Allergy Shots?

March 17, 2006

> From: Keefer <jkeefer@...>

> Subject: RE: Anosmia remission, update.

.. . . snip . . .

> I also get allergy shots and I am becoming more than

> half convinced that they are contributing to my stuffiness

> and anosmia issues.

. . . snip . . .

I took allergy shots for 6 or 7 years.

My allergist wasn't certain what I was allergic to, but he took his best

shot at " dust mites " .

The shots did seem to curtail the vicious sneezing fits that I was prone to,

but the progression of stuffiness and polyps, to say nothing of the ASA

intolerance, was totally unaffected by them.

I gave up on the shots 2 years ago. No profound effect in doing so.

Your hunch that they may in fact be contributing to Samters symptoms is one

that should not be sneezed at. It would be interesting for others on shots

to consider this question.

Without the shots, I just take an anti-histimine whenever a sneezing fit

hits. My choice is Cetirizine Hydrochloride (Zyrtec in the U.S., Reactin in

Canada) I seem to need this about once or twice a week, and it works well.

--

Ken West

Check the library . . .

samters/links

March 17, 2006

According to my Doc, the allergy shots play a simliar role as the Zolair. He

said that part of Samters is that your immune system over responds to all

irritants and the allergy shots help with this.

RE: Anosmia remission, update.

> . . . snip . . .

>> I also get allergy shots and I am becoming more than

>> half convinced that they are contributing to my stuffiness

>> and anosmia issues.

> . . . snip . . .

>

> I took allergy shots for 6 or 7 years.

> My allergist wasn't certain what I was allergic to, but he took his best

> shot at " dust mites " .

>

> The shots did seem to curtail the vicious sneezing fits that I was prone

> to,

> but the progression of stuffiness and polyps, to say nothing of the ASA

> intolerance, was totally unaffected by them.

>

> I gave up on the shots 2 years ago. No profound effect in doing so.

>

> Your hunch that they may in fact be contributing to Samters symptoms is

> one

> that should not be sneezed at. It would be interesting for others on

> shots

> to consider this question.

>

> Without the shots, I just take an anti-histimine whenever a sneezing fit

> hits. My choice is Cetirizine Hydrochloride (Zyrtec in the U.S., Reactin

> in

> Canada) I seem to need this about once or twice a week, and it works

> well.

>

> --

> Ken West

> Check the library . . .

> samters/links

>

March 18, 2006

>I took allergy shots for 6 or 7 years.

>My allergist wasn't certain what I was

allergic to, but he took his best

>shot at " dust mites " .

My allergist did the skin prick tests and I

am allergic to lots of things, esp. grass pollen and tree pollen, as well as my

cat and my horse. I’ve known I was allergic to horses since I was 2

but typically that allergy has only been itchy eyes. Anyway, I’ve

been on the shots almost a year and I admit I am not really noticing any real

difference. The spring pollen season is starting here and I have already

had 2 evenings where I was wheezing a little. My doctor flat out said the

shots would not cure my allergies but would only help the drugs be more

effective. He has even said that since I am so allergic to so many things

that getting rid of my cat wouldn’t make a difference. The more I am

around my horse and at the barn the better I feel!

>Your hunch that they may in fact be contributing to Samters

symptoms is one

>that should not be sneezed at. It would be

interesting for others on shots

>to consider this question.

When the

nurses ask me if I had a reaction to the last shot, they seem to think being

stuffed up the next day and for a few days afterwards is not from the shot as

the shots would have a more immediate effect. I get 2 shots, one arm is

horse and cat and the other arm is everything else. The horse/cat shot

tends to swell up. I personally think that shot is pointless as I am

essentially desensitizing myself to horse and cat every day! I have mixed

feelings still about the whole shot thing. I didn’t do it for years and

finally tried it when I had all the problems last year that led up to my first

surgery. We’ll see how long it lasts…

>Without the shots, I just take an anti-histimine whenever a sneezing

fit

>hits. My choice is Cetirizine Hydrochloride (Zyrtec in the U.S., Reactin in

>Canada) I seem to need this about once or twice

a week, and it works well.

