Toxic reactions can happen while staying at the in-laws, in a motel room, standing in line, on public transportation, in church, temple, mosque, or any place where one is threatened by chemical exposure from personal care products, cleaning chemicals, air fresheners, pesticides and other environmentally unfriendly contaminants. One of the worst situations for an allergic person is ingesting an allergen from which they cannot run away. My friend s sister recently died as a result of washing out a peanut butter jar. Personally, I am allergic to sulfites and MSG or Monosodium Glutamate. My reactions are not fatal, but can make my head feel like it has swelled to the size of a beach ball, and my behavior mimics PMS with irritation and anger being the main symptoms.
Some folks have blinding headaches and other symptoms of physical misery.
Read the ingredients before you buy. Naturally, the more exposure we have, the lower our immune response is. Having polluted our own nest, survival in this sea of chemicals is fast becoming humanity s greatest challenge. The sense of smell, it should be remembered, is one of our most important survival senses, yet it is not simply the smell of offending chemicals that causes damage. In fact, researchers are quick to dissociate themselves from that idea, as they feel our sense of smell merely reflects personal preferences.