FOOD ALLERGIES
Approximately 95% of the population has what is known as a “type two” toxic reaction to common everyday foods that you eat regularly. A type two reaction, known as IgG (an immunoglobulin or antibody your body makes in response to an allergen), is a delayed reaction. Because these types of reactions are very difficult to detect on your own, perfectly healthy foods can be virtual poison to your particular system. Consequently, if you are allergic to an ingredient in pasta, and you eat pasta five times a week, you are poisoning yourself five times a week!
Over 75 symptoms are associated with food toxicities. Examples of symptoms known to be associated with food toxicity include: acne, asthma, bloating, depression, fatigue, headaches, hyperactivity, joint pain, memory loss, mood swings, obesity, sinusitis, sore throat, urinary urgency, etc. It is difficult to detect type two or delayed food reactions because the symptoms may take up to 72 hours to manifest (unlike IgE or immediate reactions). Therefore, in order to find out which foods are toxic to your particular system, you must have your blood drawn and analyzed by an allergy technician who specializes in IgG food sensitivity testing. Note: A skin “scratch test” will only reveal IgE reactions, not IgG reactions!
As a result of the testing, you’ll identify the foods that are affecting you. Eliminating these culprits will make you feel better. Some people also rid themselves of lifelong conditions such as migraines. Others feel a tremendous boost in energy, sex drive and mental acuity. Still others notice their constant irritability is gone and their moods are improved, joint pains are relieved, irritable bowel symptoms (e.g., abdominal cramps, bloating, gas, constipation, diarrhea, etc.) are eliminated, ear infections cease and so forth. Simply remove the offending food toxicities and many health ailments will improve or disappear entirely. Additionally, using amino acids (IV or orally) will also help to reduce symptoms by binding free radicals to which you are reacting.
Food Allergy Test
Since most food allergy reactions are the delayed type, it is often very difficult to isolate the exact foods to which you are reacting. Further, a delayed reaction to a food or substance could show up hours or days later. The best way to discover what your food allergies are is to receive a blood test that uses your own white blood cells called, the “Food Allergy Test.” This test reveals several different types of delayed allergic reactions, including IgG, immune complexes, and white blood cell destruction. Moreover, The Food Allergy Test examines up to 148 foods from a single blood sample. Special slides with microscopic amounts of different foods are examined under the microscope after a person’s white blood cells are added to the slides. If the white blood cells break down and die, a food has been discovered that needs to be avoided.
These test results enable a doctor to help his patients improve their health by removing the underlying cause of their symptoms. Sometimes you can avoid the food for a period of time to allow it to clear from your system and thereafter, eat it only occasionally to avoid a return of symptoms. Identifying delayed reactions to foods can help you to develop a personalized plan to free yourself of the stress, fatigue, and pain caused from allergies.
For more information about this test, call New Hope Medical Center @ (702) 476-0000 OR (866) HEAL NOW!