>Ken West

I have

to take an antihistamine daily. My allergist told me to stop taking it

for a little while to see if it helped clear out my sinuses (in case it was

making the mucus thick) and I spent the next week itching. My eyes and

skin itched! Since that was the main reason for the antihistamine, I have

gone back on it, though at a lower dose, and it seems to have stopped the

itching. Whew! I take Allegra. I take 60 mg am and pm and

that seems to be helping. The itching was helped at just 60 mg but I started

taking another and I think it is helping the sinuses a little also, I am not

waking up as stuffy. I used to take 120 mg am and 60 mg pm as the Allegra

180 did not last long enough for me and I would wake up itchy and congested.

I am

definitely interested in what other people on shots think! I am going to

get my next shot Monday and if I am stuffy all next week, I will be having a

chat with my allergist!

K.

March 18, 2006

,

I definitely think allergy shots helped me. I've had hayfever all my life -

primarily in the fall.

Personally, I think it took at least two years to really see a benefit. I

continue to take Zyrtec,

but I was amazed several years ago to realize that hayfever season had come and

gone and I didn't

notice. That was the first time in 50+ years! The question now (with new prick

tests) is to see if

my allergies have changed or have been cured. Like you, I've been on them for

6-7 years. It's time

to see if I need them anymore.

Jim

--- Keefer <jkeefer@...> wrote:

> >I took allergy shots for 6 or 7 years.

> >My allergist wasn't certain what I was allergic to, but he took his

> best

> >shot at " dust mites " .

>

> My allergist did the skin prick tests and I am allergic to lots of

> things, esp. grass pollen and tree pollen, as well as my cat and my

> horse. I've known I was allergic to horses since I was 2 but typically

> that allergy has only been itchy eyes. Anyway, I've been on the shots

> almost a year and I admit I am not really noticing any real difference.

> The spring pollen season is starting here and I have already had 2

> evenings where I was wheezing a little. My doctor flat out said the

> shots would not cure my allergies but would only help the drugs be more

> effective. He has even said that since I am so allergic to so many

> things that getting rid of my cat wouldn't make a difference. The more

> I am around my horse and at the barn the better I feel!

>

> >Your hunch that they may in fact be contributing to Samters symptoms is

> one

> >that should not be sneezed at. It would be interesting for others on

> shots

> >to consider this question.

>

> When the nurses ask me if I had a reaction to the last shot, they seem

> to think being stuffed up the next day and for a few days afterwards is

> not from the shot as the shots would have a more immediate effect. I

> get 2 shots, one arm is horse and cat and the other arm is everything

> else. The horse/cat shot tends to swell up. I personally think that

> shot is pointless as I am essentially desensitizing myself to horse and

> cat every day! I have mixed feelings still about the whole shot thing.

> I didn't do it for years and finally tried it when I had all the

> problems last year that led up to my first surgery. We'll see how long

> it lasts.

>

> >Without the shots, I just take an anti-histimine whenever a sneezing

> fit

> >hits. My choice is Cetirizine Hydrochloride (Zyrtec in the U.S.,

> Reactin in

> >Canada) I seem to need this about once or twice a week, and it works

> well.

> >Ken West

>

> I have to take an antihistamine daily. My allergist told me to stop

> taking it for a little while to see if it helped clear out my sinuses

> (in case it was making the mucus thick) and I spent the next week

> itching. My eyes and skin itched! Since that was the main reason for

> the antihistamine, I have gone back on it, though at a lower dose, and

> it seems to have stopped the itching. Whew! I take Allegra. I take 60

> mg am and pm and that seems to be helping. The itching was helped at

> just 60 mg but I started taking another and I think it is helping the

> sinuses a little also, I am not waking up as stuffy. I used to take 120

> mg am and 60 mg pm as the Allegra 180 did not last long enough for me

> and I would wake up itchy and congested.

>

> I am definitely interested in what other people on shots think! I am

> going to get my next shot Monday and if I am stuffy all next week, I

> will be having a chat with my allergist!

>

> K.

>

May 13, 2006

You may want to look into AllergyEasy drops before going for the shots. I

think they list some doctors who do it on their website, I know the doctor

in my area who does it is really a good doctor. http://www.allergyeasy.com/

allergy shots?

I was tested by an allergist, and I am allergic to cats, dust mites,

mold, and grass pollens of spring and fall. So that's a lot of

allergies.

