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We are the only Michigan food allergy specialist. Treat and diagnosing allergy / allergies symptoms to milk, nuts, tree nuts, fish, shell fish, egg, wheat, soy, fruit, gluten. There is no cure for food allergy / allergies but we can train you how to live with a food allergy and be safe with. Only location in Oakland County, Michigan to specialize in Food Allergy. Patients from all cities in Michigan are welcome: West Bloomfield, Wixom, Franklin, Novi, Northville, Farmington, Birmingham, White Lake, Fenton, Brighton, Pontiac, Troy, Royal Oak, Oak Park, Clarkston, Livonia, Ann Arbor, Ypsilanti, Plymouth, Southfield, Walled Lake MI, Commerce MI, Waterford MI, Flint MI, Lansing MI. We teach you how to survive with food allergy and multiple food allergies. Food allergy recipe / recipes many times taste poor we are building a food allergy recipe sharing web site. I am the only allergist in Oakland County Michigan to specialize in Food Allergy. A food allergy Specialist can accurately diagnose and treated for food allergy. Food allergy is a sub specialty that most allergists do not have enough experience or training. Symptoms seen anaphylaxis, nausea, eczema, atopic dermatitis, rash, vomit, vomiting, hives, dizziness, light headed. We treat adults, kids / pediatrics for food allergies that resolve and life long allergy. We test for food allergy at our specialty clinic.
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Food Allergy Alternative Therapies and Tests
I am a trained Osteopathic Physician and have treated patients with and received osteopathic manipulation (similar to what chiropractors do, but much more refined). Currently one of the most promising therapies for food allergy, is currently being researched in New York, is a Chinese herbal therapy that blunts severe allergic reactions. This has been successfully tested in mice and a human trial is starting soon. If "alternative medicine" was effective. It would not be alternative it would be mainstream (exp: many acupuncture therapies have become mainstream.) The following offer little promise, some therapies are dangerous and all have no scientific support. (the weakest form of research is a case report. A case report is just a story about a patient. No scientific conclusions can be made from a case report. Something that may look like it worked for a couple of people most of the time when properly researched shows no benefit.) In general if one test or treatment will "cure" dozens of non related medical problems, it is a fantasy. (example: high blood pressure- why do we have so many different blood pressure pills? Yes, the drug companies make money, but not the doctors who prescribe them. Speaking from experience, if I had one pill that cured all high blood pressure, I would prescribe it and so would 99.99% of all doctors. This would make our lives easier and allow us to see more patients in a day (how we make more money) and have to remember less facts.) If you want to learn how our immune system reacts to a food allergy go to food allergy frequently asked questions. Avoid all of the following tests and the Dr.'s that offer them IgG IgG antibody to any food: This test is available and used by many Dr's. Specific IgG to food has never been shown to have any clinical utility. If you have this test done all results must be ignored. IgG is normally produced by our immune system in response to the food we ingest and it signifies tolerance. 1. Tay SS, Clark AT,
Deighton J, King Y, Ewan PW.Patterns of immunoglobulin G
responses to egg and peanut allergens are distinct: ovalbumin-specific
immunoglobulin responses are ubiquitous, but peanut-specific immunoglobulin
responses are up-regulated in peanut allergy.
Clin Exp Allergy. 2007 Oct;37(10):1512-8. Return to top Cytotoxicity testing: a food allergen is added to a blood sample. Then the blood is examined under a microscope to see if the white blood cells change shape or disintegrate. There is no data to support this is diagnostic of food allergy. This is expensive, your insurance does not cover it, and the treatment prescribed are conveniently for sale in the office. Return to top Provocative challenge: diluted food allergen is either put under your tongue or injected under the skin. Then you are to monitor your symptoms (i.e. arthritis) and see if they worsen. Again there is no data that this technique can diagnose food allergy. Return to top Return to top ELISA / ACT: testing: claim that hidden allergies are the cause of over 60% of all human illnesses. Blood is drawn and cultures of white blood cells (lymphocytes) observed to how they react to up to 300 foods, minerals, preservatives and environmental substances. Of course, the therapy again is some avoidances and supplements sold by the person testing you. Return to top NAET: (Nambudripad's Allergy Elimination Technique). The theory is that some foods can block your energy fields, and inurn weaken your body. You hold the suspect substance in your hand or even in close proximity to your body. The practitioner pull down on your out stretched arm> If you are deemed weaker then it is a positive. As the test drags on more and more positives are found (in reality you need more gym time. Kinisiologist perform this, some chiropractors and acupuncturists perform a similar test (acupuncture does work for a number of problems, I have received treatments in the past, this is not one therapy you should try). Return to top Hair analysis: the mineral content of your hair is analyzed. From this it is determined on whether you have a mineral deficiency or a heavy metal poisoning that is causing your food allergy. Return to top |
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