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Jack: Recovery from Peanut Allergies

By Maria Rickert Hong · Comments (0)
Monday, March 11th, 2013

Peanut anaphylaxis, the severe and life-threatening allergy to peanuts is something that every parent dreads for their child.

A child who experiences an anaphylactic reaction to a particular food may experience swelling, difficulty breathing, hives, sweating, heart rate changes, diarrhea, or other severe symptoms.

In some cases, exposure to even the smallest airborne particle of peanut can cause a child’s throat to swell, their blood pressure to drop and they can lose consciousness.  If appropriate rescue measures are not taken shortly after exposure to the allergen, an anaphylactic reaction can be deadly.

Jack:  Severe Allergy to Peanuts

Jack is one of those unfortunate kids who developed a severe allergy to peanuts.   When Jack was 19 months old, he had his first taste of peanut butter and quickly ended up in the hospital.

Upon ingesting a small amount of peanut butter on a cracker, Jack’s face swelled, he broke out in large hives, and his eyes swelled shut.  Jack was rushed to the hospital where he was given Benadryl, steroids and monitored closely.

He recovered from this severe allergic reaction, but his parents soon learned that many elaborate precautions would have to be taken to ensure that this sort of thing did not happen again.

Jack’s parents, Suzi and John, went to extraordinary lengths to educate teachers, schools, caregivers and family members about the danger that peanuts posed to Jack.

Suzi even considered home-schooling because she was concerned about the risk of exposure in a school setting.  According to Jack’s physicians, even exposure to an airborne particle of peanut could have deadly consequences for Jack.  There were other exposures throughout Jack’s childhood.

The mere act of opening a jar of peanut butter would make Jack itch, swell and turn red.  Jack learned to always carry an epi-pen, an emergency shot of epinephrine that could save his life in the event of accidental exposure.

No Family History of Peanut Allergy

While Suzi and John did everything they could to protect Jack from accidental peanut exposure, they simultaneously began to look for answers as to why Jack developed this allergy in the first place.

Jack’s family has no history of food allergies, no autoimmune disease, or other indications that his allergy might somehow be a function of genetics.

Allergists No Help

They took Jack to see many allergists throughout Ohio and Michigan looking for answers.  It was here that they learned that Jack’s IgE (immunoglobulin E) levels for peanuts were off the charts.

The allergists could validate that Jack did, indeed, have a severe peanut allergy, but they were not able to provide much comfort beyond this knowledge.  The only answer they got from allergists was to “stay away from peanuts, and carry an epi-pen.”

NAET

Unsatisfied with the answers offered by conventional medicine, Suzi took Jack to see a homeopath.  Unsure as to whether or not the homeopathy was helpful in addressing Jack’s peanut allergy, Suzi also took him to see a naturopath, Dr. AnnAlisa Behling, who practices an allergy elimination technique called NAET, or Nambudripad’s Allergy Elimination Technique.

NAET is a treatment developed by a physician and acupuncturist, Dr. Devi Nambudripad, that helps relieve people of allergies and many other health issues.

The technique is derived from principles of energy medicine and traditional Chinese medicine, where certain acupressure points are manipulated in order to help the body “release” allergic and immune-based reactions.  Ultimately, NAET helps to balance and regulate the body’s immune responses.

Jack worked with Dr. Behling for about a year to address the underlying immune dysregulation that manifested itself in a severe peanut allergy.  By the end of the year, Jack could put a spoonful of peanut butter in his mouth with no problems whatsoever.

In the eyes of Suzi and John, this was nothing short of a miracle, given the severity of their son’s previous reactions to peanuts.   In the course of Jack’s year-long NAET treatments, they also learned that Jack had other sensitivities (such as salt, yeast, and egg) that may have been affecting his health in more subtle ways.

Jack was treated for all of these sensitivities and is now a healthy and allergy-free nine-year old. Jack and his family no longer worry about the life-threatening possibility of peanut exposure.  Now, Jack is able to be a normal care-free kid — the way kids should be.

