Suggested Reading (Updated 2025)
Reading
Ashford, Nicholas & Miller, Claudia, Chemical Exposures, Low Levels and High Stakes 2nd edition (John Wiley & Sons, NY) 1998. Available on titlresearch.org. PDF https://tiltresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/231/2024/03/Chemical_Exposures_Low_Levels_and_High_Stakes_2nd_Ed-min.pdf
Baker-Laporte, Paula, John Banta, Prescriptions for a Healthy House 4th Edition: A Practical Guide for Architects, Builders & Homeowners (2022) https://www.amazon.com/Prescriptions-Healthy-House-4th-Architects/dp/B09YWCS6FK
Blank, Martin, Ph.D., Overpowered: What Science Tells Us About the Dangers of Cell Phones and other WIFI-Age Devices [2014] Seven Stories Press, NY.
Bower, Lynn Marie, Creating a Healthy Household (The Healthy House Institute) 2000. (Both Bower books are out of print), You would have to locate a old copy in a library.
Bower, John, The Healthy House [3rd Edition]; Healthy House Building for the New Millennium [2000]; Understanding Ventilation [1995] (out of print now)
Cullen, Mark R., ed., "Workers with Multiple Chemical Sensitivities," Occupational Medicine: State of the Art Reviews (Hanley and Belfus, Inc., Philadelphia, PA) Vol. 2, no. 4, Oct.-Dec., 1987.
Dadd, Debra Lynn, Toxic Free: How to Protect Your Health and Home from the Chemicals that are Making You Sick (2012). She has written many books regarding toxic chemicals. Google Debra Lynn Dadd. Lisa Powers took over Debra Dadd’s website NonToxU.com (new 2020).
Davis, Devra, Ph.D., M.P.H.; Disconnect: A Scientist’s Solutions for Safer Technology January 2024 New Voices Press, NY. Amazon.com
Gibson, Pamela Reed, Ph.D., Multiple Chemical Sensitivity: A Survival Guide Second Edition (Earthrive Books, P.O. Box 735, Churchville, VA 24421 ISBN 0-9777097-0-1) 2006. [www.earthrivebooks.com]
Gorman, Carolyn P., Less Toxic Alternatives; 10th Edition. Published by Caleta Press ISBN#: 978-0-578-05884-9 Paperback, 452 pages ©2010 by Carolyn Gorman [handy reference for selecting viable alternative products for a healthy lifestyle]. If not available on Amazon try the Environmental Health Center store in Texas.
Hurt on the Job: A Guide to the Massachusetts Workers' Compensation System. Don’t know if the booklets till exists. Call and get website for information. Mass COSH 617-825-7233 Dorchester; Western Mass COSH; Springfield (413) 731-0760. https://masscosh.org/get-help/action-steps/
Johnson, Alison, ed., Amputated Lives (2008). Older book: Casualities of Progress; Gulf War Syndrome: Legacy of a Perfect War 2000/2001
Mann, Arnold, They’re poisoning Us! From the Gulf War to the Gulf of Mexico: An Investigative Report (ISBN:978-0-615-41063-0 paperback, (34th Street Press), 2011.
May, Jeffrey C., My House Is Killing Me! (A Complete Guide to a Healthier Indoor Environmnet: Jeff and Connie May) Second Edition. 2020. (available from Amazon; different formats available)
The Mold Survival Guide: For Your Home and for Your Health (Jeff and Connie May, 2004, My Office is Killing Me! The Sick Building Survival Guide, 2006 and Jeff May’s Healthy Home Tips: A Workbook for Detecting, Diagnosing & Eliminating Pesky Pests, Stinky Stenches, Musty Mold, and Other Aggravating Home Problems, 2008, The John Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, Maryland 21218-4363 [www.press.jhu.edu; Amazon)
Mayer, Robert S., Ph.D., Strategies for Surviving Chemical Sensitivity, the Basics https://at-us-east.amazon-adsystem.com/.well-known/interest-group/permissions/?origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com
[a guidebook that offers coping help and solutions for the newly diagnosed chemically sensitive person].
