"Water has an important role in delivering contaminant minerals, toxic organic and inorganic chemicals, particulate matter, and radiation to the human organism. . . . City water, much of it second hand, contains from 100 to 10,000 times as many synthetic compounds as natural spring water."¹

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90 per cent of their patients react to water contaminants so that they must be using safe water before they can be reliably tested for any food or chemical sensitivities.

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William J. Rea, MD, and colleagues have treated over 20,000 chemically sensitive patients under various degrees of environmental control in Dallas, Texas. Following Dr. Randolph's pioneering example with environmental control units, they have found that in order to test patients accurately for food and chemical sensitivities, not only must they have an environmental control unit that is as uncontaminated as possible, but also their patients must be able to drink compatible water. They have found that 90 per cent of their patients react to water contaminants so that they must be using safe water before they can be reliably tested for any food or chemical sensitivities.

The cornerstone of treatment for chemical sensitivity is avoidance. This will decrease total body burden, allowing recovery of the overtaxed detoxification systems. Less chemically contaminated water (including spring, distilled and charcoal filtered), may be used but only in glass or steel containers. Water will leach a variety of contaminants from the walls of synthetic plastic containers.²

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¹Rea, William J. et al, "Considerations for the Diagnosis of Chemical Sensitivity," Multiple Chemical Sensitivities: Addendum to Biological Markers in Immunotoxicology, National Academy Press, Washington, D.C. 1992, p. 174.

²Ibid., pp. 181-2.