holistic doctors – Gluten-Wheat Sensitivity
In her mid-forties and enjoying a good career in real estate, Deirdre came to my office suffering from fatigue. She had been feeling sluggish, anxious, and prone to mood swings in addition to having diarrhea, nausea, and heartburn. She had also been wheezing and was taking a medication for nasal stuffiness. She had pursued many health avenues and programs, including allopathic medicine for relief of her symptoms, but nothing helped.
When a friend of hers suggested that she might be allergic to gluten and should consider seeing a holistic chiropractor, Deirdre was extremely resistant. Her faith in the medical profession was severely impaired and the thought of being examined by yet another doctor, even a holistic practitioner, made her want to run. But she continued to suffer and became so miserable that she decided to try an alternative route. Out of desperation, she came to my office. Taking all of her symptoms into account and noticing a rash on her skin, I assessed that the problem truly was related to celiac disease, an allergy to gluten.
Like most Westerners, Deirdre’s diet included muffins, bread, pasta, cereals, pizza and other wheat-containing foods. If she continued to eat foods that she was allergic to, she would continue to have symptoms, but with the simple natural holistic treatment steps I offered, her wheat-gluten-grain allergy was eliminated by the sixth session. This wasn’t an easy task because Deirdre was reluctant and doubtful. Dealing with her allergies had become part of her life and she had a hard time letting go and making changes.
I had her hold her arm up and affirm, “I am okay with letting go of my allergies.” Deirdre could not hold her arm up while speaking this statement, so I concluded that Deirdre had an underlying emotional connection associated with food. Through a holistic technique, she was able to access the memory of John Kennedy’s assassination. It seems she was so distraught over his death when she was eleven years old, that it affected everything she ate that day (mostly grains). Her memory in combination with her present day eating was the source of her hostile food reactions. Rationally, she said, it made no sense, but she took my advice.
A list of products that contain wheat or gluten:
Many of us don’t know why we feel fatigued, cranky, stuffy, or irritated. It is often because of the foods we eat-especially wheat grains.
The more obvious products that contain gluten are baked goods, bagels, biscuits, bread, cereal, cake, cookies, dinner rolls, doughnuts, crackers, dumplings, muffins, pancakes, pasta (macaroni, spaghetti, lasagna, etc.) pies, pizza, stuffing, and waffles. Less obvious are coffee substitutes, deep-fried or battered foods, ice cream cones, gravy or sauces that have been thickened, hamburgers, hot dogs, luncheon meats, malt, salad dressing, soy sauce, and soups.
Always read the ingredients on a product label to be sure they don’t contain flour, bran, wheat germ, wheat starch, gluten or any other substance you are allergic or sensitive to.
Deirdre’s relief was such a strong healing experience for her, that she began to feel a tremendous urge to become part of a holistic healing profession. She pushed aside her thoughts about not being able to attend college and continue to afford her comfortable and established lifestyle, and decided to sacrifice three years of intense study to follow this new path. Less than a month after her final treatment, Deirdre’s boss sold his business and offered her a buy-out whereby in exchange for three years’ salary, she would relinquish her stock holdings in the company. Thus, she obtained the income and three years of time off she needed to go back to school. Today, Deirdre is a busy acupuncturist. She credits her new life to her holistic chiropractor. She didn’t just get rid of a wheat allergy-she regained trust in the process of life.
I can’t promise you three years of income, but anyone who has a sensitivity to wheat or gluten will benefit from the following:
Three Tips to Discover a Reaction to Wheat
a) Avoid all wheat products for ten days. See if your demeanor improves.
b) Fifty percent of food reactions happen in a delayed manner. Therefore, you need to have an ALCAT (food and chemical sensitivity/intolerance test) to rule out a delayed-onset reaction to wheat/gluten.
c) Have a holistic practitioner who specializes in kinesiology (muscle testing) to see if your muscles go weak when coming in contact with wheat products.
For further information about food allergies, I suggest Dr. Doris J. Rapp’s book Is This Your Child? Seeing a holistic practitioner may help you overcome underlying emotional connections that are causing food reactions.
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For 20 years, Dr. Mike treated many well-known celebrities in Los Angeles. He has toured the country treating colleagues, and has participated as a healthcare provider in four Olympic Games. Dr. Mike and his family moved to Atlanta where he joined forces with a group of dedicated doctors at Millennium Healthcare. Millennium’s vision is an all-inclusive healing facility, offering each patient the best of both conventional and holistic medicine. If you are in the Atlanta, Georgia area, he would be happy to see you at Millennium Healthcare. Contact Dr. Mike at http://www.millennium-healthcare.com or call (770) 390 – 0012.
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Natural Fibroid Treatment – How To Shrink Fibroids Without Surgery
If you are suffering from symptoms from your fibroids, you may have already looked into the treatment options available. Like many women, you may be very disappointed with what conventional medication and surgery offers-indeed many doctors recommend taking no action at all as fibroids will naturally shrink around the time of the menopause.
Natural fibroid treatment is becoming more and more popular as women see that it is not only a valid option, but the only way forward if you want to be free of the symptoms caused by your fibroids for good. It is most certainly possible to shrink fibroids naturally providing you go about it the right way.
The mistake most women make is to seek out isolated treatments for their fibroids-all of which may have some merit. However, to enjoy real and proper success, there is a definite strategic process to this and although the words “natural fibroid treatment” might imply something easy going and unstructured, this is far from the case.
Fibroids develop due to the subtle interaction of a number of conditions which are present within a woman’s body at a given time. Very often even a doctor cannot determine the exact cause and this is what can sometimes make effective treatment seem very difficult. For example, one common cause of fibroid growth is linked to excess estrogen. However, not all women with excess estrogen develop fibroids, and not all women with fibroids have particularly high levels of this hormone! If you knew for sure that estrogen was the only problem in your particular case, you could actually do something about it. However, it isn’t that simple. This means that the only way to see success is to treat all the possible root causes of fibroids at once, meaning that your body becomes hostile to fibroid growth and the condition simply cannot thrive.
Therefore, natural fibroid treatment will consist of a number of strategies which run concurrently. Reducing excess estrogen will be one element. In addition, maintaining a healthy weight is also important as is reducing inflammation in the body. You will also look at your options for detoxing, as estrogen-mimicking compounds can become “locked” in the liver, fueling fibroid growth. Taking certain herbal
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and dietary supplements to help shrink fibroids will also be a factor. Exercise and other holistic treatments will also be helpful.
As you can see, using a natural fibroid treatment should be a “no-stone unturned” approach, otherwise you will not see success. I always give a word of warning to women who are going down the road of trying to discover how to shrink fibroids naturally. This is not a quick fix method and does require a degree of determination. Although not difficult, you need to be reasonable motivated and want to take charge of your own healing.
Your reward for this will be fast, symptomatic relief-often within days. Actual shrinkage time varies, but many women begin to see results within 6 weeks and most will see significant shrinkage within a few short months. Often the degree and speed of success will mirror how well a woman will follow the recommended natural fibroid treatment.
Fibroids are a condition which respond very well to natural remedies and they are an ideal condition to treat because as they are so rarely life-threatening. It makes complete sense to try out a natural treatment for fibroids before resorting to surgery or any of the hormonal drugs which can cause their own side effects.
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