National Toxic Encephalopathy Foundation

is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization
whose core purposes are to provide research, education and services to the growing segment of the population who are adversely affected by everyday chemicals and toxins in our environment.

Established in 1998.

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Updated: June 28, 2008

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National Toxic Encephalopathy Foundation

What exactly is encephalopathy?  The most concise definition is from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke a division of the National Institutes of Health:

"Encephalopathy is a term for any diffuse disease of the brain that alters brain function or structure. Encephalopathy may be caused by infectious agent (bacteria, virus, or prion), metabolic or mitochondrial dysfunction, brain tumor or increased pressure in the skull, prolonged exposure to toxic elements (including solvents, drugs, radiation, paints, industrial chemicals, and certain metals), chronic progressive trauma, poor nutrition, or lack of oxygen or blood flow to the brain. The hallmark of encephalopathy is an altered mental state. Depending on the type and severity of encephalopathy, common neurological symptoms are progressive loss of memory and cognitive ability, subtle personality changes, inability to concentrate, lethargy, and progressive loss of consciousness. Other neurological symptoms may include myoclonus (involuntary twitching of a muscle or group of muscles), nystagmus (rapid, involuntary eye movement), tremor, muscle atrophy and weakness, dementia, seizures, and loss of ability to swallow or speak."

The NTEF is a non-profit corporation organized in 1998 to serve the chemically challenged segment of the population. The Foundation was originally conceived to broaden understanding, education, availability of accommodations and resources for those cognitively injured by environmental agents, chemicals and other exogenous agents.

The Foundation's main object is to educate the public on the inherent dangers to the brain associated with the chemicals in fragrances, air fresheners, pesticides that they have been lead to believe are fully tested for safety.

Children should not be the innocent victims of corporate greed. Corporations who are making products that adversely affect children's health should be taken to task and forced to notify the public that the ingredients in their products carry known health warnings.

Children's neurological disabilities are on the rise and those disabilities that are environmentally related need to be replaced with safe and greener alternatives and ingredients.

Any product whose ingredients carry warnings on the material safety data sheets need to be fully tested and have those tests available to the buying public. Independent testing should not be performed by laboratories that have industry related personnel associated with them.

The Foundation has consulted with various businesses to create awareness and implementation of safe and chemically neutral alternatives to prevent exacerbations of those afflicted with chemically and or environmentally related illnesses. This includes but is not limited to Toxic Encephalopathy, Chemical Illness, Toxicant Induced Loss of Tolerance, Asthma, Attention Deficit Disorder, Gulf War Syndrome, Fibromyalgia, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome to cite a few.

Future objectives are to research and implement the utilization of recognized and other medical therapies which may show some effectiveness with reducing environmentally related exposures, primarily alternative medicine protocols.

The NTEF looks forward to eventually providing services to those who are afflicted with chemically related injuries and disabilities in trying to normalize their lives and immediate environments.