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Back to allergy elimination main page You
Might Be Allergic to Anything There
is hardly any human disease or condition in which allergic factors
are not involved," claims California chiropractor and acupuncturist
Devi S. Nambudripad. ÒA substance under the sun, including sunlight
itself can cause an allergic reaction someone." In other words,
you are potentially allergic to anything. if you check with enough
people, as Dr. Nambudripad has, you'll find allergies to all kinds
of food clothing, plants, chemicals, vitamins, water, vaccines,
furniture, plastic, metals, wedding rings, piano keys, heat, acrylic
fingernails, saliva--even your own adrenaline. Undiagnosed allergies
can produce symptoms, illnesses, and even chronic diseases that
affect every system and organ in your body. Chronic fatigue, migraines,
hyperactivity, arthritis, asthma, anxiety, depression, backaches,
addictions an can be allergy-based. In
her book, Say Goodbye to Illness, Dr. Nambudripad promises to "revolutionize
the practice of medicine." Diagnosing hidden allergies in itself
is not revolutionary, but Dr. Nambudripad has developed techniques
to desensitize a person to the allergens, and continue to coexist
w the substance that made him or her sick. Her technique, called
the Nambudripad Allergy Elimination Technique (NAET) retrains the
brain and nervous system to no longer react the offending substance.
"We can reprogram our brains to perceive unsuitable energie5
suitable ones and use them for our benefit rather than allowing
them to cause energy blockages and imbalances," says Dr. Nambudripad.
Newly
married 19-year-old Susan came to Dr. Nambudripad complaining of
lower b@ pain as well as fever, chills and severe headaches. A urine
test suggested a possible kidney infection. Aspirin and a light
antibiotic helped reduce her symptoms. Then, after drinking a cup
of fenugreek herbal tea, she again experienced chills, muscular
stiffness and high fever. Within 30 minutes of testing Susan for
allergy to fenugreek tea, Dr. Nambudripad was a to reduce her temperature
to normal. Thomas,
a 28-year-old computer programmer, started experiencing extreme
fatigue a year after taking a new job. He was so tired, he began
to hate going to work. His job performance dropped, and soon he
was diagnosed with chronic fatigue syndrome. When he took time from
work and stayed at home, he started to feet better. But when he
returned to work, got worse again. This
cycle continued for four years until Dr. Nambudripad tested him
and found he was allergic to computer screen radiation and the plastic
screen of his keyboard. After one session with Dr. Nambudripad he
was able to resume work with no further difficulties. How
is it possible that such brief treatment should resolve problems
that usually are cured only by avoiding the allergenic sub- stance?
According to Dr. Nambudripad, in allergies, the brain and energy
system interpret a particular substance as potentially harmful to
your body. It
may be somethingÑa diamond ring, a carob-coated cherry, a peanut-that
is harmless or pleasurable for others, but for you is toxic. "With
the first bit of most allergic foods, the brain begins to block
the energy channels to prevent the entrance of the adverse energy
of the food into the body," Dr. Nambudripad explains. The blockage
of these channels causes symptoms in particular systems. For example,
in Susan's case, it was the blocking of her kidney meridian that
generated the allergic symptoms of fever, chills, headaches and
kidney infection. The
NAET system involves the patient holding the suspected substance
while Dr. Nambudripad exerts pressure on the opposite arm to test
the strength of certain muscles. Allergenic
substances weaken muscles, so if your arm goes down, you're probably
allergic to the substance you're holding. [To perform this test
yourself with a partner, see "How to Be Your Own Allergy Detective."]
This
method can be used to rest a suspected substance. But in cases where
the allergen is totally unknown, Dr. Nambudripad uses a faster,
computerized system of muscle testing based on electro-acupuncture
and biofeedback. She uses a device which registers minute changes
in electrical response through your skin as you hold different materials.
Once
the allergen is known, Dr. Nambudripad uses acupressure to treat
the Dr.
Nambudripad developed the principles of NAET through her own illnesses.
When she arrived in Los Angeles 20 years ago from India, she was
suffering from multiple problems-eczema, arthritis, bronchitis,
insomnia, sinusitis and migraine among them. An acupuncturist finally
tested her for allergies and found that she could cat only white
rice and broccoli without negative reactions. Her symptoms began
to lift when she lived on a diet of only these two foods, but as
soon as she tried to add others, her symptoms returned. Was she
to five out her life eating nothing but rice and broccoli? One day
she stumbled upon a solution. After
eating only a few bites of a carrot, Dr. Nambudripad felt tired
and lethargic, as if she were going to faint. Was this to be for-ever
on the list of untouchable substances? Instead of succumbing, she
gave herself an acupuncture treatment working on the points she
knew would keep her from going into shock. Then she slept for 45
minutes. When she awoke, she felt completely different, in a state
of well-being. When she looked at her hands, she was still holding
pieces of carrot. She then tasted carrots again and found they had
lost their allergic bite. Dr.
Nambudripad claims that in twelve years of clinical use, NAET has
relieved allergy symptoms in 80 to 90 percent of her patients without
avoiding the allergy-producing substance. In
so doing, she has gained a new under- standing of the role of allergies
in producing illness. "Although it has gained acceptance as a separate area of medical study in the last few years," she says, "allergy has not been given the recognition it deserves as a primary cause of many types of disorder and illness."
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