Environmental\u00a0Medicine’s focus is on how we interact with our environment and how those interactions can affect our health. \u00a0It is not something that many doctors know much about, so you are unlikely to hear about it from your conventional doctor. \u00a0Environmental medicine looks for the underlying cause of seemingly unconnected things. \u00a0They are usually conditions that are not helped, or minimally helped, by conventional treatment. \u00a0Finding the root cause of environmental problems usually involves testing that insurance does not cover.<\/p>\n
Food sensitivities are one of the areas that I focus on in environmental\u00a0medicine. \u00a0Many people can have food sensitivities and not be aware of it. \u00a0Let’s use an example: let’s say you are sensitive to milk and milk products (cheese, yogurt, etc.) \u00a0Let’s also say you don’t know that you are sensitive. \u00a0On Monday you have cheese pizza with a glass of milk. \u00a0The pizza tastes good and the milk washes it down well. \u00a0You have no symptoms. \u00a0Tuesday goes by with also no issues. \u00a0On Wednesday evening you develop mucous in your nose and wind up taking Allegra for the stuffiness. \u00a0You also get diarrhea. \u00a0The symptoms last for a few hours to days and then go away. \u00a0If you don’t have any dairy for a week of more afterward you may notice the symptoms return. \u00a0If, however, you are like most Americans you will have dairy every few days and keep your body in an irritated, sensitive state. \u00a0The Allegra will be required daily and it will look like you have irritable bowel syndrome. \u00a0This is the realm of environmental medicine.<\/p>\n
These food sensitivities are not true allergies – they are not anaphylactic responses – they will not send you to the emergency room not able to breathe or with hives all over. \u00a0However, they do cause a low level inflammation which can contribute to things like heart disease, autoimmune diseases, arthritis, irritable bowel syndrome, as well as leaky gut syndrome.<\/p>\n
Food is not the only cause of these sensitivities. \u00a0Your body can have reactions to its environment too. \u00a0Chemicals that off gas from your mattress, carpet, automobile, or the building materials in your home can cause your body’s immune system to react. \u00a0Things like black mold, that can appear after an area of your home gets wet and does not dry properly, can be the root cause of problems like these. \u00a0If these things are not identified and removed from your daily life, they can cause the same low level inflammatory response in your body – and the diseases that go along with it.<\/p>\n
Environmental\u00a0medicine can identify the causes of your environmental\u00a0and food sensitivities and can give you a way to avoid the triggers long enough to heal your body. \u00a0If you suspect that you may have sensitivities, please contact me for a consultation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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