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Cole: Recovery from Allergies

By Maria Rickert Hong · Comments (0)
Wednesday, March 6th, 2013

Food sensitivities or intolerances are often overlooked by many doctors because they are not considered to be “true” allergy (IgE-mediated).  This does not mean they are not clinically meaningful.

Many people with food sensitivities do not even know that they have them, but they can suffer from serious health problems if these sensitivities are not addressed.

Intolerance to Wheat and Dairy

Cole, a 10-year-old boy into cooking and Tae Kwon Do, was one of these individuals.  Although he was never diagnosed with food allergies in the traditional sense, his health and early childhood were quite severely impacted by his body’s inability to tolerate wheat and dairy.

Cole’s mother Katrina was not immediately aware that her son had food intolerances.  As a newborn, he had eczema on his body and she recalls that he was a pretty “gassy” baby, subtle signs that his body was not responding well to certain food antigens in breast milk or formula.

Cole had other signs of immune dysregulation including chronic ear infections in his first year of life and an allergy to certain antibiotics.  He was also chronically constipated as a baby.

Katrina took Cole to see the pediatrician many times over the next several years for stomach pains, gas, constipation, and diarrhea.

Unfortunately, the pediatrician was not able to do much for Cole, aside from recommending that he drink a non-dairy formula known as Alimentum.

In the meantime, his bowel symptoms continued unabated.  By the time Cole was four years old, Katrina made the connection between Cole’s dairy consumption and his bowel symptoms.

Because dairy is usually consumed daily in a child’s diet, it can be hard to isolate this as a contributor to particular health symptoms.

Diet Elimination and Challenge Helpful

By using the diet elimination and challenge technique, Katrina determined that dairy products would cause Cole to have explosive diarrhea.

Katrina took Cole to see an allergist, who gave him the gold-standard allergy test—the IgE skin prick test.  This test concluded that Cole was not allergic to dairy.  This did not seem to add up.

Katrina could reproduce the diarrhea symptoms in her son by giving him dairy, and make the symptoms go away by removing dairy, yet the allergists assured her that her son was not “allergic” to dairy.

Feeling discouraged at the lack of answers from his pediatrician and his allergist, Katrina took Cole to see a pediatric gastroenterologist when he was five years old.

IgG Test Confirmed Sensitivities

It was here that Cole received the less conventional food allergy test, the IgG test, which can help to determine if someone has sensitivities or intolerances to food.  Sure enough, Cole’s IgG test indicated that he was very sensitive to both dairy and wheat.

With IgG test in hand, Katrina immediately removed wheat and dairy from Cole’s diet.  Within 48 hours of these diet modifications, Cole’s abdominal pains, diarrhea and constipation cleared up.  Clearly, dairy and wheat were a problem for Cole, even though several prior medical doctors assured Katrina that they were not his issue.

Because of this discovery, Cole went dairy-free and wheat-free for four years.  At birthday parties he would skip the pizza and bring his own wheat-free, dairy-free desserts.

Katrina would pack him special foods wherever he went, so that he would not be exposed to the troublesome food.  As far as Katrina and Cole were concerned, this was no way for a kid to live.

BioSET Allergy Elimination Technique

Katrina had read about a local chiropractor, Dr. Mark Joachim in Norwalk, CT, who practiced an allergy elimination technique known as BioSET.  BioSET is similar to NAET, but uses different instruments and protocols.

BioSET utilizes acupressure, enzyme therapy and laws of quantum physics to help redirect and reprogram a body’s immune responses to ordinarily benign substances like food.

Cole went through the full BioSET allergy-elimination protocol over the course of several months, and by the time he had finished the protocol he could eat wheat and dairy with no observable symptoms—no diarrhea, no constipation, no abdominal pain.

BioSET Helped Mom’s Allergies

Katrina also used BioSET to clear her own allergies, allergies that she developed as an adult.  For her family, Katrina believes that BioSET was “a lifesaver.”   Cole can now go to school, birthday parties, pizza parties and do all of the normal kid activities without worrying about the consequences of his allergic reactions.

Katrina often wonders how she and her son developed allergies to food.

