MCS (multiple chemical sensitivity) occurs when the body’s immune and detoxification systems stop working properly. Sufferers experience a number of different symptoms following exposure to low levels of everyday chemicals - such as paints, perfumes and pesticides - e.g. their skin, lungs or nervous system may be affected. As MCS worsens,...
Hi, I am a woman in her sixties, and have been living with a kind of generalized super-sensitivity for much of my life. It is like living in a world where the majority of people seem to be blissfully unaware of the soup of hazards and toxins that they live...
You can find out if you have chemical intolerance by answering these 3 questions from Hoffman TILT’s Brief Environmental Exposure and Sensitivity Inventory (BREESI): Do you feel sick when you are exposed to tobacco smoke, certain fragrances, nail polish/remover, engine exhaust, gasoline, air fresheners, pesticides, paint/thinner, fresh tar/asphalt, cleaning supplies,...
Did you know chemical intolerance is linked to autism and ADHD? Adults in the top-10th percentile for chemical intolerance had 5.7 times the risk of having a child diagnosed with autism and 2.1 times the risk of having one diagnosed with ADHD, compared with adults in the bottom-10th percentile, according to...
I started having an intolerance to gluten around 2000. I then started to have more symptoms in 2013 through to 2015 with insomnia and I was waking up at 3 or 4am with severe anxiety, vertigo, fainting, panic attacks and Raynaud's. It was getting worse and worse. Then in 2015...
The Wellbeing Twins - Sophie & Gina My twin sister Gina and I have been suffering with ME / CFS severely for almost a decade now. Between us, we experience a lot of weird and not so wonderful symptoms and they emphasise the complexity of the immunological and neurological disease that is...
My name is Anne and I live in Melbourne Australia. I have had chemical sensitivities since 1977 after my flat was treated with insecticides due to fleas in the carpet. Over the years my chemical sensitivities have gradually become worse due to infections, dental treatment , stress and most recently...
May is MCS Awareness month around the world. It is a great opportunity to raise awareness of this often misrepresented illness and to raise funds for the cause. This year we are sharing stories of people living with MCS and how it has impacted them. Sophie and Gina's story Anne's...
Everything we eat, drink, breathe or absorb through our skin has to be processed and eliminated by our bodies. Anything like this that is foreign to the body is called a xenobiotic, and when we refer to toxins in Environmental Illness, we are usually talking about xenobiotics. In cases of...
The Government are planning to install Smart Meters in every home and workplace in the UK by 2019 to provide real-time monitoring of your gas, electricity and water. Some areas have already started installation. The meters will transmit your information (how and what you’re using) approximately every 30 minutes to...
