| You should seek immediate medical attention if | | | | foods from your diet for 10 days, then reintroduce |
| serious symptoms of allergy develop after eating. | | | | them one by one to see if anything happens. |
| These include severe hives, itching, swelling, light | | | | Reintroduce only one food every 4 days, since it |
| headed, wheezing, shortness of breath, and difficulty | | | | takes that long for your body to clear itself of a |
| swallowing. | | | | food allergen. |
| Identifying and Relieving FOOD ALLERGIES. | | | | LIVING ALLERGY - FREE |
| In the past it was thought that food allergies are | | | | Once you're identified the food ( or foods ) that is |
| relatively uncommon, occurring in less than 1 percent | | | | causing your allergy, you obviously need to avoid it. |
| of the population and mainly in children. | | | | In addition, there are a number of simple changes |
| Further, they feel that most people with food | | | | that will make your body less sensitive. |
| allergies are allergic to one food, or maybe two or | | | | ROTATION DIET: Helps Prevent Allergies |
| three at the most. The allergic symptoms - mostly | | | | People who eat the same foods all the time are |
| skin, respiratory, and digestive problems - are | | | | more likely to develop food allergies than who eat a |
| obvious, they say, and often start within an hour or | | | | wide variety of foods. Therefore follow a rotation |
| two of eating the offending food. The immune | | | | diet, which means eating the same food no more |
| system reacts to the food allergen in the same way | | | | than once every 4 days. |
| it might react to other allergens such as pollen or | | | | This can help prevent food sensitivities from getting |
| mould: It immediately produces an antibody that | | | | started. And you'll certainly want to avoid eating |
| causes a release of histamine, one of the many | | | | processed foods, simple because they're loaded with |
| chemicals that trigger classic allergy symptoms. | | | | common allergens and chemical additives. Most people |
| There's one problem with this description it is for only | | | | who are allergic to foods are sensitive to chemicals |
| about 5 to 10 of all cases. Here's what you need to | | | | as well. |
| know about the other 90 to 95 percent. | | | | FRESH AND ORGANIC FOODS: Easier on the Body |
| Food allergies aren't rare, and they don't occur mainly | | | | People with food allergies should emphasize lots of |
| in children. In fact, the majority are adults as well as | | | | fresh, organically grown vegetables, non citrus fruits, |
| children - are allergic to certain foods. No one knows | | | | non dairy sources of lean animal protein, and oily fish. |
| why so many people are allergic, but the major | | | | These are among the "safest" foods because they |
| causes are excess stress, inadequate rest, a toxic | | | | are the ones our primitive ancestors ate. They're the |
| environment, and an unnatural diet. | | | | foods that our bodies have adapted to. |
| In addition, food allergies don't affect just the skin or | | | | MSM: Relief with Sulfur |
| the respiratory or digestive system. They can affect | | | | The nutritional supplement MSM ( |
| any system, tissue, or organ in the body and often, | | | | methylsulfonylmethane ), a form of sulfur, doesn't |
| they do. | | | | cure food allergies. It may relieve the symptoms, |
| Many health problems are either caused or | | | | however, perhaps by preventing or decreasing |
| complicated by food allergies. These include anaemia, | | | | inflammatory reactions in the body. |
| high blood pressure, fatigue, eczema, asthma, | | | | If you take the supplement regularly you may be |
| migraines, ear infections, sinusitis, hearing loss, thyroid | | | | able to eat a food that would that would otherwise |
| disease, hay fever, kidney disease, diabetes, arthritis, | | | | cause you problems. |
| gallbladder disease, irritable bowel syndrome, and | | | | BETAINE HYDROCHLORIDE: Help Prevent Allergens |
| heartburn as well as many others. | | | | from Forming |
| Moreover, allergic reactions to foods don't always | | | | When your digestive tract doesn't break down food |
| occur immediately. Your symptoms may show up | | | | properly, the body can't recognize it as food and |
| anywhere from 2 hours to 3 days after eating the | | | | may treat the food particles as invaders, rather than |
| food, so you may never suspect that the cause of | | | | a nutrition. |
| your discomfort has anything to do with food. And | | | | Do you feel as though food just sits in your stomach |
| you may be allergic to many foods, not just 1 or 2, ( | | | | after you eat ? If so, you may have this problem, |