As a child, Katrina did not have any known food allergies, nor did her husband (although they both now wonder if they had undiagnosed allergies like Cole).

The Impact of Three Mile Island Radioactivity Leak

Certainly, neither of them experienced symptoms as severe as Cole’s when they were children. Yet, Katrina has an unusual past that might provide clues into how members of her family developed dysregulated immune systems.

Katrina grew up near Valley Forge, PA, less than seventy miles downwind of Three Mile Island, the site of the worst nuclear reactor accident in U.S. history.

The Three Mile Island nuclear reactor meltdown occurred in the spring of 1979.  Radioactive gas leaked from the plant, although no one knows exactly how much gas escaped.

Several decades later it was determined that there was an increased incidence of certain types of cancer (including lung cancer and leukemia) as well as other health conditions among people living directly downwind of the nuclear plant.

A little over a year after the accident, Katrina’s mother, who was thirty-five at the time, was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS).  There was no other family history of autoimmune disease or MS.

Katrina and her family moved away from Pennsylvania when Katrina was sixteen, but health problems continued to plague her family.  Her sister developed recurrent endometriosis and Katrina was diagnosed with ovarian cancer at twenty years old.

Katrina initially recovered from her ovarian cancer, only to find three more tumors over the next eight years.  One of those tumors was discovered when Katrina was nine weeks pregnant with Cole.

At fifteen weeks of pregnancy, Katrina underwent a complicated and miraculous surgery where the physicians were able to remove her tumor but save the baby.  During and after the surgery, Katrina was heavily sedated, received antibiotics, and received morphine for nearly a week after the surgery.

Katrina carried Cole to term and delivered him via c-section.  As is standard for c-sections, Katrina received antibiotics to prevent infections associated with delivery.

After her traumatic battle with cancer and her tumultuous pregnancy with Cole, Katrina developed quite severe environmental allergies and food intolerances.

Subsequent to her pregnancy, Katrina became allergic to many foods including garlic, onions, and other unusual food triggers.  At one time, Katrina ended up in the emergency room because exposure to pesticides that had been applied to her lawn caused such a severe reaction that her mouth and throat began to swell and burn.

Katrina senses that whatever happened to her immune system prior to and during her battle with cancer and her pregnancy with Cole, was somehow transferred onto Cole.

Although it is not easy to prove, Katrina believes that her family’s exposure to the Three Mile Island incident set them up for health problems and these health problems have carried on to the next generation.  

Fortunately, Cole has been able to recover from his sensitivities to wheat and dairy, and Katrina is now more aware of how food sensitivities, and not just diagnosed IgE “allergies” can wreak havoc on the body.

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BioSET for Allergy Elimination

By Maria Rickert Hong · Comments (0)
Sunday, March 3rd, 2013

An Interview with Lauren Stone, PhD, MS, HHP, Homotoxicologist, BioSET practitioner, and holistic health practitioner

Lauren has a B.A. from Yale University, a Ph.D. from Cornell University, and a Masters in Human Nutrition from the University of Bridgeport.   She also holds an advanced certificate in BioSET, Quantum Reflex Analysis, and is a Certified Holistic Health Practitioner.  She owns CornerStone Integrative Care, a foundational healing practice specializing in autism and auto immune dysfunction located in Wilton, CT. 

How did you first become involved with BioSET treatment?

I started out in academia and was finishing up my Ph.D. when my children were born. Once my children were born, they ran into a lot of health issues and my career path started to take some turns.

My 2 year old had persistent projectile vomiting and my older son had chronic loose stools.  It was difficult finding treatment for my kids.  When we sought medical advice, all we were told was that this was normal and that there wasn’t anything we could do for them.

Feeling frustrated with the medical establishment, I started researching on my own in an effort to figure out what was going on.  I thought my children’s problems had something to do with reactions to certain foods they were eating.

I was frustrated in that I had three children, and all of them needed different diets.  I needed something that would help to sustain them besides taking every food out of their diet that they were sensitive to.

