- Limit your exposure to toxic chemicals by knowing what is in the products you buy for yourself and family.
- Buy organic fruits and vegetables, meats, and dairy products as much as possible.
- Limit your use of products (toilet paper, tampons, and other paper products) which have been through a chlorine process to whiten the product.
- Limit your exposure to plastic products.
- Use organic pesticides and encourage your neighbors to do the same.
Find out what environmental hazardous waste producers operate in your zip code. If you feel that the amount of hazardous waste exposure in your area is unacceptable, take action by writing to your local representatives and demanding that the practice of releasing hazardous wastes into your environment stop. Ask them to enact legislation to call for the investigation of the health effects of all chemicals before they are allowed to be produced, and enact a plan to examine the health risks associated with the chemicals that are currently manufactured.
If you think that your symptoms are related to your environment discuss your beliefs with your physician. He can provide a personalized approach to identifying and dealing with your chemical sensitivities, and eliminating some of the contributing offenders from your environment.
