Allergy Therapy is the process whereby a trained therapist will work with you to determine the root cause of your symptoms, and provide you with a recommended Personal Plan to restore your body to full health. Allopathic medicine can, and does, alleviate symptoms. But some conditions can be eradicated entirely by removing the identified allergen from the diet, surroundings or lifestyle. Your Allergy Therapist will help you identify these and support you as you take charge of your health.
An allergy occurs when the body’s immune system overreacts to a substance that is normally harmless; this substance is referred to as an allergen. Allergic reactions vary significantly. Some can be easily mistaken for a cold, e.g. runny nose, cough, chest congestion; others for food poisoning or a bug, e.g. stomach cramping, diarrhoea, constipation, nausea, vomiting. Then there are some that can be shared with many other illnesses, e.g. excessive, unexplained fatigue, stiff and painful joints, bloating or discomfort after eating, poor concentration, hyperactivity, to name a few. Some allergic reactions can be life-threatening. Fortunately, these are rare, and your doctor will have provided you with an EpiPen to carry around with you in case of accidental contact.
Mel came to see me for allergy testing, using the 'muscle testing' method. She had spoken to me on several occasions about being tested, but jokingly mentioned that she was afraid she would test positive for her favourite foods. This is a curiously accurate fear of many people presenting for Allergy Testing Therapy; maybe you are reading this now and fearing a similar outcome. But can you do anything more positive for yourself than eliminating foods from your diet, or avoiding or protecting yourself from any environmental allergen, that is making you ill? I agreed with her that this was indeed a possibility, and that I would not accept her for testing until she was ready to take responsibility for the outcome. If she was indeed allergic to some of her favourite foods, my recommendation would be that she eliminate them immediately from her diet; they were making her ill.
Months later, she presented in my office suffering from some shortness of breath on occasion, increased fatigue, and bloating and burping after eating. She was fit and active; mentally sharp, and looked great. She brought with her twenty samples of regular food that she enjoyed. I offered her a drink of water while we discussed her past history, her current lifestyle and diet, stress factors in her life, when her symptoms began to manifest and why she had considered these particular samples as the primary ones to test on this occasion. I informed her that if her parents had allergies, she was 50 – 73% likely to have allergies too, but not necessarily the same ones.
I discussed with her the process of 'muscle testing' for allergies, and when she was ready, she lay on the couch, we decided which arm we would use, and we began the process. I labelled the paper cups I was using, to hold the samples against a compiled list, so I would be unaware, as would she, of when we would be testing individual items. This testing process is a non-invasive and relaxed one. Mel lay comfortably on the couch; I placed the items separately on her navel and exerted gentle downward pressure against her outstretched wrist. An ability to strongly withstand this downward pressure indicated a ‘safe’ food; an inability to resist indicated an ‘unsafe’ food. Please note: there are other factors taken into consideration, not mentioned here, in a successful testing situation. The above provides only a brief outline for your information.
Of the twenty items Mel had brought for testing, sixteen proved ‘safe’; in other words, not allergens for her, she could safely consume these. Four proved problematic: of those four, one in particular indicated a strong allergen. Three of the four were on her top favourite foods list. We began her Personal Plan with the elimination of these foods from her diet. We agreed that she would begin to keep a Food Diary that would record reactions, and non-reactions to foods consumed, and the times these occurred, e.g. immediately upon consuming, minutes afterwards, hours later; and scheduled a further appointment for the next day, where she would bring with her additional food samples to be tested, as well as toiletries – hers and her partners, cleaning agents, environmental samples.
The commitment to Allergy Testing Therapy is one of the best gifts you can give yourself today. Many people live with low to medium-grade ‘unwellness’ that can be eradicated from their lives with some simple food choices, and by becoming environmentally savvy. People who experience debilitating illness, can also find their quality of life ‘improved to greatly improved’ through identifying and eliminating allergens from their life. Popping painkillers just masks the symptoms; the symptoms are there to alert us to an underlying problem. Find out today how you can improve your health by identifying and eliminating the allergens in your life that are making you ill.
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Geraldine is a person of many careers: trained in Accountancy Primary Teacher, ICT Network Manager and Trainer, Allergy Therapist, and NLP Interactive Trainer and Coach, and Writer.
She is the founder of the new Right Let's Write Shanghai Writers Group. She has worked in countries in Europe, Asia, and Africa and currently lives in Shanghai China.
SNHS Dip.(Allergy Testing), SNHS Dip.(NLP), SNHS Dip.(Stress Management), SNHS Dip.(Hypnotherapy), SNHS Dip. (Acupressure), SNHS Dip.(Colour Therapy). SNHS Dip.(Meditation), SNHS Dip.(Nutrition).
Member of the International College of Holistic Medicine