sammy
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See an allergist for a full work-up. They will probably do both a skin test and a blood test then compare the results. This is the most accurate way to know for sure.
I've been taught that in general, skin tests are most accurate.
RAST, or blood tests show different levels of sensitivities. People can misinterpret these levels of sensitivities as true allergies. Only the very highest level strong reactions on the blood tests are true allergies that can cause symptoms and possibly anaphylaxis. These food should be avoided.
The second highest level on the blood test can cause annoying symptoms in people like rashes but not true hives or anaphylaxis. These foods can be still be eaten in moderation if desired. Of course the person will know be aware that their reaction is a safe response.
If your body responds on a skin test then you are truly allergic to that injected substance and it should be avoided.
If you find true allergies, not just sensitivities, you'll need to get an epi pen RX from your doctor to keep with you at all times. You never know or where when you might need it,
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hiker53
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I personally found blood tests to be more accurate than skin tests, but people may differ as they differ with symptoms.
I did over 12 rounds of allergie-immun and while I think it did help me start to detox, I still have my food allergies.
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Razzle
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There is no accurate allergy test. They all have false negatives and false positives. The best test is to avoid the suspect food for a while (at least 4-6 weeks) and then reintroduce it and note any symptoms.
Unfortunately, even this method is not fully accurate. Some people only react through inflammation that isn't obvious and doesn't cause noticeable symptoms with only one exposure, but might cause symptoms with repeated exposures.
And some people, like me, only react if the food is eaten in specific combinations with other foods. For example, I'm fine with milk and potatoes separately, but not in the same meal.
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MichaelTampa
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I like AI for long-term treatment, but use NAET as a quick and easy filler for short-term issues that come up. NAET approach to diagnosis uses energy testing.
I had blood testing twice, separated in time by about 2 years, the results were ridiculous. Neither were consistent with foods I had known issues with. And, they were not consistent with each other in ways that had no ready explanation. Foods I was allergic to I was then no longer allergic to, according to the the tests, and vice versa, despite not having any treatment for old supposedly-offending items, and never having had any exposure for newly supposedly-offending items. I have heard some speculate that the blood tests for various foods are flawed in that actual foods are used for the tests, and these change over time, but the foods also have molds in them too, as they are grown in the world and there is mold everywhere, and so it is difficult to sort out a reaction to molds versus the foods, in this manner. I have heard others say they have benefited tremendously from what they have learned from these tests, so, who knows...
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GiGi
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As long as we have chemists at work who put out more chemicals our body is unable to regulate, these so called "allergies" will be around. If there is a new chemical added in any of the processes, an already weakened system has trouble regulating it.
I did over 20 rounds of AI, and as long as a dysregulation could be found, I took the 15 drops. It has served me extremely well. It was not until very recently when EMF and RF became so powerful that I did another saliva test by AI.
I came up with a number (around ten) of mostly electromagnetic dysregulations and also several emotional dysregulations (probably due to my husband's death) and only a short time after taking the drops it feels like a whole new world has opened up. (I have not had Lyme for many years).
I am detoxing heavy metals almost constantly - I can find them literally every day when checking with my Biotensor and metal test vials and am wondering how much more I had stored away. Not only I can find it, but when I see any of the expert ART testers or Dr. K. = same results, just as surprising to them.
Hiker, you probably have never detoxed properly. Bionic 880 treatment adds more problems in that regard. AI only turns the switches and then the body starts detoxing. But If you still have a KPU deficiency and do not properly dislodge and/or bind the toxins from their old hiding places, and therefore collecting new ones, it becomes a never-ending story.
AI does not do the detoxing. It only turns the immun system on to recognize toxins as toxins energetically, and then the body can deal with it.
Read the info on the AI side if troubled by what you think are "allergies". I was "allergic" to everything in the world, even heat and cold, odors, light. Now I know that this is called dysautonomia when the sympathetics and parasympathetics conflict with each other and are no longer in sync. Many people who have done th AI therapy and followed through with their own action have done very well with it. I still get thank-you notes, because I introduced many to it.
To detox properly, it takes real determination and sticking with it. Without accurate energetic frequent testing it is impossible to do. I think Michael T. will agree with that. Detoxing metals for instance will take many months.
But life turns into a whole different world once the dysregulations/allergies are disappearing. It is as if one day you wake up a head taller and a further clearing of the brain. It feels good.
AI uses energetic testing. I did many weeks of NAET with the inventer herself in Long Beach. I think, with NAET, I merely distributed the accumulated toxins over the body as I believe acupuncture does when toxins are in the way of the flow. Where did they go? Instead of hurting here, troubles moved elsewhere. From one day to the next, I ended up in a severe brain fog following NAET treatments. I finally got clear when I did AI and followed with serious detox support. I am still doing it now.
Detoxing is a life-long process.
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