Christiane Tourtet graduated with an Associate in Science and an Associate in Arts degrees, both with high honors, from Florida Junior College, and with a Bachelor in Arts, from Jacksonville University, Jacksonville, Florida. She is a well-known, writer, photo-journalist, photographer, poetess, former teacher and college instructor, radio producer/air personality, publicity model and television voice over talent and artist. Her biography has been included in numerous world wide publications, notably in Who´s Who in America and Who´s Who in the World, and as a role model for Society her biography has been published in the Millennium 54th Edition of Who´s Who in America which was chosen to be included in the White House Millennium Time Capsule
Articles by Christiane Tourtet B.A.
In the United States, there are approximately 4,800 (or 11.6 per 10,000) babies who are born each year and have one of seven critical congenital heart defects (CCHDs).It is important to learn more about how pulse oximetry screening can potentially identify these babies soon after they are born.
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For an extremely large and ever growing number of people in America, the furor is raging over being called disrespectfully, in an inappropriate, demeaning, condescending , patronizing way, such as, sweetie, love, darling, honey,..etc in places of business, and especially in doctor´s offices, hospita...
Heart disease is a major cause of disability and the leading cause of death in the United States. Each year, more than 600,000 Americans die of heart disease. This represents about 26% of all U.S. deaths. In order to raise awareness of this disease, since 1963, February has been recognized as "Ameri...
Epstein-Barr virus, (EBV) is one of the most common human viruses and is a member of the herpes family. Most people become infected with EBV sometime during their lives, and the virus occurs worldwide. In the United States, as many as 95% of adults between the age of 35 and 40 have been infected. In...
More than 40 million people in the United States have osteoporosis or are at high risk due to low bone mass. Osteoporosis can occur at any age, in both men and women, however it is most common in older women.There are many risk factors that can lead to bone loss and osteoporosis. Some of these canno...
Obesity is an alarming national epidemic, causing a lower quality of life and higher medical costs.
Basically, obesity means having body fat in excess. It is defined by body mass index, ( BMI) which is calculated from your weight and height .
If you have a BMI equal or greater to 30 it means t...
On May 31, 2011, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) reached a comprehensive settlement agreement under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) with Wells Fargo & Company, to insure that individuals with disabilities have equal access to Wells Fargo´s services nationwide, which includes its almos...
Folic acid is a B vitamin that is used by our body in order to make new cells, and everyone needs folic acid. As a matter of fact CDC urges women to take 400 micrograms (mcg) of folic acid daily, starting at least one month before getting pregnant to prevent majors birth defects of the baby´s ...
According to a study made by researchers from Brazil, the electromagnetic radiation which is emitted by transmitting cell phone antennas is linked to the occurrence of certain types of cancer. Scientists conducted the research at Federal University of Minas, Gerais, (UFMG), which is a state in the s...
Sinusitis also called sinus infection, occurs when nasal passages and sinuses become inflamed .If you or your child are diagnosed with sinusitis, antibiotics are not needed to treat the infection, unless you or your child have an acute bacterial sinusitis and in this case it can last up to 4 weeks. ...
When the air is polluted and you or another person has asthma, have you ever noticed,
that symptoms get much worse ? Indeed, air pollution can make it much more difficult to breathe. It can also cause other symptoms, like wheezing, coughing, burning feeling in the lungs, chest discomfort. There are...
The month of May is Environmental Sensitivities (also known as Multiple Chemical Sensitivity) Awareness month. This devastating environmentally triggered illness is spreading at an alarming rate in every industrialized country in the world, and millions of people, of all ages, have developed this te...
The Governor of Hawaii, Neil Abercrombie and Lt Governor Brian Schatz, have signed on April 28th 2011, a proclamation declaring May 2011 as Multiple Chemical Sensitivity Awareness Month. In the proclamation, they honored MCS America to the delight of Lourdes Salvador, the founder of this remarkable ...
