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* Medical Miracle or Just Good Medicine: The healthy journey of young A.G. is a story that starts and ends simply enough but takes a few interesting turns along the way. A.G. first presented to my office six years ago at the age of four. Her mother reported the all too often symptoms of recurrent otitis media, excessive earwax, and year-round sinus congestion with post-nasal drip. As a nutritionally oriented physician the first step that I pursued was food sensitivity testing. A.G. though a mere four years old was a surprisingly willing participant, and had a standard venipuncture for a 96 General Food IgE and IgG Panel. A.G.’s results revealed a high reaction to dairy, eggs, almonds, and peanuts. She also had numerous moderate reactions to lobster, asparagus, broccoli, and clams. Elimination of these foods from her diet was a prudent first step in her treatment, and I counseled A.G.’s mother on this fact. The only supplements I recommended at this time were a comprehensive children’s multiple, a fish oil blend rich in EPA and DHA, and a child’s probiotic formula. The latter two, to help re-establish gut tolerance. Implementing the Elimination and Rotation Diet Plan for a four year old was no small feat. But, with patience I took A.G. and her mother on a field trip to our neighborhood natural foods market and introduced them to healthful alternatives that the mother could use in A.G.’s meals. Food, one assumes provides nourishment; but “what is food to one man may be fierce poison to others” (Lucretius c. 99 B.C. - c. 55 B.C.). A concept that is so fundamentally true yet it never ceases to amaze me how overlooked a simple food sensitivity test is in general practice; an easy-to-do test that can steer treatment into the land of profound results. At A.G.’s follow-up six week visit symptoms had resolved. I re-assessed A.G.’s diet plan and provided the mother with additional food choices for young A.G. At twelve weeks, A.G., now a glowing and vibrant little four year old, was in the peak of health. As a bonus, the mother had reported that A.G. had stopped wetting the bed. Unfortunately, A.G.’s story doesn’t end here at happily ever after. Three years later a more grown-up A.G. presented back to my office at the ripe old age of seven. At this time she was quite run-down; sinus congestion had returned with a vengeance, swollen cervical lymph nodes, otitis media with excessive ear wax, erythematous and scaly ear canals, typical allergic shiners, and eczema on her arms and abdomen. Apparently during A.G.’s hiatus from our office, her rhinitis had returned at the age of five and she was given a nasal steroidal spray and prescription oral anti-histamine to control the symptoms of hay fever, as diagnosed by her pediatrician. However, the anti-histamine had upset her stomach so much so that she was prescribed the acid blocker, cimitidine. With this, she could tolerate the medication routine which also included a steroidal ear drop for her itchy ears, a hydrocortisone cream for the eczema, and an antibiotic. My course of action at this time was to “test, not guess”, so I ordered a follow-up 96 General Food IgE and IgG Panel, in addition to a full chemistry and CBC. Noteworthy was a remarkable eosinophilia which partly explained the classic atopic triad that presented in this little gal; eczema and hay fever – yes – but not yet asthma, by Joe! Also, her food antibody panel showed elevations for the same foods as before in addition to a few others. This was not the news I was looking for. Apparently, the mother had reported that A.G. had done so well on the Elimination and Rotation Diet Plan that she decided to reintroduce A.G.’s offending foods back into her diet. An error in judgment that I must take some responsibility for, as patient education can always go further. The order of treatment was as before. She was doing well on this regimen, and was headed in the right direction. Very often, I find that children require very little intervention. They are resilient little creatures that only require a common sense approach to treatment with persistence being the key to success. Within six weeks, A.G. was doing much better, and under the supervision of her pediatrician, was gradually being weaned off of her prescription medications. Today, A.G. stands as a vibrant and rambunctious happy go-getter, whom I might add, at the age of ten, has taken an active role in preparing healthful school lunches with the careful guidance of her mother.
Note: Since treating A.G. US BioTek now offers an IgG finger stick test that does not require a venipuncture. This is a simple and effective way of getting the results of a 96 IgG Food Panel within 7-10 days.
Chris D. Meletis, N.D
Beaverton, Oregon.
