Question from Sara
Debra,
Your bio said you were once chemically sensitive and now have recovered.
I was wondering if you know anything about homeopathic desensitization treatments. There is a homeopathic doctor I’ve researched who says she treated people for formaldehyde sensitivity (those who are sensitive to really low levels that don’t affect others at all). She said that such a treatment has made her patients lives much simpler.
The whole idea seems counter-intuitive to me, but wanted to see if you or your readers have any insight on this.
Thank you,
Sara
Debra’s Answer
I have no experience using homeopathic remedies for MCS, however, I am very familiar with a similar process in which specific doses of the chemicals are given to “neutralize” the effects of the chemicals one is being exposed to.
The problem with this from my viewpoint is that, yes, you may be able to take a remedy so you don’t react to a toxic chemical, but a toxic chemical is TOXIC, it is still making your body sick if you are exposed to it, MCS or not.
This is why I am in favor of removing the source of the chemical wherever possible as the first step, rather than doing something to be able to tolerate the exposure. Symptoms are a sign that there is something wrong that needs to be fixed, not made tolerable with a drug or remedy.
