Author | Gershwin, M. Eric. author |
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Title | Living Allergy Free [electronic resource] : How to Create and Maintain an Allergen- and Irritant-Free Environment / by M. Eric Gershwin, Edwin L. Klingelhofer |
Imprint | Totowa, NJ : Humana Press : Imprint: Humana Press, 1992 |
Connect to | http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-0399-5 |
Descript | XIV, 294 p. online resource |
1 How What You Eat, Drink, Touch, or Breathe Can Make You Sick -- 1 Allergens and Irritants -- What They Are, How They Can Make You Sick, and the Sicknesses They Trigger -- 2 Allergic and Irritant Reactions -- 2 What Allergens Are and Why People Have Allergies -- Their Prevalence, Persistence, Severity, and Manageability -- 3 Irritants and Acquired Defects in Immunity -- Their Effects, Prevalence, Severity, and Manageability -- 3 Locating Causes for and Avoiding Allergic or Irritant Reactions -- 4 Strategies for Locating the Causes of Allergic or Irritant Reactions -- 5 Strategies for Avoiding Causes of Allergic or Irritant Reactions -- 4 Carriers of Allergens and Irritants -- 6 The Food You Eat -- CompositionโPrincipal Food Offenders and the Problems They Cause; Additives and Contaminants -- 7 The Air You Breathe -- Pollens, Dust, Dander, Mold, Pollutants -- 8 The Water You Drink -- and Other Liquids -- 9 The Things You Touch or Are Touched By -- Plants, Leather, Fur, Fabrics, Chemicals -- 5 Creating and Maintaining Allergen-and Irritant-Free Environments -- 10 Establishing and Maintaining a Sound, Safe Diet -- Including Discussions of Vitamins, Fads, Avoiding Word Traps Like โNatural,โ โOrganic,โ โArtificial,โ and so on -- 11 Building a Safe House -- 12 Inside the Home -- Common Causes of Problems, the Problems They Cause, Environmental Management Devices and Strategies for Old and New Dwellings -- 13 At Work -- Substances and Technologies Causing Problems and How to Avoid Their Effects -- 14 In Health Care Settings -- 15 Travel, School, and On the Road -- 16 Sick Building Syndromes -- 6 Help Sources and Resources -- 17 Private and Public Sources of Help -- Allergists, Dermatologists, Pulmonary Specialists, Neurologists, Industrial Health Consultants, HESIS, OSHA, Workers Compensation, Insurance Carriers, Employer Health and Safety Officer, and so on