* Autism Spectrum Disorder – A Consideration for Improved Function: In November of 2004 I received inquiry from the parents of a 5-year-old male with a diagnosis of Asperger’s Syndrome, Non-verbal Learning Disorder, Sensory Integration Dysfunction, and identified in school as having Autism Spectrum Disorder. He showed much impairment in communication, participating in social relationships, and restricted patterns of behavior. The parents were seeking advice on dietary intake, lifestyle and supplementation that may improve his ability to function, and had been pursuing alternative treatments in addition to skills-based therapies already in place for many years.
Alternative biomedical testing and treatments to date had been largely unsuccessful including the following:
Testing for yeast/fungal overgrowth (negative).
Testing for heavy metals including mercury (negative).
Attempts at elimination diets (unsuccessful and inconclusive).
Vitamin supplementation (to date unsuccessful and inconclusive).
The one set of tests that had not been done was the assessment of underlying delayed food reactions. From a simple finger stick, a few drops of blood were all that was needed for a full 96 Food-Specific IgG ELISA (US BioTek Laboratories). This is a quick, easy and cost-effective procedure for the doctor to perform and is painless for the patient. Test results showed significantly elevated IgG antibodies to:
| Casein | Yogurt |
| Cheddar Cheese | Asparagus |
| Mozzarella Cheese | Soy Bean |
| Cottage Cheese | Peanut |
| Whey | Banana |
| Milk | Pineapple |
| Goat Milk | Egg White |
Recommendations and dietary guidelines were given for diligent removal of all reactive products for six months and to re-challenge with dietary intake at that time if necessary. Follow-up assessment after 60 days showed the following comments from the mother and the child’s schoolteachers:
Certainly this case does not indicate that a cure for Autism Spectrum Disorder has been discovered, but case management can focus on improved functional possibilities with favorable results. Immune-mediated reactions to foods activate pathways of inflammation that may affect downstream function. In this case, this may have been associated with cell injury and neurological impairment with the symptoms described.
Follow-up at six months; the mother commented, “I have a hard time remembering how challenging it was six months ago. There are still challenges, but my son’s behavior, social ability and learning ability are wonderfully different.”
CSRH
David Minzel, Ph.D., C.N.C.
* On the Path to Wellness: I suspected for many years that I had food allergies. In 2003, busy with personal activities and running the practice, sitting down and eating whole foods was a tremendous challenge.
Consequently, I did many protein (whey) shakes a day for my protein source in addition to lean protein sources, fruits, vegetables and complex carbohydrates and only on rare occasions eating any “junk food.” I started noticing I was losing a moderate amount of hair (head) and my workouts (resistance) training were regressing in addition to having dark circles under my eyes even though I was getting 7-8 hours of sleep/night.
In 2004, I decided to order numerous food panels from US BioTek. After getting my results back, I discovered that most of the food I was consuming tested positive revealing significantly elevated antibody levels. Now it was time to go the drawing board and make some radical changes in my diet. Initially, I completely eliminated any foods that were in the moderate and high categories. Results were positive (decrease in hair loss and dark circles were fading). I took it a step further and completely eliminated foods that tested in the “low” category as well as ingredients (i.e. gluten) that still maybe causing some negative results. Results were even better.
Thank you for increasing the quality of my life!
In better health naturally,
L. Devine, D.C
Arizona.
* Chronic Vomiting: A two-year-old patient presented with a history of chronic vomiting occurring often on a daily basis all of his life. He also presented with chronic rhinorrhea, dysphagia, cough and aspiration of thin fluids (i.e.: water anytime he would drink). He saw a number of doctor’s and specialists and had a swallow study, adenoidectomy and was recommended for an endoscopy. No answer to his symptoms were provided. In the eight weeks since eliminating dairy and eggs, [his IgG antibody assay from US BioTek revealed high reactions to dairy and egg], he has only vomited four times; twice the first week, and the other two times were both after accidental ingestion of dairy. His cough is gone, the dysphagia has resolved, and the rhinorrhea has greatly improved.
L. DeGasparis, N.D
Bellevue, Washington.
