My heart goes out to our customers who are parenting a child with learning
issues or anything on the Autism spectrum. It's overwhelming to live with
the child's acting out as well as the emotional and physical demands of trying
to meet their needs.
It is a struggle when
it feels like nothing is really working and the child continues to degrade.
I have recently been working with a local practitioner in our town who is
willing to offer testing that can help the foundation issues that your child may be
struggling with! I want to share this information with you in a series of blog posts - offering you
HELP & HOPE!
Are you poisoning your child?
No, intentionally of course not! But, perhaps accidently? You might
be, if your child has food sensitivities or intolerances that you are not aware of. Every
time that you feed them, even a small portion of that food, it is like poison to their system!
The result will manifest in its own unique way in their body, usually with very undesirable symptoms.
On a recent previous post, we added a quiz that you can take on behalf of
your child to see what kinds of symptoms that they are manifesting.
Symptoms that can all be related to eating foods that they are insensitive or intolerant to!
So what is a parent to do? Perhaps you even have paid for allergy
testing - you know, the back scratch kind? Perhaps even, those results did not diagnose any
foods, just outdoor pollens and trees? Yet, somewhere in your heart...you just have
had that parent "intuition" that you suspect that your child is reacting to a food or even a list of foods
that they are eating?
Well now there is hope and help - right here in Gillette! A local
practitioner, right here in our city is now offering Food intolerance testing - with a simple blood
test!
So why would you benefit from doing another test?
Most food allergy testing is done for IMMEDIATE
onset food reactions
(an IgE response).
This is when the reaction takes place any
time from
contact up to two hours after eating it.
So picture this:
your family is
eating at a popular fish place and someone eats shrimp for the first time. Soon you notice that they have a rash developing and
then they may complain about their throat constricting and you realize that they are in medical
distress. An extreme reaction would be anaphylaxis, where there is even a swelling of their
tongue and throat, maybe even a drop in blood pressure and an irregular heartbeat.
Truthfully, these reactions are pretty easy to identify. By the time you have had this same
reaction to shrimp, say three or four times, and you feel sick immediately after ingesting it, it's pretty
easy to conclude that you should not be eating shrimp! Some experts feel that only about 5% of food reactions are this type of response, the Immediate Onset Food
reactions.
So what is more common? Why are some people literally unknowingly
poisoning their own children?
Let me
introduce you to DELAYED Food reactions (IgG response)! These are the
foods that we don't start reacting to until
2 hours have passed all the way up
to 4 days later! Yes, 4 days after eating the food! For example,
you could eat shrimp on Sunday for dinner and not have any reaction until the Wednesday
or Thursday following! That is why it is so difficult to figure these out
on your own, even if you faithfully keep a food journal, attempting to document
every bite that your child eats and how they react and feel.
It's a real challenge to figure it out on
your own!
So....that being said, let me introduce you to Alletest Blood Testing for
Food Intolerances!
All it takes is a 15 minute appointment and 1 vial of blood!
They send your sample to Alletess Medical Laboratory
in Norwell, MA, and 3 weeks later, your Comprehensive Food Panel IgG results are
back! The testing covers 185 of the most common foods eaten, and in
addition, you will receive a packet of information, including a 4 day rotation
diet to follow - comprised of all of the foods that were tested that are safe
for you to eat! It's a wonderful service, and some customers can notice
improved health in their children within 3 days to 2 weeks! All for just $350! Now those
are results! And that is HELP & HOPE!
How and why should this interest you? Well...this is back to school
time and we are focusing on children with learning issues, sensory issues and those on the autism
spectrum. We understand , and sympathize with you and your child, that
school may be a difficult experience for you both!
Many of the DAN doctors (now MAPS doctors) are finding that food
intolerances are just ONE of the issues at the CORE of these
children. They feel that most all of them do in fact have food
intolerances and testing is a great place to start on the road to improved
health!
Many parents have tried to follow the GFCF (gluten free, casein free) diet
that has commonly
been recommended by the DAN doctors - and it is a good starting place. But
blood food intolerance testing can help you with specific answers that are
correct for your child! Not everyone is reacting to gluten nor is
everyone reacting to casein, though it is common, not everyone is! So blood
intolerance testing is a great place to start!
Discover the hidden link between what your child eats and how they feel, act
and react!
Let me know how I can help you and your child! Please stop in my store
to discuss this issue and if you are interested, see what the testing results look like! We also
have a DVD set that is available for checkout from our Customer Library that you may be interested
in! Let us help!
There are other core issues for these children that we will address in
upcoming posts - so sign up to follow our blog so you will be notified as soon
as our posts are up! Oh and like us on Facebook!
I would love some feedback by those who read our blog - Question: what
food have you removed from your child's diet and how did they respond?
Please post your comments below - I love hearing from you!
Give your child the Nutritional Advantage this School Year!
See you soon!
Arlys
Disclaimer: We are not healthcare professionals. Any advice we give is for educational and informational purposes only, and should not be considered medical advice. Consult with your medical doctor before making any changes to your or your family’s lifestyle. This flyer is for information only, and not a replacement for professional diagnosis, medication or therapy.
