Chemical Intolerance: Physiological Causes and Effects and Treatment Modalities

by Robert W. Gardner

Chemical Intolerance identifies phenolic (aromatic) chemical compounds present in natural foodstuffs, pollens, certain food additives, tobacco smoke, perfumes, air pollution, etc., as nonimmunologic, but pharmacologic activators of allergic reactions in chemically intolerant individuals. Biochemical pathway sequences, with supporting scientific literature, are outlined to elucidate the mechanisms associated with formation of inflammatory mediators...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0849389267
• ISBN13: 9780849389269
• Release Date: October 1993
• Publisher: CRC Press
• Length: 174 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.4" x 9.7"