* Stine’s Story: When Stine was just a few hours old in the hospital, she had red spots on her face. The doctors told us that this was normal, and that it would disappear after a few days. We would come to learn that this was the start of a difficult and what is often a painful journey away from sickness to health. Stine was about 1 ½ months old when the rash worsened considerably and her face was covered in a mass of severe sores. Smaller ones were on the rest of her body. Her clothes would become literally glued to her body and opened the sores when taken off. We went to every known specialist in our area (Oslo) to get help. As a mother, educated in natural medicine, I had always been against the use of steroid creams, at least when nothing was done to find the underlying cause. A potent steroid cream and PhenaminTM (an antihistamine) were the only treatments the doctors had to offer.
I managed to resist for five months, but by then her skin was so bad that something had to be done. Of course I had also tried a lot of natural remedies in the meantime. I got a tip at the health center, that since I was breast feeding Stine, it might be something in my milk that she was allergic to. To cleanse and eliminate I was advised to eat oat porridge cooked with water, three times a day. I did, but unfortunately this did not work!
Stine and I were sent to a children’s hospital for a week of treatment involving a course of steroid cream and allergy remedies. Skin scratch and serum IgE testing were performed. IgE antibodies to 8 foods were tested (wheat, milk, egg, soy and cod, plus a few more). Stine reacted to milk and egg, but nothing else. After a few days of treatment Stine was able to smile at us for the first time. The problem was that her eczema came back immediately when we stopped using the steroid cream, and everyone knew that we had to stop some time. We were desperate!
A month after the visit at the children’s hospital, I was told of a Danish doctor practicing in Oslo who was getting good results treating atopic eczema. He had a blood sample drawn on me, (since I was breast feeding) and ordered US BioTek’s 96 General Food Panel, for food-antigen specific IgG and IgE antibodies. We kept Stine away from all the foods that I had elevated antibodies to, which were milk, egg, corn, pineapple, apple, banana, cranberry, cucumber, broccoli, asparagus and almond. In the beginning Stine was much better, but she was not completely well. It seemed like we had not found it all. Yet because she was so much better we also stopped using the steroid cream and allergy medicines. At the same time, we started a “building-up” treatment, of her intestine and immune system.
She was now a happy little girl at almost one year, even though she still often kept her parents awake at night, itching and scratching, and some stomach pain.
One year went by with status quo. She was doing OK but she was not completely well.
Further treatment came in early 2005, when Stine was 2 ½ years old. The doctors suggested we do a simple finger stick on Stine for US BioTek’s 96 General Food Panel IgG only test. The specimen collection went very well, as only a few drops of blood were required. The results were a shock, and we realized that still a lot had to be changed. I had to now bake bread without grains, and we already knew her category 4 allergies (IgE reaction) against milk and egg. Good progress and a period free of symptoms followed with elimination of her IgG in addition to her IgE reactive foods from her diet.
Late this past summer (2005) some of Stine’s earlier symptoms began to reappear. Itching, sleepless nights, and small spots on her skin caused us all to worry. New action had to be taken, and this time the doctor suggested we do the full IgG and IgE analysis to foods to be sure. She is after all, a very allergic little girl. Upon re-testing, the results showed great improvement from the first one. We were definitely on the right track and making good progress with diet compliance. What we have also found out since is that she reacts to foods which are naturally high in histamine, such as tomato (ketchup). It is not an allergic reaction, but it gives her symptoms. So when keeping her away from these types of foods in addition to her IgG and IgE reactive foods, she is completely free of any symptom!
What the other doctors tell me is that she has grown out of her allergies. I know however that when she is given any of the foods she is allergic to (IgE and IgG reactions), her symptoms come back. With the help of the tests from US BioTek, we have now identified many of her damaging allergenic foods, and that has given us the grace period to allow her to heal.
I would like to thank US BioTek on behalf of Stine and myself!
Our warmest regards,
Linda Rahbek, N.D
Norway.
Stine with eczema as an infant
* Crohn’s Disease, Food Allergies and Acupuncture: In December of 2004, a 37 year old female patient presented to my office with a chief complaint of severe diarrhea secondary to diagnosed Crohn’s disease. She was very
unhappy with her current medical team’s management of her symptoms.
History revealed:
Medications include:
Presenting symptoms were 25+ bouts of watery, urgent, painful diarrhea daily. Symptoms were worse in morning, aggravated by raw, cold foods, especially vegetables. She was unable to get through most meals without having significant abdominal pains and urgency. Frustration and anxiety were moderate to marked, and seemed to aggravate her symptoms. Chinese Medical diagnosis was “Liver Attacking Spleen” and “Spleen Yang Deficiency”.
