Food sensitivities

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Does anyone have or know of any discussions (preferably in CHinese or

translated) on the topic of food sensitivities?

 

 

 

 

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Hi Jason

 

> Does anyone have or know of any discussions (preferably in CHinese

> or translated) on the topic of food sensitivities? -

 

I know nothing of this from Chinese sources. However, back in the

1970s, I read three books on food sensitivities / masked allergy:

 

1. Coca: " The Pulse Test "

2. Mackarness: " Not All in the Mind "

3. Brenneman (nort sure of the spelling): on Food Allergies [he was

President of the Americal College of Allergists, or the like, at the

time].

 

That was mind-blowing stuff.

 

The central message was that certain foods, or their natural or

added chemicals, can act as " antigens " that elicit " antibodies " in

ANY tissue or organ (not just the classical lungs, gut and skin).

This included the joints, CNS (including brain, with resulting

psychiatric conditions), liver, muscles, headaches, and a list of

clinical syndromes as long as your arm.

 

Masked Allergy was called the great mimic, because it could

induce S & Ss in sensitive patients that mimic most known

diseases. The general approach to Dx was to ask the patient to

keep an accurate diary for 4-6 weeks, and to record therein

everything eaten, drunk and that touched the body (cosmetics,

creams, toothpaste, detergents, soaps, etc) in that period. The

diary should also include the time and severity of any S & Ss noted

in that time.

 

Analysis of the diary for exposure in the previous 24 hours to

foods/cosmetics etc that were COMMON to EVERY flare-up of the

problem gave a short-list for subsequent test.

 

The test was to ELIMINATE completely the shortlisted items for 5-

10 days. Typically the S & Ss worsened for 2-4 days, and then

eased, and were GONE by circa day 8. Once the S & Ss were

gone, each item on the shortlist was reintroduced, but only ONE

per DAY. As the shortlist often had 5-15+ items, the challenge &

observation phase would last 6-16+ days.

 

If S & Ss flared within 20 minutes to 12 hours (even 24 hours) after

exposure, that indicated a problem item.

 

The Coca test was a variant of this. Before and after elimination,

the pulse rate was recorded. If it decreased during the elimination

period, this indicated that something(s) in the short list was/were

problematic. Then, a significant increase in pulse rate after re-

exposure to item X was taken as indicative that item X was

problematic.

 

I have used that system in with quite astonishing results in some

chronic cases. Elimination of the problem items often eliminated

S & Ss that had been present for years.

 

The problem with the diary/elimination/challenge method is twofold:

 

(1) many patients do not comply with the 5-10 day total elimination

of the short-listed items, and

 

(2) many items that triggered a flare-up were items that the patient

was reluctant to give up, because they were addicted to them, or

liked them very much.

 

Some electrical gadgets was developed to test for these

sensitivities, but I remain sceptical of their real value. IMO, the

Elimination-Challenge approach is best if patients will comply.

 

I have a vague memory that some homeopaths tried oral dilutions

of the offending items to try to desensitise the patient, but I do not

know if that method really works.

 

If elimination of the trigger factor is impractical, then methods to

reduce the response to it (by AP, CHM, etc, may be an option.

 

I feel that LV is critical in many allergies/sensitivities and that

methods to boost LV function [such as the Ayurvedic formula LIV-

52] can help a lot.

 

One man had a chronic unexplained and lesionless pruritus. He

was a typical " Wood " in his previous history, other S & Ss &

temperament - including biting his nails to the quick since

childhood. The pruritus was especially bad the day after a night on

the town with his friends. LIV-52 gave dramatic results.

 

 

Best regards,

 

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