May is Multiple Chemical Sensitivity (MCS) and Electromagnetic Sensitivity (EMS) Awareness Month. The Governor of Colorado, John Hickenlooper, who has proclaimed May 2011 as Electromagnetic Sensitivity (EMS) Awareness month, has also proclaimed May 2011 as Multiple Chemical Sensitivity (MCS) Awarene...
Colorado Governor, John Hickenlooper, signed a proclamation declaring May 2011 as Electromagnetic Sensitivity (EMS) Awareness Month in Colorado. As stated in the proclamation, people of all ages in Colorado and throughout the world have developed the illness of Electromagnetic Sensitivity (EMS) as a...
Washington Governor Christine O. Gregoire signed a proclamation declaring May 2011 as Multiple Chemical Sensitivity Awareness Month in Washington State. As stated in the Proclamation, people of all ages in Washington have developed a condition known as Multiple Chemical Sensitivity (MCS) as a result...
The International EMF Alliance has issued and extremely important Press Release, in regard to the health hazards of Electromagnetic fields (EMFs).
I am urging everyone to read it very carefully.
PRESS RELEASE
Oslo, Norway, February 3, 2011. The International EMF Alliance (IEMFA) today announc...
Sage Associates, Environmental Consultants, have written a very important release in regard to "Smart" Meters likely to violate Federal safety limits, and about the adverse health effects due to radiofrequency (RF) radiation levels, emitted by "smart" meters. I am urging everyone to read this inform...
Dr. Tom Termotto, National Coordinator, Gulf Oil Spill Remediation Conference (International Citizens´ Initiative ) in Tallahassee, FL, has written an extremely important and excellent Press Release, which should be read very carefully by everyone.
PRESS RELEASE 2011
By Dr. Tom Termotto....
Overall, the public has been kept in the dark, in regard to radiofrequency microwave levels (RF radiation levels) that are produced by smart meters, (wireless electric meters), and the potential health consequences.
There is an extremely important and informative report " Assessment of Radiofrequ...
Bad customer service has taken "epidemic" proportion nationwide, and a large number of customers, are determined more than ever, to no longer put up with such unacceptable treatment. They are going public about it, and no longer shop at places of business where they are badly treated. As more and mo...
Every year, in the US more than 400 lives are claimed due to unintentional carbon monoxide (CO ) poisoning and another 20,000 people are in hospital emergency rooms for treatment.
There are simple steps that you can take to protect yourself from deadly carbon monoxide fumes that the United State...
Dr. Tom Termotto, National Coordinator for the Gulf Oil Spill Remediation Conference, (International Citizens´Initiative) in Tallahassee, Florida, has written an excellent and extremely important Press Release, in regard to the dying Gulf of Mexico, and I am urging everyone to read it very car...
One of the most common neurobehavioral disorders of childhood is ADHD. It is in childhood that it is usually first diagnosed, and quite often it lasts into adulthood. Children who have ADHD are in some cases hyperactive, have trouble paying attention, controlling impulsive behaviors and consequently...
Dr. Tom Termotto, BCIM, DCAE, President of Healthcare Professionals for Clean Environment has written a very important Press Release in regard to the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), which is the world´s largest and highest-energy particle accelerator, straddling the border of France and Switzerla...
Autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) are a group of developmental disabilities that can cause quite severe communication, social, and behavioral challenges. People who have ASDs handle information in their brain in a different manner than other people.
ASDs are "spectrum disorders ", which means that...
It is imperative for everyone to be fully informed about the serious risks associated with smoke testing. Contrary to the highly misleading, and reassuring notices and Press Releases of Cities to their residents, that it is safe, will not harm people, pets and plants, it is far from being so! City O...
The Board of Directors of Healthcare Professionals for Clean Environment , has issued an extremely important Press Release in regard to the plight of a disabled woman with Multiple Chemical Sensitivity (MCS), Lupus, and Environmental Illness Syndrome, forced out of her own home, by the Florida Cou...
Homeowners Association In Florida Empowered By
Leon County Government To Commit Chemical Assault
The Non -Toxic Mosquito Control Committee, No Spray Coalition, in Tallahassee, Florida, has issued an extremely important Press Release concerning the chemical assault on the private property ...
