RE: Re: LEAP Reply to (reply 3)

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Cheryl, since you're being brave and bold to stick your head out I will too.

Throughout this debate, I've thought a great deal to that time when I was 14

and suffering from acute constant asthma. For a year I had a cow bell

hanging by my bed that I could hit and ring at night any time I was unable

to breath. Than bell could have waked the dead, but very importantly, it

woke up my father and g/father, the 2 ppl that could give shots at my home.

They both ran - my g/father in the lead being a light sleeper and closest to

my bedroom - and stuck me with a needle full of epinephrine. Then my father

pulled me up, rubbed my back, calmed me down, and rubbed my chest and back

with Vicks-Vaporub. Once I started breathing again, my mother would spend

the night sitting by my bed or I could not go back to sleep.

Fast forward to a wonderful (not!) " vacation " in Baltimore at 's Hopkins

hospital. What started out as a few days of testing, extended to a month as

an out patient undergoing grueling allergy tests to determine what I was

allergic and intolerant to that drove me into these episodes. My back was

like a colander, and there was no more room to poke it, they worked on my

arms and thighs. Finally I rebelled and they would have to drag me screaming

and clawing trying to get away. I had arrived at 84 lbs. I left at 65 lbs.

They did not help me with their torture. Most of what I was allergic to

according to them was dust and pollen - huh? So what then? I lived in

Puerto Rico. Move to one of the Poles? Or to the Sahara? Or perhaps live in

a glass bubble? And although I am deathly allergic to shellfish - all

crustaceans - if they tested for that they sure didn't notice it. I did test

allergic to tunafish. At that time I had never eaten tunafish. It just

wasn't a fish found in the Caribbean or southern Atlantic oceans, or

prepared by us. It was considered (and I still do) the same as shark.

Something to release or throw back to the other fishes.

My opinion, totally anecdotal of course, is, if a less invasive methodology

exists, that can help ppl, the use it. I will support it whether I want to

use it for myself or not. Once the Earth was flat, and those that said

differently were mercilessly punished and mocked. There are yet so many

unsolved mysteries in every facet of the universe, we must applaud and

encourage the pioneers, or we'll sit and rot and die a sure miserable death.

I've said my one and only comment on this topic. I know if the " world ends "

I'll be one of the survivors.

Digna

From: rd-usa [mailto:rd-usa ] On Behalf Of

cherylharrisrd

Sent: Saturday, June 25, 2011 6:34 PM

To: rd-usa

Subject: Re: LEAP Reply to (reply 3)

I am questioning why I'm jumping into the fray, but here goes...

I did LEAP years ago, and got quite a few false positives and false

negatives. When I eliminated my reds and yellows, I saw little to no

response. I found that ELISA targeted my food sensitivities more accurately,

overall, and yet LEAP did point to a squash sensitivity I hadn't been able

to nail down before that.

Now, I'm just one person, and I don't for a second feel like that means that

LEAP does, or doesn't work--one person does not reflect the accuracy of a

test. As I've heard positive stories from others I've thought of doing the

certification, but have not thus far because I feel like either I need to be

able to vouch for the test either from observing myself or others, or point

to studies. I do certainly understand the passion of people who have seen

improvements themselves and in their clients.And while I've appreciated the

enthusiasm I've seen in LEAP therapists, I've really been put off by the

insistence it's the only test to use, since no one has pointed to anything

concrete in the way of studies until now and the attitude seems to be that

questioning is a problem, when it should be what all of us encourage. My

clients question me--that's their job! I expect the same openness of

questions from companies I work with. Asking interested, pointed questions

is not naysaying--it's using your brain.

The ideas behind LEAP truly make sense to me, and I look forward to seeing

where the research goes. It takes guts to be a pioneer, and I salute you!

Food for thought.

Best,

Cheryl , MPH, RD, LD

Whole Health

3345 Duke Street, andria, VA 22314

9675-A Main Street, Fairfax, VA 22031

www.harriswholehealth.com

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> > > > > > I am surprised that there are studies - but they can not be just

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> > > > > > " clinical studies " . (Look at all the scams with dietary

supplements

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> > > > > > products and all they list is " testimonials " and " clinical

> > > studies " .) I

> > > > > > agree with Pam, take the small steps. It really needs to be done

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> > > > > > unbiased researcher or reviewed by an unbiased researcher if you

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> > > > > > it. The DASH diet for one has been validated in peer reviewed

> > studies

> > > but

> > > > > > continues to be studied.

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