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Why Suffer with Food Allergies?

By: Dr David Popkin

A mistake is made when a food allergy occurs. Normally, your immune system protects you from germs and disease. It does this by making antibodies that help you fight off bacteria, viruses, and other tiny organisms that can make you sick. But if you have a food allergy, your immune system mistakenly treats something in a certain food as if it's really dangerous to you. The same sort of thing happens with any allergy, whether it's a medicine (like penicillin), pollen in the air (from flowers and trees), or a food, like peanuts. So the thing itself isn't harmful, but the way your body reacts to it is. If a kid with peanut allergy would have eaten that peanut-topped brownie, here's what would happen. Antibodies to something in the food would cause mast cells (a type of immune system cell in the body) to release chemicals into the bloodstream. One of these chemicals is histamine The histamine then causes symptoms that affect a person's eyes, nose, throat, respiratory system, skin, and digestive system. A person with a food allergy could have a mild reaction - or it could be more severe. An allergic reaction could happen right away or a few hours after the person eats it. Some of the first signs that a person may be having an allergic reaction could be a runny nose, an itchy skin rash such as hives, or a tingling in the tongue or lips. Other signs include: - tightness in the throat - hoarse voice - wheezing - cough - nausea - vomiting - stomach pain - diarrhea In the most serious cases, a food allergy can cause anaphylaxis. This is a sudden, severe allergic reaction in which several problems occur all at once and can involve the skin, breathing, digestion, the heart, and blood vessels. A person's blood pressure can drop, breathing tubes can narrow, and the tongue can swell. People at risk for this kind of a reaction have to be very careful and need a plan for handling emergencies, when they might need to get special medicine to stop these symptoms from getting worse.

But if you have a food allergy, your immune system mistakenly treats something in a certain food as if it's really dangerous to you.

The same sort of thing happens with any allergy, whether it's a medicine (like penicillin), pollen in the air (from flowers and trees), or a food, like peanuts. So the thing itself isn't harmful, but the way your body reacts to it is.

If a kid with peanut allergy would have eaten that peanut-topped brownie, here's what would happen. Antibodies to something in the food would cause mast cells (a type of immune system cell in the body) to release chemicals into the bloodstream. One of these chemicals is histamine The histamine then causes symptoms that affect a person's eyes, nose, throat, respiratory system, skin, and digestive system.

A person with a food allergy could have a mild reaction - or it could be more severe. An allergic reaction could happen right away or a few hours after the person eats it. Some of the first signs that a person may be having an allergic reaction could be a runny nose, an itchy skin rash such as hives, or a tingling in the tongue or lips.

Other signs include:

tightness in the throat

hoarse voice

wheezing

cough

nausea

vomiting

stomach pain

diarrhea

In the most serious cases, a food allergy can cause anaphylaxis. This is a sudden, severe allergic reaction in which several problems occur all at once and can involve the skin, breathing, digestion, the heart, and blood vessels. A person's blood pressure can drop, breathing tubes can narrow, and the tongue can swell. People at risk for this kind of a reaction have to be very careful and need a plan for handling emergencies, when they might need to get special medicine to stop these symptoms from getting worse.

Why allergies develop we do not exactly know.

Many times allergies are passed from generation to generation or many times skip a generation. Many authorities feel that allergies can be developed in utero when the mother is exposed to certain foods, substances, chemicals, etc.

The most common food allergies are:

Milk allergy

Egg allergy

Peanut allergy

Tree nut allergy

Seafood allergy

Shellfish allergy

Soy allergy

Wheat allergy

N.A.E.T. stands for Natural Allergy Elimination Technique. There are no needles, shots or medication. The treatment is painless, totally safe for babies, infants, children and adults and the results are immediate. Using NAET I have found that individuals with food allergies and sensitivities feel incredible relief and wellness when we clear them of their allergic foods.

By eliminating the allergies their problems resolve no matter how long they have had it and the results are permanent.

In addition we have found that individuals that have had problems losing weight or have been overweight start losing and maintaining their normal ideal weight very easily once the food allergies are treated using this amazing system.

Article Source: http://articles.directorygold.com

www.drpopkin.com Dr. Popkin can be reached at Quantum Wellness Center in Plantation at 954-370-1900.

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