Allergies

August 22, 2002

, " Phillip Schoenfeld " <schoney@c...> wrote:

By the way hi, my name is Phillip. The kicker as mentioned

> in just a previous post, my allergies seem to have almost disappeared.

Now I have no idea if this is a coincidence, but starting about a week ago

every year I get horrible hay fever. This year I am really not experiencing any

> of this, though others in my family are!

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Hi Philip! I have noticed the same thing since I stopped eating meat products.

I used to be a vegetarian when I was 15 and kept up with it until I was in my

late 20s. Then, I stopped and started eating some meat again. I was having

such aweful allergies back then, too, and I never made that connection. Not

until 2 years ago when I stopped eating the meat again and they seemed to

miraculously disappear. I didn't notice it right away, and then one day it

dawned on me that I had made it thru spring and summer without one allergy

pill. Makes me wonder or if it is side affects from the antibiotics and

hormones they inject into those poor doomed animals. *sigh* Anyway,

whatever it is, I am so much happier now!

Thanks for sharing your encouraging story. It is wonderful to hear I am not

alone in this discovery. Namaste.

~ P_T ~

August 22, 2002

I have also noticed that vitamins on a daily basis

helps with those allergies. It takes about 2 months

to really feel the effects from them. It could also

be you may have been allergic to some of the foods you

were eating. My son was allergic to bananas.

--- patchouli_troll <patchouli_troll wrote:

> , " Phillip Schoenfeld "

> <schoney@c...> wrote:

> By the way hi, my name is Phillip. The kicker as

> mentioned

> > in just a previous post, my allergies seem to have

> almost disappeared.

> Now I have no idea if this is a coincidence, but

> starting about a week ago

> every year I get horrible hay fever. This year I am

> really not experiencing any

> > of this, though others in my family are!

> ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~

> Hi Philip! I have noticed the same thing since I

> stopped eating meat products.

> I used to be a vegetarian when I was 15 and kept up

> with it until I was in my

> late 20s. Then, I stopped and started eating some

> meat again. I was having

> such aweful allergies back then, too, and I never

> made that connection. Not

> until 2 years ago when I stopped eating the meat

> again and they seemed to

> miraculously disappear. I didn't notice it right

> away, and then one day it

> dawned on me that I had made it thru spring and

> summer without one allergy

> pill. Makes me wonder or if it is side affects from

> the antibiotics and

> hormones they inject into those poor doomed animals.

> *sigh* Anyway,

> whatever it is, I am so much happier now!

>

> Thanks for sharing your encouraging story. It is

> wonderful to hear I am not

> alone in this discovery. Namaste.

>

> ~ P_T ~

>

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August 22, 2002

Well I only had allergies for about 6 weeks every year. They start around Mid august and last until the first frost. I was told I was allergic to ragweed. Maybe they meant ragmeat?

Rosanda Oliphant [ladyvelvet_1]Thursday, August 22, 2002 1:53 PM Subject: Re: Re: allergiesI have also noticed that vitamins on a daily basishelps with those allergies. It takes about 2 monthsto really feel the effects from them. It could alsobe you may have been allergic to some of the foods youwere eating. My son was allergic to bananas.--- patchouli_troll <patchouli_troll wrote:> , "Phillip Schoenfeld"> <schoney@c...> wrote:> By the way hi, my name is Phillip. The kicker as> mentioned> > in just a previous post, my allergies seem to have> almost disappeared. > Now I have no idea if this is a coincidence, but> starting about a week ago > every year I get horrible hay fever. This year I am> really not experiencing any> > of this, though others in my family are! > ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~> Hi Philip! I have noticed the same thing since I> stopped eating meat products. > I used to be a vegetarian when I was 15 and kept up> with it until I was in my > late 20s. Then, I stopped and started eating some> meat again. I was having > such aweful allergies back then, too, and I never> made that connection. Not > until 2 years ago when I stopped eating the meat> again and they seemed to > miraculously disappear. I didn't notice it right> away, and then one day it > dawned on me that I had made it thru spring and> summer without one allergy > pill. Makes me wonder or if it is side affects from> the antibiotics and > hormones they inject into those poor doomed animals.> *sigh* Anyway, > whatever it is, I am so much happier now!> > Thanks for sharing your encouraging story. It is> wonderful to hear I am not > alone in this discovery. Namaste.> > ~ P_T ~> > HotJobs - Search Thousands of New Jobshttp://www.hotjobs.comcontact owner: -owner Mail list: Delivered-mailing list List-Un: - no flaming arguing or denigration of others allowedcontact owner with complaints regarding posting/list or anything else. Thank you.please share/comment/inform and mostly enjoy this list

August 23, 2002

Not only do people feel better after they stop eating meat but many feel even better if they pass up dairy products. I still eat some dairy but have been told for years that it causes allergies and excess mucus. We limit our intake of it. I know that my middle son had problems with sinus and was drinking alot of milk and eating alot of cheese but when we backed off and all but stopped his intake it got better. Just a thought. Robin

August 23, 2002

In a message dated 08/22/2002 8:21:13 PM Eastern Daylight Time, schoney writes:

I have also noticed that vitamins on a daily basis

helps with those allergies.

