I'm not surprised to hear that you hava a history of Antibiotic use which is almost always the cause for overgrowths of opportunistic harmful gut microbes. Antibiotics don't selectively kill only the bad bacteria, they kill both good and bad bacteria. Then your digestive system repopulates with the remaining dominant bacteria. So the ecosystem is changed, and it's generally not for the better.

Once the harmful bacteria start to dominate, the immune system of the host becomes compromised. That's where the mold and chemical sensitivities come from. When I was at my worst, perfume would make me feel sick, nevermind mold and mildew.

The "good" bacteria in our GI tract are our first line of defense and are critical to proper digestion and the absorption of nutrients.

"can't seem to stop sleeping. so behind on everything.
"no family but my teenager. no one to turn to but cure zone ohana. any helpful ideas? have to get off, my teenager just got here and is giving me angry glares that I'm not working on my college homework. I have no brain cells. massive brain fog and exhaustion.
where do I start?

== Learn about adrenal fatigue, support your immune system, learn about the possible impact of heavy metals, especially mercury. We hear from lots of people like you in the chelation groups here and at Yahoo, for example Frequent Dose Chelation. There is so much good information there.

== This is a good into to the issue of heavy metals from two men who experienced it. They discuss the challenges of getting diagnosed, their own symptoms and the ways to address the problems.
http://www.healthcentersofthefuture.com/DrCutler/


== I described my experience in these posts.
//www.curezone.org/forums/fm.asp?i=1951581

http://onibasu.com/archives/fdc/78041.html


== When I was your age I just assumed I'd bounce back. Instead I lost 10 yrs of my life, had to abandon the career related to my college degrees, never got married, etc. It looks like I'm going to get a second chance at some things but I wish I had not waited on my doctors to figure it out.

== I think you'll identify with this article on chronic fatigue by a dentist who has been a pioneer in mercury free dentistry for decades.
http://www.hugginsappliedhealing.com/mercury-symptoms.php


== Good luck.

== Joe

Just a thought on BOILING your water to remove the Chlorine. If you do this inside your apartment, the steam will be an issue just like in your shower and you may still be ingesting some of the Chlorine threw your lungs... I'd suspect that boiling the water outside would be a better choice.

I applaud your efforts and willingness to learn.

I'm also listing links to emotional help as well:


Gary Craig created EFT: http://www.emofree.com/eft/



Gary Craig also wrote The Palace of Possibilities

http://www.ernestlmartin.com/images/Palaceof.pdf



Dr Mercola's take on EFT

http://eft.mercola.com/



May the universe bless you with a courageous heart and endless motivation.

:)

P.S. To help rebuild the immune system I'd recommend reading this:

Dr Mercola Interviews Dr. Natasha Campbell-McBride: Dec 20, 2011

http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2012/05/12/dr-campbell-mcb...