New Found Allergies

[JennaHoneyBear]

Hi all! *waves* Some will remember me as JennaBoBenna ;) It's been awhile since I've posted, but here I am again :)

Anyway, I was tested today for food allergies, and the results were very daunting. Firstly, I am happy to report that I am allergic to High Fructose Corn Syrup!

But, sadly, it seems my body isn't in proper function as I am also allergic to:
Vitamin A
Vitamin C
some B Vitamins,
Caffiene (from cacao and tea)
all Vegetable Oils (olive, coconut, peanut, etc)
Arginine-an amino acid
All grains
my Stomach Acid isn't working properly, as well as a hormone my thyroid pumps out(TRH)
and also Cinnamic Acid which is in a myriad of foods, including every fruit that I find delicious and hard to live without.

The treatment for this will cost a very shiny, pretty penny...and until I can afford it am wondering what am I to do?? I can't avoid these foods by any means.

I know Lucy cured her thyroid problems with raw, but I'm wondering if going 100% will fix these weird allergies I have? I absolutely cannot do 100% raw while avoiding these cinnamic acid foods, or even Vita A or C foods!, it's impossible because I need fruit to eat. Would it make sense that by eating 100% raw while including these foods that my body can heal itself of these allergies? If I have to avoid foods with cinnamic acid in them: (apples, apricots, avos, bananas, beets, berries, carrots, coconut, cherries, dates, grapes, honey, lemon, limes, mangos, olives, onions, peaches, pears, plums, prunes, raisins,rhubarbs, spearmint, tomatos, and watermelon) how can I eat raw and enjoy it?? I don't even know what fruit is left after that long list!! a lot of those are my staples!!


So, in short, could eating the foods I have an allergy to heal me if I am eating a clean, balanced 100% raw diet?

Note: I don't feel any kind of a big reaction when eating these foods, like when I eat grains I get bloated, but when I eat apples I feel fine. I don't feel a big reaction or anything. But I guess something in my body is reacting that the test picked up.

[Raw Angel Mom]

For A and C, are you allergic to the supplement or the actual A and C in food? Supplement vitamin can be toxic for your liver.

Perhaps you should research with fasting or consult with a naturopath/homeopath doctor that do raw food.

I hope you find the answer that you are looking for. I would probably pay a session with dr. Fred Bischi or dr. Gabriel Cousens or someone that is very well knowledgeable with raw food and have a medical back ground. If you can afford it, there is also the hippocrate institute, they specialize in cleansing and healing all kind of illness.

[snoops]

I would be interested to hear who did the allergy testing and what the "cure" could you afford it is.

Wikipedia says cinnamic acid comes from cinnamon oil and is used in perfumes etc. So I don't see how it could possibly be in all those foods you listed.

I would be a little leery of someone who told me I was allergic to all those natural foods.

[JennaHoneyBear]

Thanks for you replies :)

As for vitamin A, it came out as "beta carotene", so I assume that's the natural form of it.

I find it very hard to believe that I'm allergic to all of these natural foods as well.
The company, by the way, is called AllerigiCare. They do an electrical frequency test and send out different frequencies and the computer reports what reactions it gets back.

I'm definitely thinking about getting a second opinion, how could one possibly be allergic to antioxidants?? Or an amino acid??

Right now I'm drinking a smoothie with some of these foods in it, and I feel fine.

I'm going to go by what my body feels like, and I will avoid the foods I think I should based on what reactions I have had. Like, I will avoid the vegetable fats, including olive oil because my taste buds don't even like it anymore. I tried to eat a salad with a simple evoo dressing last week and had to spit it out :confused: and I do get a bit of a sour stomach if I eat it

I want to spend a couple of weeks doing a 100% raw (lowfat) cleanse to see if that normalizes anything. I also want to get some candida out of my system, i suspect an overgrowth

[katchmoleen]

Is the company a practitioner of NAET or Bioset? If so, they can clear you of the allergies. I have been trained to do this and it actually works amazingly well. However, I do think just eating raw food has had a more profound effect on my health problems than all the clearing treatments I got (and paid a pretty penny for).

[JennaHoneyBear]

Is the company a practitioner of NAET or Bioset? If so, they can clear you of the allergies. I have been trained to do this and it actually works amazingly well. However, I do think just eating raw food has had a more profound effect on my health problems than all the clearing treatments I got (and paid a pretty penny for).

i'm not sure. but the treatment procedure involves sending electrical frequencies through the body with a pen-like instrument through acupuncture points in the body. the frequencies let the body know that the allergen is an "okay" substance in the body. Does this sound similar to what you went through?

[katchmoleen]

Yes, that is similar, though not identical to bioset or NAET. The theory behind it is that all foods, actually all substances, have an energy field of a specific frequency. Our bodies also have an energy field (chi). If the energy field of the substance causes a blockage or interferance with our own energy field, it can cause illness. It is basically a modern technological interpretation of chinese medicine. The idea that one can be "allergic" to vitamin c (it is not an allergy in the strictest medical definition, rather an interference with chi)

By holding the food, or introducing the frequency of the food or substance by computer technology, and then doing acupressure, one can align the food or substance's chi with the body. I can attest that it really does work, but it often will not "hold" and has to be repeated, while also building up the body's overall health, for better results.