The allergist wants me to take a series of shots. I have so many

allergies I would get a shot in each arm, once a week for several

weeks. It's not a drug, it's the proteins from cat dander and from

pollen; helping my body adjust to them.

I am tempted to try it. Some of my friends have done it and say it

helped them alot. But I'm not sure. Not sure it's natural or if there's

bad side effects.

I am also cleaning my home -- a big overhaul- and staying on course

with my diet.

Any opinions?

Thanks, T

__________________________________________________

May 14, 2006

>

> I was tested by an allergist, and I am allergic to cats, dust mites,

> mold, and grass pollens of spring and fall. So that's a lot of

> allergies.

>

> The allergist wants me to take a series of shots. I have so many

> allergies I would get a shot in each arm, once a week for several

> weeks. It's not a drug, it's the proteins from cat dander and from

> pollen; helping my body adjust to them.

>

> I am tempted to try it. Some of my friends have done it and say it

> helped them alot. But I'm not sure. Not sure it's natural or if

there's bad side effects.

>

> I am also cleaning my home -- a big overhaul- and staying on course

> with my diet.

==>It won't hurt you to get allergy shots, depending upon what they

mix it in - do ensure it is unadulterated and does not contain

preservatives like mercury or formaldehyde, etc.

Bee

May 14, 2006

Hi Tamara --

At 10:01 PM 5/13/06 -0700, you wrote:

>I am also cleaning my home -- a big overhaul [...]

>Any opinions?

Overhauling your house will kick up a lot of cooties.

Facemasks and non-latex gloves. Frequent " air " breaks (step outside for a

couple minutes). Use homemade cleansers (lemon juice and apple cider

vinegar, etc, this stuff is easy to find online). Drink lots of water and

shower/rinse your skin soon as you stop working. Wouldn't hurt to take

some antifungals, maybe a good multi-vitamin (check ingredients very

carefully), and make sure you eat enough.

- S.

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...... Health, Diet, Society and Survival

......... for the Humans of Poison Planet

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May 14, 2006

Tamara,

I think it's a good idea it's helped many people a great deal - but

if you get them from an environmental doctor then they won't have

preservative or other unnecessary stuff in them. Also, an enviro

doc will work out the degree of the allergy and give you an injection

accordingly. You don't have to go all the way there if they're

far. hey can send it by courier overnight, serums last 3 months.

you can either have any doctor's office near you give you the

injection, or you can do it yourself

On 14-May-06, at 1:01 AM, Tamara Tornado wrote:

> I was tested by an allergist, and I am allergic to cats, dust mites,

> mold, and grass pollens of spring and fall. So that's a lot of

> allergies.

>

> The allergist wants me to take a series of shots. I have so many

> allergies I would get a shot in each arm, once a week for several

> weeks. It's not a drug, it's the proteins from cat dander and from

> pollen; helping my body adjust to them.

>

> I am tempted to try it. Some of my friends have done it and say it

> helped them alot. But I'm not sure. Not sure it's natural or if

> there's

> bad side effects.

>

> I am also cleaning my home -- a big overhaul- and staying on course

> with my diet.

>

> Any opinions?

>

> Thanks, T

>

> __________________________________________________

>

May 14, 2006

List,

And I'd also assume that if we go to a shoe maker, everyone would need new

shoes.

As everyone else, I am not an expert in immune system reactions. We all know

that allergies are the result of an over reaction by the immune system to a

substance mistakenly taken as an allergen. One of the very first things I do is

to modulate that over reaction using 1000-2000 mg of Quercitine a day during the

offending season.

II heard that some people " vaccinate " themselves as follows:

tf the reaction is controlled with the Quercitine, and for pollen and hay

sufferers they make " homeopathic " (extremely diluted) solutions/suspensions of

the allergen (use the very same pollen/hay from the offending area), in

distilled water and dose in ever-increasing amounts for two-three months.

Sometimes it works.

The idea is to quiet the immune system and to introduce the offending allergen

in very small, increasing qtys over an extended period of time to gently allow

the system to become familiar with the allergen..

Regards

allergy shots?

I was tested by an allergist, and I am allergic to cats, dust mites,

mold, and grass pollens of spring and fall. So that's a lot of

allergies.

