Children with Autism and Their Parents Share Chemical Intolerances
Medical researchers are finding that children with autism and their parents suffer in some of the same ways when they encounter certain chemicals in everyday products. Recently, at the invitation of...
View ArticleLeaders Issue a Long Overdue Call for Research into Chemical Intolerance
Scientists, healthcare professionals and especially people with chemical intolerance have achieved a victory that took years to win. In a nutshell: High-level U.S. policymakers now say chemical...
View ArticleLEED: A Set-up for Sick Buildings?
Is there a way to make “green” buildings as friendly to people as they are to the environment? I had the opportunity to discuss indoor air quality and chemical susceptibility with some of the nation’s...
View ArticleMedical Implants: Initiators of TILT?
The Pulitzer Prize-winning publication ProPublica drew attention in May to the lack of centralized data on implanted medical devices. Where can patients find out when a pacemaker, breast implant or...
View ArticleGroundbreaking National Academy of Sciences Workshop on Individual...
I presented April 18 at the National Academy of Sciences Workshop “Biological Factors that Underlie Individual Susceptibility to Environmental Stressors and Their Implications for Decision-Making.” The...
View ArticleDoctors Overlook Chemical Illnesses, Study Finds
Chemical intolerance contributes to the illnesses of 1 in 5 patients but the condition seldom figures in their diagnosis, according to clinical research published July 9 in the journal Annals of Family...
View ArticleAutism and Chemical Intolerance: Is There a Link?
Cases of childhood autism are up sharply, and there’s reason to wonder whether the number of cases is much higher than we suspect. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported in March that...
View ArticleBack to School May Spell Health Problems for Your Child
No time of year brings more changes for children and teens than the start of a new school year. They return to different classrooms and often entirely new schools. Classrooms may have been remodeled,...
View ArticleAre You a Modern Canary?
Describing preparations for Hurricane Sandy, guest blogger Laura MacCleery gives a humorous example of the old adage about how “no good deed goes unpunished.” Laura is a lawyer, mother and...
View ArticleAmid the Tragedy, a Lesson for Health Professionals
The shooting tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., underscores the urgency for mental health practitioners to understand the TILT iceberg. The iceberg is a graphical depiction of...
View ArticleLessons for Doctors and Employees in the Google Incident
Hundreds of Google employees were exposed for months to the toxic chemical TCE, or trichloroethylene, at the search company’s offices in Mountain View, Calif. No employees reported becoming sick but...
View ArticleAir Pollution’s Harm Reaches into the Cradle
Chemically intolerant patients have for years moved from cities and other pollution sources, e.g., locations that burn wood to heat homes in winter, like parts of the Pacific Northwest, because of air...
View ArticleWhy TILT Matters
Scientists who discovered the Higgs boson chased shadows and silhouettes for months. Enduring skepticism, they finally produced proof that led on March 14, 2013, to official confirmation of the...
View ArticleGulf War Research Misses the Point (Again)
Brain damage? That’s the latest theory from researchers trying to explain Gulf War illness. I’m skeptical of the new study and disappointed because medical research again is missing the point....
View ArticleHospitals Need a ‘No-Fragrance’ Rule
My 85-year-old mother recently had to go to the hospital emergency room for a subdural hematoma. She’s very sensitive to fragrances. Members of her bridge club and singing group know this and respect...
View ArticleInsect Repellents and the Zika Virus
The New York Times examines how mosquito repellents work, and suggests alternatives for the chemically intolerant. Read more. The post Insect Repellents and the Zika Virus appeared first on TILT...
View Article10 Personal Care Products Containing Toxic Chemicals
The U.S. PIRG Education Fund has released their report, “Getting Personal with Chemicals: A Consumer Guide to 10 Popular Personal Care Products Containing Toxic Chemicals.” An independent non-profit...
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Chemical Intolerance and Organic Foods
If you are among the subset of our population who is chemically intolerant, organic foods are the best choice for one simple reason— they are pesticide-free. The fewer pesticides you ingest or inhale,...
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