Re: Environmental factors as the cause of autoimmune diseases

[Guest guest]

a:

Thanks so much for your very thoughtful response about environmental

triggers and RA. I know that the onset for me was a terrible " infection " that

landed me in the hospital twice with what they suspected was Crohn's. I just

kept

throwing up so much that I was completely dehydrated. Shortly after that,

the joints decided to start their own revolution within.

I have been reading an interesting book that a client gave me by Frannie

Hoffman. Here's the link:

http://www.franniehoffman.com/index.php?option=com_content & task=view & id=21 & Itemi\

d=49 It's more of her spiritual journey because

of Environmental Illness (EI), but it is rather intriguing.

Here's a pretty good link to info on EI: http://www.ei-resource.org/

Here's the overview of EI:

A Brief Overview

Environmental Illness is a term usually used to encompass allergies,

multiple chemical sensitivities, sick building syndrome etc. These are

illnesses or

disorders where there is a clear causative factor in the environment that

triggers symptoms.

As yet there is no standard definition for Environmental Illness as agreement

has yet to be reached about what this should entail. There are many

differing opinions within the medical and research communities as to the causes

and

mechanisms of “EI†and some refuse to acknowledge its existence at all. In

the absence of an official definition, Environmental Illness can loosely be

defined as:

“A reaction to common components of a persons environment, including

chemicals, food, water and physical particles, that results in symptoms relating

to

multiple organ systems and a general poor state of health.â€

The environmental factors that can lead to illness in susceptible individuals

can be split into the following categories:

• Chemical

• Biological

• Physical

• Psychological

Environmental Illness research is in its infancy but hopefully in the near

future more solid definitions can be agreed upon and this distressing illness

accepted for what it is….a physical illness triggered by a persons

environment..

Love and Prayers,

Beth

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*

Read my blog at www.ThinkBigAboutHealing.blogspot.com

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*

[Guest guest]

a:

Thanks so much for your very thoughtful response about environmental

triggers and RA. I know that the onset for me was a terrible " infection " that

landed me in the hospital twice with what they suspected was Crohn's. I just

kept

throwing up so much that I was completely dehydrated. Shortly after that,

the joints decided to start their own revolution within.

I have been reading an interesting book that a client gave me by Frannie

Hoffman. Here's the link:

http://www.franniehoffman.com/index.php?option=com_content & task=view & id=21 & Itemi\

d=49 It's more of her spiritual journey because

of Environmental Illness (EI), but it is rather intriguing.

Here's a pretty good link to info on EI: http://www.ei-resource.org/

Here's the overview of EI:

A Brief Overview

Environmental Illness is a term usually used to encompass allergies,

multiple chemical sensitivities, sick building syndrome etc. These are

illnesses or

disorders where there is a clear causative factor in the environment that

triggers symptoms.

As yet there is no standard definition for Environmental Illness as agreement

has yet to be reached about what this should entail. There are many

differing opinions within the medical and research communities as to the causes

and

mechanisms of “EI†and some refuse to acknowledge its existence at all. In

the absence of an official definition, Environmental Illness can loosely be

defined as:

“A reaction to common components of a persons environment, including

chemicals, food, water and physical particles, that results in symptoms relating

to

multiple organ systems and a general poor state of health.â€

The environmental factors that can lead to illness in susceptible individuals

can be split into the following categories:

• Chemical

• Biological

• Physical

• Psychological

Environmental Illness research is in its infancy but hopefully in the near

future more solid definitions can be agreed upon and this distressing illness

accepted for what it is….a physical illness triggered by a persons

environment..

Love and Prayers,

Beth

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*

Read my blog at www.ThinkBigAboutHealing.blogspot.com

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*

[Guest guest]

Beth,

My onset can also be linked to infection. I had a severe infection of

my bladder, kidneys and liver. In that same time frame, I also had

arthroscopic knee surgery for knee pain after a fender bender. After

that procedure, the sharp knee pain that I had been living with turned

into a massively swollen and hot knee. Despite repeated draining and

injections with steroids, my knee never got better, so they sent me to

a rheumatologist. I am sero negative and have questioned my diagnosis

for close to 30 years now.

Thanks for the info. The book looks very interesting. The mind/body

connection is very strong. Learning about it has helped me cope with

my disease.

a

On Jun 25, 2005, at 8:22 AM, GoAwayRA@... wrote:

>

> a:

>

> Thanks so much for your very thoughtful response about environmental 

> triggers and RA.  I know that the onset for me was a terrible

> " infection "   that

> landed me in the hospital twice with what they suspected was

> Crohn's.   I just kept

> throwing up so much that I was completely dehydrated.   Shortly after

> that,

> the joints decided to start their own revolution  within.