Treatment course was acupuncture treatments 1-2x weekly, with re-evaluation every 10-12 treatments. Herbs aggravated symptoms severely, and were discontinued. Within 2 1/2 months, she was having 6-9 bowel movements daily (down from 25+) with significant decreases in urgency and pain. She also reported significant decreases in both anxiety and frustration regarding her condition.
Progress seemed slower than expected and she would have random set-backs of urgent diarrhea with no known cause, which would clear within a few days with Imodium PRN. Upon recommendation, she consented to the finger stick IgG ELISA delayed food allergy test (US BioTek Laboratories). Test results revealed: Dairy Group reactivity, Mushroom, Asparagus, Cucumber, Carrot, Blueberry, Cranberry, Banana, Pineapple, Almond, Sesame, Wheat Gluten and Gliadin “Breads” - including Rye, Spelt, Whole Wheat Sugar Cane, Chicken Egg. Upon going over results with the patient, she was quite surprised to see that just about every elevated food item or group was a significant portion of her diet. She had always avoided dairy products in general, but most of the other foods were consumed daily if not multiple times per day.
Within 24-48 hours of compliance with guidelines, her condition improved greatly. Her bowel movements were down to <5 daily, with a solidity not experienced previously. Urgency and pain were all but eliminated. It was interesting to note that after a few weeks with minimal symptoms, she “cheated” and tried to eat a regular bagel. Within 30-60 minutes, she noticed ULQ pain, and the return of her urgency, followed by a bout of watery diarrhea. The diarrhea was very similar to what she experienced prior to treatment, but did resolve by the end of the day without medication, which was new.
The patient is now on a maintenance course of acupuncture, able to take herbs and continues compliance with her dietary guidelines. She recently commented, while she was visiting her brother (who also suffers from Crohn’s disease) that “I was amazed to see him struggle with it [Crohn’s]. I had forgotten how bad my symptoms were. Less than a year ago, I was unable to get through a meal without going [to the bathroom]. What a difference.”
This case is a great example of Complementary Medicine in action. This case is not intended to discredit Western Medicine; instead it can be a great example of “when something doesn’t work, try something else.” Both allopathic medicine and alternative techniques have advantages and disadvantages. I believe the future of medicine will be utilizing the best of both.
Don Quaintance, MS, Dipl. Ac.
Madison, WI.
* Debilitating Migraine: Mac is a friendly, outgoing 9yo boy who is active in school, hockey, and family life. Since 6yo he has experienced debilitating migraine headaches which occur weekly or more frequently. He takes Fenugren to control vomiting during the migraines. His pediatric neurologist had recommended amitriptyline or atarax. The frequency and severity of Mac's migraines had significant impact on his family. Family life revolved around his episodes, planned events were tentative; to be called off at a moment's notice at first sign of a headache. Car travel frequently triggered a migraine and the family would sit by the roadside waiting for him to feel better.
I first saw Mac on February 2006. I recommended IgG food sensitivity testing. Mac was interesting in that he had a sophisticated palate for cheeses, especially stinky ones, and for chocolate. His IgG results indicated a severe reaction to all dairy, and a moderate response to eggs. The whole family decided to go “cold turkey” on dairy products. His six year old sister led the way with an enthusiastic “YES” to her first drink of soy milk.
At his 1 month follow up Mac reported two headaches, each lasting about 45 minutes and he hadn't needed any medications. I noticed that his face looked different. He had a shine and clarity around his face that hadn't been there before. His family had taken a road trip during spring vacation from Montana to California and he hadn't had a single headache during that trip and he had even gone on the rides at Disneyland. The family was much more relaxed; there was a palpable change in his parents as their fear for him had begun to subside.
Mac is now seven months dairy and egg free and has no headaches. He has started having one 6 ounce glass of milk (his choice) once a week. It is too early to tell if the milk will lower his threshold for headaches and they might reappear during stressful times. I am convinced that the IgG test made the difference for this child's life and for the sanity of his home life.
