Blessings on you, Lisa


Watch for Products
Posted by Sharon (Salt Lake City, Ut) on 03/24/2012
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WARNING!

At 50, I've been very lucky to not be afflicted with any allergies but very recently I've started one!!!! I'm allergic to regular laundry detergent which I understand now is common BUT I've also gained another intolerance which seems less common. After using a Cottonelle toilet wipe when visiting a friends house.... I quickly (same day) broke out in a itchy rash. I know it was the wipe because the rash traces where I applied it. At night it's worse of course. As well, any hint of regular detergent (not perfume/dye free) in my underwear or jeans will also cause this itchy rash.

In short, the chemicals in most everyday cleaning products, detergents, toilet wipes are making me crazy not to mention unhealthy. I have since figured out to ACV, epsom salt in a bath to relieve the itch... It really doesn't matter the dosage... Just pour some into your shallow bath water. But more importantly, we all need to rebel/write these product makers and insist they stop putting unneccesary dyes/perfumes/chemicals in our everyday products. I now stick to clear/free EVERYTHING!

Plastics
Posted by Francisca (Zug, Switzerland) on 02/16/2012

Maybe some of you are interested in this article.... this has been known for a while but only the risk of cancer, not diabetes and obesity!

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2102003/Chemical-used-plastics-food-containers-linked-obesity-diabetes.html

But the bottom line is: the risks are everywhere! We can try to minimize them but it is almost impossible! Maybe you would be interested in reading a book I am reading at the moment: The Great Food Gamble by John Humphrys. The author is British so the book is more about the British reality but in the end the British reality is nowadays, in the globalized world, the reality of many other countries! The book is very well written and will give you a fright, trust me..... Worth reading if you care about the food you eat! Many times I had tears in my eyes! Read and weep.....


Watch for Products
Posted by Maria (Gippsland, Australia) on 06/13/2011

Debbie I looked for a chemical free mattress and bought a wool mattress. It was great for a while but it ended up with large dents. Probably because it did not get turned over enough, not only suffering from MCS but CFS thus just changing the sheets was an effort. In looking for another chemical free mattress I came across (on the internet) a guy who makes them himself. He is at Buffalo, Vic. We have not got one yet but hope to buy one next year. Apparently he suffers from MCS and moved to the country and now makes chemical free mattresses. I also bought wool pillows and we have found them fine. Thanks for the link.


Watch for Products
Posted by Green (Milvich, Tx) on 10/08/2011

I've suffered from extreme sensitivities most of my life. Bright sunlight, off-gassing, carpeting, drywall, old mattresses, mold, and more mold, fumes, soaps, especially grass, and more things would make me ill or give a reaction.

I've run from lease to lease, because most apartments and affordable homes had a roof-leak at one poitn, covered up, releasing mold, which slowly poisons and is intolerable for people like us.

Here are the remedys I have found that work for me:

1 I use only Dr. Bronner's soap for both my body and hair. It makes the best shampoo! The dandruff is very well controlled. If my hair starts itching from oil-buildup, or detox, this soap fixes it right away and does not cause dandruff. It relieves it. I highly recommend this soap as shampoo! I use the tea-tree oil Dr. Bronner's soap because it seems stronger than the other types.

2 I've lived in 4 places that were mold-free and my body felt good in. The first was living in a tent in the woods. The 2nd was in a used camper that had no carpeting or drywall. The 3rd was in a 3-year old house without carpetting, with plenty of crawl-space and air flowing under the house, and no roof-leaks ever. Last, the final solution for my allergy to mold is to live in an 18-wheeler sleeper. This solves the problem of dealing with mold in the work-place too. My job is driving a clean 18-wheeler truck, and I sleep in it too. The problem of exhaust is avoidable. I park upwind of other trucks and try to park far away from the truckstops, where no one else wants to park due to the long walk. I don't idle at night. I clean my truck thoroughly and don't store chemicals, oil... In my truck. If it needs oil I'll buy some and throw the rest away. I use thick rubber gloves to fuel with, but I don't need it. Diesel fuel is relatively not that toxic, although the fumes can give me an awful headache, I am in a situation where I must breath them and cannot avoid it. If a truck nearby has bad-smelling exhaust, I'll either slow way down or speed up to stay clear of it. Plus, if it's really bad, a mold-grade 3M gas-mask will filter out anything, even mold.

So, that's my solution and it has worked well for me. I would not recommend anyone with MCS haul reefer. I hate parking next to trucks with tripacks, but if they pull up beside me at night, usually, all I have to do is pull forward 6 feet and I'm fine.

The air ionizers like the xj2000, are great if you have to live with wall-2-wall carpeting. They help to neutralize the toxicity of carpet fumes. Also, if you have carpeting, you MUST vacuum them often. Start vacuuming every square inch of carpetting, including under the bed, many times a day until the carpetting does not cause an allergic reaction. Then you can back off to once a week, but vacuuming is a must for MCS sufferers. I would usually breath through a sock or something while vacuuming, cause a constant stream of snot will flow, to catch the particles raised up by the vacuum cleaner & carpet, but that small moment of suffering will pay off greatly.

The ONLY solution to a moldy house is to get the hell out fast. Forget the lease. Go.

NAET can help.