I'm a firm believer in supplementation as long as it's good quality and being used by the body. Many products on the market make claims they can't back up. One word of advice ... check out the research and development the company has done on their products. Many companies quote what other companies have done. Saying things like: "Research shows" or "studies prove." Know what you are looking for and read labels. Many supplements aren't broken down in the body therefor making nothing more than expensive urine. Companies will also use parts of the plants that do not contribute to the product. Many supplements are made from certain parts of a plants. For example. some companies will grind up stems when it's the leaves that gives you a benefit. Again, if you want to see results, know what you are getting.

One very good supplement to use for allergies is Alfalfa. Another might be Vit. C. but choose carefully. Vit. C is water soluble and needs to be replace throughout the day. Hope this makes sense. Robin

August 23, 2002

My husband and I are beginning an herbal detox program

tomorrow which we will be on for 12 days.

While on this program you cut out all dairy (except

eggs and butter) and all wheat products, all sugar,

and anything that contains or has on it, yeast.

We have wanted to do this again for some time, but now

is the time. We are both ready, and after this detox

the dairy, wheat and sugars will stay gone from our

diet. We feel better without them, but the sugar thing

is hard to break. Since we will be doing a total

cleanse, we will be through the withdrawal from the

sugar as well as all the other 'crappy' stuff before

we know it, and will never let it rule our bodies or

our minds again.

Cheers to all,

Leslie of the North in Calgary, Alberta, Canada

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October 4, 2002

> I hope I have not rattled on, I just wanted to share some new

> information with you out there.

> Amy

Not at all, Amy! Thanks for the wonderful information. It's nice to have

you feeling better and online more again. I wish I could have visited

Powell's Bookstore with you. It is awesome. . .a place I could spend days

without ever getting bored! Thanks for the info. and the great recipe for

Instant Breakfast. LaDonna

July 29, 2003

>Pat wrote: Bad luck, Laura! :=( But, hey, that still leaves apples >and pears

and stuff like that, onion (no garlic? hell!!! But think of >all the wonderful

spices you will be able to experiment with), and >green beans and other

non-leafy greenies, and oodles of wonderful root >vegetables and legumes. Have

you got any non-wheat bread recipes???

>(Perhaps with so many allergies it'd be safer to make your own ;=))

Thanks for the kind words Pat! Yep. And i'm definitely up to the challenge! I

bought some rye brad and various wheat free crispbreads today, as well as some

wheat free pasta. I'll see how it goes though. I do plan to make my own but

have no recipes at the moment. So if anyone has any i'd be interested! ;-)

The hardest thing (apart from wheat) is gonna be tomatoes! I love chilli,

bolognaise etc! Shame it doesn't love me!

>Cheryl wrote: I have found this to be helpful:

>

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Thank you. I'll check it out!

> PT wrote: Welcome back Laura. I too hope you can find some recipes

> in our files that will fit your new dietary restrictions and

> challenges. I am glad they were able to determine what

> was making you feel so ill, but I am sorry you are going

> to have to give up eating some of the things you enjoyed.

I'd give up anything to feel better! I'm so tired all the time. I love talking

with you guys but i barely have the energy to keep up to date with emails.

Maybe thats why i'm now so addicted to bookcrossing - reading takes very little

energy! ;-)

Thanks for your thoughts! I'll definitely check out the files!

> Irene wrote: Sorry to bud in here, but, I saw your post about aspartame.

>

> Did you know that if you use it for prolonged time, that it causes cancer?

No, i didn't know that. I have heard that its bad for you but no specific

details. I don't use it as a rule but they stick it in so much nowadays its

hard not to consume some of it! thanks for the info though i'll definitely be

more aware of it now!

> Dave wrote: arrowhead mills makes a wheat-free choc chip cookie mix (although

i'm

> not sure if it's vegan). and " food for life " makes wheat-free rye

> bread, alternative spelt bread, and millet breads.

>

> also maybe you could find hemp flour.

Thank you for the info. being in the UK means we usually don't get as much

stuff as you guys! Unfortunately we seem to be acouple of years behind.

However i managed to get gluten free bread flour along with the stuff i

mentioned earlier. I got some vegan wheat free choc chip and peanut cookies!

hmmm. Hope they taste good. the make was called trufree i think. But i'll

definitely keep an eye out for those makes, we do sometimes get US brands in the

health food stores. Yay for beanfreaks! (my local HF shop!)

Thanks guys for your responses! Feeling a bit better about dealing with this

now! :-)

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August 18, 2006

I use Quercetin pills and also a quercetin nasal spray.

Aphrodite Blue <peacelovemusic wrote: I am miserable. I am

in need of some kind of relief. I have very bad

allergies that are coming back and hitting me like a ton of bricks.

