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Virus or Allergy?

As I have written before,Claire has been struggling with congestion,cough,and an ear infection for the last 2.5 weeks. When she first got sick,she seemed to get better in 4 days,went back to school with a little shallow cough. After a few more days,she seemed well so I let her [...]

Dairy-Free,Gluten-Free,Egg-Free,Soy-Free,Nut-Free:what’s left?

My best friend Jill has been struggling with a mysterious and painful illness that does not seem to have an explanation (and not for a lack of looking). Most recently she has been asked by her doctor to give up dairy,gluten,egg,soy,almond and peanuts to see if there is any improvement. After [...]

Natural Supplements:Omegas,Amino Acids,and Probiotics

This is a long list of abstractly named element essential for health growth and development. I will go though them one by one and discuss some of their benefits. All of these products I purchase through Kirkman Labs and am very satisfied with them. Also,they have a great downloadable [...]

“I don’t think I can take my child off dairy,what would they eat?”

I run into this statement often,especially in response to an Elimination and Challenge where you need to get rid of all dairy including in baked goods. It is amazing how many breads,cereals,etc. use dairy or whey. If your child suffers from asthma,sever allergies,ADHD,or other neurological or autoimmune problems I [...]

Leaky Gut Syndrome

So what…you might ask…is leaky gut syndrome (LGS)? What every it is,it does not sound pleasant,and trust me it isn’t. Basically,it is when the intestinal lining is degraded by an allergy,disease,or toxin. Because the intestinal lining is degraded it can not filter out all that it should,such as [...]

Asthma and Allergy Triggers

For my children and many others milk is a huge culprit in triggering asthma and broncial infection. Below is a link to milk allergy symptoms and the affects of casein in the body. The most common reactions to milk I see in our friends kids are skin irritations,ear infections,[...]

Step 2:Allergy or Intolerance

Note:This post was updated in December 2010.

As described earlier,I began experimenting with Claire’s diet at about age 3. I had read Healing the New Childhood Epidemics by Kenneth Bock and took Claire to see a naturopathic practitioner. Both seemed to point to wheat and dairy as big culprits. She already was on [...]