This is a bit long, but please bear with me.

This is a little story taken from “Adrenal fatigue The 21st cebtury stress syndrome” by James L. Wilson. Page 23-24.

“Kevin was a bright chemical engineer who loved his job and his family. A few years ago he was promoted to manage a small chemical plant in the Midwest.
Almost as soon as Kevin came on the scene, he saw the need for increased safety at the aging plant. But the plant was not generating the projected profits it should have, so improvements had to be delayed until there was room in the budget to make them.
Within the first year of his new job assignment, Kevin’s wife noticed that he was changing. He developed allergies for the first time. He began wanting to sleep instead of rising at 4am as he used to. He became more short tempered and intolerant of her and the children. In fact he began having uncharacteristic sudden temper outbursts for which he was always remorseful.
Thinking it was probably the pressure of his new job; Kevin asked for and was given an assistant, as he had already increased production considerably. But even with working fewer hours and taking less active responsibility, Kevin continued to deteriorate. His energy dropped lower and lower and he became almost despondent as he just tried to make it through each day.
The company doctor diagnosed Kevin as being too tense and prescribed tranquilizers and some “stomach pills” for his constant upset stomach.
When Kevin showed no improvement, his wife demanded a vacation, thinking what he needed was a rest. Not knowing what else to do, Kevin agreed. Within a few days of their vacation Kevin felt like a new man. His old energy returned and he once again became loving and affectionate. He looked forward to returning to his job.
Once back, however, it was only a matter of a day before Kevin felt the same old tiredness and cloudy headedness descend on him again. They had only been back for 2 weeks when their family got notice that Kevin’s father had died.
The family left immediately on the 1000 mile drive to his home. Although Kevin dreaded the stress of the funeral, to his surprise, as they approached his old home, he felt better and better. Even having to drive most of the night to return to work by the following Monday morning didn’t bother him.
However, by the first evening of work, Kevin was back to his same old symptoms. He struggled on for a few more weeks until one day the previous manager made a brief stop to the plant. As they talked, Kevin learned that the former manager had taken an early retirement for health reasons. The man told him that as soon as he left the plant he felt 20 years younger. Telling the previous manager of his growing problems with handling the job, Kevin described some of his symptoms. The retired manager revealed that he had left because of chemical sensitivities and that while in the plant he had experienced many of the same symptoms as Kevin.
He was good enough to meet Kevin at a place outside the plant to discuss what might be done about the situation.
Together they approached the company to make the need for safety improvements, including a drastic reduction in chemical fumes collection in several of the plant buildings.
Kevin was transferred to a part of the company away from the fumes, read a book by a clinical ecologist on chemical sensitivities and one of my articles on adrenal fatigue, and slowly recovered his full health.

Kevin’s case is an example of adrenal fatigue caused by chemical sensitivities. Any number of “body burdens” can continually zap adrenals, often without you being aware of what is happening.”

Wow!….well blow me over and call me a fishmonger!

This describes me, mostly, apart from the wife beating. Although I don’t work in a chemical plant which makes it pretty easy to see where the chemical exposure comes from. Whenever I go away on holiday I always feel better, happens every time, and when I get home I get sick again. This is why I started investigating reducing my toxic load. Removing everything I learned about. Toiletries & shampoos, household detergents, diet, and lots of chemically treated products around my house…..all to no avail.

Thats also why this Cat experiment was started.Then the cat toxin was removed by the change in the cat diet and voila la…..

I started healing at last……………..

Cool.

This is the first time I have read something so similar to my situation.

I am only 1/3 through this book, but I think it’s gonna be very helpful.