Sayer Ji, Corporate Educator at For Goodness Sake , Nutrition Director at the Naples Birth Center, Founder of GreenMedInformation.com and National Coordinator for Testing the Waters ( A Citizen´s Initiative addressing the BP Gulf Oil Spill) has written an extremely important Press Release, in...
September 13-19, 2010 is National Invisible Chronic Illness Week and it is very important to know that millions of people living with a chronic condition are suffering silently from invisible illnesses. I am urging everyone to read very diligently the excellent Press Release of Lisa Copen, Coordinat...
Dr. Tom Termotto, BCIM, DCAE, President of Health Care Professionals for Clean Environment, National Coordinator for the Coalition Against Chemical Trespass and Co-Founder of Concerned Citizens of Florida, in Tallahassee, Florida has issued an extremely important Press Release about the unintended c...
Dr. Tom Termotto, BCIM, National Coordinator for the Gulf Oil Spill Remediation Conference ( International Citizens´ Initiative) in Tallahassee, Florida, has written an extremely interesting and important Press release in regard to BP and the US government and their role in "perpetrating yet ...
Dr. Tom Termotto, National Coordinator for the Gulf Oil Spill Remediation Conference (International Citizen´s Initiative ) in Tallahassee, Florida, has written an extremely important Press Release, about the profound environmental and health impacts of the BP Gulf Oil Spill, and the necessary ...
On June 10th 2010, the New Jersey State Senate passed unanimously by 38-0 votes
Resolution SR-20 supporting the establishment of the NeuroEndocrineImmune (NIE) Center, the very first Research Center in the State of New Jersey and in the U.S. devoted to understanding and treating NeuroEndocrineImmun...
It is wonderful news for the State of Hawaii as Governor Linda Lingle, and Lieutenant Governor James R."Duke" Aiona, Jr. have signed on July 22nd 2010, the proclamation of Toxic Injury ( also known as Multiple Chemical Sensitivity) Awareness and Education Month in Hawaii. With over 47 million people...
Dr. Tom Termotto, National Coordinator for the Gulf Oil Spill Remediation
Conference ( International Citizen´s Initiative ) in Tallahassee, Florida, has written a quite important and profound Press Release, about the numerous and extremely serious risks associated with BP planning of a nuclea...
Dr. Tom Termotto, National Coordinator for The Gulf Oil Spill Remediation Conference (International Citizens´ Initiative ) in Tallahassee, Florida,
has written an extremely interesting and very important Press Release about the pressure at the wellhead and what pressure readings will mean f...
Dr. Tom Termotto, National Coordinator for Gulf Oil Spill Remediation Conference, (International Citizens´ Initiative) in Tallahassee, FL , has issued a very important and excellent Press Release in regard to the disastrous consequences of methane gas associated with the BP Gulf Oil Spill. I am urgi...
Dr. Tom Termotto, National Coordinator for the Gulf Oil Spill Remediation Conference (International Citizens Initiative) in Tallahassee, FL, has issued a very significant press release, in regard to the tragic violation of the public trust and social contract, and the historic failure of Government...
I have received to day a very significant Press Release, forwarded by Doctor Tom Termotto, National Coordinator for the Coalition Against Chemical Trespass, in Tallahassee, FL, and issued by Dr. Martin L.Pall,PhD, Professor Emeritus of Biochemistry and Basic Medical Sciences, at Washington State Uni...
Dr. Tom Termotto, National Coordinator of Gulf Oil Spill Remediation Conference (International Citizens´s Initiative) in Tallahassee, Florida, has issued an extremely important Press Release explaining the epic proportions of BP catastrophe.I urge everyone to read it very carefully.
PRESS R...
On June 15th 2010, the "right to now" cell phone ordinance of Mayor Gavin Newsom was passed by the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, despite heavy lobbying by the telecommunications industry. The ordinance will require retailers to post at point-of-sale, warnings of cell phone radiation risk. San ...
