Food allergy and food intolerances are becoming more widely recognised amongst nutritional and accepted curative practitioners. Food allergies can be quite a serious condition, such as a child having an allergy to nuts and when captivating them they could go in to anaphylactic shock that could be life threatening. Less seriously they could suffer from a runny nose, itchy eyes, sneezing or wheezing.
A food allergen causes an immune response whereby IgE antibodies charge the allergen and release histamine which causes the symptoms described above. These IgE mediated food allergies could manifest themselves in conditions such as asthma, eczema or hay fever as well as recurrent colds and infections.
Another food mediated immune response is known as a food intolerance. This happens when there is an IgG or IgA response to food connected with degranulation of basophils and mast cells that originate inflammation. Thought about to be less severe than a food allergy, food intolerances can manifest as low grade "silent inflammation" with sub clinical symptoms such as brain fog, irritable bowel, headaches or low energy. These IgG mediated food intolerances may also originate no outward symptoms at all but can be creating havoc on the inside. Investigate from the Clinical create of curative and Chemical Laboratory Diagnostics in Austria have shown that obese children have significantly higher IgG antibodies against distinct foods than general weight children. These IgG antibodies are connected with thickening of the tasteless carotid arteries. The authors state that these findings raise the possibility that IgG mediated food antigens are pathogenetically involved in the amelioration of obesity and atherosclerosis.
Unfortunately, many accepted doctors and dieticians may tell you there is no such thing as food intolerances; any way you can easily test yourself with a dependable home test kit called a York Test. You can also see that food manufacturers are now embracing the idea of food intolerances and are providing foods that are gluten, wheat or dairy free.
The most tasteless food intolerances are wheat, gluten, cow's milk, eggs, soy and yeast. These foods are found in bread, pasta, bakery products, dairy products and soy products. If you can't afford a food intolerance test (as they can be in the middle of £170 and £265) then you can do an elimination diet.
For 2 weeks eliminate all potential food intolerances and just eat the following foods - all meat, seafood, poultry and fish (except tuna, and swordfish) as your source of protein. Chicken, turkey, seafood and white fish are generally lower in calories and fat, any way you should still eat oily fish a incorporate times a week and can occasionally have dark meats such as lamb or beef. incorporate these protein sources with unlimited amounts of vegetables such as artichokes, avocado (1 a day), asparagus, aubergine, bamboo shoots, beetroot greens, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cabbage, cauliflower, raw carrots, celery, chard, collards, courgette, cucumber, fennel, green beans, kale, lettuce leaves (all types), mushrooms, olives (3 a day), onions, parsley, peas, peppers, radishes, sauerkraut, spinach, tomatoes, turnips, water chestnuts and watercress. While this 2 weeks don't eat grains, fruits, dairy, starchy vegetables or drink alcohol. This will help your immune theory to calm down, it will allow your gut to heal and you will also lose a tiny weight.
After the initial 2 weeks of food elimination you should consequent what is known as a Palaeolithic diet for a further 2 to 4 weeks. This will further allow your immune theory and gut to heal and still excludes many tasteless food intolerances. This part of the elimination diet includes:
• All the meat, fish, seafood and poultry you can eat
• Unlimited vegetables
• All fruits
• All nuts
• Olive oil, coconut oil, coconut milk, herbs and spices.
• No grains, dairy or legumes
• If you suffer from or have a family history of autoimmune disease then no eggs, nuts and seeds, tomatoes, potatoes, aubergine or peppers.
You can also eat ginger, garlic, cinnamon, coriander, cumin, turmeric, basil, thyme, oregano, black pepper, sage, cardamom, as well as lemon juice, apple cider vinegar, horseradish and pickles to add flavour and collection to your food. After this time of food elimination it's time to start reintroducing some of the foods you have been avoiding, one at a time, to see if you start getting some of your old symptoms back again. For example continue eating the Paleo way but add back to your diet some dairy for a week, re-evaluate how you feel, if some of your symptoms return remove dairy again and try adding back grains for a week. Keep whether removing offending foods or adding back non-offending foods until you feel you are happy with how you look and feel.
