Herb additives/ food sensitivities & allergies

[Guest guest]

I agree w/ K that it would be great to have a concise non-partisan list of which

companies use which additives.

 

 

 

I'm curious as to what reactions people have seen to granules other than garden

variety G.I. upset. How did you know that the additive was the causal agent?

 

 

 

A question I often wonder about is whether food sensitivities and allergies are

things that any of you have seen T.C.M. resolve, and by resolve I don't mean

continually override with herbs, but correct the bodies tendency to react in

this way. I'm interested in cases where you as a clinician don't include this

in your line of inquiry or critical thinking and those who do but don't

emphasize exclusion of the insulting agent.

 

 

 

Does any one have a preferred method of testing for sensitivities/allergies?

Please include lab tests or specific methods of exclusion diets if you're

inclined.

 

 

 

By the figure I read the other day stating that gluten free products have become

a $2.5billion a year industry, I'd say food sensitivities have transcended being

a Boulder, Co. phenomenon:)

 

 

 

As a clinician I have often wished it was my prescription that was the blade

slicing through someone's knotty issue instead of the exclusion of wheat that

resolved their asthma or behavioral issues, but I've seen it too many times. In

the kitchen, as an occasional commercial cook, " these people " are the bane of my

existence. I've literally been aggressed upon by angry recent converts

proclaiming that cooking with butter and wheat create division and nobody should

eat them. I have a whole slew of such colorful narratives that have helped color

my perspective of some loathesome personality charicatures of individuals with

food sensitivities that I'll spare CHA.

 

 

 

Ben

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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[Guest guest]

A patient, actually also my sister (not a good idea, I know, but that is

another story) took some of a Qualiherb formula, and immediately got a reaction

exactly like her soy sensitivity. She can take other companies without problems,

including the same formulas.

Doug

 

 

 

 

, ben zappin <btz23 wrote:

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> I agree w/ K that it would be great to have a concise non-partisan list of

which companies use which additives.

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>

> I'm curious as to what reactions people have seen to granules other than

garden variety G.I. upset. How did you know that the additive was the causal

agent?

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> A question I often wonder about is whether food sensitivities and allergies

are things that any of you have seen T.C.M. resolve, and by resolve I don't

mean continually override with herbs, but correct the bodies tendency to react

in this way. I'm interested in cases where you as a clinician don't include

this in your line of inquiry or critical thinking and those who do but don't

emphasize exclusion of the insulting agent.

>

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>

> Does any one have a preferred method of testing for sensitivities/allergies?

Please include lab tests or specific methods of exclusion diets if you're

inclined.

>

>

>

> By the figure I read the other day stating that gluten free products have

become a $2.5billion a year industry, I'd say food sensitivities have

transcended being a Boulder, Co. phenomenon:)

>

>

>

> As a clinician I have often wished it was my prescription that was the blade

slicing through someone's knotty issue instead of the exclusion of wheat that

resolved their asthma or behavioral issues, but I've seen it too many times. In

the kitchen, as an occasional commercial cook, " these people " are the bane of my

existence. I've literally been aggressed upon by angry recent converts

proclaiming that cooking with butter and wheat create division and nobody should

eat them. I have a whole slew of such colorful narratives that have helped color

my perspective of some loathesome personality charicatures of individuals with

food sensitivities that I'll spare CHA.

>

>

>

> Ben

>

[Guest guest]

Now Denver is close to Boulder, but one of my patients said there was a

gluten free hot dog, burger, and beer stand at the Rockies game. Wow.

 

 

 

-Jason

 

 

 

 

On Behalf Of ben zappin

Monday, August 03, 2009 9:56 AM

 

By the figure I read the other day stating that gluten free products have

become a $2.5billion a year industry, I'd say food sensitivities have

transcended being a Boulder, Co. phenomenon:)

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

apparently this is common in England, if not more of Europe. Gluten free menus

- not baseball stadiums. My sister had a chance to eat in the House of Lords

dining room through a friend and there was a gluten free menu without asking.

Doug

 

 

 

, " " wrote:

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> Now Denver is close to Boulder, but one of my patients said there was a

> gluten free hot dog, burger, and beer stand at the Rockies game. Wow.

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> -Jason

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> On Behalf Of ben zappin

> Monday, August 03, 2009 9:56 AM

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> By the figure I read the other day stating that gluten free products have

> become a $2.5billion a year industry, I'd say food sensitivities have

> transcended being a Boulder, Co. phenomenon:)

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[Guest guest]

Doug

Is she sensitive to corn? they use corn starch

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

Not that I know of but I will ask.

Doug

 

 

, " Alon Marcus " <alonmarcus wrote:

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> Doug

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[Guest guest]

Who uses corn starch? I missed the thread here.... sorta fell off the

edge.

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On Aug 3, 2009, at 3:54 PM, wrote:

 

> Not that I know of but I will ask.

> Doug

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[Guest guest]

My sister had a bad reaction with a Qualiherb formula. She is sure it was

because of soy filler but Alon says they use corn starch (and not soy).

Doug

 

, " A. Brameier " <snakeoil.works

wrote:

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> Who uses corn starch? I missed the thread here.... sorta fell off the

> edge.

> a

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