Many of the substances which we are exposed to everyday including pesticides, solvents, food coloring, preservatives, plastics, infections, heavy metals, and other substances can cause toxic, hormonal, and sensitivities that can make a person ill. The illness can be very subtle and difficult to evaluate.

We live near one of the largest sewer lines in the Mississippi, as well as airflows which vent droplets and substances which may be even in the water, or the air. Obviously, the government is in a difficult situation. In the past we were told to eat as much fish as we wanted. Now we are allowed only so much per week. While an environmental evaluation is embedded in the regular physical exam and history, many patients are unaware their pain, and illness may be to a total load of toxins in the patients. Some substances may never leave the body easily, and so the metabolic system itself can be the toxic load, finally overwhelming the body’s defenses, and ability to detoxify. For example, the half life of DDT, a pesticide, in the body, is 50 years. Epoxides can cause cancer, and this is worrisome.

Dr. Fortier-Bensen has been attending the American Academy of Environmental Medicine for years, and has been taught by a number of leaders and experts in the field, including Dr. Bill Rea who taught with Dr. Fortier-Bensen at Capitol University Medical School. While this is not the forefront of his practice, Dr. Fortier-Bensen, is aware of the effect may cause problems with patients, the patient will need to be aware of this as a problem, and be suspicious, particularly with complex conditions. Hormesis is a concept not well understood by most conventional physicians. A small amount of a substance in the body does not mean it is insignificant. Some people are so sensitive to peanut that even the process of someone eating peanut butter and breathing on the sensitive person can quickly cause the sensitive person a problem. For more information call 985 626-6174 or 228 897-2337.