| Today we're going to talk about hidden food allergies. | | | | tract but activate Type 1 responses in blood or |
| The first thing that it is important to understand is | | | | target organs, especially lungs and connective tissue. |
| that there are different types of reactions to foods | | | | The onset of "immediate reactions" may be delayed |
| that we are allergic to. The most commonly | | | | hours after eating offending foods. Major symptoms |
| understood and easily detected reaction is called a | | | | include: flushing, swelling, shortness of breath, fast |
| type 1 reaction or IgE reaction. With this type of | | | | heart rate, panic, pain, and confusion. |
| reaction it is very easy to detect an allergy to a | | | | What happens when dealing with a type 3 or 4 |
| particular food. The symptoms of a Type 1 reaction | | | | reaction (hidden sensitivity) is quite different. In this |
| are swelling of the throat, hives and an anaphylaxis | | | | type of reaction the antibodies bind directly to the |
| type of reaction, a serious, potentially life-threatening | | | | food particles themselves as they enter the blood |
| allergic response. We are not focusing on that today | | | | stream. Then they form different sizes of circulating |
| because these allergies are very easily detected. | | | | immune complex. This complex is comprised of the |
| The type of allergy I want to talk to you about | | | | allergens and the antibodies that reacted to it |
| would more likely fall into the category of food | | | | becoming bound together and then circulating in the |
| sensitivities which are the result of an entirely | | | | blood stream. It is important to understand that in |
| different immuno/ biological process altogether. One | | | | this case there is a delayed reaction of symptoms |
| that instead of being an immediate reaction may take | | | | not seen with the Type 1 reaction. Also unlike Type 1 |
| hours or even days to actually become apparent. | | | | reactions, type 3 and 4 are usually from a food that |
| This is one of the reasons that most people have | | | | you eat OFTEN and even CRAVE. In fact cravings |
| trouble recognizing the relationship between the | | | | are common as are withdrawal symptoms. The |
| symptoms that they are experiencing with something | | | | numbers here are huge! It is thought that nearly 60 |
| that they ate days prior (type 3 or type 4 | | | | to 80 million Americans suffer from this type of |
| reactions), even though type 3 and type 4 reactions | | | | reaction. |
| are much more common. In fact only 5 percent of | | | | What are the symptoms of type 3 & 4 |
| the population is affected by the type 1 so that | | | | reactions? |
| means that most are affected by the type 3 or 4 | | | | There are hundreds of them! (Hold on to your chair.) |
| allergy which is the "hidden" type. | | | | You know someone who is affected by this. Tinnitus, |
| How do you recognize whether or not you or | | | | recurrent ear infections, asthma, dark circles under |
| someone you know could be experiencing a type 3 | | | | the eyes (allergic shiners also seen in children reacting |
| or 4 sensitivity or allergic reaction? | | | | to vaccines), chronic digestive problems (diarrhea, |
| The most common way of diagnosing such | | | | constipation and heartburn), spastic colon, migraine |
| sensitivities is to undergo an elimination process | | | | headaches, fibromyalgia, irritable bowel, fluctuations in |
| where diet is severely restricted and then one by | | | | blood sugar, joint and muscle pain, fluid retention, |
| one foods are reintroduced into the diet (usually one | | | | brain fog and or mental confusion, irritability, eczema |
| food per week). This can take months or even years | | | | and many others. In fact studies have shown that |
| to complete!!! Until now this has been the "Gold | | | | even (temporary) changes in your voice or |
| Standard"! The news I am about to share with you is | | | | hoarseness can take place as the result of these |
| LIFE CHANGING!!! Say goodbye to the old gold | | | | reactions! The good news is that they are reversible |
| standard because now there is a very simple in home | | | | but a skin test will not detect their presence. |
| test which will detect hidden food allergies! | | | | How do we end up with these reactions or |
| I know of a woman who suffered migraines for 18 | | | | sensitivities? Lack of breast feeding is one culprit. |
| years. She had been through test after test week | | | | When breast feeding became unpopular asthma |
| after week and the doctors kept saying "there is | | | | became epidemic. This is largely due to an |
| nothing wrong" as they proceeded to prescribe | | | | immunoglobulin deficiency, as human immunoglobulin is |
| another medication for her migraines. She spent | | | | not contained in cow's milk. Food sensitivities of all |
| thousands on these tests; in fact one of them cost | | | | types are far more prominent in babies who were |
| her $1,200.00! After much arm twisting she took the | | | | not breast fed. Let's think about that... When a baby |
| in home test (for $99.00) and viola!!! The in home test | | | | is born it is meant for that baby to have mommy's |
| revealed that she was allergic to foods in the | | | | breast milk. The intestine is somewhat porous. All of |
| mustard family. She is proceeding with the | | | | the foods going through the intestine are being |
| recommended protocol and I am happy to report NO | | | | exposed to the blood stream in a way does not take |
| MORE MIGRAINES! Another woman suffered from | | | | place after weaning, when porous elements of the |
| severe eczema for most of her life. There were | | | | intestine gradually begin to close. The food that |
| times when she was house ridden for the better part | | | | passes through the intestine from that point forward |
| of a week. After taking the in home test, she found | | | | is not directly exposed to the blood as it would be in |
| out she was allergic to dairy. She is now on her way | | | | earlier years. In fact many people who have wheat |
| to living a normal life. | | | | allergies were fed wheat based formulas when they |
| Now I am not a doctor nor am I saying that we | | | | were infants!! It is also important to note that when |
| "cured them". In fact that would be a felony (Thank | | | | genetically modified soy was introduced into the UK, |
| you FDA). We simply detected the allergy and gave | | | | soy allergies skyrocketed by 50 percent and I |
| them the gastrointestinal support they needed to | | | | suspect that many other GMOs are causing allergic |
| heal. Typically once the GI tract has healed itself; it | | | | reactions among the unsuspecting populace at large. |
| has been found that the food can then be | | | | See the GMO Trilogy for more information on the |
| reintroduced with no further reactions! | | | | devastating effects of genetically modified food. |
| The strange thing is that this type of test has been | | | | If you sit back and think or better yet, keep a |
| used by physicians for years with amazing success | | | | mental note of this article, I am sure you will |
| but it isn't promoted widely. This is because most | | | | encounter someone you know who meets the |
| doctors tend to focus on Type 1 allergies instead of | | | | criteria or has the symptoms mentioned above. I |
| the other 2. | | | | STRONGLY encourage you to let them see this |
| Let's look at food allergies and sensitivities a little | | | | information because it just might CHANGE THEIR |
| closer; shall we? In a typical type 1 the food antigens | | | | LIFE! Stay tuned for next weeks' "Custom Health 4 |
| can trigger the mast cell mechanism at any point in | | | | You News" Hidden Food Allergies Part 2. |
| their journey through the body. Lip, tongue, throat | | | | Until then... |
| burning and swelling are most obvious symptoms of | | | | Yours in health and wellness! |
| this. The antigen may not react in gastro intestinal | | | | |