People SAY that but there is a lack of, say, scientific rigor in what
they are saying. As in, what exactly are they saying?
1) What is a "food allergy"? Some people have the classic IgE immune
system reaction that is called "allergy". Such as "peanut allergy".
But there are other immune responses to food: like IgA reactions
(celiac) and IgG reactions (sometimes called "delayed food
allergies"). Just to make it more confusing, some people don't digest
some foods correctly (like lactose, which most people don't have the
right enzymes for) or they react with a stuffy nose to some foods for
non-allergic reasons (my allergist explained that, called it
"non-allergic rhinitis"). Some people seem to have problems with the
solanine in potatoes (which is in fact a toxin but most people are ok
with small amounts of it). Some people can't digest fat well, or maybe
their problem is they can't digest sugars fully. There are a LOT of
ways food can make you feel bad.
Mostly I think people just lump any ol' food reaction under the term "allergy".
2) What is "detox"? As Dr. Herring mentioned in an earlier post, there
really isn't a study of such a thing.
3) What is a "cleanse" doing? Again, not many studies. Dr. Fine has a
theory that fasts change the gut bacteria by changing the bacterial
mix, and he has studied gut bacteria quite a bit. I did read one study
where they tested to urine of fasters to see what "toxins" were coming
out, and they didn't find any great changes.
Most of what I've read about "liver cleanses" goes something like
this: live off nothing but lemon juice and oil for 'n' days and you'll
feel better and 'xyz' symptoms will go away. I expect, from what
people say, that in fact they DO feel better after doing that and
that's why people do "liver cleanses". But as to WHY they feel better
... it appears to be mostly people theorizing. I kinda doubt that
anyone has done liver biopsies to see what changed. Maybe someone has
done liver function tests before and after ... have they? Can you post
links to such studies? I'd be curious to see them. But even so, it
wouldn't tell us *why* said diet worked without more studies.
"Dark circles" in my experience are mainly from rhinitis, which has
several different possible causes but is in fact often from milk. I
don't know that it is really an "allergy" in some cases though: milk
increases mucous production and I think maybe it's designed to do that
(milk has a specific role in training the baby's immune system). Using
a Neti pot has worked really well for my sinus problems, as long as I
remember to do it!
When I drink milk though, I get itchy dots on my skin, canker sores,
and migraine headaches, which is a different thing! Probably an IgA
response, and there isn't any evidence that IgA responses go away.
Mine certainly haven't, but the reactions are a lot less severe when I
do F5 ... I think that might be because I digest food a LOT more
thoroughly on this eating style. Also it's a lot easier to make good
food choices when you only have to plan one meal a day. Eating out
when you have celiac is really, really difficult ... trace amounts of
gluten are worse than trace amounts of milk, and I don't even try to
avoid dairy too when eating out. Fast-5 has been a real help to me
that way and I do recommend it to people for that reason!
So basically ... I'm all for experiments. If it's not obviously
harmful, and makes you feel better, experiment! Keep a journal. See
what works. Also keep your mind open to figuring out WHY it works ...
it might not be for the reason you think.
On Sat, May 2, 2009 at 11:36 PM, cyara2408 <no_reply@yahoogroup
> Hi Heather,
>
> About the allergy thing... I keep reading over and over again that a detoxed liver will ameliorate food allergies
>
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