An environmental illness is any acute/short-term or chronic physical symptom your body experiences after being exposed to toxins, contaminants or substances in the environment around you that make you sick. These hazardous  agents can be found where you live, work, or play.  Environmental illness is different from person to person but in the last 20 years more research has been done that support that indeed the environment is making us sick.

For some people, being exposed to toxins in indoor environments may not cause any kind of illness but for some, they can cause chronic illness, devastating diagnosis and even death.

Sometimes it can be hard to recognize signs and symptoms of Environmental Illnesses but acute (sudden) symptoms may be the easiest signs you don’t want to ignore.  Some acute symptoms might include reactions that happen everytime you enter a certain home, indoor structure, store or commercial building.

Symptoms of “acute” reactions can include: shortness of breath, sudden headaches, sudden lightheadedness, feeling faint, vertigo, sudden nausea, itching skin, electric shocks, redness or pain when using smart devices, strong smell of mold or mildew, asthma symptoms, rapid heart rate and more….

Some of the less noticeable symptoms like chronic symptoms or confusing diagnosis CAN actually be caused by environmental exposures so it is very important to get your home tested to make sure the  environment where you spend most of your time is safe.  To see a full list of symptoms check out our article on just the symptoms of toxic mold alone and how just being exposed to these dangerous molds can cause so much damage in the human body.