The allergist wants me to take a series of shots. I have so many

allergies I would get a shot in each arm, once a week for several

weeks. It's not a drug, it's the proteins from cat dander and from

pollen; helping my body adjust to them.

I am tempted to try it. Some of my friends have done it and say it

helped them alot. But I'm not sure. Not sure it's natural or if there's

bad side effects.

I am also cleaning my home -- a big overhaul- and staying on course

with my diet.

Any opinions?

Thanks, T

__________________________________________________

May 14, 2006

On Sun, 14 May 2006, Sisyphus wrote:

> Hi Tamara --

>

> At 10:01 PM 5/13/06 -0700, you wrote:

> >I am also cleaning my home -- a big overhaul [...]

> >Any opinions?

>

> Overhauling your house will kick up a lot of cooties.

>

When I was helping with the cleanup after a tornado destroyed a good part

of my home town in 1990, the people in charge required that we at least

wear dust masks. They also required that we get or update our tetanus

shots if needed (administered free by the Red Cross to cleanup workers

on the scene).

I was helping a friend tear out an old chimney in his house. At the base

of the chimney, below floor level, was a black damp mass of I don't know

how many years of accumulated leaves, etc. A few days after cleaning

that out, I got the sickest I've ever been in my life for two weeks. I was

sure I was going to die!

So I agree that you should be very careful when cleaning, etc.

Zack

May 14, 2006

Note - it isn't necessarily germs that caused any problems. Poisons are

poisons and in the case of a tornado, who knows what someone had in their

house that is now dispersed into the air? I have a darkroom and various

chemicals for uses in electronics in my house. Some are extremely

poisonous. I'd hate for someone to come in contact with those!

Rotting, decaying matter most likely has a lot of poisons in it, too.

Zack

On Sun, 14 May 2006, Zack Widup wrote:

> On Sun, 14 May 2006, Sisyphus wrote:

>

> > Hi Tamara --

> >

> > At 10:01 PM 5/13/06 -0700, you wrote:

> > >I am also cleaning my home -- a big overhaul [...]

> > >Any opinions?

> >

> > Overhauling your house will kick up a lot of cooties.

> >

>

> When I was helping with the cleanup after a tornado destroyed a good part

> of my home town in 1990, the people in charge required that we at least

> wear dust masks. They also required that we get or update our tetanus

> shots if needed (administered free by the Red Cross to cleanup workers

> on the scene).

>

> I was helping a friend tear out an old chimney in his house. At the base

> of the chimney, below floor level, was a black damp mass of I don't know

> how many years of accumulated leaves, etc. A few days after cleaning

> that out, I got the sickest I've ever been in my life for two weeks. I was

> sure I was going to die!

>

> So I agree that you should be very careful when cleaning, etc.

>

> Zack

>

May 14, 2006

>

> Note - it isn't necessarily germs that caused any problems.

Poisons are poisons and in the case of a tornado, who knows what

someone had in their house that is now dispersed into the air? I

have a darkroom and various chemicals for uses in electronics in my

house. Some are extremely poisonous. I'd hate for someone to come

in contact with those!

>

> Rotting, decaying matter most likely has a lot of poisons in it,

too.

==>I agree with you Zack. Look at the health problems experienced by

people who worked to clean up after 9/11. Some have died from

exposure to the toxic substances.

==>I had interpreted " cooties " to mean bugs, germs, something alive,

because of what I understand them to be. But here's an interesting

definition of " cooties. " The term can be used to describe just about

anything repulsive, which I just found out by looking it up! We

learn every day, eh?

Bee

September 15, 2006

Hi Tara --

The shots are supposed to be a custom mixture (in trace amounts) of what

your DH is allergic to -- but I'm not sure what they're suspended in.

As a side note -- I did allergy shots during my teen years -- cost my

parents a fortune, and still wound up in the ER several times a year. What

did work, was doing my best to avoid the allergens (some were unavoidable),

eliminating toxic stuff, and working on building my health.

Health & blessings,

CREATING HEALTHIER LIVES... one family at a time.

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1-866-312-8064

http://www.TheMomPack.com

On 9/15/06, Tara Maue <orrin_reilly@...> wrote:

>

> Does anyone know what is in the allergy shots that they give (the

> ones that you have to get weekly for several years)? My husband's

> seasonal allergies have been getting worse and he decided to go to

> an allergist and they are putting him on those shots. I am

> wondering what all is in those shots. If he is getting them weekly

> for 4 years, I think he could end up with some major health problems

> if they have some bad componets to them.

