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Post by alisont on Aug 23, 2006 18:45:47 GMT
A local alternative therapy centre were at our colleges promo day today, managed to get a massage in and saw the allergy staff. They did a free basic test, placing little jars of products in my hand and using a type of dowsing with a metal rod. She said i was fine for all my vitamin and mineral needs and had no food allergies (i explained about my past tests and my allergies/intollerances - she thinks by going vegan and cutting these out im 100% eating the right foods now) I did test positive for chemical intollerance and mercury - as i have no fillings and eat no fish she thinks its in skin care i use? Would be suprised as i use all vegan ranges, mostly chemical free apart form Lush items. Might go for further advice as im curious about this now. Wonder where the mercury contact is from Alison
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Post by Pob on Aug 23, 2006 18:48:35 GMT
I'd be pretty skeptical of an allergy test like that So the stuff doesn't actually come in contact with you at all? What was the test for "chemical intolerance" (erm everything is made of chemicals. Water is a chemical.) and mercury?
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Post by alisont on Aug 23, 2006 20:52:16 GMT
I had one of these tests years ago for intollerances - it came up with very weird results meat and fish types id not eaten since going veggie at 6 so how i could be intollerant to foods id not eaten in 15 years???
The metal college tags i was wearing could of been the chemical or anything, im just curious about mercury and chemicals as i know im sensitive to some. I use all vegan make up/smellies but could do with using more natural ranges really.
I find tests like this interesting, the one i had for my intollerances was a blood test one at York nutritional lab - that just picked up 4 foods which i then avoided and 2 months later i felt miles better, an interesting subject!
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Post by fezzarooooo on Aug 23, 2006 20:59:53 GMT
I think you're talking about the vega test Alison. I had it done last winter & it said I had strong intolerance to acid food, yeast and mild intolerance to chocolate *feels faint!*. It actually seemed to be accurate as I went off acidic foods & yeasty foods for a few weeks and did notice a mild difference when I went back on the acidic foods. I've known for a couple of years that I have a problem with yeast food so try and avoid them as much as possible. I think it probably depends where you get the test done too.
The york test is a very good one which I keep meaning to get done.. they do an airborne allergy test too which would be good for me to get (a lot of sinus trouble). I did have a friend who got a whole list from a vega test, got the York test done and got handed the same list with one food added!
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Post by lilachamster on May 17, 2007 15:27:02 GMT
Has anyone had any experience of NAET (Nambudripad's Allergy Elimination Technique is the full name for it)? I don't have a true allergy, more of a chemical sensitivity I think, but am told it works for that sort of thing.
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Post by Pob on May 17, 2007 15:48:56 GMT
I'd be pretty skeptical, after reading this: www.foodsmatter.com/Therapies/NAET/NAET%20Micky%20Rose.htmlThat sounds like a right load of old mumbo-jumbo, to me. Herbs and stuff is one thing, but this is clearly bollox: Dr Devi does not see ‘allergy’ in the same terms as Western medicine, but from an Eastern medical perspective - as a sort of ‘clash’ between the energies of the substance and the person. We are all energetic beings and everything on earth has its own energetic fingerprint and electromagnetic field. Sometimes, these energies can affect one another adversely and cause blockages along our own energy meridians which, in turn, can affect the functioning of our organs and systems. An allergy is the result of the body producing anti-bodies against particular proteins. There may be alternative ways to treat it, but that is what the issue is.
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