For the short-term, this would be okay; however, for the long-term, the goal should be to bring the inflammatory process down and get them to a place where they can live in the world and be able to eat and process a variety of nutritious foods.

This was when I found out about BioSET. I had found a Naturopathic Doctor who practiced BioSET, and my children greatly benefited from the treatment; it helped to heal their reactions to food.

After this experience with my children, I began to take coursework in Nambudripad’s Elimination Technique (NAET) and then BioSET.  I found both techniques eye-opening and decided to pursue them to help others with food allergies and sensitivities.

What is BioSET?

It is an allergy elimination technique that was developed by Dr. Ellen Cutler. It is a system that offers the opportunity to help create and maintain an improved state of health and wellness.

It integrates traditional Chinese medicine and acupressure together with contemporary approaches to applied immunology and nutrition.  The BioSET system employs three basic treatments: organ-specific detoxification, enzyme therapy, and desensitization.1

BioSET is “a gentle, drug-free means of eliminating food intolerances and environmental sensitivities.  BioSET promotes healthy immune function by reducing overload.”2

How does BioSET work?

BioSET corrects this energy flow thereby releasing the blockage and resetting the immune system. This process is called “clearing.” Clearing for a specific sensitivity helps to normalize the immune response resulting in a marked decrease in symptoms.2

What made you decide to practice BioSET after you learned NAET?

I found that BioSET was a deeper clear and that it held longer on the client because there wasn’t any avoiding [of specific allergens] for 12-24 hours.  You can clear for multiple items at one time, it is more cost effective, and it takes less time.

I also found that there were fewer reactions.  BioSET allows me to clear multiple layers at the same time – for example, organ systems and emotional aspects.

What should someone expect after a BioSET treatment session?

A patient comes in for a BioSET treatment and when the allergen clears, it clears for good.  There are certain things, however, like viruses and hormones that are always in flux in the body, so those may have to be re-cleared in the future.

A patient may also have to re-clear for certain allergens that he/she is continually exposed to.  Also, with very serious or life threatening allergies, BioSET is not always 100% successful.  For example, some people who are gluten-sensitive may always have to avoid gluten.

Likewise, I would never claim that I can fully clear a peanut allergy for someone who has an anaphylactic allergy.  My goal is to bring down the inflammatory process for the patient, and in so doing, reduce the allergic reaction from something that is life threatening to something less threatening, like a rash.

How long can a “clearing” last?

For most clients, clearings are permanent.  However, the one thing that can cause a clearing to fall apart is trauma.  When my kids were young, they had been cleared for everything they were sensitive to and then when my son had an accident (he fell when a deck collapsed), his reflux returned.

I tested my son after the accident and found that his two biggest allergies, egg and soy, had returned.  Everything else remained solid, but the egg and the soy were suddenly a problem again.  To remedy the problem, I simply reset the two clearings and my son was once again, symptom free.

Is there evidence to show that BioSET is effective for allergy elimination?

Anecdotal evidence, yes, but scientific studies, no.  There are no studies in the scientific literature that look at the effectiveness of BioSET treatment.  There are, however, some studies currently being conducted that look at the effectiveness of NAET, a similar allergy elimination technique.

There is plenty of anecdotal evidence for the efficacy of these allergy elimination techniques; however, there aren’t many researchers who are studying it at the moment.  Immunologists don’t know what BioSET is; they think that these kinds of  “alternative” treatments are a waste of time.  However, there are some immunologists who are open to alternative modalities.  For example, some are using oral immunotherapy, which is something similar to the principles of homeopathy.

What do you think are the main things that are contributing to the allergy epidemic among children?

For me, I think it all comes back to our toxic world.  Unfortunately, there are those of us with certain genetic differences that affect our ability to detoxify.  If we aren’t detoxifying as we need to be, we are building inflammation.  This is inflammation gone awry.

For some it is allergies, autism spectrum disorder, or PANDAS (pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorders associated with streptococcal infections).  For those who are older, it is multiple sclerosis or Alzheimer’s disease.  Our immune system can’t handle everything.

What about Nutrition?