Dr.Tom Termotto, National Coordinator of the Coalition Against Chemical Trespass, in Tallahassee, FL, has issued a very important and excellent Press Release in regard to serious adverse health effects of Biomass Incinerators. I am urging everyone to read very carefully what Dr. Tom Termotto wrote a...
As many of us are aware, many banks robberies
are taking place nationwide and as a direct result, a great number of banks post signs at their front entrance doors,
asking people who enter their banks to remove their sunglasses, and/or hat/ hood. It is not a law, these are simply individual bank po...
Dr. Tom Termotto, Co-Founder of Concerned Citizens of Florida, and the Board of Directors of Coalition Against Chemical Trespass, have written an open letter to Governor Charlie Crist, out of profound concern , and of great apprehension about the never ending enormous and catastrophic oil spill, gus...
Dr. Tom Termotto, National Coordinator of International Citizens´ Initiative - Gulf Oil Spill Remediation, has proposed quite significant solution to the worst ongoing environmental disaster of our times in the US, and may be, even the worst man-made calamity on the face of the earth. I am ur...
To my dear readers:
Below is a remarkable press release from Dr.Tom Termotto, National Coordinator of The Coalition Against Chemical Trespass in Tallahassee, Florida. Please read it
very carefully, as it brings up the powerful issue of our fundamental right to not be assaulted by chemical spray...
In a letter dated May 26th 2010, addressed to Leon County Board Commissioners, Rackleff, Daily and Sauls, in Tallahassee, FL . Dr. Tom Termotto, National Coordinator for the Coalition Against Chemical Trespass, expressed his indignation, in view of the 5 to 2 decision of the Leon County Board of Com...
To all my dear readers:
Below is a very important Press Release, about the adverse health effects of consumers products and environmental toxins. May being precisely the month of Toxic Injury Awareness and Education Month, it is essential that you...
The Governor of Colorado, Bill Ritter Jr. has proclaimed May 2010 as Multiple Chemical Sensitivity (MCS) and Toxic Injury (TI) Awareness Month, in the State of Colorado.
It is stated in the Proclamation, that Multiple Chemical Sensitivity (MCS) and toxic injury affect people of all ages, ethnicit...
May is Multiple Chemical Sensitivity (MCS) and Electromagnetic Sensitivity (EMS) Awareness Month. The Governor of Connecticut, her Excellency M. Jodi Rell, who has proclaimed May 2010 as Electromagnetic Sensitivity (EMS) Awareness month, has also proclaimed May 2010 as Multiple Chemical Sensitivity ...
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) a Federal Agency under the Department of Health & Human Services, has issued a fragrance-free policy as part of its "Indoor Environmental Quality Policy", in all its offices nationwide. The CDC who has more than 15.000 employees, has issued thi...
After receiving a letter sent on April 22nd by U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, urging the health insurance company to stop immediately the practice of rescinding coverage for patients who become ill, WellPoint announced that it will take action to stop...
On Thursday April 15th, 2010, President Barack Obama, signed a presidential memorandum for the Secretary of Department of Health and Human Services, Kathleen Sebelius, to respect the Rights of Hospitals Patients to receive Visitors and to designate Surrogate Decision Makers for Medical Emergencies....
Susan McBride, a Detroit City Planner, who is disabled under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) with Multiple Chemical Sensitivity (MCS) also known as Chemical Sensitivity, Chemical Hypersensitivity, Toxic Injury(TI) , after making several requests of reasonable accommodations to her employe...
For many years, numerous concerned and devoted scientists have warned that cell phones can cause brain tumors. And indeed, there is already an alarming increase in brain tumors, (malignant and non-malignant) worldwide not only in adults, but in young children, as they are the most vulnerable. With b...
According to a latest research done in a Swiss Laboratory,
Electromagnetic Fields (EMF) can affect a fetus while in utero.
This research is quite interesting and may hold a very significant key, especially for autism.
In the laboratory, researchers covered a culture of mold. When they uncovered...
