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From 2007 to 2010, I suffered accidental Toxic Injury (also called Multiple Chemical Sensitivity or Environmental Illness). But, the forced time in bed has given me time to write. It has been such a blessing to work on my children's books and stories!-
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Category Archives: MCS/Chronic Illness
Guest on Living Clean Blog
I’m honored to be on the Paradigm Change’s Living Clean blog today: http://paradigmchange.me/lc/upton/ Their website has tons of great information on mold & biotoxin illness. Christa Upton Black Hills Picture Books Edgemont, South Dakota 57735 Related Images:
Video Tour–Overview of House
Here is the video of our mold-resistant, low-tox house. With great thankfulness to all who made this possible. Hope you enjoy! 🙂 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cRhksJI28Aw Christa Upton Black Hills Picture Books Edgemont, SD 57735 Related Images:
Tips for Surviving a Less-Than-Ideal Home for MCS
with 12/6/18 addtions Disclaimer: the author does not hold any guarantee for these ideas nor any responsibility for monetary or health loss due to trying these ideas. It is the responsibility of each individual to test, monitor, and exercise due … Continue reading
Posted in Homelessness, MCS/Chronic Illness, Uncategorized
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Sneak Peek of House
I’ve been working on a video of the house. Hopefully it will be done in the next two weeks. Just thought I’d give you a sneak peek. 🙂 https://youtu.be/zoHOcBgxOcE Christa Upton Black Hills Picture Books Edgemont, SD 57735 Related … Continue reading
Why I Won’t Be Doing Brain Retraining
There is a “treatment” for chronic illness out there called Brain Retraining. I think it can have some benefits. The biggest benefit I see is reduction of stress. In an illness like Biotoxin Illness (from toxic mold and/or bacteria) or … Continue reading
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Interview about MCS Housing; Great Photography
About 4 minutes in begins a good interview with a friend of mine, Marie LeBlanc. http://station.ckuw.ca/24/20170311.15.00-15.30.mp3 My friend has the same struggles I did for years. The same struggles that an enormous amount of people with MCS and toxic mold … Continue reading
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Life into Numbers
Just for fun, my Canadian friend’s husband analyzed my health improvements that happened after living in this low-tox house for a year. Here is what he came up with: “Well using the Emer method to evaluate these numbers seems the … Continue reading
Posted in Humor, Low-Tox House, MCS/Chronic Illness, Mold/Mould
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MCS & Biotoxin Illness: Evaluating Progress in Health
An engineer, whose wife had MCS, told us you can never know you have removed enough chemicals from the environment for the body to recover until you see the body recovering. (So, they built a house absolutely as low-chemical as … Continue reading
Posted in Caregivers, Low-Tox House, MCS/Chronic Illness, Mold/Mould
Tagged detox, detox evaluation, detoxing, EI, HERX, Mold Illness, TI
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Wonderful Book Free Through Sunday
Really excellent book, FREE through Sunday. Highly recommend, especially for those struggling with mold or migraines or those who just like a good story!!! Touching true story by a gifted writer. http://sararileymattson.com/2017/02/23/migraine-finding-my-own-way-out-is-free-this-weekend/ Her other book is wonderful, too: Camp Like … Continue reading
Posted in Homelessness, MCS/Chronic Illness, Mold/Mould
Tagged biotoxin illness, camping, Migraine Research, Mold Illness
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PS on Lemon Water
Someone recently told me that lemon water can be hard on the teeth enamel. (My water is pretty alkaline spring water I think, so maybe that helps, maybe not.) Anyhow, the suggestions are: Drink quickly rather than sip, to minimize … Continue reading
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