>

> I am waiting on some homeopathy medicine to arrive in the mail and I

> plan on trying some out on him to see if I can show him it working.

> Then if it works, maybe I can get him to go to a homeopath so they

> can treat him long term. This will be my first try at using

> homeopathy, so hopefully it will be successful.

>

> Anyone else have luck using homepathy for allergies (like

> hayfever)?

>

> By the way, we live in the country so this is something that he

> deals with every year and it would be nice to get it fixed if

> possible (which is why he was doing the allergy shots).

>

> Thanks,

>

> Tara

>

September 15, 2006

My reply is not about the allergy shots but about using homeopathy for the first

time. My six yr old daughter started with what I thought was a cold but in less

than a day she started running fevers of 103 something and I checked her throat

and discovered the white spots in her throat and I knew she had strep.I live in

a small area so I had to search around to find someone. I ended up taking her to

a local guy who does homeopathic medicine and accupuncture. He gave me like 3

different kinds of stuff for her and used these tiny like round looking bandaid

things that had little bearings in them and put them on certain pressure points

to release the fever. After putting them on her he checked her temeperature

about 20 minutes later and her temperature had dropped one degree already.

After getting home I gave her the stuff he gave me to give her and after first

giving her the smaller doses to see if she reacted I gave a little more of the

three things he gave me and her fever spiked one more time,and the next morning

the fever was gone,the spots on her throat had shrunk in a matter of hours and

the next morning she still had a little bit of a sore throat but as the day went

on she felt better and better and I called him and told him her fever was gone

and she was feeling much better ( I took her to see him on Thursday eveing and

it was the next day she started feeling better) I took her back to see him this

past Monday and she was totally recovered and was back to her happy self.

And this whole thing I think speaks volumes about alternative versus traditional

medicine. It would have taken 2 days or more with antibioctics and with

homeopathy she started feeling better within hours,and when I took her back he

did not charge me for another visit either. And what was really surprising was

given the fact of her high fevers and the grade of her strep throat that it

worked so well and quickly,and this was the first time she had really been sick

like this so it was really scary for me. Needless to say I love this guy now and

told him the next time someone in my family got sick I would bring them to see

him. And he saved me money too. He normally charges 140 for an initial visit but

given she is 6 he gave me a break on the cost, so I only paid 70 dollars and he

gave me a bottle of stufff that was " a sample " and the other two things I got

for about 15 dollars,I remember I ended paying 115 for the visit and the stuff I

bought from him. So it worked out really well all around. I thought I would

share my experince since your email said you were trying to get your husband to

go to a homeopath,hope it helps.I say go go go...feel free to share my email

with him if you want.

Allergy shots?

Does anyone know what is in the allergy shots that they give (the

ones that you have to get weekly for several years)? My husband's

seasonal allergies have been getting worse and he decided to go to

an allergist and they are putting him on those shots. I am

wondering what all is in those shots. If he is getting them weekly

for 4 years, I think he could end up with some major health problems

if they have some bad componets to them.

I am waiting on some homeopathy medicine to arrive in the mail and I

plan on trying some out on him to see if I can show him it working.

Then if it works, maybe I can get him to go to a homeopath so they

can treat him long term. This will be my first try at using

homeopathy, so hopefully it will be successful.

Anyone else have luck using homepathy for allergies (like

hayfever)?

By the way, we live in the country so this is something that he

deals with every year and it would be nice to get it fixed if

possible (which is why he was doing the allergy shots).

Thanks,

Tara

September 15, 2006

I'm not sure what the adjuvants consist of in allergy shots, but I do know

there is a better way. Allergy shots won't " fix " your husband's allergies.

I've suffered from allergies from the time I was a child. I have been on

every antihistamine, decongestant, steriod, etc. that you can imagine. That

includes 10 years of weekly then monthly allergy shots. I was on allergy

medication for 25+ years.

The only thing all those suppressive drugs did for me was lead to my

developing asthma 4 years ago.

I became disgusted with the whole drug approach 4 years ago when I was

diagnosed with asthma. Of course all the MDs could offer me was more drugs.

I had started to learn about that time about homeopathy and how conventional

medicine doesn't offer cures, only bandaides and suppression. After the MD

nearly killed me with more steriods, I threw all my drugs in the garbage and

turned to homeopathy.

I haven't taken any conventional drugs (not so much as a Tylenol) in almost

4 years now. Coming from not being able to make it through the day without

my allergy meds to taking nothing has been FABULOUS!

I'm still a work in progress, but things are SOOO much better than they

were. Years of suppressive drugs take time to be overcome, but I see the

light at the end of the tunnel.

I HIGHLY recommend you get a good homeopath for your husband. Allergies are

NOT acute situations and need to be handled by an expert. You can cause

more harm than good by tinkering with homeopathy for chronic issues by

yourself.

You're correct to assume that 4 years of shots will leave your husband's

health worse off. Suppressing symptoms leads to greater issues in the end.

The allergy symptoms aren't the problem. Your husband's body is trying to

tell him something isn't right. Symptoms are the body's attempt to correct

whatever is unbalanced. Suppressing the symptoms will only lead to the body

trying to get his attention in even stronger ways (like my allergies leading

to asthma).

Again, homeopathy is not something to be played around with. I highly

recommend you take Sheri Nakken's online Intro to Homeopathy course. In the

meantime I have the name of a highly recommended homeopath from Sheri N. He

is currently treating my daughter and several others I know. Homeopathy can

be practiced long distance quite successfully. Email me offlist if you're

interested.

All the best,

Kay

Allergy shots?

> Does anyone know what is in the allergy shots that they give (the

> ones that you have to get weekly for several years)? My husband's

> seasonal allergies have been getting worse and he decided to go to

> an allergist and they are putting him on those shots. I am

> wondering what all is in those shots. If he is getting them weekly

> for 4 years, I think he could end up with some major health problems

> if they have some bad componets to them.

>

> I am waiting on some homeopathy medicine to arrive in the mail and I

> plan on trying some out on him to see if I can show him it working.

> Then if it works, maybe I can get him to go to a homeopath so they

> can treat him long term. This will be my first try at using

> homeopathy, so hopefully it will be successful.

>

> Anyone else have luck using homepathy for allergies (like

> hayfever)?

>

> By the way, we live in the country so this is something that he

> deals with every year and it would be nice to get it fixed if

> possible (which is why he was doing the allergy shots).

>

> Thanks,

>

> Tara

September 15, 2006

Dear Tara,

Dabbling with homeopathic medicines is unlikely to produce the results you

are hoping to get and could turn your husband off in the process. The

remedies are very specific and need to be tailored to his symptoms. See a

homeopath.

I had a terrible time with allergies when we lived on a farm. We were

surrounded by fields and I would end up in the emergency room every month or

so, swollen up something awful. Since that time I have come to believe it

was the pesticides that the farmers were spraying on their crops that was

responsible.

I recommend you try this book:

Allergies: Fight them with the Blood Type Diet: The Individualized Plan for

Treating Environmental and Food Allergies, Chronic Sinus Infections, Asthma

.... Eat Right 4 Your Type Health Library)

http://www.amazon.com/Allergies-Individualized-Environmental-ChronicSinus-In

fections/dp/0425207536/ref=sr_11_1/104-1117629-2504716?ie=UTF8

(You may have to copy and paste the url into your browser.)

Our family has been using the Eat Right for your Type diet and have had

great success and better health. I highly recommend it.

~Annette M. Hall

http://OffTheShelf.us/

http://Kidjacked.com/

-----Original Message-----

I am waiting on some homeopathy medicine to arrive in the mail and I

plan on trying some out on him to see if I can show him it working.

Then if it works, maybe I can get him to go to a homeopath so they

can treat him long term. This will be my first try at using

homeopathy, so hopefully it will be successful.

Anyone else have luck using homepathy for allergies (like

hayfever)?

By the way, we live in the country so this is something that he

deals with every year and it would be nice to get it fixed if

possible (which is why he was doing the allergy shots).