Superfoods like spirulina, chlorella, ALA and fulvic minerals are all great for building up the immune-system, and enabling the body to detox that crap that causes the MCS, but the main thing is to first get to a non-toxic environment. I've had to sleep on the patio before, as far away from the grass & soil as possible, outside under the stars, with mosquitos biting & all. I'd rather do that than sleep in a moldy house. The only problem is the chemtrails and lets face it, all of us with MCS know that those chemtrails are toxic. It's conspiracy fact for us. The 3M mold-grade gas-mask works great, but it's tough to sleep with. I don't know what to do about chemtrails, but there are devices that get rid of them, but building them can have it's own problems.

Sweating and saunas are great for detoxing also. I've had great success with a fulvic-mineral solution product quickly eliminating mold-based headaches. It's called Trucker's Choice Turbo Charge, but taking too much, just like taking a lot of ALA, and other super-foods will build up the immune-system so much that it sends the body into detox mode, and too much detox can feel like having the flu. And a warning regarding ALA, read up on the Andy Cutler protocal. You don't want to take that stuff without knowing what you're doing. Now Lysine supplementation will knock out any bleeding-gums, cold-sores, sore-throat, voice-loss... Mouth-related detox reactions one may get from the body trying to detox the oral tissues, or detox through the oral-detox pathways. I've had to take 15 grams of Lysine in one day (spread out throughout the day of course) recently to get my lips to heal up.

Detoxing is great, but the main thing with MCS is get the hell away from the toxins. Read up on Hulda Clark's books on hygiene and how to clean up your home. Get rid of all things with a fragrance. My only fragrance I wear is rose-water. I eat it & wear it. It heals emotions. Best of luck to all! Feel free to update me on how these things help you as you put them into practice. I know they worked for me.


Watch for Products
Posted by Green (Ft. Birch, Tx) on 10/08/2011

About buying a matress, forget about mattresses, couches, and anything with cushions or pillows, since they cannot be washed.

Hulda Clark mentions this in her cleaning protocol. If you cannot wash it in hot-water, trash it.

I bought a flat wooden board, one used for flooring, aired it out in the sun outside, put some sheets and blankets over it and slept on it. It worked great once it was off-gassed. Elevating it from the floor with cinder-blocks is a good idea too, but keep the board flat. My chiropractor told me, and it's true, that sleeping on a flat board is the best thing for your back. You won't need a chiropractor if you do this. A wadded up blanket makes a fine pillow too. The things MCS people use need to be washable in the hottest water, with a little bleach, and completely dryable, and mattresses do not do this. I've also slept on a concrete porch in a fenced-in back-yard. To hell with snakes & roaches. I did have ants bother me one night, though, and plenty of mosquitos. Flat surfaces work great. MCS sufferers have to eliminate toxins, especially where they sleep. The body goes in to deep deep detox mode during sleep and the environment must be very clean, or we will suffer extra during the day. If only there were a gas-mask with a big enough carbon-filter, so we could sleep in perfectly pristine air. It would be so helpful for us, but until then, avoid matresses until you can build up the immune system to a point where it can eliminate the toxins that cause the MCS, and withstand sleeping on matresses.


Magnesium, Zinc, Selenium, Molybdenum
Posted by Wendy (Phoenix) on 07/27/2021

How much did you take? I am using Dr Dean's minerals and magnesium now, it has all of that in them. I'm just not sure I'm getting enough. Thanks, Wendy


Magnesium, Zinc, Selenium, Molybdenum
Posted by Rosa (New york) on 01/23/2023

Hi there. I hope you are doing well. I have a few questions:
I dont understand something: did you take them all at the same day?
What about when you alternated them? how did you do it? Did you do it for two weeks?
How many mg each per day?
Thanks.


Magnesium, Zinc, Selenium, Molybdenum
Posted by Rosa (NY) on 08/17/2023

How much did you take from each or just the recommended dose in the bottles?


Reader Q&A
Posted by Geraldine (United States) on 02/22/2019
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I have had Multiple Chemical Sensitivity for many years now. Doctors are stumped. My symptoms are: 1) Wedge tight ears (hearing, feels like someone has their fingers tight in my ears) can't hear good. 2) Off balance, not dizzy, just feeling of falling) 3) Extremely dry, burning, bloody spots (small) when I can blow my nose with very little drainage. 4) Get real sick when I smell chemicals. I also have GERD and was told the acid damaged my hearing. (Tinnitus maybe they said) Hearing loss. 5) Smelling is so bad I can't even use difussers with pure organic essential oils. They make me worse. O, how I need guidance to supplements that may help. Anyone? Anything? Please help me.

Neutralizing a Chemical Environment
Posted by Helen (Johannesburg, South Africa) on 03/13/2014

Hi, is there any way of neutalizing chemical exposure in the enviroment i.e. when the chemical has invaded your living space?

Toxic Chemical Exposure
Posted by Timh (Ky, Usa) on 01/22/2014 2048 posts

Organic Gardener: I would recommend Lipospheric Vit-C between meals fallowed by NAC 1grm 1hr latter daily for at least 2 weeks. During meal take a Broad spectrum Multivitamin/Mineral plus Multicaroitinoid Complex supplement. Drink much Green Tea. Pine Bark or Grapeseed Extract will also help. Detox Foot Pads are very effective in removing Zenobiotics and Heavy Metals. I would recommend a 50 pack from whole-sellers on Ebay.com.

It appears as if you may have already had some preconditions going on so do be committed to this detox as your health could easily spiral downwards. Here is a link https://www.earthclinic.com/cures/detoxification.html w/ lots of info.



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