Susan Kreitzberg, N.D
Bozeman, Montana.
* Difficulty Hearing: An 11-year-old girl had visited my office with her parents on the primary complaint of difficulty hearing and chronic mouth breathing, or an inability to breath through the nose, but had denied nasal or sinus congestion and headaches. As this is not an uncommon symptom with food allergies or sensitivities, I ran US BioTek’s 96 General Food Panel for IgG antibodies prior to implementing any dietary changes or treatment.
After elimination of her moderate and highly reactive foods for 3 months, this patient had noticed significant improvement in her hearing and could hear her ears popping for the first time. Currently she is now on a rotation diet and symptom free!
Natasha Wolf, N.D
Carlsbad, California.
* Irritable Bowel Syndrome: J.S was a 46-year-old male with a history of irritable bowel syndrome, chronic lower back pain and anxiety. He had been experiencing intestinal problems since high school.
Evaluations by GI specialists indicated celiac disease. Dietary changes were ineffective in relieving his complaints. We ran the 96 General Food-Specific IgG Panel through US BioTek. His report particularly showed elevations for Yogurt, Milk and Peanuts which he had been eating everyday.
On removal of the moderate and high reactive foods from his diet, he has experienced about a 30% improvement in his IBS symptoms in about one week’s worth time.
Upon evaluation at eight weeks he stated he has seen about an 85% improvement in his GI symptoms with no reoccurring bouts of intestinal distress, in addition to reduced back pain and soreness. He no longer plans his day around finding bathrooms and has felt the most improvement in his symptoms since high school! He was highly allergic to six different foods which he has since eliminated from his diet.
We continue to monitor his progress over the next couple of months. He is very happy.
Thanks for your valuable service.
Gary Webber, D.C., F.A.C.O
Framingham, Massachusetts.
* Tourette's Syndrome: Working as a chiropractor in Wisconsin has been an extremely rewarding and yet a challenging opportunity for me. I have encountered conditions of varying etiologies however a consistent finding for many problems is the obvious association of diet and progression or aggravation of the disease. The use of the IgG antibody food testing has been a huge bonus to my practice and has played a big part in improving the health of several of my patients.
One very glaring case of the benefits of doing food allergy testing is a case involving a 16-year-old male patient with a previous diagnosis of Tourette's syndrome. He originally presented with a complaint of neck pain and mild headaches. His neurological examination was within normal limits and he was overall in excellent physical condition. Although I did find some small changes in his cervical spine, the manifestation of his Tourette's was noticed significantly on exam. He would uncontrollably right rotate his head quickly and frequently. This tic was often times distracting and made it difficult to treat the patient via normal chiropractic means. In conversation with the patient’s mother she stated that he was on medication for the tics however they really had not noticed big benefits from the meds. I had worked with the patient for only a few weeks when we decided to try the food allergy profile, as I mentioned to the mother that food allergy testing and elimination dieting can be beneficial in reducing the frequency and significance of the movement disorders.
When we received the results of the test we found that the patient was in the high reactivity category to garlic. Interestingly enough, the patient notified me that he pretty much lived on frozen pizzas and spaghetti. Since being notified of his results the patient has been eliminating foods with garlic and has noticed a significant improvement in the head movements. His mother is the one who noted to me that she has really noticed big changes with him. Although he has not had complete resolution of the symptoms she notes that he has definitely improved and that this is the first thing that they have encountered in his treatment to really have had an effect on his tics.
I have also had several cases of young children with chronic respiratory infections and headaches which have been benefited with the testing. I live and practice in a heavy dairy farming community and the number of patients with high reactivity to dairy products is relatively amazing. The case of a 5-year-old daughter of dairy farmers is a great example of the power of this testing. Simply put, without the testing this family would never have eliminated the dairy and she would undoubtedly still be suffering the consequences.
Alan Bassuener, D.C
Arcadia, Wisconsin.
* Non-responsive Acne: I'd like to take a moment to thank you for your part in helping us diagnose and treat our patients with non-responsive acne over the past few months. Your company has made the entire process much less frustrating for both Neya Esthetic Medicine and our patients, taking the guess-work completely out of the equation!
