Food Sensitivities

[Donna]

I recently took a food sensitivity test and received my results indicating which foods are "toxic" to my body. (My list of forbidden foods are listed in an entry on my blog here: http://www.champuru.net/blog/2007/11/27/no-rice/)

I am now looking for recipes for dishes that do not incorporate such things as wheat, yeast (baker's and brewer's), milk, peanuts, eggs, tomato, rice, safflower... well, you get the idea.

According to the program, you eliminate the "toxic" foods for 3 months, then reintegrate them one at a time after the detox period, monitoring for a recurring of symptoms to determine which foods you are truly sensitive/allergic to.

In the meantime, I have to eat something besides raw fruit, vegetables, and potatoes. If anyone is on a restrictive diet such as the one I described or has any leads on sites containing recipes for such "healthy fare," please let me know. All suggestions appreciated so I don't starve to death in the next 3 months!

[Beau]

Re: Food Sensitivities

Donna, sorry to read about your food allergies. Although I'm not a vegetarian, I have cooked a lot of vegetarian dishes and imo (maybe I was using the wrong recipes?), experience it took twice as long to make palatable and tasty dishes compared to dishes made with animal protein.

If I were you, I would print your list of forbidden foods from your blog and take it to Kokua Market. I have found their clerks in general quite knowledgable and very helpful. They offer many boxed convenience entrees and pre packaged bean soup mixes with the spices and everything else already added, so you do is just add water, boil, and voila it's done.

The health food stores offer many tasty alternatives to your list of forbidden foods. Good Luck!

[Pomai]

Re: Food Sensitivities

Not sure if you looked it up, but here's how the Immuno 1 Bloodprint™ test works...

Laser-like beams of light scan for toxic reactions...

Over a few hours, a fascinating series of steps take place: the antibodies in your serum interact with the food antigens which have been optimized by the Rebello proprietary method; special enzyme markers attach to the type 2 toxic food reactive wells; then other special enzyme substrates are added and within minutes there's a visible color change in each well where toxic reactions occur; laser-like beams of light rapidly scan each of the wells evaluating and re-evaluating in micro seconds the reactions that have taken place.

Toxic reactions range from plus 1 to plus 4...

The highly sophisticated micro plate scanner reads the explosive reactions the blood has as it interfaces with the different food groups, recording precisely which food types are poison or toxic. State of the art laboratory computers quantify these reactions and report them within 4 categories of reactivity.

Now,

According to the program, you eliminate the "toxic" foods for 3 months, then reintegrate them one at a time after the detox period, monitoring for a recurring of symptoms to determine which foods you are truly sensitive/allergic to.

O.K... deductive reasoning through elimination makes sense, and you could easily do this without this blood test, albeit going through a longer, more drawn-out process. But how do other factors weigh in, such as age, gender, genetics, race, etc.?

I'll ask my GF's sister, who's a doctor at a pharmaceutical lab on the mainland about this Immuno 1 Bloodprint test. See what she's heard about it. I'm kinda' skeptical. No rice? Common!

I know someone who recently (in her late 20's) became allergic to dairy (NOT "lactose intolerant"), and it frustrates the heck out of her. Now, unlike before, she can't consume what used to be her favorite foods such as ice cream and things with cheese, like pizza and other Italian dishes. Sure there are substitute products out there, but it's just a hassle, and sometimes not the best-tasting either.

[Donna]

Re: Food Sensitivities

The saga continues...

I went to see my infertility specialist today (preparing for the 2nd half of in vitro fertilization) and I asked him about the Food Sensitivity test. The first question out of his mouth was:

"Is this guy an MD?"

Then he hit me with a barrage of questions that were obviously borne out of skepticism. The bottom line was that my specialist does not want me to take the dietary supplements recommended for the detox period. He also said, "this is pretty soft science, as far as I'm concerned."

Pomai: I would be interested to hear what your GF's sister has heard about the Immuno 1 Bloodprint test and her opinion in general.

Beau: Thanks for the suggestion about the health food stores! Although I may decide not to go whole hog on the diet, I will definitely be trying to make wiser food choices for the month ahead as I gear up for an embryo transfer in January.

[Pua'i Mana'o]

Re: Food Sensitivities

I have linked to this site before and I am happy to do so again:

http://veganlunchbox.blogspot.com/

ideas upon ideas of making great meals.