Neil Nathan, M.D. Toxic: Heal Your Body from Mold Toxicity, Lyme Disease, Multiple Chemical Sensitivities, and Chronic Environmental Illness, 2018. ISBN-13:978-1-628603-11-8 [paperback from Amazon; his new book is The Sensitive Patient’s Healing Guide 2024 (B&N, Amazon)
Temple, Tony, Healthier Hospitals (Ohio Network for the Chemically Injured; P.O. Box 29290; Parma, OH 44129) 1996 (440) 845-1888. This excellent pamplet on MCS hospital access; not available.
Video Tapes:
Videos by Alison Johnson: Go to Chemical Sensitivity Foundation website for more information. Fragrance Free Workplaces video is available to watch on the website. Some links no longer work.
Multiple Chemical Sensitivity: A Life Altering Condition [DVD].
Multiple Chemical Sensitivity: How Chemical Exposures May Be Affecting Your Health.
Serious discussion of MCS by the experts in the above video: Multiple Chemical Sensitivity, Vol II and Vol III. Alison Johnson [no longer listed: check with Alison to see if this video is still available].
Gulf War Syndrome: Aftermath of a Toxic Battlefield by Alison Johnson
The Toxic Clouds of 9/11: Coverup and Chemical Sensitivity Consequences by Alison Johnson.
Chemical Sensitivity: 15 Minute Introduction by Alison Johnson; 27 minute.
Fragrance-Free Workplaces by Alison Johnson; 54 minutes
Homesick by Susan Abod www.homesick-video.com (The film looks at how some people with MCS are finding safe housing)2013; Funny You Don’t Look Sick:An Autobiography of an Illness (about a woman with CFS & MCS) by Susan Abod. Go to the website for ordering information or call (505-310-0207).
Take Back Your Power DVD by Josh del Sol, 104 min., 2013 Takebackyourpower.net
Generation Zapped Generationzapped.com “ Investigates the potential dangers of prolonged exposure to radio frequencies from wireless technology”. Director: Sabine El Gemayel
Ashford, Nicholas & Miller, Claudia, Chemical Exposures, Low Levels and High Stakes 2nd edition (John Wiley & Sons, NY) 1998. Available on titlresearch.org. PDF https://tiltresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/231/2024/03/Chemical_Exposures_Low_Levels_and_High_Stakes_2nd_Ed-min.pdf
Baker-Laporte, Paula, John Banta, Prescriptions for a Healthy House 4th Edition: A Practical Guide for Architects, Builders & Homeowners (2022) https://www.amazon.com/Prescriptions-Healthy-House-4th-Architects/dp/B09YWCS6FK
Blank, Martin, Ph.D., Overpowered: What Science Tells Us About the Dangers of Cell Phones and other WIFI-Age Devices [2014] Seven Stories Press, NY.
Bower, Lynn Marie, Creating a Healthy Household (The Healthy House Institute) 2000. (Both Bower books are out of print), You would have to locate a old copy in a library.
Bower, John, The Healthy House [3rd Edition]; Healthy House Building for the New Millennium [2000]; Understanding Ventilation [1995] (out of print now)
Cullen, Mark R., ed., "Workers with Multiple Chemical Sensitivities," Occupational Medicine: State of the Art Reviews (Hanley and Belfus, Inc., Philadelphia, PA) Vol. 2, no. 4, Oct.-Dec., 1987.
Dadd, Debra Lynn, Toxic Free: How to Protect Your Health and Home from the Chemicals that are Making You Sick (2012). She has written many books regarding toxic chemicals. Google Debra Lynn Dadd. Lisa Powers took over Debra Dadd’s website NonToxU.com (new 2020).