For the last 6 years, I've been sure of the connection between “non-responsive acne” in adults & teens (that is, acne that does not clear up with antibiotics, prescription topicals such as Retin A and conventional o.t.c. acne skin care programs such as ProActiv) and until I found your company on the internet, was left only with dietary elimination as a means to try to pinpoint that particular person's allergen. Many of the patients we see here at our facility have tried everything conventionally available with little or no result and are desperate for a fresh approach to solving their problem.
Our first “test patient” was Katie, an 18-year-old female suffering from severe cystic acne. Her mother had spent hundreds of dollars on dermatologist appointments & prescriptions that worked only temporarily, if at all. When they visited our office for the first time, we did a thorough medical history and questioned them about their prior failed attempts at managing Katie's acne. When I assured them that we were going to try an entirely new approach, I expected to meet with some resistance about what I was proposing, but to my surprise they were eager to try the IgG finger stick test I was suggesting. When Katie's test results came back with Katie testing positive for dairy, banana & wheat allergies I could see the relief in their faces. Katie had been eating all of those foods almost daily, explaining why her acne never seemed to improve. When these items were removed from her diet, Katie noticed a remarkable improvement in her acne within DAYS and is now being treated to reduce the scars left from the years of battling cystic acne. She's told us on many occasions that she'd be our “poster child” for food allergy-induced acne, and has done newspaper interviews for us to help us promote our unique program.
More recently, a woman named Tara had come to us with a similar story. At the age of 30, she was still suffering from acne that did not respond to oral or topical medications. She too had spent countless amounts of money on dermatologist visits and couldn't understand why she still had acne as an adult, when her doctors told her that she'd likely “grow out of it”. After submitting her blood for a standard food panel IgG test, we found that she was severely allergic to dairy, eggs, mushrooms and yeast (both baker's & brewers). When she found out, she was also relieved. It seems that all of those items were regular staples in her diet. Upon elimination of those foods, Tara also noted a dramatic improvement in her acne. She says that she knows when she's accidentally had one of those foods because her acne flares up within 24-hours.
Thank you for making this test easy to administer and submit as well as keeping it affordable for the average patient.
I hope that this information helps you to help the millions of people who suffer from this most common skin disease. I believe that it could save the average consumer thousands of dollars in wasted product purchases & doctors visits.
Take Care.
Adrienne Wright c/o Neya Aesthetics
Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
* Poor Weight Gain & Vomiting: A young mother had complained of coughing/vomiting, bloody stools and poor weight gain of her baby boy since the age of 6-months. N.D. had not improved on anti-emetic drugs.
By the time he was 2-years-old he had a skin rash, secondary GERD, poor appetite and growth retardation for his age, in both height and weight. There was a history of positive egg allergy, IgE, as noted by his mother from N.D.’s previous practitioner. In the Fall of 2006 Children’s Hospital was sought for pediatric specialty support. By this time the little boy was allergic to Zyrtec, experiencing abdominal pain, and placed on acid-blocking drugs as well as Montelukast and Loratadine.
An allergist at the hospital did skin testing which showed positive reaction to peach and egg, IgE. Follow-up skin testing in November 2006 however, showed negative reaction to egg, IgE. With this the allergist concluded that N.D. was no longer allergic to egg. N.D. was now on Singulair q.d., Loratadine q.d., Ranitidine q.d., and carried an Epi-pen. Despite the negative IgE results the specialists concurred that there must be a possibility that “There is a food causing a non-IgE mediated eosinophilia”. This was the conclusion reached by the specialists at Children’s Hospital, but there was no effective treatment offered and no definitive food named!
I first saw N.D. on 06/06/07. His current symptoms were eczema, poor weight gain, weekly vomiting and coughing. I described food-specific IgG testing and recommended it to the mother. A finger stick blood collection was done at his second office call on 06/22/07. The test was completed by the lab on 07/03/07, and I saw him and his mother again on 07/13/07 for follow-up. His report from US BioTek showed reaction to egg, chicken, cheese, milk, wheat, amaranth, soy, beef, rye, spelt and pea. On 08/29/07, the mother had noted that N.D. had no vomiting since starting the elimination diet in July.
Follow-up on 09/24/07 revealed no coughing with no recurrence of vomiting. Further follow-up on 12/19/07 revealed only three episodes of vomiting since July!
