Man on a Mission - A Very Deep Look at MCS: Don Want

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This episode is called “Man on a Mission: A Very Deep Exploration of MCS.”

It features a conversation with Don Want, Ph.D., whose children's experiences with MCS led him to write perhaps the most comprehensive information about the condition.

You’ll hear Don explore:

• His own family’s experience with MCS.
• Whether there could be diagnostic tests for MCS.
• How many people with MCS also have other conditions.
• His thoughts on the name, Multiple Chemical Sensitivity.
• Why many healthcare professionals misdiagnose people with MCS.
• And more.

Don Want’s 2022 PhD dissertation on MCS:
"Environmental Effects on Health: Ignorance and Undone Science."

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1. Man on a Mission - A Very Deep Look at MCS: Don Want (00:00:00)

2. Introduction (00:00:05)

3. Background (00:05:11)

4. Medical Staff (00:07:02)

5. Changing Environment (00:07:44)

6. MCS in Australia (00:10:15)

7. Sons with MCS (00:14:36)

8. Modifying Environment (00:17:35)

9. Path to Diagnosis (00:20:07)

10. Available Testing (00:25:19)

11. Medical Watchlists (00:26:27)

12. Proof of Illness (00:29:13)

13. Environmental Causation (00:32:24)

14. Overlaps (00:33:59)

15. Compartmentalize (00:35:19)

16. Recognition (00:40:10)

17. Stop Button Issue (00:43:13)

18. Environmental Sensitivities (00:44:46)

19. TILT (00:46:08)

20. Psychological Category (00:48:20)

21. Biological Processes (00:50:30)

22. Conclusion (00:52:43)