There is a book, called the "Food Allergy Cure" by Ellen Cutler, that tells you how to do a hands-on accupressure treatment (rather than doing a computerized treatment) to clear food intolerances. You could start with that and see if it helps. It is really very simple, involves the person holding the offending food (like for Vit C you could hold an orange) and another person doing a rapid karate chop type movement up and down the spine.

It all hinges on whether or not you believe in TCM and the concept of chi.

[JennaHoneyBear]

There is a book, called the "Food Allergy Cure" by Ellen Cutler, that tells you how to do a hands-on accupressure treatment (rather than doing a computerized treatment) to clear food intolerances. You could start with that and see if it helps. It is really very simple, involves the person holding the offending food (like for Vit C you could hold an orange) and another person doing a rapid karate chop type movement up and down the spine.

It all hinges on whether or not you believe in TCM and the concept of chi.

Ooooo! That sounds very interesting! and a lot cheaper than the treatment they offered me ;) I think I'll check that book out and try it

[JennaHoneyBear]

thanks katchmoleen!!

[katchmoleen]

You are most welcome! I do think that just eating raw fixes your chi better than any accupressure treament, in the long run, but in the short run I found the treatments helpful. My practitioner did the karate chop, not the computer. :D

[margoss]

Interesting, I'm glad I read this. I wonder what they expect you to eat & would doing Chi exercises help? THere are some dvds at many libraries.

[Veganforlife]

Jenna! Welcome back. Yeah, it sounds really odd that you would allergic to ALL that? Hmmmm...I'd definitely listen to my body if I were you...some good advice here for you as well...

[juliebove]

I've never heard of this before. I only know of IgG and IgE allergies, both which can be tested via a blood test. IgE can also be done by a skin prick. I would for sure seek a second opinion. If you go to an allergist, they will only test for IgE allergies which are the ones that can be fatal. A naturopath can test for IgG. That's the type I have.

[VeGenesis]

So, in short, could eating the foods I have an allergy to heal me if I am eating a clean, balanced 100% raw diet?

Note: I don't feel any kind of a big reaction when eating these foods, like when I eat grains I get bloated, but when I eat apples I feel fine. I don't feel a big reaction or anything. But I guess something in my body is reacting that the test picked up.

Hey HoneyBear (reminds me of my youth!)

Have you ever been tested for Celiac? Most of what you describe I also had as my Celiac Progressed. It is caused by two genes and is triggered with gluten. "I eat grains I get bloated"

Honestly I had to stop all grains. Now I only eat 1/4 cup millet sprouts per day - no other grain.

Caffeine is really on my never eat list also... NEVER!

Vitamins - wow, many have either gluten or soy in them... I switched to gluten free, soy free, grain free, vegan and began replacing them with living food.

Vitamin-C find a source for Sodium Ascorbate Crystals that can be injected. Devolve in water and drink. It is great!

Oil - I still have a problem. I ONLY use two now. Hand processed Olive Oil and Very Low Temp Virgin Coconut Oil. What I use never reaches 100 degrees (ALWAYS BELOW!) Usually the highest temp is 95!

With this simple stuff, I could within a short time eat any raw fruit or veggie without problem.

[katchmoleen]

Julie (and others), again, it is not an allergy in the strictest medical definition of the word. They just use that word to make it understandable as a western medical concept. "The Foods that Mess With Your Chi Cure" would probably not be a best seller.

I would think chi exercises would help. And the karate chop to the back is so simple anyone can learn it. At conferences I have been to, I have heard of it being done right in a restaurant when someone was in obvious distress from something they had just eaten, with good results.

[rawrawks]

Feel better sweet one

[JennaHoneyBear]

Thanks all

I will be listening to my body (very carefully, it tends to whisper) and going by how I feel.

I do not feel well after eating Olive Oil, and my tongue doesn't like it, so I will use different oil.

I want to do a green smoothie cleanse to see where that takes me. Work on my chi and EFT and see how that goes :)

[streetsurfer]

It sounds as though you may have developed leaky gut (a breakdown of the cellular integrity of the intestinal wall), which is very often caused by celiac dis-ease. It can also be caused by other things like dysbiosis, candida overgrowth in the intestines, pharmaceuticals/otc's, infection. Leaky gut or intestinal permeability, then causes multiple food sensitivities, as a result of your immune system creating antibodies to those incompletely digested food particles that leak into your bloodstream where they are recognized as invaders. The sensitivities or the symptoms suffered from eating the offending foods are from the immune system attacking the now circulating or deposited invaders. Keep in mind during your own testing by eating foods, that the symptoms can very widely from frequent urination, to joint pain, and can take up to a few days to come on or be noticed.
If you want to get other testing done to compare results, you might inquire with your doctor about an Elisa IgG standard food sensitivity assay, and a Gliadin gluten antibody assay. I believe there is a urine test for leaky gut also.