Welcome to the National Indoor Mold Society Website! PRESS
RELEASE! Live Radio Show at National Indoor Mold
Society Anniversary Event “The National Indoor
Mold Society will host a live radio show to celebrate its second
year’s success. The
two-year anniversary event will be held on Saturday, Nov. 22. The
invited guests consist of three world-renowned environmental/mold
experts in the U.S.” Ewing, New Jersey – November 20, 2008
– The National Indoor Mold Society (NIMS) will host a live internet
radio show to celebrate its second year’s success.
According to Letitia Peters, NIM Executive Director, states, “two
years ago, National Indoor Mold Society was formed to bring awareness
about the adverse health effects from being exposed to molds and
mycotoxins. On November 18, 2006, we produced the first 5 hours live
radio show pertaining to molds and mycotoxins. We were excited
about this landmark event because it was the first time that six
prominent environmental doctors came together to launch a public
awareness about this environmental disease. Since then, one of the
doctors died. We are doing this show in remembrance of him, Dr. Vincent
Marinkovich and to continue our commitment to inform, educate, and raise
awareness about this environmental disease.” The
event will be a live internet radio show on WKSH DA BEAT located in the
Washington metro area.
Date: Saturday, November 22, 2008
Time: 4:00 p.m. EST to 7:00 p.m. EST
Listen live: Visit www.wkshdabeat.tv
and select listen live
Call-in and ask questions live: 301-693-WKSH (9574). (Callers are
requested to only call The
invited special guests include: Mr. David K. Rueckert
a former Certified Industrial Hygienist with over 20 experience doing
indoor air evaluations. Mr.
Rueckert has a BS degree in Engineering Sciences from Baylor University
and has additional training in Medically Significant Fungi from the CDC
and the national laboratory training network.
Mr. Rueckert was certified for comprehensive practice by the
American board of industrial hygiene. Mr. Rueckert has been an expert
witness in more than 30 toxic mold law suits. Mr. Rueckert will discuss
his in depth knowledge about indoor air evaluations. For more
information about David K. Rueckert and his services, he can be reached
at via e-mail at mr_rueckert@yahoo.com
or at (602)799-2257. William Croft, DVM, PhD
is a medical pathologist. In
1975, Dr. Croft received a medical pathology degree geared to study
human disease from the Medical School of the University of Wisconsin. Since that time he has dedicated his life to studying
environmental illness involving heavy metal, solvent, phenol, and mold
or fungi poisonings, to name a few. In 1986, Dr. Croft
published the first paper on indoor mold poisoning in the North American
Continent and demonstrated the fingerprint for Trichothecene Mycotoxins
in animals and humans. This study was funded in part by the United
States Army. Dr. Croft has
studied, and observed over 6,000 people demonstrating signs and symptoms
of mycotoxin poisoning and has determined the stages for inhalation
mycotoxicosis. Dr. Croft will discuss the
answers to the question: Can indoor molds and mycotoxins cause adverse
health effects, permanent illness, or even death? He will discuss
various topics from the history of fungi, the definition of molds and
mycotoxins, cross-contamination, stages of the disease, and
trichothecene mycotoxicosis. For more information about
Dr. Croft and his services, visit his website at www.edgi.org
or call his office at (608) 274-1618.
William J. Rea, M.D., F.A.C.S., F.A.A.E.M.
is a practicing thoracic, cardiovascular and general surgeon with an
added interest in the environmental aspects of health and disease.
Founder of the Environmental Health Center - Dallas (EHC-D) in
1974, Dr. Rea is currently director of this highly specialized
Dallas-based medical facility. Dr.
Rea was awarded the Jonathan Forman Gold Medal Award in 1987 and the
Herbert J. Rinkle Award in 1993 and the 1998 Service Award, all by the
American Academy of Environmental Medicine, and was named Outstanding
Alumnus by Otterbein College in 1991.
Other awards include the Mountain Valley Water Hall of Fame in
1987, the Special Achievement Award by Otterbein College in 1991, the
Distinguished Pioneers in Alternative Medicine Award by the Foundation
for the Advancement of Innovative Medicine Education Fund in 1994, the
Gold Star Award by the International Biographical Center in 1997, Five
Hundred Leaders of Influence Award in 1997, Who’s Who in the South and
Southwest in 1997, The Twentieth Century Award for Achievement in 1997,
the Dor W. Brown, Jr., M.D. Lectureship Award by the Pan American
Allergy Society and the O. Spurgeon English Humanitarian Award by Temple
University in 2002. Author of four medical textbooks, Chemical
Sensitivity, and co-author of Your
Home, Your Health and Well-Being, Dr. Rea has published more
than 150 peer reviewed research papers related to the topic of thoracic
and cardiovascular surgery as well as that of environmental medicine. Dr. Rea will discuss the principles of environmental aspects of
cardiovascular disease; several series of arrhythmias and heart failure
influenced by the environment. Environmental
pollutants affect the cardiovascular system in many ways including
vascular spasm, hypoxia, arrhythmias, and heart failure. For more
information about Dr. Rea and his services, visit his website at www.ehcd.com
or call his assistant, Ms. Ellie Morlan at (214) 368-4132 or via email
at elliem@ehcd.com. About National Indoor Mold Society National
Indoor Mold Society is a national organization dedicated to educating
the public, health care professionals, and lawmakers on the adverse
health effects of indoor molds and mycotoxins.
