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Food Sensitivities and the
Hauser Diet!
If you have food
sensitivities, your body reacts as if it is fighting
off an enemy invader. Some people think that being sensitive
to a food means breaking out into hives and ending up in the
emergency room. This is more of a “true allergic” reaction.
However, people can go for years with unacknowledged food
sensitivities. It is the job of our immune system to clear
these invaders from the body. Our immune systems are strong,
but while fighting off billions of other toxins from the
environment and stress our systems become overloaded, and
something has to give. It is also common, in these cases,
that the body loses its ability to tap into fat stores for
fuel.
What can this mean for a person with food
sensitivities?
Weight gain and a host of other disorders,
often as we get older and our systems have been getting beat
down for years.
Key symptoms of food
sensitivities like heartburn, constipation, diarrhea,
fatigue, bloating, migraines, inflammation, mental fog,
depression, body aches and pains may all be attributed to
other factors or just ignored altogether.
Traditionally,
these are treated as isolated symptoms and the underlying
cause (certain foods) is never discovered. This person will
just go on eating the same junky diet and suffering through
the same health problems.
How are food sensitivities
determined? At Caring Medical we offer tests for a variety of common food allergens.
The results of the test help in determining their "Hauser
Diet" .
Unfortunately, food(s) which a person is sensitive to may
happen to be their favorite. “I can eat a whole cheese
pizza for dinner,” says a person with sensitivities to
casein (milk products). “I add onions to almost all my
cooking,” says a person with sensitivities to onions. Best
to treat the underlying cause of the problem- avoid the
offending food. This type of diet takes maximum dedication,
but eliminating allergens from your diet can make astounding
improvements in your life, even for people who consider
themselves “healthy.”
The Case of J
At the age of 32 J had her first child in September of
2002. She had a naturally small build at 5’5”, 138 pounds
and 29.5% body fat. However, her typical weight was 126-128.
J also suffered from fatigue and terrible body aches. She
had heard her doctor at Caring Medical mention food
allergies and the systemic effects of everyday foods can
have on certain people, but didn’t really buy into it at
first.
J tried doing the typical
high protein low carbohydrate diet on her own. She actually
felt like she was gaining weight on this diet. Not only was
she failing to lose weight but her other symptoms were
persistent. She was put on a supplement program. J also began rotating some more foods into her diet
including fresh fruit and
vegetables and cut out all “bad
fats.” This was helping quite a bit, and she was down to
about 127 with 26.5% body fat. J was satisfied with the
weight results, but still didn’t feel she had reached her
optimal “wellness” point.
In March of 2004, J thought
she should give the allergy test a try. She found out what
most people hate to hear. She was allergic to some of her
favorite foods and everyday products that she ate and used
everyday: mushrooms, gluten (wheat products), casein (milk
products), melons, colas, corn starch, fluoride, nitrates,
MSG, sucralose, aspartame, and sugar cane. Disappointed, but
determined, she started an allergy-free diet. She also
started using fluoride-free toothpaste. She noted some minor
improvements right away.
A couple weeks after starting
this rigid diet, J celebrated her 34th
birthday. Like most people, this means birthday cake and
other junk foods. J thought a couple days wouldn’t hurt.
Wrong! For 2 weeks after the birthday celebrations, she
felt like she was “hit by a truck.” All of her symptoms
started to come back. This was proof enough to J how
powerful her food intake is. Since then she has stuck to a
strict gluten and casein free diet, and avoiding her other
allergy foods. She is currently at her ideal weight of 123
pounds with 22% body fat. Her joint pain is better and her
energy has increased. To J, this means more enjoyable
time with her family, more enthusiasm at work, and a better
quality of life altogether. She even says she is “not as
hungry” as she used to be. She can eat sensible portions and
feel full.
If you want to learn more about food allergy testing, and utilizing it to create a
personalized nutrition program, reply to this newsletter or
give us a call at 708-848-7789. |
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The
Hauser Diet is unique in that
it explains why there is not one diet for everyone. The Hauser Diet is
actually five different diets: