Naturopatic Doctors and Multiple Chemical Sensitivity
I know it’s been a while, and I apologize. I’ve taken on a writing gig that is hording in on my other writing time. And, I presented a free one-day workshop for beginner children’s writers on May 1st. Preparation for that was also a time drainer.
Okay, on to my topic. I think in one of my past posts I mentioned that I’m becoming more and more allergic to antibiotics . . . to the point where I’m concerned. So, I thought it was time to detox my body . . . even my allergist thought it would be a good idea.
I let my fingers do the walking and I found a licensed naturopathic doctor who has office hours once a week not far from my neighborhood. I made an appointment over a month ago and she felt it would be a good idea to get special blood work to determine how many foods I’m allergic to.
The idea is if you’re allergic to foods that you eat regularly, you are constantly bombarding your body with substances it views as foreign and invading. It will react with an immune system response. In addition to this, usually when you have chronic and severe GERD, it is representative of leaky gut syndrome.
Well, I got the results of my blood work last week and I’m allergic to foods I eat everyday. The results are broken down into Severe Intolerance, Moderate Intolerance and Mild Intolerance. They test for 100 foods.
It turns out I am highly intolerant to clams, ginger, garlic, turkey, sweet potato–the last three I use to eat regularly. And, there are many more foods I’m intolerant to than foods I am tolerant of. So, diet changes have been made.
I’m moderately intolerant to soy. I try to avoid cow’s milk because of congestion problems and used soy everyday. Who knew.
One problem starting off with this is they test you for 100 foods, but you have no idea if you can eat foods beyond those 100 tested for.
I happen to be intolerant to every spice I use and that is used when eating out: garlic, oregano, parsley, and basil. I am also intolerant to soy and corn–have you read any food labels lately. Even many breads have soy protein in them or use soy flour. And, corn is like air now, it’s everywhere and in everything.
This will be an interesting journey. I have started an intestinal repair complex and use live acidophilus.
The good news so far is I’ve lost 6 pounds!
I will try to keep this blog updated once a week, or at the very most 10 days.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
For more reading check out:
Engineered Poison Lurking in Your Everyday Food?
Until next time,
Karen Cioffi