Resources
Aloha & Welcome!
Here’s a list of blogs and websites of special interest to people with Multiple Chemical Sensitivity.
Many of these resources also may be of interest to those wanting to live and work in a nontoxic environment.
This list is a work in progress with new links added all the time, so check back often!
The Canary Report welcomes your questions, comments & suggestions — feel free to send an email to susie(at)thecanaryreport(dot)org or leave comments on the blog.
Info on Multiple Chemical Sensitivity
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Fibromyalgia, & Chemical Sensitivity Coalition of Chicago
Disaster Preparedness for People with MCS
Gulf War Illness and the Health of Gulf War Veterans
Multiple Chemical Sensitivity (at Our Little Place)
Multiple Chemical Sensitivity (Environmental Illness Resource)
Multiple Chemical Sensitivity Research (James Madison University)
North Carolina Chemical Injury Network
Ohio Network for the Chemically Injured
The ABC of MCS (Dutch, English, German)
Blogs by Canaries (People with Multiple Chemical Sensitivity)
Adventures with Multiple Chemical Sensitivities: Tales of the Masked Avenger
CSN Blog (Chemical Sensitivity Network Blog, German with some English)
Lemon-aide: Living with Complex Chronic Illness
Living w/ Multiple Chemical Sensitivity
MCS Liga Schweiz (German)
MCS SOS (German)
Support Groups for People with Multiple Chemical Sensitivity
Chemsense (Virginia)
Ecological Health Organization (ECHO, Connecticut)
Living in a Chemical Soup (online social network)
Massachusetts Association for the Chemically Injured
MCS Danmark (Denmark)
North Carolina Chemical Injury Network
Ohio Network for the Chemically Injured
Planet Thrive (online support forum)
Blogs by Greenies (these green sites pay particular attention to chemical alternatives)
Allie’s Answers: An Eco-Friendly Site from Allie
Enviroblog: Environmental Connections to Public Health
Eco-Chick: Because Mother Earth is a Woman
Blogs by Organic Gardeners
Blogs by Organic and/or Food-Sensitive Cooks
Karina’s Kitchen (Gluten-Free Goddess)
Tips and Info on Healthy Living
10 Everyday Pollution Solutions
Aerias (Indoor Air Quality Resources)
Carcinogens at Home: Are You Chemically Sensitive? from the Cancer Prevention Coalition
Green Vacation Hub (with travel tips for people with MCS)
Guidelines for Non-Toxic Living (at Our Little Place)
Hazardous Ingredients in Household Products (Cancer Prevention Coalition)
Indoor Air Quality (Environmental Protection Agency)
Maine Indoor Air Quality Council
Moms Rising Database for Healthy Toys
National Geographic Green Guide to Vacuum CleanersPlanet Thrive
NYC Guidelines for Assessment & Remediation of Mold in Indoor Environments
Safer Construction Tips for the Environmentally Sensitive
Personal Care
Skin Deep Cosmetic Safety Database (Environmental Working Group)
Products
Lotus Organics (clothing retailer with tons of info on safe fabrics and clothing)
The Oko Box (hip, organic clothing boutique)
Environmental Health
American Academy of Environmental Health
Beyond Pesticides Daily News Blog
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation: Your Home & Your Health
Center for Health, Environment and Justice
Children’s Environmental Health Network
Environmental Health at Alltop.com
Environmental Health NewsEnvironmental Health Perspectives
Environmental Research Foundation
Grassroots Environmental Education
Maine Indoor Air Quality Council
National Pesticide Information Center
Natural Resources Defense Council
Northwest Coalition for Alternatives to Pesticides
Switchboard: Jennifer Sass’s Blog (National Resources Defense Council)
The Center for School Mold Help
The Collaborative on Health and the Environment
The Endocrine Disruption Exchange
U.S. Air Now (Current air quality in United States)
Activism
Millions Against Monsanto Campaign
Think Before You Pink (Breast Cancer Action)
Physicians & Health Care Providers
Katherine Whited, N.D., N.M.D.
Environmental Health Clinic at Women’s College Hospital, Toronto, Canada
Research & Policy
Angry Toxicologist: The Science of Public Health, Translated
Beyond Pesticides: Chemical Sensitivity and the ADA
Environmental Research Foundation
Gulf War Illness and the Health of Gulf War Veterans
Harper’s Magazine, “Toxic Inaction: Why poisonous, unregulated chemicals end up in our blood”
Multiple Chemical Sensitivity Research (James Madison University)
The above links are posted for informational purposes only. The Canary Report is not responsible for the content of external websites. The listing does not infer endorsement of the content of the external websites.
Photo: “Birds and Dots” by Lori Hutchinson