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31 May 2008 @ 7:20 AM
jinkies! Join Date: Tue 27th May 2008
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Allergy testing helpful in controlling ADD??

Hello everyone,

My DS has some allergies and I've wondered if he's sensitive to milk. We've switched back and forth with soy milk in the past and I THINK there may be a correlation with focusing issues. We're going to try to do soy milk this weekend and see what we think. DS is a very picky eater and doesnt like soy milk as much. DS' nose has been stuffy for 2 months despite being on 2 allergy meds. He says that he has a headache every day. He was just diagnosed with ADD and dyslexia. I just wonder if allergy testing so that we would know exactly what he's allergic too and hopefully be able to avoid them may be helpful to DS. Thank you for any replies.

Becky

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31 May 2008 @ 6:16 PM Reply # 1
Elaine20 Join Date: Sat 10th Nov 2007
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Allergies

I have allergies and it can be frustrating sometimes to find a medication that works. I had to go through several different ones before I found one that worked for me. None of the over the counter ones worked. i eventually found relief with Zyrtec. Fortunately, it has just recently come available as an OTC medication.

I know several people, myself included, who have allergies and ADHD. It would not be likely, although anything could be possible, that alllergies are causing ADD symptoms.

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2 Jun 2008 @ 10:52 PM Reply # 2
jz Join Date: Mon 2nd Jun 2008
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Hi, I took my son to a naturopath and had his blood testing for food sensitivities. It saved a lot of time as the elimination diet was taking forever. Things he was sensitive too, I would have never figured out on my own or through elimination. Dairy, Chicken and garlic came up on the test, and there was even more then that. Almond milk is good, just get the unsweetened one though. As long as nuts are not an allergen for your child. If I have dairy, I start to get post nasal drip in my throat and start coughing. Food sensitivities can show up in different ways. The test was worth it for us.

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4 Jun 2008 @ 1:55 PM Reply # 3
Guertingirl Join Date: Wed 4th Jun 2008
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Allergy Testing helpful in controlling ADD??

I recommend the following book with regards to Dairy and the problems is can cause.

Milk A-Z by Robert Cohen

Very interesting...

Good luck

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16 Jun 2008 @ 7:20 AM Reply # 4
JediShaman Join Date: Sun 15th Jun 2008
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Allergies are common in ADD/ADHD cases. Allergies are typically created by the subconscious mind-body system in response to an emotional stressor. Anything present in the environment at the time of the stressor can be associated with that stressor and the body then later reacts with agitation toward that stimulus, whether it's a smell, a food, or a sound. The stress/trauma at the root of the allergy could be from any time in one's life or even a pattern transmitted from an ancestor or carried over from another lifetime/incarnation (Brian Weiss M.D.'s hypnosis regressions have uncovered the past life stuff whether or not one's religious beliefs accept that).

Therapies that clear allergies include dowsing and kinesiology based systems of communicating with the subconscious. I've encountered Psych-K, NMT, EFT, and other energetic approaches to address allergies. Until you can successfully clear an allergy or sensitivity I consider it wise to eliminate the food involved. Cow's milk isn't really healthy for humans anyway, so it doesn't hurt to avoid it.

- Jed Shlackman, LMHC www.phinsights.com

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