| Tina Kitcatte - The Brambles, Kiln Barn Road, East Malling, Kent ME19 6BQ Telephone: 01732 874 576 Email: tina@tinakitcatte.co.uk |
In the field of complementary medicine, simple and accurate allergy testing methods have
been developed. One of the most important of these is muscle testing.
The diagnostic method is simple and without discomfort, the treatment is painless, without
the side effects sometimes associated with conventional medicine and is suitable for
infants and children as well as adults.
When the word “Allergy” was first introduced into the language of medicine about a
century ago, it is unlikely that anyone envisaged the controversy that it would cause. The
allergy debate continued until some thirty years ago, when evidence began to emerge that
this ‘truth’ was nowhere near the whole picture.
Whilst a high level of stress can be the trigger that sets off an allergy, there is likely to be
also an inherited malfunction in the immune system – both these factors playing their part
in the development of the problem. Indeed, the symptoms of allergy can increase or
decrease in severity depending on the patient’s stress levels at the time.
The allergic response is inflammatory or symptoms appear in “target” organs such as the
skin, eyes, lungs and bowel are obvious targets, but allergic symptoms may also appear in
muscles, joints, brain and other organs. The link between symptoms is not psychological,
but is physical inflammation. Symptoms of food intolerance can be surprisingly varied,
such as: catarrh, digestion and stomach trouble, backache, swollen glands, depression,
anxiety attacks, palpitations, headaches, mouth ulcers, aching joints and muscles.
Because the onset of symptoms are often delayed, they seem to bear no relationship to diet
at all. Many food ‘allergies’ are masked, that is , they seem to be more like addictions as
the sufferer may have withdrawal symptoms if the food is not eaten. But there are a
number of symptoms that commonly point to food intolerance – persistent tiredness not
helped by rest, occasional palpitations after eating food, occasional excessive sweating
unrelated to exercise, occasional swelling or bloating of hands, face, ankles or abdomen.
been developed. One of the most important of these is muscle testing.
The diagnostic method is simple and without discomfort, the treatment is painless, without
the side effects sometimes associated with conventional medicine and is suitable for
infants and children as well as adults.
When the word “Allergy” was first introduced into the language of medicine about a
century ago, it is unlikely that anyone envisaged the controversy that it would cause. The
allergy debate continued until some thirty years ago, when evidence began to emerge that
this ‘truth’ was nowhere near the whole picture.
Whilst a high level of stress can be the trigger that sets off an allergy, there is likely to be
also an inherited malfunction in the immune system – both these factors playing their part
in the development of the problem. Indeed, the symptoms of allergy can increase or
decrease in severity depending on the patient’s stress levels at the time.
The allergic response is inflammatory or symptoms appear in “target” organs such as the
skin, eyes, lungs and bowel are obvious targets, but allergic symptoms may also appear in
muscles, joints, brain and other organs. The link between symptoms is not psychological,
but is physical inflammation. Symptoms of food intolerance can be surprisingly varied,
such as: catarrh, digestion and stomach trouble, backache, swollen glands, depression,
anxiety attacks, palpitations, headaches, mouth ulcers, aching joints and muscles.
Because the onset of symptoms are often delayed, they seem to bear no relationship to diet
at all. Many food ‘allergies’ are masked, that is , they seem to be more like addictions as
the sufferer may have withdrawal symptoms if the food is not eaten. But there are a
number of symptoms that commonly point to food intolerance – persistent tiredness not
helped by rest, occasional palpitations after eating food, occasional excessive sweating
unrelated to exercise, occasional swelling or bloating of hands, face, ankles or abdomen.
| ALLERGY TESTING |