Mayor Ken Keechl, has proclaimed May 2010 as MULTIPLE CHEMICAL SENSITIVITY (MCS) AWARENESS MONTH in Broward County (FL). It is the 11th year in a row that respective Mayors of Broward County have signed Multiple Chemical Sensitivity (MCS) Awareness Month Proclamations for the Month of May.
It is...
Mayor Ken Keechl, has proclaimed May 2010 as ELECTROMAGNETIC SENSITIVITY (EMS) AWARENESS MONTH in Broward County (FL). It is stated in the Proclamation, that as a result of global electromagnetic pollution, people of all ages in Broward County and throughout the world have developed an illness know...
For the second year in a row, Colorado Governor Bill Ritter, Jr. signed a proclamation declaring May 2010 as Electromagnetic Sensitivity (EMS) Awareness Month in Colorado. As stated in the proclamation, people of all ages in Colorado and throughout the world have developed the illness of Electromagn...
Washington Governor Christine O. Gregoire signed a proclamation declaring May 2010 as Multiple Chemical Sensitivity Awareness Month in Washington State. As stated in the Proclamation, people of all ages in Washington have developed a condition known as Multiple Chemical Sensitivity (MCS) as a result...
Don Coombs, Mayor of Harbour Grace, Newfoundland, Canada, has proclaimed January 2010 as Electromagnetic Hypersensitivity Awareness Month. This is the fourth proclamation in Canada, (the first one was signed by David Saunders, Mayor of the City of Colwood, B.C. (August 2009) the second one was don...
Her Excellency M. Jodi Rell, Governor of the State of Connecticut, signed a proclamation declaring May 2010 as Electromagnetic Sensitivity (EMS) Awareness Month in Connecticut. As stated in the proclamation , people in Connecticut and throughout the world have developed Electromagnetic Sensitivity (...
The mobile phone company Entel PCS , was ordered by the Commission of the Appeal Court in Rancagua ( Chile) to dismantle a mobile phone mast in the O´ Higgins district in the town of Santa Cruz.
In a decision that was unanimous, with the defense being undertaken by lawyer Carlos Aranguiz, th...
This is a very well-written book about the devastating environmental illness of Multiple Chemical Sensitivity (MCS). The author, points out that nowadays, more and more people are affected by perfume, air fresheners, cigarette smoke, exhaust fumes and much more, and that due to lack of information...
It is expected in the United States that by the year 2030 the proportion of the U.S population 65 years old and older will double to approximately 71 million older adults, that is, one in every five Americans. The U.S. is quite on the brink of a longevity revolution. The increasing number of older A...
Fred Budgell, Mayor of the Town of Norris Arm, Newfoundland, Canada, has proclaimed October 2009 as Electromagnetic Hypersensitivity Awareness Month. This is the third proclamation in Canada, (the first one was signed by David Saunders, the Mayor of the City of Colwood, B.C. and the second one was d...
Blepharospasm also known as benign essential blepharospasm, ( BEB) is an abnormal spasm or involuntary blinking of the eyelids. It is a progressive neurological disorder and is associated with an abnormal function of the basal ganglion, which is the part of the brain responsible for controlling musc...
Dennis O´Keefe, Mayor of St. John´s in Newfoundland (Canada) has proclaimed September 2009 as Electromagnetic Hypersensitivity Awareness Month. This is the second proclamation in Canada, ( the first one was done by David Saunders, the Mayor of the City of Colwood, B.C.) as Canada joins other countri...
David Saunders, Mayor of the City of Colwood , has proclaimed August 2009, as Electromagnetic Sensitivity (EMS) Awareness Month. It is the very first EMS proclamation in Canada, as Canada joins many other countries in recognizing this new environmental illness, which has spread worldwide.
It is...
According to Dr. Paul Dupont , in spite of the delaying tactics of the phone companies and the unconcerned Ministry of Health, it is becoming quite clear that mobile phones have damaging health effects, as it was scientifically proven recently, that there is a connection between certain types of tu...
