Thursday, October 24, 2013

Calming food allergies & sensitivities

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Calming food allergies & sensitivities
Hi John
Food is clearly your body's sustenance--your fuel.  It gives your body the nutrients that you need to carry out life's functions, to maintain health, to heal and repair and to encourage healthy cell development.
But it also has a dark side.
Because it can also make you very, VERY sick.
And I'm not even talking about food poisoning.
I'm talking about allergies and sensitivities.
One is pretty clear-cut, and the other is not so obvious. But it's essential to know the difference and how they may be affecting YOU.
Here's what I mean:
Food allergies
When someone is truly allergic to a food, there is NO mistaking the cause-and-effect relationship.
Simply put, food allergies are when your immune system sees a harmless substance as a dangerous pathogen or invader and your body reacts by releasing the hormone histamine.  This causes the classic itchy skin or swelling in the lips, mouth, tongue and throat.
Other reactions can include a runny nose, shortness of breath, hives, flushing, dizziness, vomiting or diarrhea.
A much less common--but far more dangerous--reaction is anaphylaxis.  This is when your body releases a HUGE amount of histamine after an offending food is eaten.
It causes blood vessels to dilate, blood pressure to drop and body tissues to swell.  If there is too much swelling in the nose and throat, the air supply can be cut off and death can result.
People at risk for anaphylaxis are advised to carry a device that allows them to quickly inject themselves with adrenaline to reverse the life-threatening reaction.
Most food allergies fall into these 8 categories:
  • Milk
  • Eggs
  • Wheat
  • Soy
  • Peanuts
  • Nuts that grow on trees (almonds, cashews, pecans, etc.)
  • Fish
  • Shellfish
 Thankfully, food allergies are extremely rare -- they affect only 1-2% of adults and can be easily diagnosed with proper skin or blood testing.
As you would expect, avoidance of the offending food or foods is crucial.
Food sensitivities
Although many people use the terms interchangeably, food sensitivities are vastly different from food allergies.
With food sensitivities, the cause-and-effect relationship is not so clear because no histamine is released and you typically don't get symptoms right away after eating the food.
Many times it can be DAYS before your body reacts!
Plus, the symptoms triggered by food sensitivities can run the gamut and can be associated with MANY other conditions, so it's very hard to pinpoint food as the cause.
Here are just some of the possible symptoms of food sensitivities:
  • Head: Migraines, difficulty sleeping, dizziness
  • Mouth and throat: Coughing, gagging, sore throat, hoarseness, frequent throat clearing
  • Eyes, ears and nose: Runny or stuffy nose, ear ringing, blurred vision, watery eyes, hearing loss, dark circles under eyes
  • Heart and lungs: Irregular heartbeat, asthma, chest pain, shortness of breath, bronchitis
  • Gastrointestinal: Nausea, vomiting, constipation, diarrhea, bloating, gas, stomach pain, heartburn
  • Skin: Hives, rashes, psoriasis, eczema, acne, hair loss, dry skin
  • Muscles and joints: Weakness, joint aches, arthritis, swelling
  • Mental: Depression, memory lapses, difficulty concentrating, apathy, aggressive behavior, learning difficulties, confusion, cravings, binge eating or drinking
As you can imagine, determining that you even have a food sensitivity to begin with and then narrowing down what foods are the offenders can be like trying to find a needle in a haystack.
Take a look at the above list again. Are you suffering from some of those symptoms? You might even be on medication for them and are wondering why you're not feeling any better.
If so, chances are excellent food sensitivities may be the cause.
Now, unlike food allergies, food sensitivities are CREATED. They are not pre-destined at birth, and are usually the result of a leaky gut wall.
What happens is this:
Creation of a food sensitivity
When your gut (intestinal) wall is healthy, it functions like a gatekeeper. It allows properly digested fats, proteins and starches "through the gate" to be absorbed into the bloodstream so they can be assimilated and used by your body.
At the same time, poorly digested food particles, dangerous toxins and harmful bacteria are "locked in" to the intestine and held there until they can be eliminated with your feces.
But the problem arises when your gut wall becomes weak and too porous (leaky). Then it starts allowing improperly broken down food molecules that are too big for your body to use to slip through into the bloodstream.
Your immune system sees these "big food chunks" as invaders and begins developing a reaction to fight them off.
If this happens over and over, your body will eventually see that food in ANY size molecule or state of digestion as dangerous and voila--you have given birth to a food sensitivity.
Plus, don't forget that dangerous toxins and bacteria may be allowed to pass into your bloodstream from your leaky gut wall too, causing any number of sicknesses or diseases to flourish.
