Allergies, Food
Common food allergies are; milk, cheese, food
colors, yeast, wheat, caffeine, coffee, soda pop, peanuts, beer, and
chocolate. Allergy symptoms can be a plethora of problems,
such as Crohn's disease, IBS, headaches, difficulty in losing
weight, irritability, depression, heart palpitations, hives, sinus
congestion, fatigue, watery eyes and anxiety.
Proper food combining may be beneficial when battling food
allergies. The basic rules for food combining are:
1. Eat acids (corn, meat, beans, fish, most
grains, coffee, plums, cranberries, eggs, wine, sour cream, gravy)
and starches ( potato, pasta, flour, spaghetti, tapioca, yams,
wild rice, rice flour, honey, maple syrup, and wheat) at
separate meals. Acids neutralize the alkaline medium required for
starch digestion and the result is fermentation and indigestion.
2. Eat protein foods (milk, meat, eggs, cheese, beans nuts,
seeds) and carbohydrate foods (bread, yams, potatoes, rice,
muffins) at separate meals. Protein foods require an acid medium for
digestion.
3. Eat but one kind of protein food at a meal.
4. Eat proteins and acid foods at separate meals. The acids of acid
foods inhibit the secretion of the digestive acids required for
protein digestion. Undigested protein putrefies in bacterial
decomposition and produces some potent poisons.
5. Eat fats and proteins apart from each other. Some foods,
especially nuts, are over 50% fat and require hours for digestion.
6. Eat sugars (fruits) and proteins at separate meals. When the
two are put together in the same meal, bloating and gas occur.
7. Eat sugars (fruits) and starchy foods at separate meals. Fruits
undergo no digestion in the stomach and are held up if eaten with
foods that require digestion in the stomach.
8. Eat melons alone. They combine with almost no other food, because
of the high water content.
9. Desert the desserts. Eaten on top of meals they lie heavy on the
stomach, requiring no digestion there, and ferment. Bacteria turn
them into alcohols and vinegars and acetic acids.
Pre-Disposing Factors / Common Causes:
1. Diets high in refined carbohydrates
2. Food additives such as MSG
3. Insufficient zinc, magnesium and
vitamins A and E in the diet
4. Diet high in hydrogenated fat
5. Chronic Infections
6. Over use of sugar
7. Poor Liver Function
8. Constipation
9. Emotional stress
10. Digestive Enzyme deficiency.
Lifestyle
Sleep at least 8 hours a night
Fresh air
Sunshine
Drink Fresh water
Yoga to reduce stress
Review medications to insure they are not the underlying cause
Eat a balanced diet
Supplements that may help:
Supplement
Property of Supplements
| Digestive enzymes |
Helps to break
food down |
| Chai Hu |
May help liver
function |
| Ginger |
May aid in
digestion |
| Peppermint |
May reduce gas and
bloating |
References:
Fats and Oils by Udo Erasmus
Hidden Food Allergies by Stephen Astor
Medical Applications of Clinical Nutrition by Jeffrey Bland
Healthy Healing by Linda Page
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