WHAT IS ENVIRONMENTAL ILLNESS?
Environmental Illness is a very real, medical and controversial illness which many doctors and medical professionals have yet to understand. It is a condition which many people have and are not aware of, but it can and does cause symptoms and sicknesses which can be extremely debilitating, misunderstood, frustrating, infuriating and all of the above.
It is a condition where a person is literally extremely allergic and/or sensitive to the environment because his/her body is inundated with toxic chemicals from many different sources. It is an illness which crosses race, age, gender and any other boundary we can name. A baby can be born with chemical sensitivities from the womb, through the placenta. If the parents are loaded with toxins, the babies and children can follow suit no matter how cleanly we think we live or what we eat.
Because we live in a polluted environment- especially in large cities like Los Angeles, we are exposed to toxins on a daily basis. How do we avoid them? Clearly, we don’t. What do we do about them? There is nothing we can do about them except perhaps move to a place where there is a minimum of industry and pollution.
How do we know we have chemical sensitivities, or environmental illness? The answer is as complex as the solutions. We are surrounded by toxins- in the air, foods, beverages, homes, freeways, cars, shopping malls and even in places we tend to think are healthy. Don’t be fooled by advertising that tells you that this or that product is safe and harmless. Many times they are not, but no one will tell you that until it is too late!
Our bodies were not meant to inherit so many chemical toxins and free radicals. But in this highly technological age where we think we can walk on water because we have invented the iphone and the ipad, we are exposed to so many numerous bad guys that it is overwhelming to the body and to the mind! How much overload can one person handle?
Although we have unwittingly learned to adapt to the barrage of environmental pollutants, the affects of these may not be noticed until later in our lives when we wonder why we have cancer, environmental illness and a host of other diseases! And CANCER, I might add, is statistically on the rise. That is not a good thing! I don’t know about you, but it scares the heck out of me.
What do we do about it? We try to live as cleanly and calmly as is humanly possible. But there is more to this equation than simply clean living, and what is clean living? I can give you some answers that may surprise you, and I can tell you how you can change your habits and add years to your life by living consciously, consistently and with balance in every area. There are definitely ways in which to maximize your health and live a long and productive existence!
OPTIMUM WELLNESS WITH SARAH 
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