(what I mean by that is; now that my children are weaned I have gotten

back all of my allergies in their FULL glory...all through pregnancies

and nursing my allergies were very minimal) My allergies consist of

nasal symptoms, like stuffy, sneezing, runny or itching. My eyes itch

and tear. Sometimes I get head aches. Sometimes I get small hives on

my face. I also will get itchy mouth, throat and ears. And there are

probably more to it that I am forgetting to write down. There is also

the tired factor from the body's fighting the allergies.

And now I am looking for advice on what I might be able to take that

will help this. I am allergic to most things. Mold, mildew, cats,

dogs, most trees, most grass, dust, etc, etc. I have in the past used a

lot of cayenne pepper on my food which helped slightly but not a ton.

But since going raw, I can no longer handle HOT things. (and I loved it

before) I have a prescription, but don't really want to use it.

Besides I really don't prefer to use the pharmacy for what ails me.

Vitamin C, or foods high in Vit C are good for settling down an allergy

attack at the time (slightly), but I have yet to find anything else to

prevent attacks or some thing that works better than C.

Any suggestions would be greatly welcome.

Thank you.

Aphrodite

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August 18, 2006

Elchanan,

Oh yes, I knew that there would be more questions. And this will be a

long one:

I am 36 in a few weeks, and am a stay at home mom.

I have been raw since August 5, this year. I still have vinegar on my

salads with garlic, but never have seemed to have a reaction to them. I

am however allergic (yet only slightly) to kiwi, cherries, pineapple and

sometimes bananas and peaches.

For the most part I have started out my day with a 2 mango smoothie with

cherries and a small amount of coconut (fresh). Ok, I know I am

allergic to the cherries, but I have had a hard time resisting because

it tastes so good to me. And as for my allergic reaction to cherries,

it is mostly the itchy mouth, throat and sometimes inner ears (because

they are all related). I never have any of the other reactions with any

of the foods that I am allergic to.

I generally will have a large salad for lunch which will include mixed

greens, half an avocado, half an apple, some raisins, cucumbers, chopped

tomatoes, and what ever other veggies I have that I might want to put on

there. (radishes, green peppers, banana peppers, peas, cilantro, etc)

I may snack on a raw bar mid day. One of the THINK ORGANIC bars.

For dinner will have another salad. And if I am hungry a few hours

later I will have another mango smoothie. Yet, a smaller one consisting

of just one mango and maybe some blueberries. Sometimes instead I have

melons.

I live in an old home. A 1922 old church. There are plaster walls. It

is dusty and the basement is musty. It has been raining the past few

days and so my allergies have been non stop for those days.

I switched to Earth Friendly cleaning supplies oh, 6 months ago. I use

the Dr bronners soaps, dishmate dish soap. I still use the chemical

shampoo/conditioners, but only until my order for our bulk natural food

group comes in next week. I finally ordered organic shampoo and

conditioners. I have to ease into these things as my husband and I am

not in agreement as to the importance of them. I honestly thought he

would flip when I brought in the natural cleaners. He insists on

keeping his pledge for occasional dusting and windex for cleaning his

car window. (as for going raw I am getting zero support from him as he

thinks of it as an expense more than anything else, that and that I am

just plain nuts!)

I use a variety of cosmetics. Bare minerals and origins seem to be the

healthiest. These are expensive items and things that have to be

switched one at a time here and there. I do dye my hair every 3 months

or so. I also use crystal spray deodorant. And only use the aluminum

deodorants if I am " going out or going to be around other people

closely " , as I have a very hard time finding ones that work for me

natural or not. I also use natures gate or tom's of maine toothpaste.

We do not have central air, we use oil heat. We do have a window air

unit in the master bedroom, but that has only been on maybe 5 times this

years.

Ok, I think that I have been writing for what seems like hours and I

might have covered all of your questions.

Aphrodite

Eau Claire, WI

August 21, 2006

Ok, I think that I have been writing for what seems like hours and I

might have covered all of your questions.

LOL, enjoyed this ending! I am wondering, after reading your description

here...do you notice a

difference in the intensity of the allergies based upon:

- changing locations, as from home to car to store to library ... that sort of

thing?

- being in an air conditioned building?

- emotional shifts? For example, if you and he (your husband) have a

disagreement, is there a

response in the allergies/congestion? Or perhaps something with your kids,

another family

member, something having to do with money, or decision-making around money or

the kids?

- interactions with your parents or others?

- weather changes?

- showering? Do you notice temporary improvement, for example, from a hot

shower?

Also, I'm interested in the " food allergies " . Can you describe, for example,

where you get the

cherries from, how ripe they tend to be, whether they likely contain pesticides,

or are grown

with commercial fertilizers?

Do you eat any mushrooms, garlic, onion, salt, pepper (black/granulated, that

type).

Other than the peppers you mentioned, do you eat any other hot, spicy foods?

Okay, enough for now!

Elchanan

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Friday, August 18, 2006 10:57 AM

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RE: [Raw Food] Allergies