Peter Dodge, N.D
Carnation, Washington.
* Ongoing Problems of Celiac Disease: Thank you for running my daughter’s food antibody profile. It has been very informative and helpful to us. My daughter, now eleven, had for several years suffered from excruciating stomach aches, rashes on her hands, headaches, and unsettling
emotional upsets. During this period she had been seen by several specialists and pediatricians. At one point, in addition to blood work, her doctors ordered an upper GI series. They found nothing and were at a loss, even questioning if she was being truthful. I had witnessed these episodes and they were very real.
Her father was diagnosed with celiac disease in May of 2008. With this information, I obtained a copy of my daughter’s labs that were done three years ago at the university hospital for a second opinion. She too had celiac disease. To our distress the original results for celiac disease, run at the hospital, had been misreported.
We immediately took her off all gluten but she continued to have problems. She remained very emotional, cried often and was upset most of the time. I knew that we had part of the picture but not all of it.
Our current doctor decided to run the 96 General Food Antibody panel through US BioTek on my daughter. I was absolutely amazed by the results. We had known early on she couldn’t tolerate milk, so for years we provided calcium fortified orange juice. Her food antibody report showed marked elevation for oranges and related citrus.
She had never had an immediate reaction to these foods so I would not have suspected these foods as being a problem for her. Eggs, garlic, soy, and gluten were also elevated on her report. She loves oatmeal and we had been using oats as an alternative to wheat. I didn’t know though that this might be posing a potential and hidden problem for her.
Although oats are gluten-free they can be processed by many manufacturers on shared equipment with wheat ect.
We have since cut out these foods from her diet and replaced them with healthful alternatives under the guidance of our doctor. Since then the rashes, headaches, and stomach aches have gone away. Especially, the overly emotional part is gone.
I am a very informed, watchful mother who never could have gotten the full picture without the use of the food antibody report. Our doctor has put my daughter on several supplements to help her body. Probiotics three capsules per day, digestive enzymes four daily, multivitamin daily, calcium 750 mg daily, magnesium 200 mg daily, vitamin D 1,000 I.U daily, iron 42mg daily for now, and 400 mg daily of bromelain.
I hope our story may help others that are going through a similar situation.
Thank you,
Susan
Bend, Oregon.
* Psoriasis of 18 Years: I am so grateful I came across food sensitivity testing this year!
The results surprised me, but when I eliminated the foods which showed up on the US BioTek IgG Antibody Assay as having elevated IgG values (eggs, almonds, bananas), my
psoriasis of 18 years cleared up.
I cannot tell you how many products and techniques I’ve tried in the past! I have always suspected there was a food connection but regular allergy tests had showed nothing and I had found that keeping a food and symptom diary was just too confusing.
Thank you, thank you, thank you!
K. C
California.
* Horrible Diarrhea: K.W. called this morning with questions about obtaining testing for her daughter. She had been tested herself for food sensitivities and allergies by her doctor through US BioTek Laboratories. A few months prior she had her gallbladder removed. After the surgery she had horrible diarrhea no matter what she used as a supplement. She said that after the testing she hasn't had a single problem with diarrhea and has lost weight. She is a mail courier driver and said that she is now able to go back to work.
Anonymous.
* Debilitating Migraines: H.B. had a history of debilitating migraines, typically 3 or more days per week, over the past 25 – 30 years. She had been to numerous doctors, including neurologists, psychiatrists, and had been tested for allergies (IgE via RAST, and skin testing) all to no avail. She otherwise seemed in great health and was totally skeptical of my suggestion to try this IgG Antibody Assay from a finger-stick.
The first month post-test and on the appropriate elimination diet – NO MIGRAINES!
She has remained migraine free to date and is Very Happy!
Susan Kreitzberg, N.D.
Bozeman, Montana.
* Emotional Outbursts: I want to give you an update following our daughter’s food antibody test and implementing the recommended dietary changes...the results are amazing! Within 24 hours of removing wheat, dairy & eggs – she was a new kid. Calm, patient, not fidgety, minimal emotional outbursts. After a few days she told me it is easier to think, easier to sit still in class and focus on what she is doing. She is so proud to be able to easily follow directions now.
