Useful Links

Environmental Health Center - Dallas:  The EHC-D helps patients to overcome chemical-related injury and thrive in healthy, active lifestyles. As the world leaders in the diagnosis and treatment of the environmental aspects of chronic disease, they combine traditional medicine with therapies that incorporate the latest research in the field to optimize the health of each patient.

The Dallas center, one of three regional facilities, offers a state-of-the-art toxic chemical detoxification facility and a wide range of medical and surgical services, including complete medical examinations and evaluations, heavy metals screening, toxic chemicals testing, physical therapy, consulting, cardiovascular fitness testing and surgery.

A Healing Place:  A Healing Center in North TX for consciousness and physical healing through energy balancing, yoga and meditation. The  website offers a global community of healing, hope and peace.  Areas of enrichment include: Contemporary Meditation, Spiritual Psychology, Daily Rebuilding Your Thoughts, Daily Centering, Healing Laughter,  Prayer Requests, and more.

American Academy of Environmental Medicine: The specialty in medicine in which doctors assist patients in uncovering the cause and effect relationship between their environment and their ill-health, and help them learn to avoid those inciting factors is called Environmental Medicine. Site provides a searchable list of physicians who are members of AAEM.

Homestead Healthy Foods: Certified Organic Beef and Chicken.  Premium Pastured Beef and Chicken: No Hormones; No Antibiotics; No Pesticides; No Animal By-products in our Fee; Never in a Feed Lot; Dry Aged.  Shipped by Fed Ex to your door.  Certified Organic by the Texas Department of Health and Quality Assurance International.

HOWARD GARRET’s  Information on Organic farming and gardening.

The Vanguard  A non-profit organization based in Austin (Texas) that is internationally recognized for their work in preventing and coping with chemical injury. This is an exceptionally good site with A Guide for Parents who are concerned about the Indoor Air Quality in their children's schools.  Also additional information from the woman who spearheaded the The Texas Indoor Air Quality Act.

Jacki's MCS web site: An extensive web site on Multiple Chemical Sensitivity with an emphasis on the health risks of perfume and a Christian perspective to dealing with this dis-ease.  Also  includes some easy guidelines for non-toxic living for those wishing to minimize their toxic
exposures.

Dr. Doris Rapp's web site:  Known especially for her work with children who have chemical sensitivities, ADD, ADHD, behavioral problems, are hyperactive, asthmatic, suffering from chronic colds, allergies, or have learning problems or other environmentally triggered illnesses.

Especially for teens with Multiple Chemical Sensitivity: A chat room for teenagers with chemical sensitivities.

Share Care & Prayer: A nonprofit, Christian organization encouraging, educating and equipping the environmentally sensitive as well as those suffering from Candidiasis, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Fibromyalgia.

Multiple Chemical Sensitivities: A Workshop. This workshop was conducted at the request of the Environmental                     Protection Agency. This volume contains the papers prepared and presented by individual workshop participants; the papers  have not undergone peer review.

Environmental Health  Network: a non profit agency, which serves people who are disabled by chemical injury / sick building syndrome through access advocacy, peer counseling, newsletters, etc. Support and Information Line (SAIL) 415.541.5075

Environmental labeling of computers - TCO'99- labels computers for reduced electromagnetic fields.  Extensive information, including list of computers (sold in the U.S.) that are certified to the Swedish standards.

MCSurvivors:  A Resource web site for Multiple Chemical Sensitivity and Environmental Illness

Cabinetmakers, Charles R. Bailey builds custom cabinetry and funiture for the Multi-Chemical Sensitive. Builds Kitchen Cabinetry and furniture using woods and materials safe for the customer.  Free of Formaldehyde and solvents.  Each project is designed around the individual's sensitivities.  Charles R. Bailey understands "Chemical Free", because he too is Chemically Sensitive.

Chemical Awareness in Schools (CAS) is an Australian site that offers Support & Information for parents who think their children's health might be suffering at school, and  assistance to schools & childcare centres in the form of safe, workable, non toxic Guidelines for Cleaning & Pest Control contracts.  A wonderful site that demonstrates that IAQ in Schools is indeed of international interest and importance.

