CONSULTATION TREATMENTS

Allergies, intolerance to food and food sensitivity can show themselves in many different ways, for example asthma, eczema, hay fever, food allergies, colic, migraines, weight gain, rhinitis, insomnia, diarrhea, constipation, chronic fatigue, anxiety, depression, hyperactivity, inability to concentrate, aching joints, and many, many others.

Different substances could cause these conditions:  dust, house dust mites, feathers, tree or grass pollens, various plants, wool and different synthetic fabrics, metals, amalgam fillings, paints, household cleaners, pesticide residues, side effects of different drugs, many foods, food colourings and preservatives, cosmetics, shampoos, perfume, pets, etc.

Food allergy could be dangerous as it can cause the anaphylactic shock, – it is a severe hyper reaction of the immune system which release massive amount of histamine and other chemical mediators. If you experienced swollen lips or tongue you should consult your GP, this condition is serious and exceed the bounds of this test. Most common foods which could cause allergic reaction are peanuts, shellfish and some other foods.

To deal with allergies or food intolerance effectively you have to know what you are allergic to.

Allergy Testing FOR CHILDREN

Allergy/intolerance testing can be done for babies, children, and adults.

Kinesiology is a gentle, natural therapy. It is safe for all ages, from babies to teenagers, and can complement any other treatment your child is receiving.

I test muscle resistance. If to introduce / keep in tough with the body/ the allergen – which is in a sealed glass vial, – and the client adult or child has allergy or intolerance to this allergen, then all muscles in the body will be weaker and the small push to the mothers arm will show LESS RESISTANCE, to compare with the muscle resistance when there is no allergic reaction to the allergen / which is in contact with skin/  For children under 5, I use their parent or guardian as a surrogate. This means that I make muscle test on the guardian while the child or baby is present.

So the allergen is in contact with child’s arm, mother has skin to skin contact with child, mothers muscle resistance is tested.

Mother will physically feel if there is less resistance which means that there is a problem with food allergen which was introduced / touch the child’s skin /  to the child. When testing the muscles resistance mothers arm will be in a special posture  in front of her chest and the whole arm will be hold by ONE SMALL muscle in the back, the allergen / if there is allergy/ will make all the muscles weaker including this one, that’s why the resistance of the whole arm will be less.

Please  let me know if you have more questions.

ALLERGY TESTING FOR ADULTS.

This is straight forward. The allergents is put in touch with a clients hand and another hand is tested for muscle resistance. If the resistance is less to compare with resistance when no allergen was introduced – then its a problem with this particular food – allergy or intolerance.

Consultation will take between one hour and two hours, but not more than two hours.
Home visits available for clients with disability /for small extra fee/.

You can drink water but you cannot eat for 2 hours before the test.

What allergy could be tested?

I have samples of more than 200 different types of the most common foods (gluten, milk, lactose, citrus etc.) and drink allergens, also different viruses, bacteria, moulds, dental materials,  pollen, environmental toxins, and food additives E numbers. You can choose up to 80 different items and they will be tested. 

Ways to test allergy/intolerance

1. Applied Kinesiology Muscle Testing
It is possible to test allergies, food intolerance and food sensitivity by placing different substances on one hand and then testing the strength of another hand.
Weakness of the muscle is taken as an indication of allergy. The position for the muscle test is –   the arm stretched out in front with the thumb pointing down. Pressure is applied on the top of the wrist to press downwards. If you cannot resist little pressure when for example sample of lactose is in contact with your other hand, it will mean that you have a problem with digesting lactose.

Testing allergies and intolerances by Kinesiology muscle test could be done for adults and also for children and babies of all ages. Allergy testing for babies is surrogate testing.  Surrogate will reflect babies or small child imbalances – allergies, intolerances, –  when they remain in physical contact with each other (usually the mother holds the baby).  In this case, the sample with allergen is in contact with the baby, and the muscle test is done with mother’s hand. 

2.  Vega Testing / also known as dr Voll testing/ is a non-invasive, painless tool that uses the body’s sensitive electromagnetic system against a range of substances to generate a report. The electronic device can measure your body’s resistance to different foods or allergens and according to the readings, it is possible to make an opinion about possible allergies, sensitivity, or intolerance.
The test will give you a shortcut – because usually the food elimination and re-introduction could be a very long process if you do it on your own. The testing procedure is painless and comfortable. I do not take blood or scratch the skin, I simply have to touch your finger to measure your body’s resistance to different foods or substances. There are some conditions when the Vega Testing cannot be done (pregnancy, metal plates in the body, chronic diseases, pacemaker etc.), then the kinesiology muscle test is available, it does not have any restrictions. 