Davis, Devra, Ph.D., M.P.H.; Disconnect: A Scientist’s Solutions for Safer Technology January 2024 New Voices Press, NY. Amazon.com
Gibson, Pamela Reed, Ph.D., Multiple Chemical Sensitivity: A Survival Guide Second Edition (Earthrive Books, P.O. Box 735, Churchville, VA 24421 ISBN 0-9777097-0-1) 2006. [www.earthrivebooks.com]
Gorman, Carolyn P., Less Toxic Alternatives; 10th Edition. Published by Caleta Press ISBN#: 978-0-578-05884-9 Paperback, 452 pages ©2010 by Carolyn Gorman [handy reference for selecting viable alternative products for a healthy lifestyle]. If not available on Amazon try the Environmental Health Center store in Texas.
Hurt on the Job: A Guide to the Massachusetts Workers' Compensation System. Don’t know if the booklets till exists. Call and get website for information. Mass COSH 617-825-7233 Dorchester; Western Mass COSH; Springfield (413) 731-0760. https://masscosh.org/get-help/action-steps/
Johnson, Alison, ed., Amputated Lives (2008). Older book: Casualities of Progress; Gulf War Syndrome: Legacy of a Perfect War 2000/2001
Mann, Arnold, They’re poisoning Us! From the Gulf War to the Gulf of Mexico: An Investigative Report (ISBN:978-0-615-41063-0 paperback, (34th Street Press), 2011.
May, Jeffrey C., My House Is Killing Me! (A Complete Guide to a Healthier Indoor Environmnet: Jeff and Connie May) Second Edition. 2020. (available from Amazon; different formats available)
The Mold Survival Guide: For Your Home and for Your Health (Jeff and Connie May, 2004, My Office is Killing Me! The Sick Building Survival Guide, 2006 and Jeff May’s Healthy Home Tips: A Workbook for Detecting, Diagnosing & Eliminating Pesky Pests, Stinky Stenches, Musty Mold, and Other Aggravating Home Problems, 2008, The John Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, Maryland 21218-4363 [www.press.jhu.edu; Amazon)
Mayer, Robert S., Ph.D., Strategies for Surviving Chemical Sensitivity, the Basics https://at-us-east.amazon-adsystem.com/.well-known/interest-group/permissions/?origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com
[a guidebook that offers coping help and solutions for the newly diagnosed chemically sensitive person].
Neil Nathan, M.D. Toxic: Heal Your Body from Mold Toxicity, Lyme Disease, Multiple Chemical Sensitivities, and Chronic Environmental Illness, 2018. ISBN-13:978-1-628603-11-8 [paperback from Amazon; his new book is The Sensitive Patient’s Healing Guide 2024 (B&N, Amazon)
Temple, Tony, Healthier Hospitals (Ohio Network for the Chemically Injured; P.O. Box 29290; Parma, OH 44129) 1996 (440) 845-1888. This excellent pamplet on MCS hospital access; not available.
Video Tapes:
Videos by Alison Johnson: Go to Chemical Sensitivity Foundation website for more information. Fragrance Free Workplaces video is available to watch on the website. Some links no longer work.
Multiple Chemical Sensitivity: A Life Altering Condition [DVD].
Multiple Chemical Sensitivity: How Chemical Exposures May Be Affecting Your Health.
Serious discussion of MCS by the experts in the above video: Multiple Chemical Sensitivity, Vol II and Vol III. Alison Johnson [no longer listed: check with Alison to see if this video is still available].
Gulf War Syndrome: Aftermath of a Toxic Battlefield by Alison Johnson
The Toxic Clouds of 9/11: Coverup and Chemical Sensitivity Consequences by Alison Johnson.
Chemical Sensitivity: 15 Minute Introduction by Alison Johnson; 27 minute.
Fragrance-Free Workplaces by Alison Johnson; 54 minutes
Homesick by Susan Abod www.homesick-video.com (The film looks at how some people with MCS are finding safe housing)2013; Funny You Don’t Look Sick:An Autobiography of an Illness (about a woman with CFS & MCS) by Susan Abod. Go to the website for ordering information or call (505-310-0207).
Take Back Your Power DVD by Josh del Sol, 104 min., 2013 Takebackyourpower.net
Generation Zapped Generationzapped.com “ Investigates the potential dangers of prolonged exposure to radio frequencies from wireless technology”. Director: Sabine El Gemayel