> From: "Dan Michaels" <oricom@LYNX.SNI.NET>
> "Alan B. Pearce" wrote:


> >I suffer from asthma which appears to be a hereditary problem. However I
have a
> >theory that the increased incidence of asthma that occurs now is due to a
very
> >wide range of things from environmental factors such as smoking and other
fumes
> >we breathe through food additives such as colourings and preservatives. I
> do not
> >think that any one thing can be pointed at as a cause or source of the
problem.
> >
>
>
> Apparently asthma rates are increasing dramatically - in the US at least.
> I believe it is supposedly due to too much exposure to chemicals,
cleaners,
> paints, air pollution, etc, in our modern environments - ie, "better
living
> thru chemistry".


I was reading about some recent epidemiological research where it was
suggested that many allergies, including some types of asthma, are possibly
due to our modern living environments being too clinical.

I always knew there was a good reason for my messy apartment.














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