The consultation begins with a detailed discussion of your medical problems, medicinal history & general state of health,

Irido analyses can be done and they will give valuable information about your general state of health, then allergy testing will be done and the results will be discussed.

Treatments

Treatment – Elimination Program

Problematic food, drink or other substances (if you have an intolerance to them) should be eliminated. After giving the body rest – usually several weeks or months; they could be re-introduced, but only one after another, NOT two or more different foods at the same time.

Side effects of elimination diet

If you eliminate the food which you have been eating or drinking every day or on a regular basis (e.g. tea, coffee, wheat, milk, or any other everyday item) you may find that you have withdrawal symptoms during the first few days of the elimination phase.
These symptoms might last several days and could include headaches, irritability, aching muscles, insomnia, or some other unpleasant symptoms.
This will be discussed in detail during the consultation. I will also give you some helpful information on how to keep a diet diary, how to rotate foods & using alternative foods during the elimination period which is very important as your nutritional status should not be impaired. This will be discussed and it is an important part of the consultation, there is no extra fee.

Homeopathic treatment / not desensitisation/ for appropriate patients is available, this is a separate consultation, it will take 1 hour 30 minutes or more and can be done on the same day or later.
Any food that continues to cause a problem should be avoided in the future or re-introduced after the homeopathic treatment.  Some foods could be re-introduced on a minimal, rational basis. Homeopathic treatment takes between 2 to 6 months. This treatment could be used by everybody including babies, children, pregnant women, and elderly people. Homeopathic treatment does not have any side effects.

Desensitisation

Oral Desensitisation (OD),  or food desensitisation, is a treatment, it involves giving small, but gradually increasing amount of the food that the you or your child is allergic to. If it is felt your child is suitable for the treatment, you will be asked to sign a consent form to indicate that you have fully understood the risks involved. You will be prescribed an Epipen and trained in its use.  This treatment can be given only under medical supervision in the surgery or hospital. Be aware of fake desensitisation treatments. Another way of allergy desensitisation is allergy shots. Allergy shots are regular injections over a period of time — generally around three to five years — to stop or reduce allergy attacks. Allergy shots are a form of treatment called immunotherapy. Again this treatment could be done only in medical clinic.

There is a difference between food allergy, food sensitivity and food intolerance.

A food allergy is a reaction produced by the body’s immune system when it encounters a normally harmless substance. This adverse reaction to food involves the immune system. The further breaks down into two kinds of reaction: food allergy or food sensitivity. Food intolerance does not involve the immune system.

Food allergy could be dangerous as it could cause the anaphylactic shock caused by release of enormous amount of histamine and other chemical mediators. Common foods that could cause dangerous allergic reaction are nuts and shellfish.

Food allergies usually affect airways, digestion system or skin. After being in contact with the allergen the reaction will occur usually during first two hour.

Food sensitivity is completely different. Any organ can be affected by food sensitivity and the reaction is delayd up to several days, that’s why it is so hard to learn who your enemy is. The orthodox treatment often provides only temporary relieve.

Food intolerance often causes digestion problems but the immune system is not involved. Food intolerance depends upon the amount of eaten food, the more you ate the worse could be the unpleasant reaction. If you have an allergy, then even one molecular of the allergen could cause severe health problems.

There is currently no cure for food allergies or intolerances. The only way to prevent a reaction is to avoid the food you are allergic to. The good news is that most children will grow out of their allergy to eggs, milk, wheat and soya – generally by about the age of five. With age the gut will mature and the response in the immune system’s to that food will change.

This is common that one person has allergy to several different foods. This is called “atopic” and refers to a tendency to develop allergies. Being atopic can mean you react to a number of unrelated allergens, for example eggs and cats. Other people can react to different foods that contain either the same allergen or an allergen with a very similar structure, which means they can cause similar allergic reactions. This is known as allergic cross-reactivity. This means that if someone is allergic to peanuts, they might react to other foods in the legume family such as soya, peas, lentils, lupin and beans.

Pseudo-allergy to food

In some people, eating certain foods causes symptoms similar to allergic reactions. However, this is not an allergy but a pseudo-allergy.
The mechanisms of pseudo-allergy are unclear. It could be –  the body’s response to the entry of biogenic amines (primarily histamine, which initiates inflammatory symptoms) and the defect of the body’s enzyme system.

Pseudo allergy reaction can be to any food and its components, for example –  food additives, instant food products, tomatoes, and other vegetables, spices, alcohol, colorants, flavor enhancers, preservatives, and natural aromatic substances. Natural aromatic substances are not only additives to various industrial food products but are also contained in completely natural products (for example, in tomatoes, and spices).