>

> I have been reading an interesting book that a client gave me by

> Frannie 

> Hoffman.  Here's the link: 

> http://www.franniehoffman.com/index.php?

> option=com_content & task=view & id=21 & Itemid=49   It's more of her

> spiritual journey because

> of Environmental Illness (EI),  but it is rather intriguing.

>

> Here's a pretty good link to info on EI: http://www.ei-resource.org/

> Here's the overview of EI:

> A Brief Overview

>

>

> Environmental Illness is a term usually used to encompass  allergies,

> multiple chemical sensitivities, sick building syndrome etc. These 

> are illnesses or

> disorders where there is a clear causative factor in the  environment

> that

> triggers symptoms. 

> As yet there is no standard definition for Environmental Illness as

> agreement

> has yet to be reached about what this should entail. There are many

> differing  opinions within the medical and research communities as to

> the causes and 

> mechanisms of “EI†and some refuse to acknowledge its existence at

> all. In

> the  absence of an official definition, Environmental Illness can

> loosely be

> defined  as: 

> “A reaction to common components of a persons environment, including 

> chemicals, food, water and physical particles, that results in

> symptoms relating  to

> multiple organ systems and a general poor state of health.â€

> The environmental factors that can lead to illness in susceptible

> individuals

> can be split into the following categories:

> • Chemical

> • Biological

> • Physical

> • Psychological

> Environmental Illness research is in its infancy but hopefully in the

> near 

> future more solid definitions can be agreed upon and this distressing

> illness 

> accepted for what it is….a physical illness triggered by a persons

> environment.. 

>

>

> Love and  Prayers,

> Beth

>

> ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*

> Read my blog at  www.ThinkBigAboutHealing.blogspot.com

>

> ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Beth,

My onset can also be linked to infection. I had a severe infection of

my bladder, kidneys and liver. In that same time frame, I also had

arthroscopic knee surgery for knee pain after a fender bender. After

that procedure, the sharp knee pain that I had been living with turned

into a massively swollen and hot knee. Despite repeated draining and

injections with steroids, my knee never got better, so they sent me to

a rheumatologist. I am sero negative and have questioned my diagnosis

for close to 30 years now.

Thanks for the info. The book looks very interesting. The mind/body

connection is very strong. Learning about it has helped me cope with

my disease.

a

On Jun 25, 2005, at 8:22 AM, GoAwayRA@... wrote:

>

> a:

>

> Thanks so much for your very thoughtful response about environmental 

> triggers and RA.  I know that the onset for me was a terrible

> " infection "   that

> landed me in the hospital twice with what they suspected was

> Crohn's.   I just kept

> throwing up so much that I was completely dehydrated.   Shortly after

> that,

> the joints decided to start their own revolution  within.

>

> I have been reading an interesting book that a client gave me by

> Frannie 

> Hoffman.  Here's the link: 

> http://www.franniehoffman.com/index.php?

> option=com_content & task=view & id=21 & Itemid=49   It's more of her

> spiritual journey because

> of Environmental Illness (EI),  but it is rather intriguing.

>

> Here's a pretty good link to info on EI: http://www.ei-resource.org/

> Here's the overview of EI:

> A Brief Overview

>

>

> Environmental Illness is a term usually used to encompass  allergies,

> multiple chemical sensitivities, sick building syndrome etc. These 

> are illnesses or

> disorders where there is a clear causative factor in the  environment

> that

> triggers symptoms. 

> As yet there is no standard definition for Environmental Illness as

> agreement

> has yet to be reached about what this should entail. There are many

> differing  opinions within the medical and research communities as to

> the causes and 

> mechanisms of “EI†and some refuse to acknowledge its existence at

> all. In

> the  absence of an official definition, Environmental Illness can

> loosely be

> defined  as: 

> “A reaction to common components of a persons environment, including 

> chemicals, food, water and physical particles, that results in

> symptoms relating  to

> multiple organ systems and a general poor state of health.â€

> The environmental factors that can lead to illness in susceptible

> individuals

> can be split into the following categories:

> • Chemical

> • Biological

> • Physical

> • Psychological

> Environmental Illness research is in its infancy but hopefully in the

> near 

> future more solid definitions can be agreed upon and this distressing

> illness 

> accepted for what it is….a physical illness triggered by a persons

> environment.. 

>

>

> Love and  Prayers,

> Beth

>

> ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*

> Read my blog at  www.ThinkBigAboutHealing.blogspot.com

>

> ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*

>

>

>