In my continuing series on Food allergies I want to talk about the NAET treatment. First, a little back story. My husband and I did a 10 day detox in the spring which had a low allergen diet as part of it. My skin felt amazing during the detox! When I resumed my normal diet (which is pretty clean) I noticed a lot of itching in my skin. I have always had eczema issues along with seasonal nasal allergies. I knew I was on to something with food allergies. I tested, and low and behold I was allergic to dairy, egg, corn (really hard to avoid, it’s even in makeup!), barley (beer Yikes!), crab, and almonds. This was a problem. Almonds, farm eggs, and organic full fat dairy are definitely in my regular eating. I eat yogurt and whey protein on a regular basis and I use almond meal as a flour substitute to cut out gluten/wheat. I don’t eat a ton of corn, but it is virtually unavoidable. I checked my face lotion and yep, there’s corn in my organic face products. So, after doing some research I found a NAET chiropractor in my town.
NAET is a non-invasive, drug free, natural solution to alleviate
allergies of all types and intensities using a blend of selective energy
balancing, testing and treatment procedures from acupuncture/acupressure,
allopathy, chiropractic, nutritional, and kinesiological disciplines of
medicine. Through my chiropractor’s NAET testing she confirmed the
sensitivities my test detected and also found that I was having a problem
assimilating B vitamins and Minerals. This was interesting to me as I had not told
her of observations I had noticed in myself in regards to minerals (hurt
stomach) and B- vitamins (irritate bladder).
A typical treatment
includes holding a vial of the food while muscle testing to see if I react to
it, then having a chiropractic adjustment and acupuncture while holding the
same vial. I will also rest on the table for about 10 minutes while holding the
vial. Immediately after a session I wash my hands to remove and residual energy
from the food and then avoid the food for a period of 25 hours. This allows my
body to complete a 24 hour acupuncture energy cycle. At the next appointment
the previously cleared food is re-tested using muscle testing to see if the
sensitivity was cleared.
So, how’s it going? I had the egg cleared
first and it went well. I did not notice any reactions, but felt my itchy scalp
was better after the first 24 hours. I did B vitamins next. This time I was head-achy and noticed some funny bladder symptoms in the first 24 hours. By the end
of the week I had noticeably more energy! I definitely felt perkier. I did
minerals next, and I had to do two sessions on this one, I did not clear after
the first treatment. After the second treatment I was itchy all over my body
for about a day, but again, after 24 hours it went away. I did dairy this past
Monday, and again noticed some bladder (obviously my body’s barometer)
symptoms. My chronic eczema patch on my hand seemed to be getting better as
well. Next came the grains and I seemed to clear this one well too. I have
definitely noticed a difference in my skin and eczema!
Everything was looking and feeling good, and then I had a small set back. Two things happened: 1- we had a major seasonal change (summer to autumn) and weather shift (hey, weather changes are not new to us Missourians, we can change 50+ degrees in a day sometimes), and 2- I had 2 food reactions 2 days in a row. The first was digestive, my fault, I ate Mexican. I could tell it just was not agreeing with me all afternoon. The second was a hives type reaction to a prepared salad from Whole Foods that I eat on a regular basis. Nothing new. My guess is that I accidentally had some unwashed greens; I got hives around my mouth and on my neck that lasted just 10 minutes or so right after I ate. After these two episodes I noticed a few of my eczema patches had started to flare-up again. I do feel like my skin has been “on the fritz” the last week or so but seems to be improving. I am not sure if it is related to the weather, foods, or purely coincidental. I checked with my chiropractor and she thought my body was just a little more sensitive due to the NAET treatments and should settle down. She also suggested that we specifically test components of dairy (one of my main issues) such as whey, casein and lactose. I have been instructed to bring various dairy foods to my next apt.
I have noticed that while everyone else is
struggling with fall ragweed and mold allergies; my nose is feeling pretty
good. I am still on a Zyrtec daily, but have not had to add Floanse or the
Netti pot so far. I would like to get off the Zyrtec eventually. After I finish out the NAET treatments I will
update again and give my thoughts! Stay tuned for more!
