You May Have
Hidden Allergies
Symptoms Not Readily
Observable
A second
reason why allergies may be hidden is that the
symptoms they produce are not directly observable. The
symptoms may not be typical of those
normally evident on allergy testing, or they may
be going on in parts of the body which cannot be
observed directly. For example, the synovial membrane
in an arthritic joint may be undergoing changes, due
to allergy, without any reaction being felt. The
arthritis may progress to crippling severity
without the individual
suspecting that it is due to allergy. I have seen
clients transformed from prematurely aged, stooped,
arthritis victims to healthy, active, happy humans
through the elimination of underlying allergies and
the proper nutritional program.
Uterine
fibroids and fibrocystic breast disease are other
worrisome problems which may be produced by allergy.
Again, early fibroids or fibrocystic disease are
symptoms which may not be readily observable and would
not be recognized as a response to an allergic
substance on conventional allergy testing. In my
practice, I have found that a very large part of the
basis for these problems and many others is allergic
in nature. This means that a key element in overcoming
them is to determine and eliminate the allergic
reactions.
Of
course, not every case of arthritis or fibrocystic
disease may be allergic in nature. It is always
important to identify allergy positively, rather than
run the risk of missing the real source of the
problems and the proper treatment.
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Symptoms Not
Recognized as Allergy
Other
symptoms are more noticeable but may not be recognized
as having been produced by allergy. For example, it
may surprise you that high blood pressure frequently
has an allergic basis. Blood pressure often drops
dramatically immediately after eliminating certain
foods from the diet. Other
things besides food — such as inhaling pollens or
chemicals — may also produce allergic high blood
pressure reactions.
Muscle
tension can also be an allergic problem. One of my
clients had had muscle tension in her shoulders for
years, so that she carried her shoulders unnaturally
high, attributing the problem to “stress.” I
ascertained that the tension in one shoulder was due
to a legume allergy, when the allergy was
eliminated, the shoulder on that side dropped an
inch-and-a-half. The other shoulder turned out to be
related to a chemical sensitivity, and when that was
corrected, that shoulder, too, dropped!
Today,
many physicians and alternative practitioners
recognize that a much wider  range of problems
may sometimes be due to allergy. These include
digestive difficulties, headaches, muscular aches and
pains, arthritis, inadequate blood sugar control,
addictions, and psychological problems, among many
others.
One of
the most important discoveries in the field of allergy
has been the connection between food allergies and a
wide range of mental and behavioral problems. It is
quite common, for example, that when people go on a
fast, their psychological symptoms clear up, along
with other allergic symptoms. Over the past 25 years,
the Russians have been doing very successful research
with therapeutic fasts for mentally ill patients. As
might be expected, the main problem is how to maintain
these recoveries once the fast is over. Many people
are likely to consume foods to which they are
allergic, once they start eating again. I have
observed spectacular changes in some people with
severe mental problems when the foods to which they
are allergic have been eliminated.
Emotional
and behavioral problems caused by food allergies may
manifest in many areas of our lives. It is now well
recognized that hypreactivity, delinquency, and other
behavioral problems in children are often
due to allergies to foods and food additives. Everyday
emotional conflicts may also have an allergic basis. A
number of marriage counselors are now paying attention
to the diet of their clients as an important key to
resolving their relationship problems.
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What You Can
do.
Do you
have a problem for which no one has been able to help
you? Perhaps your symptoms have been dismissed as
“genetic” or “something you will have to learn to live
with.” If you suspect that unidentified allergies may
underline your problems, you will need to find a
health professional who understands allergy. They must
also use techniques which permit the identification of
hidden allergies.
In a
subsequent article, I will describe sensitive, new,
energy techniques, using muscle testing, which are now
being used to identify allergies. These new techniques
allow us not only to identify allergies but to
determine precise ways to eliminate them. Incidently,
these techniques have led to the discovery of at least
14 different ways people can react to foods, which are
not allergic reactions.
Once the
substances to which a person is allergic have been
identified, I set up a complete, multi-faceted program
to take care of the allergies. This program includes
complete elimination of all allergic substances from
the diet; systemic cleansers to remove the mucus,
eliminate toxins, and promote absorption of nutrients.
 Supplements may
be needed to provide the body with the materials it
needs to repair itself; and an adequate diet. On such
a program, the body becomes healthier, and the
allergies are eliminated.
Simply
because you have been told there is nothing wrong with
you, it does not mean there really is nothing wrong!
Also, if the treatment you are getting does not help,
it does not mean there is no possible treatment. There
is a solution for many supposedly “untreatable” or
“nonexistent” problems. The answer often lies in the
identification and correction of hidden
allergies.
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