You haven’t been feeling well for a very long time. You just don’t have the energy you used to have, your allergies seem to act up all the time, your headaches have become chronic, your joints and muscles hurt most of the time for no reason, and sometimes you have this tight feeling around your chest for no apparent reason. You’ve gone to your doctor, who ran some basic blood work, and told you nothing was wrong, you don’t have Mono, you don’t have Lyme’s Disease, etc. You think you’re crazy, but on a deeper level, you know you’re not making this stuff up, you really do feel terrible. You continue searching for a diagnosis, maybe even going to a holistic doctor or an environmental physician. Neither of these doctors think you’re crazy. Instead, you’re diagnosed with Multiple Chemical sensitivity, also called MCS. Now you need to know what is MCS, how did you get it, and what can you do to feel better?
Multiple Chemical Sensitivities (MCS) is a medical condition characterized by debilitating chemical sensitivities. This is a very difficult diagnosis to make, and should only be diagnosed by a trained physician, such as an environmental physician. Multiple chemical sensitivity, or MCS, as it is sometimes referred to, is still under debate for some in the medical communit. Some doctors question whether it exists, while others acknowledge that this is a medical disorder triggered by exposures to chemicals in the environment. This often begins with a short-term, severe chemical exposure, such as a chemical spill, including household cleaners, or a longer-term low level exposure, such as a poorly ventilated office, vapors or skin exposure from your weekly used home cleaning products, perfumed body care products & perfumes. Read the rest of this entry »
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You’ve just been diagnosed with multiple Chemical sensitivity, also called MCS. You’re not really sure what MCS means, let alone how you got it, or where you can go for proper treatment. Or, you know you’ve been sick for awhile, and no doctor seems to be able to give you an answer as to what’s wrong, so, you’re left on your own to try and figure out what is wrong with you. This article is designed to provide you with a list of medical resources regarding the disease Multiple Chemical Sensitivity. Whether you are sure that you have MCS, or are looking for a physician who can properly diagnose you, the list at the end should provide you with some great resources to help you get started.
Each day, more and more people are unknowingly exposed to toxic chemicals through their personal care products and household cleaning products. In our homes we find ourselves applying these products which contain toxic ingredients to our skin, the largest organ in our bodies. And we are breathing the scent and fumes from household cleaning products, further exposing our bodies to toxic ingredients that affect our health in very negative ways.
It’s only Wednesday, but your body feels like it’s Friday night, 10pm. You’re exhausted, and everything you own hurts, from your 10 little piggies to the top of your head. You’re balancing your checkbook in your head, figuring out the food shopping list, and dreading the weekend cleaning and chores. As you slip into bed, wondering if you can shut your brain off long enough to get a few hours of sleep, you realize your feet really do hurt, your back is quite sore, and your neck and shoulders are stiff as a board, holding all of your tension. Great, now what do you do?
We all want our homes and workplaces to smell good. We subconsciously let scents directly affect our mood. Typically, this is a good thing, except when we are inhaling toxic cancer causing chemicals disguised as innocent air fresheners. Many health hazards were discussed in part 2 of this series. If you have not yet read it, I encourage you to do so before reading about the safe, organic, non toxic choices below. 
Air fresheners are a huge business. We all want our homes, cars and workplaces to smell fresh and clean, vibrant or relaxing. So, when we’re shopping and smell a fragrance like vanilla, or one that reminds us of our childhood home or garden, instinctively we reach for it and put it in our cart, because the smell made us happy, or maybe relaxed. Not once do we stop to read the list of ingredients in that scented candle or spray air freshener. After all, if it says “vanilla” or “lavender”, we expect we are in fact smelling real vanilla or lavender.
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