This post will be a short detour from building material to talk about my healing from Multiple Chemical Sensitivities (MCS).
It can be much easier to bring down sensitivities than to try and avoid all toxins. Even if you are not extremely sensitive you may want to build more resiliency and do more out there in the real world.
This is my journey through bringing down MCS from severe to moderate then to mild and finally gone.
At the most severe I reacted to the tiniest amount of 3rd hand smoke, scent-free detergent, and lightly scented natural lavender deodorant on other people. I could not stay in regular buildings due to the offgassing and cleaning products, nor in regular tents.
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STAGE ONE, THE TINY HOUSE
The main foundation for bringing down MCS was certainly mold avoidance followed by brain retraining (more on that at the end).
Soon after leaving my moldy apartment in Toronto, I was able to move into my tiny house and start mold avoidance.
I also chose an environment where there was good outdoor air, so it was the perfect environment to detox in when severely ill.
One of the first things I did, other than some good nutrition, was to remove my amalgams at a biological dentist.
I then started a full Shoemaker course of Cholestyramine (CSM). Which was intense but immediately brought down brain fog and increased my energy.
My sensitivities came down by the end of the course. CSM was life-changing for me, that’s what got me back to work. That was the most effective binder but I did try some other binders for mold after that.
I then brought in Alpha Lipoic Acid which helped my sleep quite a bit. I tried the Andy Cutler approach to ALA which is the most cautious approach.
The next addition was Bulletproof Glutathione Force which brought down my sensitivities some more.
Next, I added Liposomal Vitamin C, and Molybdenum, and my sensitivities to chemicals continued to come down.
That is what worked for me, in the first stage of detox when I was in my tiny house.
Being in a non-toxic house making sure I was out of mold and outdoor toxins we call MT first was very important before starting any of the more intense detoxification methods.
STAGE TWO, TINY HOUSE FAILS, I START TRAVELING
To get to the next stage, after my tiny house failed (went moldy) I went more extreme with mold avoidance.
I spend time traveling the world for the Locations Effect. My MCS went down dramatically during this time.
I traveled to Cuba where I have the most notable Locations Effect. I also camped out in a tent, cargo trailer, and shelter in Canada.
I spent two years living in tents, shelters, and simple trailers (with a few BnBs and hotels in there too).
While going extreme with mold avoidance helped bring down my sensitivities because I was free of indoor mold, and outdoor toxins like MT and cyanobacteria, it also revved up my nervous system which slowed down healing.
If I could have done this era again I would have found mold free indoor housing in good air and stayed in one place.
STAGE THREE, HELL TOXIN ERA
During this time of camping I started to dump metals (according to test results). MCS continued to drop, and I also noticed my sweat became very toxic.
I became sensitive to the substance known as hell toxin (HT). This was incredibly difficult, but breaking from this toxin was the moment I was able to make the leap into regular housing for the first time in almost a decade.
My MCS and mold sensitivity came down dramatically (again) and quickly when breaking from HT.
In order to heal from this sensitivity, I used minerals, mineral balancing, lots of nutritional support, Zeobind, FIJI water, ALA, Modified Citrus Pectin, a copper binder which I’m not going to list here, and Biosil.
I barely feel HT now at all and it’s a minor annoyance at its worst.
STAGE FOUR BRAIN RETRAINING
I watched a few friends fully heal with brain retraining and many others make huge improvements.
Even once one is in a non-toxic environment, and detox has been added, the brain can still overreact to very small amounts of toxins. The brain is stuck in these old limbic system loops in the brain.
I still had a few things I was highly reactive too, one of those was essential oils.
I am doing the Gupta Programme and the last of my sensitivities is totally gone after only a few months of really committing to the program.
Danielle
Did you do a detox after removing your amalgams?
Corinne Segura
i didnt have any negative effects after removing amalgams but I have done some light chelation over the years.
Danielle
So did you do no detox after removal? And when you did light chelation what did you do?
Corinne Segura
I did some ALA but not immediately after, later a did what would be considered a full course of ALA by the cutler group. I also did zeobind, Enterosgel, high silica water and modified citrus pectin.
Danielle
Sorry I’m just asking about amalgams—really appreciate your prompt replies!! How many did you remove at once? And how many quadrants of your mouth were they in?
William Jessie
nice
Unknown
Thank you for your information. Much appreciated. When you say CSM was intense, what do you mean exactly?
Corinne
You have to be carful with that one it's really powerful and I had to carefully up the dose I never made it to the full dose in one day.
nivchek
I did many of the above things. Nothing worked completely until I did calcium gluconate. It got my liver working again and I am no longer sensitive to traces of anything, but only prolonged and heavy exposures.
Corinne
Awesome, that's great to hear. Detox helped me with that too.
cathy bliss
thank you for your site and great info. i am doing many of binders and supps you mention. still have DDS to do as have some metal still mouth. i am looking at getting a fifth wheel trailer that is a few years old so i think the out gassing will be done. i will hire mold evaluators to look at it. then i can start CSM
RachelDLS
Thank you for this list. 🙂 I am already doing a lot of the things you mentioned here, but it is good to see it, not only as confirmation, but to see the why's as well.
I am living in my tiny toxic free homemade camper trailer, though I started in my car a couple years ago. It is by far the best move I made to help me regain my health. I am still on my journey towards health, but I am so much better than I was two years ago.
I have been seeing Dr Michael Gray, who has me on many of the protocols that you have listed. I am quite certain that he saved my life.
I hope others can benefit from the information you have listed. It is good to see it all in one place. 🙂
Corinne
that's great. good to hear it is working for you too.
RachelDLS
Thank you for this list. 🙂 I am already doing a lot of the things you mentioned here, but it is good to see it, not only as confirmation, but to see the why's as well.
I am living in my tiny toxic free homemade camper trailer, though I started in my car a couple years ago. It is by far the best move I made to help me regain my health. I am still on my journey towards health, but I am so much better than I was two years ago.
I have been seeing Dr Michael Gray, who has me on many of the protocols that you have listed. I am quite certain that he saved my life.
I hope others can benefit from the information you have listed. It is good to see it all in one place. 🙂
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