The story about allergies and how they affect your function and ability to heal:
Food, air, pet and household allergies are increasingly common, and commonly misunderstood by doctors as well as patients. We see patients all the time who go to a doctor, get tested and show positive for different allergens; and are advised to avoid as many of these as possible. It can and usually does make life miserable! Meaning, the body doesn't recognize a particular food, air particle, fluid pet saliva or household chemical and so your body's job is to keep you safe. The way it attempts to do this is to LAUNCH AN ATTACK on the "allergen" or "stressor chemical" trying to stop it in it's path. The problem is that as your body does so, all of the chemical changes occurring is what is making our clients feel sick! Yes, it's the body's reactivity to what should be considered either a healthy food, or chemical that should just be naturally detoxified efficiently and quietly, that is causing all of the distressing symptoms. This continues to surmount over months to years as chronic inflammation, further creating heightened symptoms and illness, preventing the healing process. This leads to a mal-absorption of foods which causes vitamin and mineral deficiencies. Essentially, there is a CHRONIC CHEMICAL STORM occurring with no end in site.
Is Testing Necessary?
It's not that allergy testing is bad, however, it has been clearly shown that these tests are not only expensive but are also incomplete. Only a small percentage of what a person is truly allergic/sensitive to/ or intolerant of gets to show up on a blood panel analysis. For this reason, we use functional intake forms along with a detailed consultation assessment. The protocol to truly help a person out of this mess is to change the way they react to all of the core foods, environmental stressors, pet danders, household chemicals, vaccine residues, sugar and more. As this is done, then and only then can a person truly respond and heal from the inside out, build up the immune system again and have an internal resistance that allows for normal function.
CONCLUSION: If you are only treated for what shows up on an allergy test, you will be left vulnerable to ongoing problems.
Food, air, pet and household allergies are increasingly common, and commonly misunderstood by doctors as well as patients. We see patients all the time who go to a doctor, get tested and show positive for different allergens; and are advised to avoid as many of these as possible. It can and usually does make life miserable! Meaning, the body doesn't recognize a particular food, air particle, fluid pet saliva or household chemical and so your body's job is to keep you safe. The way it attempts to do this is to LAUNCH AN ATTACK on the "allergen" or "stressor chemical" trying to stop it in it's path. The problem is that as your body does so, all of the chemical changes occurring is what is making our clients feel sick! Yes, it's the body's reactivity to what should be considered either a healthy food, or chemical that should just be naturally detoxified efficiently and quietly, that is causing all of the distressing symptoms. This continues to surmount over months to years as chronic inflammation, further creating heightened symptoms and illness, preventing the healing process. This leads to a mal-absorption of foods which causes vitamin and mineral deficiencies. Essentially, there is a CHRONIC CHEMICAL STORM occurring with no end in site.
Is Testing Necessary?
It's not that allergy testing is bad, however, it has been clearly shown that these tests are not only expensive but are also incomplete. Only a small percentage of what a person is truly allergic/sensitive to/ or intolerant of gets to show up on a blood panel analysis. For this reason, we use functional intake forms along with a detailed consultation assessment. The protocol to truly help a person out of this mess is to change the way they react to all of the core foods, environmental stressors, pet danders, household chemicals, vaccine residues, sugar and more. As this is done, then and only then can a person truly respond and heal from the inside out, build up the immune system again and have an internal resistance that allows for normal function.
CONCLUSION: If you are only treated for what shows up on an allergy test, you will be left vulnerable to ongoing problems.