Nutrition is so important.  Keep your diet clean, and make sure you know how to open the channels to detoxify.  Homeopathic drainers are a great way to facilitate detoxification of everyday toxins.  Eating more cultured and fermented foods while reducing grains is great place to start when it comes to reducing the overall inflammatory burden on the immune system.

How can I find a practitioner in my area that practices BioSET?

Visit Dr. Ellen Cutler’s website for a directory of practitioners: www.drellencutler.com

Lauren Stone’s practice is in Wilton, CT.   Visit her website at www.cornerstoneintegrativecare.com

References:

1.  www.drellencutler.com

2.  www.cornerstoneintegrativecare.com

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Alternative Treatment for Allergies

By Maria Rickert Hong · Comments (0)
Thursday, February 28th, 2013

by Ayelet Connell-Giammatteo, P.T., I.M.T.,C.

Recently, I visited with my son’s new preschool teacher.  One of the first questions that she asked me was if my son had any allergies.  I was pleasantly surprised.

Honestly, my biggest fear in having my son begin school was that his food sensitivities would not be accommodated.

When I mentioned that he had gluten sensitivity and peanut sensitivity, she exclaimed, “That’s great! We have plenty of gluten-free snacks in the classroom and the school is a peanut-free zone!”

In fact, she mentioned that the only snacks that they provide to the children in the classroom are those that can be eaten by everyone.

Now, I know that not every classroom is as allergy-friendly as this one.  But it leads us to consider a future of more possibilities.

Allergies are becoming so commonplace today.  It is a rare family that does not have a child and/or parent with allergies.

There are many signs and symptoms associated with allergies, including:  eczema, headaches, asthma, abdominal discomfort, low back pain, chest discomfort, swallowing difficulty, constipation and diarrhea, bloating and swelling, and much more.

These signs and symptoms are diverse and many are correlated with inflammation.  Inflammation is at the root of most dysfunctions, including allergies.

Certain foods are ‘pro-inflammatory’ which means that they produce inflammation in the body when ingested.

The Dangers of Gluten

Gluten is a good example of a pro-inflammatory food.  Gluten is found in wheat, rye, barley, and oats that are not certified as gluten-free.

There are many individuals that eat gluten and do not realize that they are sensitive to it because their reactions may not appear related.

According to Dr. Thomas O’Brien, a clinical nutritionist and chiropractic physician that specializes in gluten sensitivity, most gluten sensitivity tests are inaccurate and often lead to false negatives.

Allergy Treatment Options

Today, there are many options for treatment of allergies, including alternative and traditional approaches.

One traditional approach involves allergy injections, which can sometimes lead to adverse side effects and often presents with no beneficial results.

Another traditional approach involves pharmaceuticals to help combat the effects of allergies.  The challenge with using drugs is that they purely ‘mask’ symptoms.  When you stop the drug, the symptoms often come back and sometimes with additional issues.

Alternative Allergy Treatments

There are many alternative approaches for the treatment of allergies, including NAET (Nambudripad’s Allergy Elimination Technique), nutritional supplements, elimination diets, and Integrative Manual Therapy.

These alternative approaches are ‘non-invasive’ and when used in combination, can lead to elimination of allergies and related signs and symptoms.

Nambudripad’s Allergy Elimination Technique (NAET)

NAET is a comprehensive approach to the treatment of allergies.  It involves a series of sessions that utilize a combined approach based on acupuncture/acupressure, chiropractic medicine, applied kinesiology, and nutrition.

Many health practitioners utilize NAET in conjunction with nutritional supplements plus elimination diets to treat and correct allergy dysfunction.

Integrative Manual Therapy (IMT)

Integrative Manual Therapy (IMT) is a hands-on approach that is practiced by many health disciplines, including physical therapists, massage therapists, chiropractors, and more.

IMT follows the ‘Integrated Systems Approach’, meaning that we are comprised of many different body systems, such as the skeletal system, the connective tissue system, the circulatory system, the immune system, and more.

When we have a sign or symptom, it can involve one or many of these systems.

IMT uses gentle hands-on techniques to correct dysfunction in many body systems.

