Allergies

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On Behalf Of Aphrodite Blue

Friday, August 18, 2006 6:59 AM

[Raw Food] Allergies

 

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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Hi Aphrodite,

I SO feel for you. I lived this way for 40 years, give or take. Because of the

way I was taught

growing up, I literally ate drugs -- antihistamines, decongestants, etc. -- 7

days a week. I

took allergy shots, steroid shots and pills, poison ivy shots, oh my God, I can

hardly believe

that was I!!!

 

While a woman is pregnant and nursing, the body favors support of the

fetus/infant. And once she

weans, whatever cleansing was there beforehand is likely to come to the

foreground with a

vengeance. What you are experiencing is not uncommon at all, just sounds on the

intense side of

the spectrum.

 

You have not written here about your current diet, so we do not know what your

present " starting

point " may be. Also, it may be constructive if you were to describe what's in

your home --

cleaning supplies, personal care items/cosmetics/soaps/deodorants, etc/. as well

as use of air

conditioners, whatever else may come to mind. And WRT to your work, if you work

outside the

home, what type of environment? (For example, is it a " modern " building blessed

with " modern "

HVAC?

 

Would you be willing to write about these topics?

 

Hang in there!

Elchanan