| 3 to 10 is not uncommon, and sometimes it may be | | | | which could be caused by a lack of hydrochloric acid |
| as many as 20 ). | | | | in the stomach. |
| Immune system reacts to food allergens (usually, | | | | While it's best to have low stomach acid diagnosed |
| undigested proteins that pass into the bloodstream | | | | by a doctor, you can test your digestion by |
| through a gut wall that's been made permeable, or | | | | squeezing half a lemon into a cup of warm water and |
| "leaky" by many lifestyle and biochemical factors ) by | | | | drinking it with meals. If that improves your digestion, |
| producing many different types of antibodies that | | | | it's a sign that you have acid deficiency. Stop drinking |
| attach to the allergens. These food-antibody | | | | the lemon juice and take a supplement of betaine |
| complexes trigger an array of inflammatory reactions | | | | hydrochloride before eating. Start with a dose of 300 |
| that create various symptoms and diseases. There's | | | | milligrams and see if it helps. If necessary, you can |
| one more thing you need to know: Food allergies can | | | | increase the dose by 50 milligrams. |
| be minimized, corrected, or eliminated. | | | | If your symptoms persist, see a doctor. |
| DISCOVERING the CAUSE | | | | If you feel a mild, harmless burning in your stomach |
| Finding out which foods or food proteins you're | | | | after the supplement, you may need the extra acid, |
| allergic to can be complicated. Many people need the | | | | drinking 12 to 16 ounces of water will quickly stop the |
| help of physicians to identify their food allergies and | | | | burning. |
| then avoid the foods that are making them sick. But | | | | DIGESTIVE ENZYMES: Help for the Pancreas |
| here are some steps that you can try on your own | | | | A deficiency of stomach acid isn't the only reason |
| to start identifying the source - or sources - of your | | | | that foods can turn into allergens. You may also have |
| problems. | | | | a deficiency of the food - digesting enzymes |
| FOOD DIARY: Your Personal Guide | | | | produced by the pancreas. You can replace these |
| You need to know which types of foods you're | | | | enzyhmes with supplements. It is recommended |
| eating all the time, that is, every or almost every | | | | choosing one that contains amylase, cellulase, |
| day. One ( or more ) of these is most likely to be | | | | protease, papain, or bromelain. Take the supplement |
| your allergic food. | | | | with meals, following the directions on the label. |
| When you continually bombard the body with the | | | | VITAMIN C |
| same foods containing the same nutrients, especially | | | | Vitamin C is good for everyone, but people with with |
| in the context of a leaky gut, it eventually cries | | | | food allergies may need extra amounts. That's |
| 'uncle'. | | | | because this essential nutrient helps stop allergic |
| So it is recommended that you keep a food diary. | | | | reactions to foods. It relieves symptoms and |
| Write down everything you eat ( including the | | | | prevents inflammation. It helps in the manufacture of |
| ingredients in processed foods ) for a week. | | | | adrenal hormones, which are needed to combat the |
| If you find you're eating any food or ingredient three, | | | | body - wide stress of allergic reactions. And it helps |
| four, or more times a week, eliminate it from your | | | | rejuvenate an immune system worn out by |
| diet for 10 days and see whether you feel better. | | | | responding to allergens. |
| Then eat it again and see whether you feel worse. If | | | | MULTIVITAMIN/MINERAL SUPPLEMENT: All - Around |
| not eating the food improves your symptoms, and | | | | Protection |
| eating it worsens them, it's very likely that you're | | | | Nearly everyone should take multivitamin/mineral |
| allergic to that food. | | | | supplements because there's so much over |
| ELIMINATION DIET: Round up the Usual Suspects | | | | processed, nutrient-stripped food in our diets. |
| Most people with food allergies react to one of a | | | | Those with food allergies may need extensive |
| small number of commonly eaten foods. The usual | | | | supplementation. Because the allergic interferes with |
| suspects include dairy foods, eggs, grain, ( especially | | | | digestion and may cause nutritional shortages. It is |
| wheat, rye, barley, oats, and corn), soy beans in any | | | | recommended looking for a supplement that is free |
| form (from tofu to soy milk), citrus fruits, and | | | | of common allergy - causing ingredients such as milk, |
| peanuts. | | | | corn, wheat, eggs, soy, sugar, and yeast. |
| Thus, another strategy is to eliminate all of these | | | | |