A food allergy occurs when a person has an antibody response to the ingested food. This is often difficult to detect, as a reaction may not occur for up to 72 hours after exposure to the offending food. Blood evaluations of IgE and/or IgG levels, immunoglobulins which are often formed in response to an allergenic food substance, are available from some labs. When elevated, it may cause shortness of breath, hives, or digestive disturbances. Other symptoms or condition that have been found to be caused by allergy include: anxiety, bed wetting, ear infection, fatigue, headache, heart irregularities, hypoglycemia, joint pains, sinusitis, and sleep disorders to name a few.
Royal Recommendations for Prevention and Treatment
1. Begin a modified fast for 4-5 days. Ideally, all foods are avoided. Water and juices such carrot, celery, berry, papaya, peach, pear, or guava may be consumed instead. This may be unpleasant and, if allergies are severe, withdrawal-like symptoms may increases during the first four days.
2. After 4-5 days, you can begin re-introducing foods. A suspected food allergen can be introduced each day. An allergic reaction can be monitored by counting your resting pulse at the wrist, consuming the food that you are testing for an allergic reaction, wait 15-20 minutes and taking your pulse again. If your pulse rate increased more than 10 beats per minute, omit the food from your diet for one month. Watch also for any reactions such a headache, heart palpitations, or stomach upset as well. Record any unusual feelings you may have. If a reaction occurs, this can be neutralized with one teaspoon of Epsom salts dissolved in 6-8 ounces of water or 2 tablespoonfuls of milk of magnesia. Other foods must not be tested until all symptoms have cleared. This may take from 1-3 days, depending upon how quickly you can eliminate the offending food. If no reaction occurs, another food can be tested the following day. However, only test one food daily.
3. Foods to which you are severely allergic to should be eliminated from your diet for at least 6 to 12 weeks. After six weeks, you can attempt to add the allergic food back into the diet by rotating it every four days. In general, this is a good dietary rule of thumb for all foods.
4. At the very least, you may want to at least consider abstaining from some of the more common offending foods: dairy products, beef products, caffeine, chocolate, corn, eggs, processed and refined foods, wheat, and citrus fruits.
5. Avoid foods with colorings, flavorings, and additives such as monosodium glutamate.
6. Avoid taking aspirin within three hours of eating.
7. Supplementing with antioxidants such as vitamins A, E, and C, Bioflavonoids such as quercetin, bromase, or pycnogenol, Zinc, B-complex and digestive enzymes is an excellent approach to supporting the immune system.
8. Homeopathic desensitization therapy is a safe approach to the treatment of allergies. A homeopathic dilution can be made from any offending agent. This, in turn, can neutralize allergic reactions and promote normalization of the immune system response. Histaminum 6X or 12X, a homeopathic dilution of histamine (the substance released by the body in response to an allergen) can be helpful in controlling food allergy-related symptoms.
9. Obtain delayed food IgG allergy testing, such as that available at New Hope Medical Center in Henderson, Nevada. This requires fasting for 12 hours prior to a blood draw. Reactions are viewed under a microscope and recorded by digital camera. The patient is then given a consultation, along with an instruction manual, on how to correct this situation. If the patient’s blood is too reactive, then a few intravenous infusions may become necessary prior to the blood draw in order to reduce this hyperactive state and obtain a more accurate test result.
10. Gentle skin detoxification through a medical spa with steam sauna, infrared sauna, and/or contrast shower.
In general, you should eat as close to nature as possible. Foods to which you are found to be sensitive should initially be eliminated from the diet for at least six weeks. Once reintroduced, foods should ideally be rotated every four days. Interestingly, we often tend to be allergic to the foods we either eat the most often or rarely at all. In other words, variety in our diet may be the spice of food allergy prevention.
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