Christiane Tourtet B.A.
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.
November 01, 2009
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...
October 09, 2009
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...
October 01, 2009
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...
September 11, 2009
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...
August 01, 2009
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...
July 15, 2009
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...
June 26, 2009
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, ...
June 16, 2009
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...
June 16, 2009
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...
June 13, 2009
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...
June 10, 2009
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...
May 15, 2009
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...
May 13, 2009
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...
May 10, 2009
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 ...
May 02, 2009
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...
April 28, 2009
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...
April 02, 2009
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...
April 01, 2009
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"...
March 24, 2009
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...
March 07, 2009
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 MAYOR OF BROWARD COUNTY (FL) PROCLAIMS MAY 2009 AS MULTIPLE CHEMICAL SENSITIVITY AWARENESS MONTH
March 06, 2009
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...
February 19, 2009
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...
February 13, 2009
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...
February 10, 2009
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...
February 11, 2009
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...
February 08, 2009
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 ...
February 02, 2009
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...
January 27, 2009
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 ...
GERMANY IS THE FIRST COUNTRY TO RECOGNIZE MULTIPLE CHEMICAL SENSITIVITY ( MCS) AS A PHYSICAL DISEASE
January 21, 2009
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...
January 01, 2009
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...
December 01, 2008
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...
November 01, 2008
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...
October 01, 2008
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 ...
September 01, 2008
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...
August 01, 2008
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 ...
UNDER THE LAW ADA HOSPITALS MUST BE ACCESSIBLE FOR PERSONS DISABLED BY MULTIPLE CHEMICAL SENSITIVITY
July 01, 2008
An estimated 16% of the US population, suffer from the devastating chemically, environmentally triggered illness /disability of Multiple Chemical Sensitivity (MCS). For those of you, still unfamiliar with this alarming growing worldwide public health problem, I will recommend that you visit the awar...
June 01, 2008
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...
May 01, 2008
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...
April 01, 2008
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...
March 01, 2008
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...
February 01, 2008
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, ...
January 01, 2008
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...
December 02, 2007
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 ...
November 01, 2007
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...
October 03, 2007
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...
October 01, 2007
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 ...
September 07, 2007
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...
September 02, 2007
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...
August 01, 2007
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...
July 03, 2007
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...
June 04, 2007
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...
May 15, 2007
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...