Posts Tagged ‘Allergy’
Food Allergies
Wednesday, March 18th, 2009
Introduction
Food allergies (FA) cause the immune system to release cytokines, lymphokines, and interferon’s influencing all tissue physiology; toxins initiate similar reactions; food allergy and toxicity are intimately connected; FA is the culprit behind ‘mysterious’ undiagnosable symptoms; allergy testing uncovers causes of illness, reveals unsuspected food sensitivities in asymptomatic patients; bronchial hypersensitivities doubled in the last decade; atopic dermatitis in 10-15% of population, provoked by food antigens; adverse food reactions in 25% of younger children; the leading cause of most undiagnosed symptoms.
Skin Allergies
Friday, March 6th, 2009
Urticaria/Swelling/Redness/Itching/Rashes
Erythema multiforme (EM) can occur as primary skin disorder or as skin manifestation of systemic infection or chronic inflammatory disease; often a manifestation of hypersensitivity to drugs (penicillin, barbiturates); vaccinia, BCG, and poliomyelitis vaccines, herpes simplex, food allergens, and infectious organisms can induce EM; hypersensitivity is a common factor.