Disclaimer

This information is being provided to you as an informational service only. Any consideration for related medical treatment should be under the direction of a qualified environmental physician.

INTRODUCTION

Today, more is being understood about the world of allergy and man's abnormal and altered reactions to his environment. This reflects literally hundreds of complex cause and effect relationships. Many chronic conditions can be linked to environmental causes and contaminants in our food, air, and water. Environmental Medicine represents one of the most exciting specialties in medicine, offering many people, who have already seen numerous physicians without benefit, the opportunity to successfully determine the cause of their signs and symptoms. One must understand that rarely does something happen to us by chance. "Why me?" and "Why now?" do have answers, and Environmental Medicine can often provide valid explanations. For example, many chronic and acute diseases have a cyclical or seasonal pattern. The role of pollens with seasonal changes serves as just one of many environmental triggers to be explored. Specific toxic chemical exposures is another one of the growing list of unrecognized triggers. Since the introduction of petrochemicals, including the wide range of solvents, plastics, pesticides, herbicides, etc. into society, man has paid a rather severe environmental price. Case studies have shown that a single exposure to various types of organophosphate pesticides, for example, can result in brain wave abnormalities associated with memory loss, reduced concentration, loss of libido, and inability to sleep.