For
more information about the NIMS and the two-year anniversary event, call
609-403-2046 or visit www.nationalindoormoldsociety.org.
Letter From The Executive Director: We are pleased that you have found our website. Currently, we are updating the website at this time so visit us frequently. It is amazing how fast time is flying. It has already been 2 years since the National Indoor Mold Society was conceptualized. The National Indoor Mold Society is a national organization created by mold victims to provide education, awareness, public policy, and research so that people recognize and understand the implications of being exposed to indoor molds and mycotoxins in their communities. In the last 2 years, we have several accomplishments: - Nov. 18, 2006, NIMS produced and organized the first 5 hours radio show, which the invited special guests were Dr. William J. Rea from Texas, late Dr. Vincent Marinkovich from California, Dr. Alfred Robbins from Florida, Dr. Allan Lieberman from South Carolina, Dr. Nancy Didriksen from Texas and Dr. William Croft. Unfortunately, we were not able to obtain a copy of this show from the WWNN 1470 AM radio station located in Boca Raton, Florida or from the host, Mr. Jean Jabouin. - May 12, 2007, NIMS hosted its debut of the NIMS Internet Talk Show. We have interviewed various environmental specialists, researchers, mold victims, authors, a mold remediation company, a former certified industrial hygienist and a holistic practitioner who treats mold victims. Dr. William Croft was our first invited guest. Since then, we have completed 15 episodes and have 1831 downloads to date. We have archives of our previously recorded NIMS internet talk shows available for you. You will gain extensive knowledge about this environmental illness. Click here to isten to these shows. - May 19, 2007, NIMS hosted its debut of the NIMS Mold Buddy Conference Call . We hosted 3 episodes. The
National Indoor Mold Society wants to inspire, empower, and educate mold
victors. We wanted to provide another outlet for mold buddies to
communicate by providing emotional support, sharing stories, lessons
learned, exchanging information or asking for prayer. Lastly, we wanted
to provide a forum where you can raise issues and concerns that you do
not want to post on the message board. We did not want anyone to feel
like they were alone, like I have felt while going through this awful
disease. -
In July 2008, NIMS spearheaded a coalition of organizations and
individuals suffering from toxic mold exposure. They were Sharon Pawlak
(TN Toxic Mold State Rep) of www.moldmadness.com,
Lori Tondini (IL Toxic Mold State Rep), a former school administrative
assistant and Iris Brooks (GA Toxic Mold State Rep) and we formed the
National Indoor Toxic Mold Awareness Planning Committee.
We prepared the first Indoor Toxic Mold Proclamation in
observance of National Indoor Toxic Mold Awareness Month (NITMAM),
September 5 to October 5, 2008. We
had 20 (twenty) volunteers representing 18 (eighteen) states and 1
International representative. The Governors from the following states
have issued National Indoor Toxic Mold Awareness Month Proclamations:
Pennsylvania, Florida, Mississippi, Michigan, Georgia and Nevada (one
week). We thank these Governors for their acceptances of these
proclamations and their commitment to healthy indoor environments. We
also thank our Mold State Representatives for filing these State
proclamations. -
NIMS produced our first newsletter during National Indoor Toxic
Mold Awareness Month. -
September 25, 2008, Georgia held a Proclamation Signing Ceremony,
which I attended with Iris and Tlee Brooks. -
Even though the Tennessee Governor denied the Proclamation,
Sharon Pawlak held Tennessee Indoor Mold Awareness Week, September 21 to
27, 2008. For more information about this event, visit www.moldmadness.com - However in Mississippi, the MS Mold State Representative Tommy Riley (www.moldcankillyou.com) decided to take the signed MS Mold Proclamation, his family’s story, and the press release to every media outlet within a 200 mile radius of his home. As a result, he was recently interviewed by Clarion Ledge News/Jackson, MS. Click here to read the story. - WLOX did a 2 part television airing about the devastated effects that toxic mold did to him and his family: Click here to view the video. We had some shortcomings. We attempted to host a Press Conference, but no one attended and we attempted to hold a mold community prayer service, which was not very well attended. We are always speaking to new mold victims who are looking for support because they have been devastated by toxic molds. As long as we continue to partner together in order to create one voice, we will be able to give a voice to the voiceless. We could not have made it without the support of the mold victors, environmental/mold experts, and other mold organizations. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me via e-mail or by phone. We look forward to hearing from you. Please sign-up for our e-mail distribution list and visit this site often. Thanks for visiting us and helping us celebrate our 2nd Anniversary! LET’S “BREAK THE MOLD” TOGETHER! Sincerely, Letitia M. Peters
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