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Cure Food Intolerances

Updated: 11/20/2009

Natural Remedies to Cure Food Intolerances

"Food intolerance or food sensitivity is a negative reaction to a food that may or may not be related to the immune system or to food poisoning. It can be caused by the absence of specific chemicals or enzymes needed to digest a food substance, or to the body's responses to certain food constituents (chemicals) both natural or artificial.

Symptoms of food intolerance vary greatly, and can be mistaken for the symptoms of a food allergy. While true allergies are associated with fast-acting immunoglobulin IgE responses, it can be difficult to determine the offending food causing an intolerance because if the immune system is involved, the response is likely to be IgG mediated and takes place over a prolonged period of time. Thus the causative agent and the response are separated in time, and may not be obviously related. A deficiency in digestive enzymes can also cause some types of food intolerances. Lactose intolerance is a result of the body not producing enough lactase used to break down the lactose in milk. Gluten intolerance results in damage to villi in the small intestine, which makes it difficult for the body to absorb water and nutrients from foods. Another type of food intolerance is an intolerance to food chemicals such as salicylates or salicylate sensitivity. Salicylates are chemicals that can occur naturally in many foods. Salicylate sensitivity causes many symptoms the most common of which are: hives, stomach pain, head aches, mouth ulcers, and it has even been linked to ADD and ADHD." (Wikipedia)

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TED'S REMEDIES
06/15/2006: Ted from Bangkok, Thailand writes: "No, ACV should not help with food intolerances, but it does help acid reflux. A simple citric acid baking soda at 1/4 teaspoon each mixed in 1/2 glass of water, taken once in morning and before going to bed on an empty stomach should resolve at least some initial food intolerances. A small pinch of potassium and magnesium will help, but it should be in the form of citrates or bicarbonates, if you can find one. Take this for a week. On your second week your food intolerances should appreciably reduce. The other thing is to give MSM a try, and on the third or fourth day, you should be able to eat many food. If not, then you probably have a molybdenum deficiency. So take that supplement as a possibility. The secret to make it work is to make sure you take it on an empty stomach, and grind the supplement to a powder, otherwise the body is not going to absorb it. The preferred form of molybdenum is sodium molybdate.

Why does baking soda citric acid work? It is anti- inflammatory. MSM is similar but it works differently by allowing the body to receive nutrients throughout the body by increasing cellular bioavailability. When this happens, the body should be able to tolerate most of the foods.

If not then you may have to detoxify the body in several ways, such as taking drops of sodium thiosulfate, H2O2 6-12 drops per glass of water, indole 3-carbinol, borax, and cysteine monohydrate. Of course, some won't do them together at the same time, especially the sodium thiosulfate and H2O2. The others are o.k. The short list that I have prepared will detoxify dioxin and pseudoestrogens (indole 3 carbinol), chlorine and oxidative chemicals (sodium thiosulfate), formaldehyde and glutaldehyde (cysteine monohydrate), and fluoride (borax chelates fluoride).

The last issue is heavy metal detoxification, for you calcium EDTA or disodium EDTA will work equally well. However sodium thiosulfate works similarly in removing heavy metals, although not as efficient. The present circumstances of alternative medicine is that too many websites are copying each other formulas and remedies to the extent that, the formulas I am currently recommending simply don't exist in the internet! The only way you can resolve some of this is to buy a USP grade for FCC grade from a chemical supplier by doing a search through www.froogle.com."

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ACNE: BLOOD TEST FOR FOOD INTOLERANCES

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[YEA]  12/03/2007: Les from Athens, Greece writes: "For acne, the best solution is having a blood test for food intolerances. Then completely cut out the foods you are intolerant to. It takes less than a week to see results. It took me years of struggling to finally discover this simple solution. I hope this helps people."

REMEDIES NEEDED

11/20/2009: Kathy from Keller, Tx, USA writes: "Please give me your latest remedy for food intolerances. I know my stomach acid is low, but I cannot tolerate Betaine HCL. I have trouble with fruit, simple sugar, fish oil, oats, popcorn, dairy, and numerous other foods.

Thank you,
Kathy"

TED'S REMEDIES

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[NAY]  10/31/2006: Julie from Austin, TX writes: "I tried this for a few days and felt no real difference in the foods I could eat. Actually I felt that it made my digestion weaker and my stomach and intestines felt weak and raw. I had one symptom which made me discontinue treatment. Once before when i was using baking soda regularly (to deal with chronic interstial cystitis: it was the only relief) I developed swollen salivary glands under my tongue with a spot which felt like a stone. The same thing happened this time only more severe. Similar to what is described as a blockage the swelling and tenderness come after eating. Other salivary glands on cheek and lips are now raw and inflamed. Why does baking soda do this? Something to do with acid alkaline question? Perhaps "Ted" could be asked?"

Ted from Bangkok, Thailand replies: "Dear Julie: As in all remedies, one size does not fit all. It is best to determine first whether your body does indeed acid, by getting a litmus paper, or a pocket pH meter, or if bigger budget allows it, ORP meter. You need to measure your urinary pH and salivary pH.

When this does not work and you can't get supplies to measure your own pH, use the second newer formula as there is a rare condition that some people get allergic to citric acid. The cure as I remembered was to add lemon juice, or more precisely lime juice, since here in Thailand we tend to call green lime, "lemon" and it gets confusing here since no one here ever uses yellow lemon!

Therefore try one whole freshly squeezed lime juice, then add baking soda at 1/4 teaspoon interval until the fizzing stops. Then add water to one half glass of water. This will correct vitamin C, phosphate deficiencies, rare citric acid allergies, and Oxidation reduction potentials that are not within the normal parameter. You should notice improvement within the next day.

In one case I have witnessed a severe bicarbonate deficiency, in that case that person I knew had to go using just pure bicarbonate only formula, which consists mostly of 90% sodium bicarbonate and 10% potassium bicarbonate. So his dose was about 1/2 teaspoon taken for twice a day for a least two weeks before his became normal. I knew he had a severe form as his urinary pH were something near pH of 5, which is considered extremely low.

However, I suspect dietary issues are a problem here for you. Fruits in general are high in sugar, oily foods can also create problems, low sodium diets also, even high potassium diets, and high phosphate diets. Only a pH meter can tell me that. For example if the salivary pH exceeds 7.5 that's high phosphate. If urinary pH is extremely low then bicarbonate only. However, for most people urinary pH is usually between pH 5.5 to 6. In which case a bicarbonate and citric acid works best. For people whose pH remains always stubborn and refused to budge to 6.5, then a pinch of disodium phosphate will help (found in lemons and some bananas), but on the other hand, if the pH have a tendency to "drift" to acid after a day or two OR if you seem to be allergic to something whenever a change in diets or eating certain foods, then it is a sodium molybdate deficiency.

In case of IC, my common remedy that seemed to help is one SINGLE dose of 1-2 teaspoon of sea salt in one glass of water. The pain will reduce in a matter of an hour. If you want to take it again, then you can take it only another week. This is just a precautionary standard to prevent too much sodium. People on a pure vegetarian, or raw food diets, seems to have problems about low sodium. In conclusion, measure your pH first then you start from there whether your case is alkaline or acid, extreme acid or extreme alkaline, and whether you seem to be allergic to something. These telling things are clues to what you should do."

 

 

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