We noticed right away that there was a sense of calm in her eyes that we have never seen, which is heartbreaking, but exciting to know we have made this progress in Kindergarten. Her teacher is also very impressed. She said that this is the most dramatic behavioral improvement she has seen due to a change in diet.
The other added bonus, her bed wetting stopped immediately with the diet change. I don’t understand how that can be connected, but we are thrilled to say the least.
Although she misses eating her favorite foods, she has told us she doesn’t want to feel like she used to, all this from a 6-year old!
Thank you for your help. We are still in awe every day when we wake up to this new little girl we have.
Michelle
Shoreline, WA.
* “Sinus Headaches”: My doctor had me tested for the IgG antibodies in May 2007. I had “sinus headaches” for more than 10 years, and IgE testing (through the arm-pricking tests) failed to identify any allergies. Since I had my IgG panel run, and now stay away from the chief offenders for me (whey/casein/kidney/black beans/cane sugar/sesame/eggs), I have had no “sinus headaches.” Also, the type of headache that the foods cause has helped me identify other “allergens” including the local anesthetic “Articane” used recently in a root canal procedure. (My root canal was fine; the headache from the local anesthetic was horrible!)
Thank you for your assistance.
Sandra
Warner, New Hampshire.
* Improvement in Sleep: I've personally found US BioTek’s food sensitivity test results to be incredibly useful and have already seen a tremendous improvement in my health. I received the test results in mid-April and started to eliminate the offending foods (dairy products, egg, and banana) from my diet. 3-4 weeks later, I've noticed significant improvement in my sleep pattern. I've been a “light sleeper” all my life.
I have difficulties falling asleep, I'm easily awoken in the middle of the night, and have difficulty falling back to sleep. But since I've stayed off the “offending” foods, I'm able to sleep through the night, every single night. Even my husband, the “sound” sleeper has woken up several times (due to thunderstorms and the baby) and amazed to find that I'm still sound asleep! I thought being a “light sleeper” was just part of my personality. I had no idea that food sensitivities were behind my sleep problems. For all those people that have sleep problems, they may identify with me saying that being able to have a good night sleep is “priceless”.
In addition, I've also lost 7-8 lbs since I’ve stopped eating my reactive foods. I have been trying to lose 5 lbs post the baby for over 2 years, without any success. In the last 2 months, I was able to lose the weight without eating less or increasing the amount of exercise. So, I think it must be related to the type of food I'm eating. While being able to sleep is priceless and the top benefit, being able to lose the added pounds from the pregnancy is definitely a nice bonus.
Thank you so much for introducing me to this test. I think it's the best thing that has happened to me, and I hope that many of our friends/family who have taken this test will find it equally beneficial.
Elaine, Hong Kong.
* Vital Information: I was fortunate to have contact with a health coach last year who performed your 96 food allergy test on me. It has changed my life and I’m so very glad to have been able to obtain this vital information about myself. Several of my friends have expressed interest in testing themselves.
Christina
Stockholm, Sweden.
* Success story from my clinic in Norway: A young man entered my office with his father. His father is his personal trainer, and the man is one of our promising young country skiers. His endurance has been weak the past year, and he has been struggling with frequent colds, never really feeling well. From his physical exam and history, I suspect possible food sensitivities. He reports that he often falls tired after meals followed with stomach upset. He has a history of stomach pains as a child in addition to ear, nose and throat (ENT) problems. From my experience, recurrent ENT infections are very often a clear sign, together with a history or current report of stomach complaints, of food sensitivities.
The results of a 96 General Food Panel, IgG reveal elevated antibody levels to dairy products, egg, gluten/ gliadin and grains in general. Upon eliminating these foods his symptoms improved considerably within one week, with increased energy. In addition I recommended the following supplements as part of his nutritional regimen: L-Glutamine for intestinal wall support, amino acid blend for re-building the mucous membrane, probiotics, digestive enzymes, essential fatty acids, and a multiple vitamin/mineral. This has done the job for this young man!
After 4 months on this regimen with restriction of the foods mentioned above, he has managed to win his class in Norwegian cross country skiing.
It will be exciting to follow this athlete in the future.
Linda Rahbek, ND
EU BioTek.
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