The Living Clean Guide to Less Toxic Camping Gear (Part 1) – Vehicles
By Lisa Petrison For about five years (between 2009 and 2013), I spent most of my time on the road at campgrounds, in order to be…
The Living Clean Guide to Less-Toxic and Non-Toxic Mattress Options
Usually for those who are fleeing a moldy environment and replacing most or all of their possessions, I suggest starting off with camping mattresses. Even if…
Notes from the Road from a 24-Year-Old MCAS/Lyme Patient: “Why I Chose Mold Avoidance”
By Ana Harris I titled this post “Why I Chose Mold Avoidance,” but perhaps it would be more accurate to say that mold avoidance chose me. Truthfully,…
Recovering Indoors in South Dakota After Six Years of Homelessness: The Upton Family’s Mold-Resistant, Low-Tox Housing Success Story
By Christa Upton On April 4, 2010, I hobbled out of our moldy home, never to step foot in it again. The clothes on my back…
Following in Erik Johnson’s Footsteps: My Journey from Devastating Sickness to Eating Tacos, Drinking Booze, and Climbing Mountains
“Is anybody else noticing that this guy is healthy enough to be drinking beer and eating tacos again?” I said to myself one day. I was…
Book Review: Sara Riley Mattson’s “Camp Like A Girl”
By Lisa Petrison By Summer 2008, I thought that I had achieved as much relief from my illness as I likely was going to get. It…
My Experiments with Mold Avoidance in the Portuguese Countryside
My name is Sara. I am from Portugal and this article is about how I am living at the moment. I have been ill for over 11 years,…
Book Review: Dr. Neil Nathan’s “Mold and Mycotoxins: Current Evaluation and Treatment”
By Lisa Petrison Although a number of ME/CFS and chronic Lyme doctors are now beginning to consider the role that toxic mold may be playing in…
Which Therapies Do Improved Mold Avoiders Believe Helped Them?
Very frequently, when people who have been sick with a chronic disease report having made substantial improvements in their condition, others who also have that disease want to…
Kim Goodwin Explains How to Make a Low-VOC, Low-Cost Tent
Kim Crieger Goodwin wrote about her mold avoidance experiences in an article published on July 9, 2016 on the popular health-oriented website Honey Colony. The name…
Julie Rehmeyer and “Through The Shadowlands”
Julie Rehmeyer is a math and science journalist and ME/CFS sufferer who turned to the mold avoidance approach described in the book A Beginner’s Guide to Mold…
Cross-Contamination Overview
A very high percentage of people who have been negatively affected by toxic mold report responding negatively to even very small amounts of cross-contamination of possessions…