Let’s consider back pain as an example.  Back pain can be a result of joint compression in the sacrum or pelvis; it can be secondary to irritation of the colon, and even inflammation of the ureters (the tubes that travel from the kidneys to the bladder supporting elimination of toxins from the body).

If someone was unaware that they had gluten sensitivity and continued to eat foods that contained gluten, this could cause irritation of the colon or ureters and lead to back pain.

IMT uses a hands-on integrative diagnostic process to determine where the primary site of dysfunction is in the body.  IMT practitioners develop an individualized treatment plan for each client that outlines the specific IMT techniques to be performed on the person.

These treatment plans typically include a nutritional program outlining a supplement program along with specific elimination diets that would be beneficial to help correct the body’s dysfunction and reduce signs and symptoms.

Elimination diets are often short term and help to highlight specific allergies in the body as well as provide the body with an opportunity to ‘deload’, or desensitize to a particular food.

Some foods are harmful to everyone, such as gluten.  Other foods uniquely affect specific people.

Elimination Diet

The best way to discover whether you are allergic to a particular food is to perform an elimination diet for four months.  During these four months, it is important to 100% eliminate the food.  To perform a gluten elimination diet, you would eliminate wheat, rye, barley, and non-gluten-free oats.

During these four months, you may expect to find a reduction in general body aches, reduced headaches and back pain, reduced abdominal cramping and bloating, improved energy, improved mental clarity, and more.

Remember that the signs and symptoms associated with allergies are not always obvious!   When elimination diets are combined with IMT, nutritional supplements, and NAET, remarkable changes can be made in the realm of allergies.

Ayelet Connell-Giammatteo, P.T., I.M.T.,C. is the Director of Pediatrics for CenterIMT, Center of Integrative Manual Therapy and Diagnostics, headquartered in Bloomfield, CT.

She is also the Dean of the Connecticut School of Integrative Manual Therapy (IMT).  Ayelet has taught courses in IMT nationally and internationally for over 15 years. She is in the final stages of her PhD focusing on autism.

For more information about Integrative Manual Therapy, nutritional supplement programs, elimination diets, and NAET, please visit www.CenterIMT.com

This document is not a substitute for medical advice, treatment, diagnosis, or consultation with a medical professional.  It is intended for general informational purposes only and should not be relied on to make determinations related to treatment of a medical condition.  Epidemic Answers has not verified and does not guaranty the accuracy of the information provided in this document.

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Ethan: Recovery from Asthma, Allergies, Sleep Apnea

By Maria Rickert Hong · Comments (1)
Tuesday, February 26th, 2013

Ethan appeared to be a very healthy baby at first.  Aside from a little baby acne and some toenails that looked a little misshapen, all seemed well with him.

Adverse Vaccine Reaction

When he was four months old he had a bad reaction to a DTaP vaccine and his doctors recommended that he no longer receive this vaccine.

He developed chronic constipation, chronic sinus congestion, and snoring that was later diagnosed as sleep apnea.

The pediatrician recommended that he go on Zyrtec daily but his mother felt more comfortable with giving him children’s Benadryl instead.  He lived on Benadryl for years and his symptoms did not improve.

New symptoms developed.  His constipation got so severe, that he would only go once every 5 days or so, and his stools became smelly and loose when he did go.

At age 5, he was diagnosed with asthma, allergies, and sleep apnea.  He began treatments with Pulmicort, prednisone, and albuterol.

The pediatrician also suggested that he begin Singulair, but his mother refused because she had heard reports of children developing suicidal behaviors on Singulair.

His last major asthma attack was so severe that the doctor told Ethan’s mother it would take 6 months for his lungs to recover and heal.  “Treat it like a broken bone,” he said.

This was the last straw for Ethan’s mother.

Alternative Treatments for Asthma, Allergies and Sleep Apnea

She looked into alternative ways to treat her son’s asthma, allergies and sleep apnea.   She changed his diet when he was six years old, taking out wheat, diary, eggs, and corn, foods that an IgG food sensitivity test indicated were potentially inflammatory for Ethan.

