>Laura, I am unfamiliar with this term. Could you explain what you
>mean? Thanks, Judy Knopf
>
Sorry I wasn't clearer. My understanding of someone with chemical
sensitivity is a person who is basically allergic to the environment. The
newspaper in my community did a feature on several people who have isolated
themselves from the world (one man lives in a tent out in the desert)
because they become very ill from all the chemicals around us.  For example,
the chemicals in carpet and the glue underneath it, cleaning chemicals found
in all buildings, perfumes, gas fumes, etc.  The woman i mentioned in my
post lives in a very sparse apartment and sometimes wears a mask. I'm not
sure how she reacts to foods although I would assume she eats only foods
with no additives or preservatives. Sounds like a pretty miserable existence.
>
Laura Aldag, M.S.,R.D.
Assistant in Extension

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