Testimonials
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"A leading researcher in the field, Dr. Shoemaker is a gifted, caring, and brilliant physician who has helped to solve an important piece of "the puzzle of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome". I recommend you do the VCS vision test for initial screening and consider the neurotoxin protocol if your test is positive." -Jacob Teitelbaum MD, Medical director of the Fibromyalgia and Fatigue Centers of America. Senior author of the landmark studies "Effective Treatment of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Fibromyalgia -- a Placebo-controlled Study" & 'Effective Treatment of CFS & Fibromyalgia with D-Ribose". Author of the best-selling book From Fatigued to Fantastic! and Pain Free 1-2-3- A Proven Program to Get YOU Pain Free! (McGraw Hill, 2006) |
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After years of chronic illness and an eventual Lyme Disease diagnosis, I became interested in Dr. Shoemaker's work in the field of biotoxin-associated illnesses. I performed the wildly simple VCS test online and failed. This led me to completing the entire panel of Dr. Shoemaker’s suggested lab tests which revealed that I was in a small minority of the population. One of these tests showed that I am a specific, multi-susceptible geneotype indicating that both Lyme and mold exposure could be at the center of my failing health. Additionally, I learned that the biotoxins themselves cause a cascade of biochemical events in the body. Dr. Shoemaker’s work shows that this cascade can initiate a fairly large number of mysterious symptoms, many of which baffle patients and doctors alike. In addition, Dr. Shoemaker has found therapies, which are available today, that can be of immense value for many biotoxic pateints. Understanding Dr. Shoemaker's important work has empowered me to improve my health and well-being in a very dramatic way." - Scott Forsgren, Editor and Founder of BetterHealthGuy.com |
"I have suffered with chronic illness for over 30 years and during that time I have been to many doctors in my quest to recover. Dr. Ritchie Shoemaker is without question the best doctor I have ever seen. He diligently followed a key discovery he made in 1996 down every rabbit trail and in the process has learned the true underlying reasons for many chronic illnesses. Instead of treating symptoms, he is treating causes and that makes all the difference in the world. His use of VCS testing, genotyping and testing of the inflammation cascade is truly a breakthrough in diagnosing and understanding what really causes most chronic illness. He has helped me enormously and opened new pathways for me to become healthier than I have ever been before." - Pat Sullivan, Author of Wellness Piece by Piece
| "Thank you for helping me achieve my goal of finishing my dissertation despite the havoc of biotoxin illness. Although I did the scholarly work to earn the Ph.D., I would have given it up long ago due to exhaustion and despair were it not for you, your brilliant, cutting-edge thinking and treatments, and our partnership. I won't give up if you won't. Not ever. " - P. Keller, PhD |
Nomination to the Congressional Medal of Honor Society
With disregard for medical profit, Dr. Ritchie Shoemaker dedicates his medical practice to preventing and solving chronic disabling illnesses caused by neuro-toxins from biological sources including mold, Lyme disease, Pfiesteria. In the face of medical profession disinterest and skepticism, he has persevered and gone “above and beyond” to make extraordinary differences in people’s lives by:
- Pioneering new medical diagnostic tests proving bio-neurotoxins cause serious physiological abnormalities resulting in chronic disabling illness;
- Producing research findings on immune processes and bio-toxin physiology having wide implications for treatment of many diseases affecting millions of Americans;
- Pioneering use of an inexpensive, common medication to “bind” and remove bio-neurotoxins from ill patients, resulting in “cure” or significant health improvement in patients suffering chronic disabling illness;
- Discovering genetic factors making people susceptible to bio-neurotoxin illness, thus enabling prevention of illness by avoidance of future mold exposures;
- Tirelessly engaging in national educational efforts—including Congressional testimony—to disseminate his research findings, encourage its replication, and promote development of improved treatment protocols;
- Creating a non-profit to help patients unable to pay for their own medical treatment;
- Working with government and private sector to prevent future public health crises from mold-caused illness in water-damaged buildings by developing (1) medical screening tests for mold-caused illness, (2) procedures for determining if water-damaged buildings in fact cause illness in occupants and for identifying and solving mold hazards in water-damaged buildings, (4) protocols for determining when mold-contaminated buildings are medically safe for re-occupancy.