Multiple Chemical Sensitivity, (MCS) which is an alarming and ever increasing worldwide pandemic, the direct result of global environmental pollution, ( an estimated 16 % of the U.S. pollution suffers from MCS) has been officially recognized, by the Department of Health of the Austrian government, ...
In Japan, Sick house syndrome which is a type of Chemical Sensitivity (CS), with symptoms that are triggered by exposures to indoor pollutants, such as toluene and formaldehyde, is already covered by health insurance. Chemical Sensitivity (CS) is triggered by a large range of chemicals present both...
The construction work of the installation of a 28-metre cell phone tower, that had already been started in Drongen (Belgium) was halted, by the judgment of the District Court of Ghent, on May 18, 2009. Phones companies , as it happens so often, had decided to install the new cell phone tower for th...
Dr. Martin L Pall, PhD, Professor Emeritus of Biochemistry and Basic Medical Sciences, Washington State University (WA) and Research Director, The Tenth Paradigm Research Group, is absolutely delighted to have been asked by three editors of the prestigious future publication "General Applied Toxicol...
The Minister of Health in France who has initiated discussions on health , environment and radio frequencies, has brought together, for the very first time, representatives of employees and consumers, residents´ action groups, phone operating companies, and local authorities officials.
Mic...
Colorado Governor Bill Ritter, Jr. signed a proclamation declaring May 2009 as Electromagnetic Sensitivity (EMS) Awareness Month in Colorado. As stated in the proclamation, people of all ages in Colorado and throughout the world have developed the illness of Electromagnetic Sensitivity (EMS) as a re...
Her Excellency M. Jodi Rell, Governor of the State of Connecticut, signed
a proclamation declaring May 2009 as Electromagnetic Sensitivity (EMS)
Awareness Month in Connecticut. As stated in the proclamation , people in Connecticut and throughout the world have developed Electromagnetic Sensitivi...
Governor M. Jodi Rell signed a proclamation declaring May 2009 as Multiple Chemical Sensitivity (MCS) Awareness Month in Connecricut. In her proclamation , it is stated that Multiple Chemical Sensitivity (MCS), is a preventable disorder in which people develop a variety of symptoms as a result of a ...
Governor Brian Schweitzer stated that he was pleased to recognize
"Multiple Chemical Sensitivity (MCS)/ Environmental Injury (EI)
Awareness Month in Montana", and that preventing exposures to harmful chemicals is critical in protecting public health and safety.
The Governor also stated that "re...
Florida Governor Charlie Crist signed a proclamation declaring May 2009 as Electromagnetic Sensitivity (EMS) Awareness Month in Florida. As stated in the proclamation, people in Florida and throughout the world have developed Electromagnetic Sensitivity (EMS) as a result of global electromagnetic po...
The National Weather Service in Tallahassee issued a flash flood watch
on Monday 30, 2009 from Tuesday afternoon through Thursday morning for the Florida Panhandle and Big Bend area.
More than eleven inches of rain, over the past seventy-two hours have fallen in communities located within the W...
Minister for the Environment, Andreas Carlgren, said that,
"Sweden is now leading the way in removing and protecting the environment from mercury, which is non-degradable. The ban is a strong signal to other countries and a Swedish contribution to EU and UN aims to reduce mercury use and emissions"...
The Honorable Stacy Ritter, Mayor of Broward County (FL), has proclaimed May 2009 as ELECTROMAGNETIC SENSITIVITY
(EMS) AWARENESS MONTH in Broward County (FL). The Honorable Mayor Stacy Ritter states in the Proclamation, that as a result of global electromagnetic pollution, people of all ages in Bro...
What the general public usually does not know, is that it has been scientifically established that Pulsed Electro-Magnetic Radiation (PEMR) generated by computer and TV screens have adverse health effects. People are affected, biologically, neurologically, and even psychologically. For a large numbe...