You could be tested for allergies to the following food and drinks.

A	Almonds Anchovy in brine Apple Apricot Asparagus Aubergine / Egg Plant Avocado
B	Baking powder Banana Barley: pearl barley Basil Bay Leaf Beans (Azuki/Adzuki, Black Eyed, Black Turtle, Brown, Butter, Cannelleni, Chana Dal, Chickpea, Flageolet, Haricot, Kidney/ Red, Lentil: Brown Whole, Lima, Mung, Pigeon Pea / Gungo Pea / Cajan, Pinto Beans, Soya Flour, Soya Organic) Beef Beer Beer & Lager, alcohol free Beer, wheat Beetroot Blackberry: wild Blackcurrant Blueberry Brandy Brazil nut Broad Beans Broccoli Brussel Sprout Buckwheat Butter
C	Cabbage Campari Caraway Cardamom Carob Carrot Cashew nut Cauliflower Cayenne Celeriac Celery Champagne Cheese (Cow’s, Goats, Sheep, Vegetarian) Cherries Chestnut Chicken Chickpea Chili, red and green Chives Chocolate Cinnamon Clementine Cloves Cocoa Coconut Cod Coffee Coriander / Cilantro Corn: sweet corn Cornflower / Corn Starch Crab Cranberry Crayfish Cucumber Cumin
D	Date Dill Duck
E	Egg Eggs: Quail Endive
F	Fennel Fig
G	Garlic Ginger, fresh Globe Artichoke Glucose Gluten Goat’s milk Goji Berry Gooseberry Grape Grapefruit Greengage
H	Haddock Halibut Ham Hazelnut Hemp Seeds Hops Horseradish
J	Jerusalem Artichoke John Dory
K	Kale Kiwi Fruit Kohl Rabi Kumquat
L	Lager Lactose Lambs Lettuce Leek Lemon Lemongrass Lentil: brown whole Lettuce Lime Linseed Lobster Loganberry
M	Macadamia Nut Mace Mackerel in brine Malt Mandarin Mango Maple Syrup Marjoram Marrow Melon: Galia Milk (Almond, Buffalo, Coconut, Cow, Cow Organic, Cow A2, Cow Lactose-Free, Goat, Hazelnut, Hemp, Kamut, Oat, Quinoa, Rice, Sesame, Sheep, Soy, ) Millet Mint Mixed Sweets/ Mixed Candies Molasses, organic Monk Fish Mushroom (Buna Shimeji / Brown Beech, Chanterelle, Chestnut, Cultivated, White Button, Enoki, Morel, Oyster Grey and White, Porcini/Porcino/Cep, Portobello/Cremini, Shiro Shimeji, Shitake/Chinese Black, Truffle Black/Tuber Melanosporum/Perigord/Norcia Pregiato, Truffle Summer/Tuber Uncinatum, Truffle White/Tuber Magnatum) Mussel Mustard
N	Nutmeg
O	Oats Oats: organic Oil: olive Okra / Lady’s Finger Olives in brine Onion Orange Oregano
P	Pak Choi Paprika Parsley Parsnip Passion Fruit Paw Paw/ Papaya Pea Peach Pear Pecan Pepper, black and white Peppers/ Bell Peppers Physalis/Cape Gooseberry Pilchard in olive oil Pine Nut Pineapple Pistachio Nut Plaice Plum Pollock Pomegranate Poppy Seeds Blue and White Pork Potato Pumpkin Seed
Q	Quinoa, organic
R	Radicchio Radish Raspberry Red Cabbage Red Currant Red Mullet Rhubarb Rice (long grain brown, organic, long grain white, short grain white) Rocket / Arugula Rosemary Rum Runner bean Rye
S	Saffron Sage, fresh Salmon Sardines in brine Satsuma Scallops Sea Bass Sea Bream Sesame Seeds Sheep’s Milk Sheep’s Milk Yoghurt Sherry Sorrel Southern Comfort Soya bean: flour Spelt flour, organic Spinach Squash, butternut Squid Star Anise Star Fruit / Carambola Strawberry Sugar (beet, cane, demerara) Sultana Sunflower Seeds Sweet Potato
T	Tangerine Tarragon, fresh Tea Thyme, fresh Tia Maria Tofu Tomato Trout Tuna Turkey Turmeric
V	Venison Vinegar (malt, white wine) Vodka
W	Walnut Water Melon Watercress Wheat flour (white plain organic  unbleached, white plain, white self-raising, wholemeal organic) Whisky, Scotch Wine (Red, Rose, White)
Y	Yam Yeast: Bakers Yeast: Brewers Yoghurt: Cow’s Milk