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Types of Tests We Use

PROVOCATIVE NEUTRALIZATION - - This is a test that provides information as to sensitivity while providing a neutralization treatment for use upon exposure.

RAST - This is a conventional allergy test that measure IgE and IgG4 antibodies for identification of food and inhalant allergies. If a person is on prednisone, and antihistamine, has been fasting, or has avoided a food for a particularly long period of time, the results may not reflect an accurate picture of allergy.

INTRADERMAL - This is an invasive test used by conventional and ecology doctors alike. Using a needle, a small dose of the allergen is injected under the skin. The test requires skill in reading the wheal, that is the small bubble produced when then does or doesn't react. A positive result determines how allergic a patient is to foods, pollens, mold, and danders.

HYPERSENSITIVE REACTIONS - A person who suffers from numerous unrelated complaints are said to be hypersensitive.

All of these situations may contribute to hypersensitivity susceptibility:
• adrenal exhaustion
• caffeine and other stimulants
• chronic yeast infections
• digestive enzyme deficiency, improper chewing, enzyme deficiency
• drug use; legal & illegal
• environmental overload
• heavy metal poisoning
• high acidic diet, refined carbohydrate diet, or high sugar diet
• hypoglycemia
• intestinal microbes (bacteria)
• immune deficiency
• intestinal permeability
• junk food diet
• over-nutrition and under-nutrition
• pesticides & herbicides
• pollution in or out of home
• poor digestion, poor bowel elimination , monotone diet, junk food diet
• stress and emotional conflict
• toxic chemical exposure
• vitamin/mineral imbalances

Predictable Testing Related to Specific Diagnosis
 

If you suffer from:

• CHRONIC YEAST INFECTION: -- you most certainly will be chemically sensitive. We will test for sensitivities to different types of chemicals.
• CONGESTION OR STUFFINESS: -- can be caused by seasonal allergies, mold, dust, dander’s, or foods, and sometimes chemicals.
• SKIN RASHES: -- eczema, or other skin ailments you may have a chronic yeast infection which will be treated, but relief of symptoms can be helped with desensitization.
• CHRONIC YEAST PLUS VIRAL AND FEEL QUITE FATIGUED AND MALAISED: -- you will benefit from the allergy lab more than any other type of patient.

A fixed allergy will most likely produce symptoms every time upon exposure to the offending food. Employing a rotation diet can control acquired allergy reactions, but the more sensitivities being dealt with, the less effective a rotation diet will be. When patients have many symptoms and have a negative blood allergy test, food hypersensitivity could be the problem.

A cyclic reaction is a variable state in which eighty percent of all allergies fall for fairly healthy individuals. A small or medium portion of food is eaten with no reaction and is tolerated well. Subsequent meals including the food would result in a reaction. For some, avoiding the food completely for six to eight months would result in a loss of most or all of the sensitivity. Making sure you have a healthy gut increases the chances of the sensitivity not reoccurring.

Cross-sensitivity is when intolerance to one member of a food family predisposes an individual to react to other members of that family. Quite often, an individual can react to an entire food group.

Synergistic reactions occur when the sum of the combined reaction is huge compared to the same substances in individual reactions.

Cumulative reactions occur by combining two or more substances, which otherwise produce no reaction if taken individual (concommitant).

Fixed reactions are described as a reaction that is provoked no matter how infrequently eaten or how much is consumed at a time; IgE mediated allergy.
Delayed reactions typically occur from 12 to 48 hours after the ingestion of food but can occur up to 72 hours. This type of allergy is called a masked or hidden food allergy because it is often difficult to detect. The best blood test specific for detection of delayed food allergies is IgG4; IgG mediated allergy.

Other reactions: Foods can cause reactions with absolutely no allergy or sensitivity reaction present. Low blood sugar reactions or high blood sugar reactions as well as enzyme deficiency syndromes can cause symptoms. These kinds of reactions include lactose intolerance and alcohol intolerance in the North American Indians.

Testing Substances include:

• Basic and Expanded chemicals
• Molds, skin molds, dust, pollens, dog, cat, horse
• Neurotransmitters, Phenolics
• Foods, hormones, supplements
• Drugs-for people who are sensitive to prescription drugs. Testing results in the neutralization of the drug but it is not possible to neutralize a drug reaction such as a rash that looks like a burn. Avoidance is the only solution as some of these conditions may be life threatening.