The Canary Report

Cris Bisch
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Multiple Chemical Sensitivites

I learned about "The Canary Report" from my friend Lynn Argent of "Living in a Chemical Soup", who provides support for those with chemical sensitivities and environmentally-related illnesses with her blog and podcasts @ http://www.chemicalsoup.net/.

Lynn Argent writes, "There is an abundance of information on the web: web sites,newspaper articles, scientific studies, podcasts,discussion forums and more. I focus on some surprising information and sort through greenwashing. Sometimes, sorting fact from fiction is not easy."

If you know or think you have multiple chemical sensitivities (MCS), then The Canary Report will be an invaluable resource for navigating the mine field of chemical sensitivities and help you create a toxin-free environment for you and your family at work, home and in your garden.

The Canary Report

Susie Collins, TCR editor writes : "So how does a person develop chemical sensitivities? Sometimes exposure to toxic chemicals– maybe a one-time mega exposure or maybe a long-term micro exposure– can trigger a chronic illness called Multiple Chemical Sensitivity (MCS), where the person develops a hyper sensitivity to everyday toxic chemicals found in consumer goods and the environment."

"...The top 5 consensus criteria defining MCS are:

[1] a chronic condition

[2] with symptoms that recur reproducibly

[3] in response to low levels of exposure

[4] to multiple unrelated chemicals and

[5] improve or resolve when incitants are removed

[6] propose adding: requiring that symptoms occur in multiple organ systems.

These criteria are all commonly encompassed by research definitions of MCS.

But the truth is, it’s not just chemically sensitive people who are being affected by a toxic environment. The general public is being exposed to tens of thousands of chemicals that didn’t even exist until a few decades ago...."

Cris' keywords: toxins chemicals scents fragrance illness disease allergies environment