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Posted 6/1/2009 12:50 AM (GMT 0)
I recently saw a nutritionist and she did some allergy testing and nutrient testing. Now I'm not completely satisfied with this technique so I'm getting one done through the doctor. I'm just curious to know if anybody has had allergy testing done. The one I had done was muscle testing. I would put my finger on a pressure point by me ear and hold out my left arm. She would then put a vile to my cheek and push down on my arm. If it went down I had an allergy. I heard that the blood testing doctors do aren't accurate but I need a second opinion to try and confirm the 15 million things that I'm apparently allergic to. I don't know whats worse UC or trying to create a diet not consisting of milk, eggs, wheat etc.etc.etc.
Posted 6/1/2009 12:59 AM (GMT 0)
Yes, all that food allergy stuff is so controversial. Every doctor has a differing opinion on what kind is valid etc... IgG, IgA, IgE blood tests, it all boggles the mind. Keep us posted, I for one would like to hear more about this topic. Good luck!
Posted 6/1/2009 1:14 AM (GMT 0)
I have a friend who is a nutritionist and she's kind of a quack so now I equate nutrictionist with quack. It really only requires a certificate to use the title nutritionist. Maybe I should be one...
Posted 6/1/2009 1:55 AM (GMT 0)
One of the best - and cheapest - ways I've discovered to identify the foods you're allergic to is to do a pulse test. It stands to reason: if your body reacts to something, your pulse goes up. If you take your pulse before eating a food (seated, relaxed), then you take your pulse about 30 minutes after eating a food and it's gone up six beats or more - chances are you've found one of your problem foods. Anyone who's interested in learning more, check out the book The Pulse Test.
Posted 6/1/2009 4:08 AM (GMT 0)
No offense, but that method (the arm pushing down thing, not the pulse thing) sounds like a huge load of bullsh!t.
Posted 6/1/2009 4:23 AM (GMT 0)

fruitgirl said...
No offense, but that method (the arm pushing down thing, not the pulse thing) sounds like a huge load of bullsh!t.

Most people that have never experienced it would think that. It is actually really interesting. It's called kinesiology.
Posted 6/1/2009 8:03 AM (GMT 0)
I had a friend do this for me ages ago....It's actually interesting.We didn't use a small vial, however..it was quick and I was pulling stuff from my fridge and cupboards.

She did it for herself while eating...trying to pull apart her own fingers..(thumb and forefinger linked into other hand thumb and forefinger).

I wouldn't call it an allergy, however, unless maybe one's muscle testing is extremely LOW...

It seems many practitioners test differently.

q
Posted 6/1/2009 3:19 PM (GMT 0)
The reason I said it was bullsh!t is because my mom visited a chiropractor once who did this to "determine" which supplements she needed. We had just moved and she was trying to find a new chiropractor because she has a lot of back and neck trouble due to a couple of car wrecks where she got whiplash injury. Anyway, this chiropractor said that certain supplements might help her pain, and proceeded to have her hold bottles of different supplements in her hand with her arm extended. The chiro said that if he could push her arm down, she needed the supplement. She noticed that when he "wasn't able" to push her arm down, he just squeezed harder with his hands.
Posted 6/1/2009 3:41 PM (GMT 0)
I don't know what to think of it either, but there are too many shysters out there and not honest at all. Your mom's chiro business obviously was to also sell supplements.  Once some are sidelined, it gets complicated. 

I went to an iridologist and she wasn't very nice to me at all but my eyes were interesting in diagnosos....yes, at that time I was not doing so well and was very vulnerable emotionally. The concept is very cool, but her cutting remarks had me not going back...besides, I couldn't afford her gazillion supplements either.

I think it's cool, but would I follow it religiously...no. Out of curiosity if I felt crappy and suspected something didn't agree....I might try it myself and not pay someone to do it.

q
Posted 6/1/2009 5:00 PM (GMT 0)
I had this done in the past couple of weeks. I have been in a really bad flare since going off prednisone about a month ago. I was willing to try anything. I ended up going to a Naturopath dr who is also a chiro. She did some blood testing the first time and sent it to Genova labs to the tune of 250$. It came back that I was allergic to sole, cod and sardines all of which I would never eat. Also cows milk, casein, yogurt but not cheddar cheese? The next appt, she did the thing with the supplements but put them on my chest and had me push her hand with my leg. Luckily my body  did not like all of the supplements. She also gave me accupressure and an adjustment. I am not sure what worked or what didn't but I have been feeling great as far as UC goes but now I have a sinus infection. Fingers crossed..... at this point I will try anything.

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