Chemical Sensitivity, Volume I

Published:
September 23, 1992 by CRC Press - 560 Pages
Author(s):
William J. Rea, Environmental Health Center, Dallas, Texas, USA

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ISBN 9780873715416
Cat# L541
 

Features

  • Presents results from studies of more than 20,000 patients
  • Shows how pollutants enter the body through air, food, and water
  • Discusses the mechanisms involved in the fate of chemicals
  • Emphasizes the importance of maintaining a balance between endocrine, immunological, and neurological systems and their nutrient fuels
  • Explains the concept of total body load and identifies sources of pollutants
  • Provides guidelines for reducing total body load and ensuring optimum health benefits

    • Summary

    Chemical Sensitivity is the first major scientific book series on chemical sensitivity, an increasingly important worldwide health problem. This four-volume series features results from the study of more than 20,000 environmentally sensitive patients at the Environmental Health Center (EHC) in Dallas. Results from the study at EHC are supplemented by information accumulated from the treatment and study of an estimated 100,000 patients by other environmentally oriented physicians and scientists around the world.

    Table of Contents

    Introduction. Definition of Chemical Sensitivity. Principles. Nonimmune Mechanisms. Pollutant Effects on the Blood and Reticuloendothelial System (Lymphatic and Immune System). Nutritional Status and Pollutant Overload.

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