The Honorable Stacy Ritter, Mayor of Broward County (FL),
has proclaimed May 2009 as MULTIPLE CHEMICAL SENSITIVITY (MCS) AWARENESS MONTH in Broward County (FL). It is the 10th year in a row that respective Mayors of Broward County have signed Multiple Chemical Sensitivity (MCS) Awareness Month Pro...
Millions of people all over the world have developed the painful and devastating illness of Electromagnetic Sensitivity (EMS) as a direct result of massive global electromagnetic pollution. The disease has spread, and is spreading daily at an alarming rate worldwide, in the US, Canada, France, Germa...
According to Mark N. Mauriello acting Commissioner for the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, a corporate tomato grower, Ag-Mart Produce Inc, which has its headquarter in Cedarville, Cumberland County, faces more than $ 931,000 penalty for jeopardizing the safety and health of worker...
Washington Governor Christine O. Gregoire signed a proclamation declaring May 2009 as Multiple Chemical Sensitivity Awareness Month in Washington State. As stated in the Proclamation, people of all ages in Washington have developed a condition known as Multiple Chemical Sensitivity (MCS) as a result...
Colorado Governor Bill Ritter, Jr. signed a proclamation declaring May 2009 as Multiple Chemical Sensitivity and Toxic Injury Awareness Month.
In his proclamation the Governor states that Multiple Chemical Sensitivity (MCS) and Toxic Injury affect people of all ages, ethnicities, cultures, and reli...
Multiple Chemical Sensitivity (MCS) is by now, a terrible worlwide epidemic, increasing daily at an alarming rate. An estimated16% of the US population suffers from MCS. Multiple Chemical Sensitivity (MCS) is an environmental illness triggered by exposures to toxic chemicals in the environment, the ...
By now, most people are fully aware of global pollution, toxic chemicals, and have heard, about Multiple Chemical Sensitivity (MCS)/ Environmental Sensitivities (ES). What they do not know is the emergency and seriousness of this public health problem which is spreading daily at an alarming rate wor...
Florida Governor Charlie Crist signed a proclamation declaring May 2009 as Multiple Chemical Sensitivity (MCS) Awareness Month in Florida. As stated in the proclamation, people in Florida and throughout the world have developed Multiple Chemical Sensitivity (MCS) as a result of global environmental ...
Multiple Chemical Sensitivity (MCS) also known as, Toxic Chemical Injury, Environmental Sensitivities, affects 16% of the U.S. population, and has become a worldwide environmental health crisis, increasing daily at an alarming rate in countries such as USA, Canada, Australia, Germany, Denmark, Finl...
On January 1st, 2009, I was enjoying my lunch with my partner at our favorite fast food restaurant. There were not too many people there, at that time. A bunch of kids in their 20´s chatting, laughing, using their cell phone. Typical scene of young people! Some happy looking young couples and an eld...
The cornea is the clear surface, dome- shaped, that covers the front of the eye. It is the eye´s outermost layer. The cornea, unlike most tissues in the body, does not contain blood vessels to nourish and protect it against infection. The cornea is nourished by the tears and aqueous humor that fills...
Glaucoma is a group of diseases that can damage the optic nerve of the eye and can result in vision loss and blindness. When the normal fluid pressure inside the eyes slowly rises then glaucoma occurs. However you can protect your eyes against serious loss of vision with early treatment. There are s...
Migraine headache is three times more common in women than in men. The pain of a
migraine headache is quite often described as a throbbing pain or as an intense pulsing in one area of the head, accompanied , many times with nausea, vomiting, and extreme sensitivity to sound and light. Some people ...
When people who don´t need to be in a hospital can no longer be cared for at home, then a nursing home may be the answer. The majority of nursing homes have skilled nurses and nursing aides, 24-hours a day, and sometimes, a nursing home, might truly be the best choice for people who need medical and...
Let´s say, you feel happy, are in love, walk hand in hand with your handsome lifetime partner, exchange loving glances, make jokes, laugh, kiss, exchange words of love. Life is so beautiful,here , in Tallahassee, Florida, the sky is marvelous, birds are singing, flowers are in blooms, the scents of ...