At this point, Ethan started a gut-healing protocol developed by Russell Mariani, a nutrition counselor in Hadley, Massachusetts.

Ethan also received allergy elimination treatments, both NAET and BioSet and started to eat a more traditional diet, like that advocated by the Weston A. Price Foundation.

Six months after the diet changes and beginning the allergy elimination and gut healing, Ethan’s asthma and allergies disappeared and never returned.

He now has daily bowel movements, eats all of the foods he once eliminated from his diet, and is a talented soccer and lacrosse player.

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Avery: Recovery from Sensory Processing Disorder, OCD, Eczema, Allergies

By Maria Rickert Hong · Comments (0)
Monday, February 11th, 2013

My oldest daughter, Avery* began to show signs of gut dysbiosis shortly after birth.

About a week after she was born, Avery developed oral thrush (overgrowth of Candida in the mouth, a sign of gut dysbiosis) that was treated with Nystatin. This appeared to resolve the problem.

However, at about 7 weeks old colic set in; she would scream, writhe, and couldn’t be consoled for hours and hours each day.

This colic lasted until she was 4 months old.  This is when I began to notice Avery’s constipation.

Her stools were hard and difficult to pass–a sign that something was not right in her gastrointestinal system.  Many times while trying to have a bowel movement should would cry or scream in pain.  This chronic constipation lasted well into her third year.

Through the thrush, colic, and constipation, our pediatricians assured us Avery was “fine,” “normal,” and that I myself was “too anxious” about my daughter’s health.  Read More→

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Approaches to Healing

By Maria Rickert Hong · Comments (0)
Saturday, February 2nd, 2013

While we would love to list organizations and healing approaches that are backed by leading medical institutions such as the Mayo Clinic, the Cleveland Clinic, or Mt. Sinai, the truth is that few of the mainstream conventional medical institutions have much to offer children with chronic illnesses in terms of actionable protocols for recovery or cure.

While a tremendous amount of research is ongoing at these prestigious institutions (and we hope to see answers soon!), families dealing with chronic illnesses do not have time to wait.

Thus, parents and some pioneering physicians and medical researchers have found that in order to heal children they have had to step outside the boundaries of convention.

Remarkably, parents, physicians and researchers who have dared to step outside of convention have healed and recovered children from illnesses that were once thought to be lifelong or incurable.  

One very important caveat is necessary here: Depending on the severity of illness, the path to recovery is usually quite involved requiring significant diet and lifestyle changes.

There are no “wonder drugs” or pills that can be taken.  There are no simple solutions. But many determined parents have recovered their children by taking an aggressive and active role in their child’s healing process.

Many of the organizations and healing approaches listed below fall into the categories of integrative, alternative, natural, or complementary medicine.

Below you will find links to websites describing various diets and healing protocols or approaches that parents have used to recover their children from chronic illness.

These healing modalities are listed for informational purposes only.  All healing protocols and diets should be done under the supervision of a qualified healthcare provider.  Many parents report using multiple different healing modalities during their children’s recovery journey.

Diets

In general, most healing diets consist of nutrient-dense whole foods (unprocessed).

Each diet takes a different approach to healing, but almost all successful diets recommend eliminating junk (sugars, processed foods, additives, etc.) and adding in home-made nutritious foods.

Additionally, most diets recommend that you first isolate and then remove any potential allergens from the diet.  (Probable allergens can be determined through diagnostic testing and/or using the diet-elimination technique.)

Body Ecology Diet

Specific Carbohydrate Diet

GAPS Diet (Gut and Psychology Syndrome)

Gluten-Free/Casein-Free Diet

Paleolithic Diet

Nourishing Traditions and The Weston A. Price Foundation

Low Oxalate Diet (more info from Univ. of Pittsburgh, click here)

Already know that your child has certain food allergies or intolerances?  Click here to get information on allergy-free diets.

Please email diets you have found to be helpful to your family to:  info@epidemicanswers.org.