Reviews for Mold Warriors
Mold Warriors contains advanced, sophisticated, effective, state of the art testing and treatment protocols for some of the most perplexing diseases and disorders, confronting medical practices. These protocols treat actual causes of baffling, disabling diseases, including Lymes, Lupus, Fibromyalgia, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Migraine, Irritible Bowel Syndrome, Parkinson's Disease and possibly even Multiple Sclerosis by altering gene expression, cytokine, leukotriene and hormonal imbalance, in addition to removing deadly neurotoxins, from the body. Mold Warriors contains detailed explanations of sophisticated immunological and hormonal tests, which many physicians have never even heard of. The appendix contains detailed information concerning where to obtain the various tests, diagnostic and procedure codes, etc., which practitioners will find very helpful. The first VEGF we ordered, based on recommendations, in this book, revealed why one of our chronic fatigue patients remained fatigued, with impaired concentration, after her hypothyroidism was corrected. Every Lupus patient Florida Detox has tested with the Visual Contrast Sensitivity Test failed. The inexpensive Visual Contrast Sensitivity Test is so sensitive, it detected visual field narrowing, in one of our migraine patients, before her aura occurred. Many of the advanced protocols, in this book, will eventually become accepted standard of care.
Florida Detox has sucessfully treated chronic sinusitis and migraine headaches with the cholestyramine protocol described in this book. Our Lupus and Lymes patients are also improving with these treatment protocols.
Numerous, fascinating case histories and accounts of epidemiological investigations make Mold Warriors more readable and comprehensible. Mold Warriors contains many inspiring stories of noble struggles against suffering and injustice.
These physicians, Shoemaker and Schaller, are brilliant, compassionate, dedicated, courageous practitioners and researchers. Like most medical and scientific pioneers, they have encountered resistance, while they advance scientific progress.
We see many very difficult cases here, who have not received the help they have sought, despite treatment, at many of the most famous and renowned medical centers, in the nation. After seeing the treatment failures of these huge, famous centers, discussing mold toxicity with James Schaller, MD and exchanging numerous emails, with him, we have begun referring patients to him, with a confidence, we did not have, when we were referring to the more famous centers. Dr. Schaller found babesiosis in the first patient we referred to him and Lymes in the second, despite a previous negative Lymes test. The second patient is rapidly recovering from impaired concentration, with the cholestyramine protocol. We have encountered Fibromyalgia, Chronic Fatigue and Parkinson's patients, who actually were suffering from Lymes Disease, which was revealed,using protocols described in this book.
We sent Dr. Schaller a 13 year old female patient with knee pain so severe, another physician recommended knee braces. Dr. Schaller diagnosed babesia and treated it so effectively, she was jumping on the trampoline, 2 weeks later, with her sister. That is how well these protocols can work.
The book index numbers are incorrect, but the book arrives with an insert which explains how many page numbers need to be added to correct the index. Despite erroneous index page numbering, this book deserves 5 stars.
Research Director, Florida Detox
Shoemaker is a genius and I am so thankful someone referred this book to me. He is exactly what a doctor should be: intelligent and humble, truly dedicated to serving his patients, constantly stretching himself to uncover hidden truths, willing to stand up to government, lawyers, insurance companies and fight the system for justice. Read the book and open your mind. His theory about biotoxin illness makes so much sense and he explains it in layman's terms. Each chapter reveals a different side of this illness and the fight to get it recognized in courts across America. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!!
Luna (NY City)
I could not have been more pleased or impressed with the Doctor or the information contained in Mold Warriors. It is essential reading to anyone in the medical field in addition to anyone with lyme disease, tick bites, spider bites, mold illness, MS, obesity and any autoimmune conditions. Simply amazing!
Keep up the good work Dr. Shoemaker!
