Toxic Collision: A Journey Through Mold Illness, APS, and Environmental Injustice is a powerful, medically grounded expose that explores the hidden and often ignored connections between environmental toxins, chronic inflammation, and autoimmunity. Drawing on both scientific evidence and deeply personal medical experience, Dr. Gerald Rappaport dissects the overlooked causes behind many modern health crises, including mold exposure, House Dust Mite (HDM) allergy, and the systemic damage caused by toxic indoor environments.
At the heart of the book is Dr. Rappaport's real-life medical odyssey-a series of debilitating illnesses and misdiagnoses that ultimately led to his diagnosis of Antiphospholipid Syndrome (APS), an autoimmune clotting disorder often triggered or exacerbated by environmental stressors. Alongside APS, he investigates the rise in Chronic Inflammatory Response Syndrome (CIRS), Multiple Chemical Sensitivity (MCS), oral infections, leaky gut, and mitochondrial collapse-all linked by a web of immune dysregulation.
This book is not just a memoir; it's a diagnostic roadmap and legal-medical critique. Dr. Rappaport examines the scientific shortcomings of widely used diagnostic protocols, exposes the gaps in toxic tort litigation, and calls out the failure of mainstream medicine to connect environmental triggers with autoimmune pathology. With a critical eye toward testing standards, courtroom admissibility, and patient dismissal, Toxic Collision empowers readers, patients, practitioners, and legal professionals to see the bigger picture behind chronic illness.
Whether you are a healthcare professional, a patient searching for answers, or an advocate involved in public health and environmental justice, Toxic Collision offers a gripping, informative, and transformative perspective on the modern epidemic of unexplained disease.
