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Plastic has become increasingly common, one might say all-pervasive, since the end of World War Two. The chemically susceptible person, however, should try to avoid unnecessary exposure to plastics wherever possible. The sources of plastics are explored in Chapter 6. As a simple preventive measure, one should go through one’s house and make all obvious [...]
A third factor that influences medical trials is the type of patients a particular doctor sees. To take one example, a consultant gastroenterologist working in a large hospital will see a wide range of patients with persistent diarrhoea, who have been referred by their family doctor. These patients will vary in all sorts of ways, [...]
Using unusual foods in your diet, especially in rotation, can help extend and vary your diet. You are less likely to react to a food if you have never or seldom eaten it. Use substitutes such as goat’s and sheep’s milk and cheese if you can, and unusual grains, such as buckwheat, sago or tapioca. [...]
You have a choice of four ways in which to eliminate chemicals from your environment in order to test what you are sensitive to: • totally avoid one or a small number of specific chemicals • eliminate chemicals in one area of your life (e.g. clothing or cosmetics) • create an oasis in one room [...]
If you are exceptionally sensitive, you may not be able to wear even low-allergen products. You may have to avoid toiletries and cosmetics altogether. It can be very difficult to have to give up something that is a source of self-esteem or pleasure, and can be a hard decision. On the other hand, total abstinence [...]
Various materials are used in cavity wall insulation, in which insulating material is placed between the outer and inner wall of a building. One such material is urea-formaldehyde foam (UFF) which is injected into the cavity and forms a foam which adheres to the wall surfaces. UFF is only ever used on existing buildings, not [...]
You can buy a range of devices which will remove particles and filter the air that you breathe. These can be of real benefit if you choose one that is effective for the things to which you are sensitive (some devices remove some allergens or substances and not others). They are cheap to run, costing [...]