Healthy Indoor Air for America's Homes:  A program of the University of Montana providing information on how to optimize the IAQ in your home.

Brief Strobic Photostimulation - The Next Generation in Healing: Brain wave stimulation, entrainment and disentrainment using rhythmic light of different colors administered through the eyes.  Used for improving neurologically based disorders, improving immune system conditions, accelerated recovery of injuries, depression, etc.

Texas State Pest Control Board - Contains rules for Reduced Impact Pest Control.

L.H. Coffin School Health Task Force, Marblehead, MA - We are a representative group of parents, school department personnel, and school administration personnel whose purpose is to promote a healthy and safe educational environment for all Marblehead Public Schools.  Have implemented EPA's Tools for Schools.  An example of how an active parent/ community/school administration team can work together to improve the health and Indoor Air Quality environments for all students. Site includes trial of least-toxic cleaning products.including Borax, vinegar, castile soap and distilled water.

National Safety Council  Environmental Health Center - A Division of the National Safety Council providing information on Indoor Air Quality.

Protect all Children's Environment (PACE) -   Established in 1987 for people poisoned by the now banned pesticide, chlordane. PACE exists to respond to the need for comfort and support by pesticide victims providing support to fellow pesticide survivors on an all volunteer, not-for-profit basis. There are no charges for information, counseling or other services. PACE is unique in that true empathy is expressed through shared experience.

Sensitive To A Toxic Environment Foundationhttp (S.T.A.T.E.) Poison In The Grass: The Hazards And Consequences Of Lawn Pesticides by Nathan Diegelman

School Indoor Air Quality Best Practices Manual - Washington State Department of Health 175 page manual on school building ventilation.

State Departments of Health - Links to all 50 state department of health web sites.

National Education Association - Indoor Air Quality page.

Plants that help clean the air

The GEO Network Link Library   where you will find over 500 sustainable topic links.

Locate Industrial Polluters - An Environmental Defense Funds site that allows you to locate industrial polluters in your area by zip code.  Shows pollutant source, local schools, etc.ip code.

Lassen Tech - An extensive site of links to environmental issues.

Microwave News - reporting on the effects of EMF.

Bridlewood EMF Info - A comprehensive website on EMF.

EMR (Electromagnetic Radiation) Network - A new national grassroots organization to voice concerns about public exposures to electromagnetic radiation.  The group will work on issues related to: RF/MW (Radio Frequency/Microwave) radiation issues, public health issues related to cell phones, towers, radio, TV, radar and power lines.

EMG Interface - Jim Beal, ex-NASA research engineer and member of the U.S. Science Advisory Committee in Virginia, and EMF consultant presents a current look at his life's work in studying EMF effects on the human body.  Source of 1998 Bioelectromagnetic Health Effects Update as 113 page  book covering: 1. Human Sensitivities To Electrical Fields (EFs) & Electromagnetic Fields(EMFs); 2. Stress, Health Issues (Primarily For Women) , & Potential Therapies; 3. Cellular/Mobile Phones Health Issues.

DigiBio. The principal mission of DigiBio is to bring a clear and irrefutable answer to the controversy over Dr. Jacques Benveniste’s observations of what has come to be known as «the memory of water» phenomenon, that is:
                - that water is capable of carrying molecular information (biological messages), and
                - that it is possible to transmit and amplify this information, as can be done for sounds and music.

 Field Management Services Corp. - An extensive site on engineering solutions to reducing EMF.  A particular emphais on how to reduce EMF to avoid problems with electronic equipment.  Basic methods to reduce EMF are: Increase the distance from the source;  reduce the source strength;  shield the field source or affected area.  Several technical papers and  source of technical consulting.

 Bioshield Home Page.  An interesting site that discusses EMF effects from Video Display Terminals (VDTs).

The medical defense fund - resource for legal information.

House Rules for Ecology House, San Rafael, California: List of chemicals that should be avoided when  visiting someone with Chemical Sensitivities.

 Health effects of fragrances: Betty Bridges, R.N. Fragranced Products Information Network (FPIN)