Over 47 million people in the US, of all ages, suffer from the devastating chemically, environmentally triggered illness /disability of Multiple Chemical Sensitivity (MCS). I am urging everyone to visit the award-winning website MCS Homepage/International MCS/EMS Awareness in order to get accurate a...
People in general want to enjoy life to its maximum and many people feel very uncomfortable and even quite upset, to talk about potential sickness, disability, death, and the planning that should be done if such events were to occur. And yet, as unpleasant as this may be, it should be done diligentl...
Floaters are specks or little "cobwebs" that float in your field of vision. They are dark, small, shadowy shapes that can look like squiggly lines, thread-like strands, or spots. As your eyes move, they move, and they appear to dart away when you try to look directly at them. They do not follow prec...
Usher syndrome is a condition that is inherited and causes progressive vision loss due to retinitis pigmentosa (RP), as well as severe hearing loss that usually occur at birth or shortly thereafter. RP is a group of diseases that are inherited and cause peripheral (side) loss of vision through the d...
Every spring, summer, and fall, trees, grasses, weeds, release tiny pollen grains, which hitch rides on currents of air and are supposed to fertilize parts of other plants, but many times they do not reach their target. Instead, pollen enters the nose and throat of people, and thus triggering pollen...
People with diabetes may face, as complication of this disease, a group of eye problems that can cause quite severe vision loss, or even blindness. This eye disease, called diabetic eye disease, may include:
Diabetic retinopathy which is: damage to the blood vessels in the retina.
Glaucoma, ...
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is quite a serious disease of the lungs, which, over time, makes it difficult to breath. It causes serious, long-term disability and is the 4th leading cause of death in America. Over 12 million people have been currently diagnosed with COPD and additiona...
It is hard enough for many persons with disabilities to get the accommodations they are legally entitled to under the Law the Americans with Disabilities Act, (ADA) and even harder in many instances to get respect. As for persons suffering from painful chronic illnesses/disabilities which cannot be ...
Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) as the name implies, is an eye disease associated with the aging process that destroys gradually sharp central vision.
Central vision is essential to be able to see objects clearly and to perform common tasks such as driving and reading .Age-related macular de...
It is a requirement of the law the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) for self-serve, as well as full-serve gas stations to provide refueling assistance for persons with disabilities upon their request. Keep in mind that not all disabilities are visible, and there are plenty of persons with painf...
There are more than 50 million people in America who have disabilities. The goal of the law, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), which covers businesses, non-profit service providers, employment, state and local government services, facilities, activities and programs, is to make it possible ...
What do you think the opinion of valuable customers will be, if they enter a store, or other places of business, where they are greeted with grim faces, lazy employees more interested in chatting with one another than serving their customers, blank stares, evasive answers given to customers request...
An estimated 80 percent of adults in America have some kind of periodontal (gum) disease. Until they are in their 30s or 40s people usually don´t show signs of gum disease. Men are more prone to gum disease than women. It is rather rare for teenagers to develop periodontitis, however they can develo...
Molds are fungi that grow best in damp, humid, warm conditions that reproduce and spread by making tiny spores that are not visible to the naked eyes and float through the air indoor and outdoor. It is estimated that there are from tens of thousands to even perhaps three hundred thousand or more spe...
The majority of cataracts is related to aging and is quite common in older people. By age 80, more than half of the American population, either have a cataract or have undergone cataract surgery. Cataract, simply put, is a clouding of the lens in the eye, which affects vision.
Cataracts can occu...
I was born and raised in the charming, picturesque town of Grenoble, France, in the French Alps. Grenoble became the Official Olympic City in 1968, where Peggy Fleming from the USA, won the Olympic Games. Life was hard, very hard, yet it had its rewards of simple living and appreciation of good valu...
Millions of people all over the world, including small children have developed Multiple Chemical Sensitivity (MCS) upon exposure to toxic chemicals in the environment. Due to the incessantly, growing number of the general population worldwide stricken by MCS upon exposure to toxic chemicals, MCS has...