I'm not sure if I posted this in the right subforum, apologies.
A small group of people and I, all who have auto-immune, were talking about this the other day.
It seems like the more things we cut out of our lives, the more sensitive we get.
For example... as an adult I was able to tolerate dairy for years, then I stopped for a couple of years and now I can't tolerate it at all. Same with gluten. Same with anything "toxic".
It seems like the average person is pretty good at handling a moderate toxic burden in their lifestyle from unhealthy sources because the intake is constant and their body has no choice but to adapt. Yet in my case and others, as soon as I decided to clean up my lifestyle, my body became ZERO tolerance. I can't even handle smelling certain chemicals now, let alone eating them. It's like I am becoming a boy in the bubble.
So I'm wondering... is the body actually meant to have routine environmental challenges, in order to keep it strong and robust? is it possible to get TOO CLEAN, to the point that the body can't tolerate anything and becomes hypersensitive?
I have often wondered if my avoidance lifestyle is making me weaker, less robust, less able to cope with challenges that every day people cope with. I was walking by a car the other day that had an exhaust problem, and the exhaust from the car triggered a migraine 20 minutes later. I never used to be this ridiculously sensitive. It's getting to the point that being in public spaces is even a challenge.
Is it a use it or lose it kind of situation?
I hope my point and my question are articulated clearly.
Just a side note... I'm homozygous for SOD2 and MTRR. So I do have some natural phase II detoxing problems. But throughout my whole life I have been able to tolerate various toxins, UNTIL I eliminated them from my life -- now the tolerance is zero.
A small group of people and I, all who have auto-immune, were talking about this the other day.
It seems like the more things we cut out of our lives, the more sensitive we get.
For example... as an adult I was able to tolerate dairy for years, then I stopped for a couple of years and now I can't tolerate it at all. Same with gluten. Same with anything "toxic".
It seems like the average person is pretty good at handling a moderate toxic burden in their lifestyle from unhealthy sources because the intake is constant and their body has no choice but to adapt. Yet in my case and others, as soon as I decided to clean up my lifestyle, my body became ZERO tolerance. I can't even handle smelling certain chemicals now, let alone eating them. It's like I am becoming a boy in the bubble.
So I'm wondering... is the body actually meant to have routine environmental challenges, in order to keep it strong and robust? is it possible to get TOO CLEAN, to the point that the body can't tolerate anything and becomes hypersensitive?
I have often wondered if my avoidance lifestyle is making me weaker, less robust, less able to cope with challenges that every day people cope with. I was walking by a car the other day that had an exhaust problem, and the exhaust from the car triggered a migraine 20 minutes later. I never used to be this ridiculously sensitive. It's getting to the point that being in public spaces is even a challenge.
Is it a use it or lose it kind of situation?
I hope my point and my question are articulated clearly.
Just a side note... I'm homozygous for SOD2 and MTRR. So I do have some natural phase II detoxing problems. But throughout my whole life I have been able to tolerate various toxins, UNTIL I eliminated them from my life -- now the tolerance is zero.