Healing Protocols/Approaches

Defeat Autism Now! Note:  Many Defeat Autism Now! practitioners do much more than treat children with autism. Many work with and recover children with ADHD, allergies, asthma, autoimmune disorders or symptoms of gut dysbiosis and immune dysregulation.

Basic Biomedical Healing/Functional Medicine Biomedical healing and functional medicine use comprehensive clinical, biological and diagnostic testing techniques to find and address the root causes of chronic illnesses. Learn more about the practice of functional medicine by visiting the Institute of Functional Medicine’s website.

Gut and Psychology Syndrome Created by Dr. Natasha Campbell McBride. GAPS has been used to heal a wide variety of disorders including: autism, allergies, ADHD, schizophrenia, depression, diabetes, bipolar disorder and many others.

Homeopathy Homeopathy has long been used to heal a variety of chronic conditions including asthma, allergies, ADHD and a variety of other disorders. Learn more about homeopathy from the National Center for Homeopathy, or by visiting the website of Amy Lansky (author of the best-selling introduction to homeopathy) at Impossible Cure.com.    Homotoxicology is one sub-branch of homeopathy that has been helpful to people recovering from chronic illnesses.  Homepathic practitioners can be found here: Council for Homeopathic Certification

BioSET Bioenergetic Sensitivity and Enzyme Therapy.  Developed by Dr. Ellen Cutler, BioSET draws on principles of quantum physics, Traditional Chinese Medicine, and energy medicine to facilitate healing and recovery from illness. BioSET is commonly used to treat allergies and asthma, but can also be used for most chronic illnesses, including autism.

NAET Nambudripad’s Allergy Elimination Technique was developed by Dr. Devi Nambudripad, medical doctor and acupuncturist. NAET looks at the role of allergies and immune dysfunction in the development and pathogenesis of chronic illness. NAET is based on principles of acupressure, Traditional Chinese Medicine, and energy medicine.

Traditional Chinese Medicine More commonly known modalities include acupuncture and acupressure.  Approaches utilized in Traditional Chinese Medicine have been practiced for thousands of years.  Learn more about Traditional Chinese Medicine on the website of the National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine.

Neurotherapy/Neuromodulation/NMT Although there are a variety of different types and methods of neurotherapy or neuromodulation (including the more traditional chemical approach), neurofeedback (EEG biofeedback) is commonly used in individuals with autism, ADHD and other neurobehavioral disorders.  Another healing approach known as neuromodulation technique or NMT is being used to help heal and recover children with chronic illnesses.  NMT utilizes the body’s natural ability to heal and respond to immunological and other environmental assaults by altering how information is received and processed by the body and brain.

Chiropractic Medicine This branch of medicine seeks to promote health and wellness through non-invasive and drug-free interventions, many of which involve manipulating and adjusting the musculoskeletal and nervous systems.  While chiropractors are widely known as “back doctors” they actually treat a wide range of illnesses and disorders including autism, ADHD, food allergies and others.

IMT/Integrative Manual Therapy:  Integrative Manual Therapy (IMT) is a unique compilation of diagnostic and treatment methodologies that assess and treat pain, dysfunction, disease and disability. Developed by Sharon Giammatteo, Ph.D., I.M.T.,C. over the past 30 years, IMT is a new approach to health care developed to address the needs of complex patients.

Other healing approaches include:

Craniosacral Therapy

Auditory Integration Therapy (especially helpful for spectrum disorders, ADHD, learning disorders, sensory disorders, etc.)

Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) Typically used for children with autism or other neurobehavioral disorders

DIR/Floortime The Developmental, Individual Difference, Relationship-based (DIR®/Floortime™) Model’s objectives are to build healthy foundations for social, emotional, and intellectual capacities through an intervention program tailored to the unique challenges and strengths of children with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) and other developmental challenges.

Occupational Therapy

Energywork/Energymedicine including Reiki, Jin Shin Jyutsu, Shiatsu, polarity therapy and many others

Therapies often used for children with autism include: Chelation Therapy, Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy

Please email us at info@epidemicanswers.org if you would like to share healing protocols or approaches that have worked for you and your family.

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