ladies,
i have lurked for months and found wonderful ideas, advice, etc. and now have to share our well won fight with food allergies and eczema with you. i am going to make a really LONG story short (as possible...i'm a pretty long winded person). my now ten month old, who for nine months was scratching the heck out of his arms, leg, ears and face, is on his way to living allergy and eczema free. i breastfed exclusively for the first 6 1/2 months (afraid to even try solids), we tried elimination diets (we know dairy, eggs, wheat, soy, corn, chocolate, onions...the list goes on were all problems), and sought out a variety of natural products/supplements....we visited many health food stores, saw a naturopath when we discovered the peds would do little more than treat the symptoms...i could go on, but won't.
ok, at a holistic mom's meeting a woman asked if i heard of n.a.e.t. (nambudripad's allergy elimination techniques)...and said to look it up on the internet. i did and it has changed my life...and the well being and happiness of my ds. i purchased dr. nambudripad's book "say good-bye to children's allergies", found a chiropractor in gibbstown, nj who practices naet along with cranioscaral therapy and made an appointment. you may or may not see immediate results (we were fortunate and saw a major decrease in itching after the first visit), but within a month's time (seeing her about 3 times per week) we have been able to add dairy, wheat, corn and soy back into both of our diets. i just recently added wheat (last night) and my boy who would break out in a horrible itching fit with hives and inflamed red patches on his face, legs, arms, neck with the slightest taste of wheat by me is now sleeping peacefully without ANY signs of it bothering him.
www.naet.com
naet is all noninvasive which is what made my decision to try it so easy. the basic idea involves combining acupuncture (acupressure in our case since ds is so young), chiropractic, kinesiology, and nutrition to eliminate allergies. i had an appointment with a ped. allergist who was sure to want blood work etc. and i was very torn about going. we had been through sooooo much emotionally trying to deal with the itching, hives, inflamation and misery. like many of you, i would say, 'if i could just figure out what was causing it i would give it up, eliminate it from our home, do what ever i need to do to help my baby.' my ds is like a completely different child...happy...easy to be around. we are still getting 'cleared' of our allergies...because i am breastfeeding and would be doing so for at least the first two years, our dr. said we would need to treat both of us. naet is not cheap (i am fortunate enough to have insurance and although i had to fight a little was able to get the treatments partially covered) and sometimes multiple visits are needed for one food group, but it WORKS! i was spending a small fortune (not to mention the stress on our daily lives) trying to find foods that would not cause my ds to break out...for us our dr. and naet have been miraculous. from the moment we met our dr, she was confident that she could help us and she did!
naet may not be for everyone...it could almost seem whacky if you don't believe in blocked energy, natural cures, etc...but trust me it works. the most diffiuclt part is that after a treatment you have to avoid specific foods/products (depending on the allergen) for the next 25 hours...including not touching the allergen...when you are the mom and you have other kids this is a bit tricky.
my goal was not to tell my story, (i've tried to condense as much as possible)
but to share this awesome technique with anyone whose child is suffering...spreading the word about good stuff!
i have lurked for months and found wonderful ideas, advice, etc. and now have to share our well won fight with food allergies and eczema with you. i am going to make a really LONG story short (as possible...i'm a pretty long winded person). my now ten month old, who for nine months was scratching the heck out of his arms, leg, ears and face, is on his way to living allergy and eczema free. i breastfed exclusively for the first 6 1/2 months (afraid to even try solids), we tried elimination diets (we know dairy, eggs, wheat, soy, corn, chocolate, onions...the list goes on were all problems), and sought out a variety of natural products/supplements....we visited many health food stores, saw a naturopath when we discovered the peds would do little more than treat the symptoms...i could go on, but won't.
ok, at a holistic mom's meeting a woman asked if i heard of n.a.e.t. (nambudripad's allergy elimination techniques)...and said to look it up on the internet. i did and it has changed my life...and the well being and happiness of my ds. i purchased dr. nambudripad's book "say good-bye to children's allergies", found a chiropractor in gibbstown, nj who practices naet along with cranioscaral therapy and made an appointment. you may or may not see immediate results (we were fortunate and saw a major decrease in itching after the first visit), but within a month's time (seeing her about 3 times per week) we have been able to add dairy, wheat, corn and soy back into both of our diets. i just recently added wheat (last night) and my boy who would break out in a horrible itching fit with hives and inflamed red patches on his face, legs, arms, neck with the slightest taste of wheat by me is now sleeping peacefully without ANY signs of it bothering him.
www.naet.com
naet is all noninvasive which is what made my decision to try it so easy. the basic idea involves combining acupuncture (acupressure in our case since ds is so young), chiropractic, kinesiology, and nutrition to eliminate allergies. i had an appointment with a ped. allergist who was sure to want blood work etc. and i was very torn about going. we had been through sooooo much emotionally trying to deal with the itching, hives, inflamation and misery. like many of you, i would say, 'if i could just figure out what was causing it i would give it up, eliminate it from our home, do what ever i need to do to help my baby.' my ds is like a completely different child...happy...easy to be around. we are still getting 'cleared' of our allergies...because i am breastfeeding and would be doing so for at least the first two years, our dr. said we would need to treat both of us. naet is not cheap (i am fortunate enough to have insurance and although i had to fight a little was able to get the treatments partially covered) and sometimes multiple visits are needed for one food group, but it WORKS! i was spending a small fortune (not to mention the stress on our daily lives) trying to find foods that would not cause my ds to break out...for us our dr. and naet have been miraculous. from the moment we met our dr, she was confident that she could help us and she did!
naet may not be for everyone...it could almost seem whacky if you don't believe in blocked energy, natural cures, etc...but trust me it works. the most diffiuclt part is that after a treatment you have to avoid specific foods/products (depending on the allergen) for the next 25 hours...including not touching the allergen...when you are the mom and you have other kids this is a bit tricky.
my goal was not to tell my story, (i've tried to condense as much as possible)
but to share this awesome technique with anyone whose child is suffering...spreading the word about good stuff!
