Comments on: Two tales about safe housing for the chemically sensitive http://www.thecanaryreport.org/2009/11/16/two-tales-about-safe-housing-for-the-chemically-sensitive/ A blog and social network about Multiple Chemical Sensitivity Tue, 16 Mar 2010 00:46:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: linda http://www.thecanaryreport.org/2009/11/16/two-tales-about-safe-housing-for-the-chemically-sensitive/comment-page-1/#comment-16485 linda Wed, 09 Dec 2009 22:14:14 +0000 http://www.thecanaryreport.org/?p=8160#comment-16485 Hi Kevin, I'm glad you are learning that just because someone says something is green, doesn't mean it is safe, because at least a couple of products advertised on your site would make a canary keel over. Life cycle assessment and complete honesty about materials used is a canary requirement. If you are willing to help us find safe materials, not just less toxic ones, then you are at the leading edge of a growing industry. Hi Kevin, I’m glad you are learning that just because someone says something is green, doesn’t mean it is safe, because at least a couple of products advertised on your site would make a canary keel over.
Life cycle assessment and complete honesty about materials used is a canary requirement. If you are willing to help us find safe materials, not just less toxic ones, then you are at the leading edge of a growing industry.

]]> By: Kevin Royce / ECO Building Resource http://www.thecanaryreport.org/2009/11/16/two-tales-about-safe-housing-for-the-chemically-sensitive/comment-page-1/#comment-16481 Kevin Royce / ECO Building Resource Wed, 09 Dec 2009 20:14:20 +0000 http://www.thecanaryreport.org/?p=8160#comment-16481 Not wanting to offend anyone by marketing our business but wanting to inform suffers of MCS we are here to assist if we can. I opened ECO Building Resource 2-1/2 years ago to address the Green building movement in Ontario only to learn we are not as Green as we claim to be. Through this I have met numerous people with all kinds of sensitivities. These wonderful people have come to us in search of products to use in and around their homes that will reduce the impact on their quality of life. If we can assist you or someone you know in a search for less toxic build products please contact us at 905-841-3535 or info@eco-building.ca Kevin Not wanting to offend anyone by marketing our business but wanting to inform suffers of MCS we are here to assist if we can.
I opened ECO Building Resource 2-1/2 years ago to address the Green building movement in Ontario only to learn we are not as Green as we claim to be. Through this I have met numerous people with all kinds of sensitivities. These wonderful people have come to us in search of products to use in and around their homes that will reduce the impact on their quality of life. If we can assist you or someone you know in a search for less toxic build products please contact us at 905-841-3535 or info@eco-building.ca Kevin

]]> By: Bobby http://www.thecanaryreport.org/2009/11/16/two-tales-about-safe-housing-for-the-chemically-sensitive/comment-page-1/#comment-15153 Bobby Wed, 18 Nov 2009 02:48:00 +0000 http://www.thecanaryreport.org/?p=8160#comment-15153 I'm not familiar with the Martin Pall stuff but it sounds similar to Sherry Roger's book "No more heartburn". It deals with heartburn in the beginning but then goes on to address leaky gut, Candida, etc. I've been using it as my "Holy Grail to EI" for the last couple of years. I was at Dr. Rea's clinic in 96 with breast cancer again and going through all his testing. I met a couple of her patients and saw one of her books (Wellness against all odds). Between the two books, using her detox methods and finding tests and supplements, I'm pretty much maintaining at this point. Have been going out to stores without a mask which is a major breakthrough for me. (Of course with the flu around I really should be wearing it now, of all times!!) I like her approach because if you cannot afford testing she gives alternatives. She doesn't point to any ONE thing (I call these people one theory wonders!) and acknowledges every body is different and reacts differently to everything. She gives you the names of supplements she's used with success in her MCS patients along with alternatives. This book is a great place to start if anyone is interested. I purchased it on Amazon FYI. I’m not familiar with the Martin Pall stuff but it sounds similar to Sherry Roger’s book “No more heartburn”. It deals with heartburn in the beginning but then goes on to address leaky gut, Candida, etc. I’ve been using it as my “Holy Grail to EI” for the last couple of years. I was at Dr. Rea’s clinic in 96 with breast cancer again and going through all his testing. I met a couple of her patients and saw one of her books (Wellness against all odds). Between the two books, using her detox methods and finding tests and supplements, I’m pretty much maintaining at this point. Have been going out to stores without a mask which is a major breakthrough for me. (Of course with the flu around I really should be wearing it now, of all times!!) I like her approach because if you cannot afford testing she gives alternatives. She doesn’t point to any ONE thing (I call these people one theory wonders!) and acknowledges every body is different and reacts differently to everything. She gives you the names of supplements she’s used with success in her MCS patients along with alternatives. This book is a great place to start if anyone is interested. I purchased it on Amazon FYI.

]]> By: Susie Collins http://www.thecanaryreport.org/2009/11/16/two-tales-about-safe-housing-for-the-chemically-sensitive/comment-page-1/#comment-15141 Susie Collins Tue, 17 Nov 2009 23:16:54 +0000 http://www.thecanaryreport.org/?p=8160#comment-15141 Aloha Lloyd, I'm happy to hear that you are finding some relief from your MCS. I'm a bit confused about what you mean by the Pall "tablet." Martin Pall recommends a protocol that includes many different supplements. Also, there is nothing in his work that cites leaky gut as a cause of MCS, nor have I heard that anywhere in the MCS literature (meaning the peer-reviewed studies on MCS), although digestive problems are often found in people who have MCS. Pall is very clear in his research that MCS is toxicological, caused by toxic chemical exposure, and he has identified six genes in determining susceptibility to MCS. A summary of Martin Pall's work is here http://www.thecanaryreport.org/2009/10/18/published-research-shows-multiple-chemical-sensitivity/ Aloha Lloyd, I’m happy to hear that you are finding some relief from your MCS. I’m a bit confused about what you mean by the Pall “tablet.” Martin Pall recommends a protocol that includes many different supplements. Also, there is nothing in his work that cites leaky gut as a cause of MCS, nor have I heard that anywhere in the MCS literature (meaning the peer-reviewed studies on MCS), although digestive problems are often found in people who have MCS. Pall is very clear in his research that MCS is toxicological, caused by toxic chemical exposure, and he has identified six genes in determining susceptibility to MCS. A summary of Martin Pall’s work is here http://www.thecanaryreport.org/2009/10/18/published-research-shows-multiple-chemical-sensitivity/

]]> By: Susan http://www.thecanaryreport.org/2009/11/16/two-tales-about-safe-housing-for-the-chemically-sensitive/comment-page-1/#comment-15116 Susan Tue, 17 Nov 2009 13:56:45 +0000 http://www.thecanaryreport.org/?p=8160#comment-15116 For those of us with leaky gut and MCS, would you please share the diet and the exact Pall tablet (did you mean tablets) taken? For those of us with leaky gut and MCS, would you please share the diet and the exact Pall tablet (did you mean tablets) taken?

]]> By: Lloyd http://www.thecanaryreport.org/2009/11/16/two-tales-about-safe-housing-for-the-chemically-sensitive/comment-page-1/#comment-15087 Lloyd Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:30:11 +0000 http://www.thecanaryreport.org/?p=8160#comment-15087 This MCS is such a tragedy... I'm glad that I think I'm on way out of it! Thanks to a bit of experimentation and some research it seems, at least in my case, that the ultimate cause of it for me was leaky gut (which cause nutrient deficiency), which might be (the nutrient deficiency) a common cause of MCS (although MCS being poorly understood, who knows?). So following this leaky gut friendly diet + taking Martin Pall tablet (MCS has a mind of its own, Martin Pall tablet help stop the positive feedback / self perpetuation) I think I'm getting out of it... At the very least I sure do feel much better and improve slowly! This MCS is such a tragedy…

I’m glad that I think I’m on way out of it!

Thanks to a bit of experimentation and some research it seems, at least in my case, that the ultimate cause of it for me was leaky gut (which cause nutrient deficiency), which might be (the nutrient deficiency) a common cause of MCS (although MCS being poorly understood, who knows?).
So following this leaky gut friendly diet + taking Martin Pall tablet (MCS has a mind of its own, Martin Pall tablet help stop the positive feedback / self perpetuation) I think I’m getting out of it… At the very least I sure do feel much better and improve slowly!

]]> By: linda http://www.thecanaryreport.org/2009/11/16/two-tales-about-safe-housing-for-the-chemically-sensitive/comment-page-1/#comment-15081 linda Mon, 16 Nov 2009 20:39:36 +0000 http://www.thecanaryreport.org/?p=8160#comment-15081 The Chemical -Free housing project in Ottawa Ontario has fallen through (hopefully just for the time being), but was not accessible for people with severe MCS/ES due to the need to share hallways and elevators instead of having some units with exterior private entrances, as well as the no pets rule. Many of us with severe MCS have cats (or other pets) as the only safe living beings to keep us company. The website for that project is here (with a warning that it is difficult to view if you have any vision difficulties as it is white type on black background): http://www.chemicalfreehousing.ca/ The Chemical -Free housing project in Ottawa Ontario has fallen through (hopefully just for the time being), but was not accessible for people with severe MCS/ES due to the need to share hallways and elevators instead of having some units with exterior private entrances, as well as the no pets rule. Many of us with severe MCS have cats (or other pets) as the only safe living beings to keep us company.

The website for that project is here (with a warning that it is difficult to view if you have any vision difficulties as it is white type on black background): http://www.chemicalfreehousing.ca/

]]> By: Suzanne http://www.thecanaryreport.org/2009/11/16/two-tales-about-safe-housing-for-the-chemically-sensitive/comment-page-1/#comment-15071 Suzanne Mon, 16 Nov 2009 14:01:54 +0000 http://www.thecanaryreport.org/?p=8160#comment-15071 Even the deep pockets of the Cleggs is not all that is needed, although it is a great idea to contact them. Isn't there someone in Ontario doing a project now? I will try to find out who this is. I am currently not living in my own place due to my own housing issues and am disorganized to carry the ball on this. Even the deep pockets of the Cleggs is not all that is needed, although it is a great idea to contact them. Isn’t there someone in Ontario doing a project now? I will try to find out who this is. I am currently not living in my own place due to my own housing issues and am disorganized to carry the ball on this.

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