5G Appeal

 Some persons with chemical sensitivity also report other sensitivities. Proposals for 5G broadband is a concern. Read about the Appel 5G Appeal on Facebook. 

Link for January 2020

Our January speaker was Jennifer Robin Musiol, C-RNP. Her topic was “Epigenetic help for Chemical Sensitivities.”
For those who want to see her site it is Epigeneticconsult.com.

Speakers on Feb. 22 will be Peter and Travis Steinmetz, Certified Indoor Environmentalists of BESTECH, LLC (environmental auditing).

October Note

The CSDA Meeting on October 27th featured Dr. Robert M. Cohl, D.C., presenting “Correcting Chronic Health Problems - Understanding Genetic Defects in Methylation.”

Health in Buildings for Today and Tomorrow

You can access videos of the July conference on Health in Buildings for Today and Tomorrow held at NIH at hibr.nih.gov/conference/2018-hibr-conference.

Links Mentioned in March Meeting

For reference, here are links mentioned in connection with Dr. Helschien's talk.

• www.level1diagnostics.com
• www.level1therapeutics.com
• Neurofeedback Defined

March 2017 Meeting

Our March speaker was Hannah Bradford, an acupuncturist and herbalist certified in Biological Medicine through the Paracelsus Klinik in Switzerland.  She has completed further training at the Klinghardt Academy in the United States, including Autonomic Response Testing, neural therapy, light therapy and detoxification and immune system regeneration strategies.  She is also an Adjunct Faculty member for Alternative and Complementary Medicine in the Milken Institute School of Public Health at the George Washington University and an Instructor in Nursing at Marymount University.  She has served on the Data Safety and Monitoring Board for Complementary and Alternative Medicine at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland.

Among the resources she mentioned are these websites:
1. hbelc.org/: INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR BUILDING-BIOLOGY®  and ECOLOGY
2. www.greenandhealthyhomes.net/ Green and Healthy Homes

Useful List of Papers and Books

There is a list of books authored by members of the American Academy of Environmental Medicine on AAEM online:

https://aaemonline.org/memberbooks.php

October Speaker Kimberly Baer

Dr. Baer is a holistic dentist who practices at Natural Dentist Associates which has offices in Rockville and Burtonsville - www.naturaldentistassociates.com/.

Useful Tips for Employers

Here's a page on Accommodating the Environmentally Sensitive Employee.

Product Safety Links

A reader sent use these links. Here is a page you can use to report unsafe 
products to the government to avoid future injuries, fatalities, and so on: https://www.saferproducts.gov/CPSRMSPublic/Incidents/ReportIncident.aspx. 

Age-Appropriate Toys for Children
http://www.naeyc.org/toys

Ask a Doctor: When Should I Visit with Child Injury or Illness?
https://www.zocdoc.com/answers

Age- and Stage-Appropriate Foods for Your Child
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/002455.htm

Family Safety: Information Library
http://safesoundfamily.com/category/family-safety-2/

Special Speakers

A special program featuring Susan Malloy is scheduled for July 27 in Arbutus, MD. See the Chemsense page for details.

The May speaker was herbalist Mr. Rohan Jasani of the Nature Care Center.

Update on Mosquito Spraying in Maryland

Due to a positive human West Nile virus case in the Glen Burnie Harundale area, 21060, unscheduled mosquito spraying will take place on August 28 and September 4, 2013 between the hours of 7:00 pm and 2:00 am. 

Mosquito Control

The Mosquito Control Section provides a direct service to approximately 2,100 communities in 16 Maryland counties. The primary goal of this program is to prevent the occurrence of mosquito-borne disease in humans, pets and livestock. Mosquito control is an economic necessity in some parts of Maryland dependent on outdoor tourism during the summer. The program relies on surveys and monitoring of the larval and adult mosquito populations to coordinate control activities. Control techniques include breeding source reduction, public education, biological control and insecticide applications from aircraft or ground equipment.
To find out more, call Mosquito Control at 410-841-5870

FYI: REQUEST FOR EXEMPTION FROM ADULT MOSQUITO CONTROL SERVICES http://mda.maryland.gov/plants-pests/Documents/mcsprayexemption.pdf

Some Chemical Sensitivity Websites

We thank the Massachusetts Assn. for the Chemically Injured for this list.

• Dr. Pamela Gibson's James Madison University MCS ResearchTeam web address is www.mcsresearch.net 
•  Dr. Claudia Miller drclaudiamiller.com
• Dr. Grace Ziem www.chemicalinjury.net
•  Dr. Anne Steinemann www.drsteinemann.com 
• Alison Johnson's Chemical Sensitivity Foundation's www.chemicalsensitivityfoundation.org
• MCS Reflections by Dr. Christine Oliver and Alison Johnson on YouTube www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ZF37YmrpYs.

Mosquito Spraying in Maryland

Community lists for mosquito spraying in Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Harford, and Prince George's Counties have been posted on the mda.maryland.gov site. The nights that the scheduled spraying will occur if conditions and mosquito counts are right are included. Spraying has started in Anne Arundel, Harford and Prince George's Counties.

Baltimore County has not started yet. I

Smart Meters Maryland

It seems that people vary in their sensitivity to radiofrequency radiation (RF) and extremely low-frequency electromagnetic fields (ELF-EMF). New models of utility meters are a concern for an unknown number of citizens. For information on the "Smart Meter" situation in Maryland, see www.MarylandSmartMeterAwareness.org

About Dr. Ron Murray

A recent speaker at the CSDA was Ron Murray, physical therapist, a doctor of naturopathy, and a doctor of integrative medicine. At his website, he has posted some of his writings that help explain his healing work to reverse structural damage to tissues.

Walkathon in May

Jennifer Parker, who was ill for 7 plus years from toxic mold and carbon monoxide started The Jennifer Parker Foundation, Inc. They are planning a national event WALKATHON ACROSS AMERICA FOR ENVIRONMENTAL ILLNESS/MCS on May 5th 2013 so far they have 13 walkathons planned. The fee is $25.00 which includes T-Shirt, water and snack. See www.thejenniferparkerfoundation.org for more about the walkathon and features on housing for people with extreme sensitivities.

The October speaker at the CSDA meeting was Bob Sheff, M.D., a retired clinician who has been working with individual patients to overcome the barriers they encounter in obtaining the health care they need. Dr. Sheff has taken those experiences and published a book, The Medical Mentor, to teach patients how to become their own patient advocates. He has made frequent television appearances as well as speaking to a wide variety of audiences across the country on this topic.

Electromagnetic Pollution discussed

Last month's CSDA meeting featured Alyse Shockey of HH Wellness and Rebecca Hanna of Maryland Smart Meter Awareness will be giving an educational presentation. We discussed both obvious and hidden sources of electromagnetic pollution in our current environment.

A Cell Phone is Not a Baby Toy

Now that there are actually iPhone applications for small children, parents need to be aware that some studies indicate that wireless devices may not be as safe as we assume. Read Why Parents and Children Should Practice Safe Phone.