Encouraging news
If your life is affected by food allergies or known or suspected food sensitivities, I have some encouraging news for you.
Probiotics and digestive enzymes can make you feel a WHOLE lot better!
Here's how:
For food allergies
Research has shown that probiotic supplements can significantly reduce allergic reactions to foods.
One study was conducted at Seoul National University in South Korea and published in 2005 in the Federation of European Microbiological Societies' Immunology and Medical Microbiology journal.
The researchers tested two groups of mice that were allergic to egg white. Half of the mice were given the probiotic strains Bifidobacterium bifidum and Lactobacillus casei every day for 5 weeks and the other half received none.
After the 5 weeks, all of the mice were given egg white. Those treated with the probiotics had significantly fewer allergic reactions, measured by how much histamine they produced.
Human trials have also been conducted that show similar results.
In one study published in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, researchers from Finland studied 27 babies who were allergic to cow's milk. For one month, cow's milk was removed from their diets and 13 of them were given the probiotic strain Lactobacillus rhamnosus. The other 14 were given no probiotics.
After one month, all of the babies were given cow's milk again. Those who had the L. rhamnosus showed significantly fewer reactions to the milk than the babies who received no probiotics.
Food allergies were one of the reasons we included potent strains of both Bifidobacterium bifidum and Lactobacillus casei in Super Shield multi-strain probiotic formula.
- http://www.bluerockholistics.com/product/pro-ss.asp
Those and Super Shield's 11 other superstar strains will help fight the effects of both food allergies and environmental allergies, as well as beef up your immune system!
For food sensitivities
Part 1.
Super Shield probiotic formula shines here too.
- http://www.bluerockholistics.com/product/pro-ss.asp
You see, one of the most common causes of leaky gut syndrome (which is the "instigator" behind most food sensitivities) is harmful bacterial overgrowth in the gut.
In other words, the "bad guys" overcome the beneficial bacteria in your gut and "eat away" at your intestinal lining, making it too porous.
Thanks to processed and fast food, stress, medications and other factors, many people have serious harmful bacteria overgrowth and don't even know it.
And while having a healthy diet can help reverse that and encourage your friendly flora to thrive, it may not be enough.
So probiotic supplementation is crucial for a strong gut wall and the prevention of food sensitivities.
Super Shield’s 13 powerhouse strains will line up along your intestinal wall, helping to make it less porous. That way, dangerous particles can be "locked in" and eliminated in your feces instead of seeping into your blood and encouraging food sensitivities and other illnesses.
Part 2.
The other half of fighting food sensitivities is making sure your food particles are broken down completely.
While a good diet is key here, the truth is many people are not going to eat right 100% of the time.
Others may try to improve their diet but eventually will fall back into their old habits.
And still others would rather sit naked in a room full of mosquitos than to eat a fruit or vegetable!
So to ensure that ALL of your foods are broken down like they need to be ALL the time, you can give your body some help as needed with Digestizol Max digestive enzymes.
- http://www.bluerockholistics.com/product/dmax.asp
Digestizol Max's blend of 14 plant-based enzymes will work alongside your body's own digestive process, helping to prevent poorly digested food particles and the wrath they can cause in your bloodstream.
Get the upper hand on food allergies or sensitivities and help make their misery a thing of the past for you (or prevent sensitivities before they take hold of you).
See for yourself how Super Shield and Digestizol Max can make all the difference in the world for you.
To your health,
Sherry Brescia

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PPPS:  Liz was able to avoid surgery!

Sherry:
My life has changed for the better since reading all of your literature!  Thank you for everything you write. 
Your probiotics have literally changed my life.  In a nutshell, I am no longer controlled by my colon-I control it! 
I am 70 years old and in general good health, but having "issues."
I was referred to a gastroenterologist who after 10 minutes, and $650 told me I needed pills for "spastic colon."
After reading the side-effects, and being married to a physician, I tossed them, and opted to try probiotics instead.
After about a month, I can honestly say you have probably saved me from having surgery.  A tiny bit of adjustment in my morning routine, but that's ok-I can't say enough about your Super Shield product, and about all of the helpful suggestions regarding food combinations.
Liz


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