Thanks,

Tara

September 15, 2006

There are also some " alternative " techniques for retraining the body

not to react to the allergen. One is called NAET (stands for

Nambudripad's Allergy Elimination Technique, after the woman who

created it), and I had most of my allergies treated with it several

years ago. My allergies were actually sensitivities, such as food

sensitivities, so the improvement was slight, except in the example of

my Vitamin C allergy, which I didn't know I had before I saw the woman

who does the allergy elimination. As soon as she cleared the allergy,

the constant post-nasal drip I'd had for years went away.

The practitioner later switched from NAET to something she considers

more effective called Bio-SET. It passes small, harmless electrical

impulses through your body along the meridians and thus changes the

body's reaction to the allergen. It takes about 5 minutes. She says it

is permanent, unlike NAET, where some of the allergies can later come

back. She found a couple new allergies on me with it (it's more

sensitive) and " re-eliminated " a couple that had come back with NAET.

Most of them had not come back, however.

To find someone who practices these, you can start with someone who

does kinesiology, possibly in connection with chiropractic. At least

this is the case here in the U.S. Not sure about in the U.K.,

Australia, etc.

The best thing about it is that I have no fears about whether my baby

is going to develop an allergy, because I know she can get rid of it.

Much better than some of the extreme diets some kids have to be on, or

much better than having to get rid of our cats (or give him shots) if

he develops an allergy to cats.

The practitioner eliminates " building blocks " of allergens first:

vitamins, minerals, and proteins. Then moves on to food and finally

environmental allergens. One allergen is eliminated per visit. You may

find you have allergies you didn't know you had (such as to a mineral)

that is a contributing factor in your other allergies. I highly, highly

recommend that anyone with allergies look into this.

-Angie

On Friday, September 15, 2006, at 04:35 PM, Kay wrote:

> I'm not sure what the adjuvants consist of in allergy shots, but I do

> know

> there is a better way. Allergy shots won't " fix " your husband's

> allergies.

>

> I've suffered from allergies from the time I was a child. I have been

> on

> every antihistamine, decongestant, steriod, etc. that you can imagine.

> That

> includes 10 years of weekly then monthly allergy shots. I was on

> allergy

> medication for 25+ years.

>

> The only thing all those suppressive drugs did for me was lead to my

> developing asthma 4 years ago.

>

> I became disgusted with the whole drug approach 4 years ago when I was

> diagnosed with asthma. Of course all the MDs could offer me was more

> drugs.

> I had started to learn about that time about homeopathy and how

> conventional

> medicine doesn't offer cures, only bandaides and suppression. After

> the MD

> nearly killed me with more steriods, I threw all my drugs in the

> garbage and

> turned to homeopathy.

>

> I haven't taken any conventional drugs (not so much as a Tylenol) in

> almost

> 4 years now. Coming from not being able to make it through the day

> without

> my allergy meds to taking nothing has been FABULOUS!

>

> I'm still a work in progress, but things are SOOO much better than they

> were. Years of suppressive drugs take time to be overcome, but I see

> the

> light at the end of the tunnel.

>

> I HIGHLY recommend you get a good homeopath for your husband.

> Allergies are

> NOT acute situations and need to be handled by an expert. You can cause

> more harm than good by tinkering with homeopathy for chronic issues by

> yourself.

>

> You're correct to assume that 4 years of shots will leave your

> husband's

> health worse off. Suppressing symptoms leads to greater issues in the

> end.

> The allergy symptoms aren't the problem. Your husband's body is trying

> to

> tell him something isn't right. Symptoms are the body's attempt to

> correct

> whatever is unbalanced. Suppressing the symptoms will only lead to the

> body

> trying to get his attention in even stronger ways (like my allergies

> leading

> to asthma).

>

> Again, homeopathy is not something to be played around with. I highly

> recommend you take Sheri Nakken's online Intro to Homeopathy course.

> In the

> meantime I have the name of a highly recommended homeopath from Sheri

> N. He

> is currently treating my daughter and several others I know.

> Homeopathy can

> be practiced long distance quite successfully. Email me offlist if

> you're

> interested.

>

> All the best,

>

> Kay

>

September 16, 2006

I wanted to add that Bio-Set method was developed by Ellen Cutler, and her book

is called " Food Allergy Cure " (but actually her method applies NOT only to food

allergies). I have even found this book in my local library. In that book, she

describes how you can perform allergy testing at home.

Olga

Re: Allergy shots?