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Annette had an addictive allergy to corn. At first she refused to believe this because she only ate cornflakes and she did not have a craving for corn. However, when her lifestyle and diet were fully analysed it was found that she was eating corn every day. She regularly licked stamps and envelopes (the glue [...]

As time goes by the body becomes tired of having to cope with this allergenic substance and its powers of adaptation begin to wane. At this point, the withdrawal symptoms begin to appear, and eating the allergic food does nothing to stop them. The body has now passed from the phase of adaptation to the [...]

Breast milk colitis is a strong case for giving baby formulas a try. Many a pediatrician and parent has witnessed an improvement in a baby’s allergies (often hives, eczema, asthma, nappy rash and breast milk colitis) when the baby is taken off the breast and put on a formula. This is because that particular formula [...]

Interesting experiment first conducted by Dr Roger Williams (University of Texas) and later duplicated by Dr U. D. Register (Loma Linda University, California) determined the effects of diet on the metabolism of rats. One group (A) of rats was fed the typical American teenage diet of glazed doughnuts, crackers and cola drinks (junk). A second [...]

I decided that this wasn’t good enough and if my doctor couldn’t help me then I’d help myself. On passing my entrance exam I enrolled in medicine at the university with the intention of becoming the sort of doctor who could do something about acne and allergies. Filled with crusading zeal and convinced I’d find [...]