Stacky Botris
Dr. Shoemaker and Dr. Schaller have created a masterpiece for helping people with mystery illnesses. See mold in your home, school or at work. It is making you or others ill. Anyone that doubts this scientific data is stuck in the 1980's. The book uses interesting stories from teachers to judges. Mold Warriors weaves in new scientific evidence, currently available labs and proven testing. It is easily read and understood by the general audience. The CDC and NIH will take ten years for their consensus panels to get around to actually treating the thousands of folks that form the basis for this book.
As someone who has suffered from "mold" allergies and been made sick by moldy builgings all of my life, with many family members made sick by their schools and work buildings, this book offers incredible insight solutions and hope to all of us. You can get better and feel better. This book is truly innovative and gets to the root of what is making us sick and will offer you and your doctor options for how to get well.
Joseph Colasante "Joseph" -Tampa, FL
Mold Warriors is an extraordianary acheivement by Dr. Ritchie C. Shoemaker, MD, along with James Schaller, MD & Patti Schmidt. It is rich with primary information involving patient's diagnosis and treatments. This book gives hope to suffering patients and should be in all Consumer Health Collections in public and health sciences libraries. If the book reaches those shelves it will be available not only to patients but also to interns, residents,and those cutting edge physicians who use libraries to keep a step above the rest. I wish all medical librarians could receive a copy of this book as they are the link to these special physicians across the country and the world.
Theresa Cuddy "MLS ALA AHIP" (Pennsylvania)
Dr Shoemaker's innovative exploration of "The Biotoxin Pathway" leads to solid scientific evidence and effective treatments for victims of mold mediated illness.
Mold Warriors is the answer for anyone who questions if a building can really make someone sick.
Erik R. Johnson (Incline Village NV)
Working in a building that is suspect to have mold indoors I was referenced this book by a doctor. The information is this book is very scary but truthful. Dr. Shoemaker has compiled his years of experience, knowledge and resources in a well written book. I highly recommend Mold Warriors to anyone who wants more knowledge about mold and what "it" can do to us!
Linda Parks (Eaton, Ohio United States)
I am the "Tami", along with my fiancé Jim Frasca mentioned in Chapter 4 of Dr. Shoemaker's book Mold Warriors. Over the last 10 years, I have seen over a hundred so called "specialist" and spent thousands of dollars to come up; undiagnosed, broke and disappointed at the medical community in general.
It wasn't until my fiancé suggested I see Dr. Shoemaker that I regained faith in medical doctors. Not only did Dr. Shoemaker listen, I now have a diagnosis to my illness; something I had given up on ever achieving.
Tami Tippit (USA)
Everyone who feels that they have been harmed by mold overexposure should read "Mold Warriors". Dr. Shoemaker has done an excellent job of making his research and practice understandable by the lay reader, and I feel that the technical basis for this work resonates with my experiences as an affected person.
Jonathan Lee Wright (Colorado, USA)
After exhausting the hallowed halls of medecine in Boston, having been seen by over 30 physicians (not to mention a host of alternative practitioners) it was not until we read Dr. Shoemaker's Mold Warriors that we had answers about illness that had plagued our family for years. I didn't have to get far--on page two of the introduction he cites a list of symptoms, most of which physicians had discounted or said could not be related. Yet there they all where. That is when I knew that we had to not only read his book, but see Dr. Shoemaker.
The book is no work of literary art. Dr. Shoemaker alternates between some very difficult scientific explanations, and anecdotes which he uses to illustrate those principles. The anecdotes are written in a very conversational style, perhaps to make them seem accessible, especially to those (like me) who had some trouble understanding all the detail of his science. Once you get beyond the writing style, though, this book is all genius.
When armed with the knowledge in this book, don't expect much support for the theories espoused therein from your local MD. We have encountered a variety of reacions at area hospitals, from dismissive indifference to outright hostility over the concepts presented in Mold Warriors. Funny thing, though, is that those physicians never helped my family at all to recover. Dr. Shoemaker did.
Pierre Belperron (Ipswich, MA)