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Food Allergies Medical Considerations
Medical Considerations
"DynamicZyme: A very high quality, multiple digestive enzyme formula. Complete digestion of foods is essential during a Candida infection to help prevent developing food sensitivities from "undigested" foods leaking into the blood stream.
"Gastric-EEZ": A digestive enzyme formula without the enzyme Protease. Designed for individuals with gastrointestinal distress such as gastric or duodenal ulcers, indigestion, stressed gallbladder or liver.
"Dynamic Pro-Biotic's": Proper content of intestinal bacterium, in the proper amounts, will aid in the complete digestion of foods, and assimilation of the nutrients into the body's physiology.
Food Allergy Testing: The most accurate and thorough food allergy lab test uses blood serum to measure antibody titers against common foods.
Environmental Allergy Lab Testing: This is a specialty of Center for Environmental Medicine. These tests include all known allergies such as food and all environmental allergies.
Adrenal and Thyroid functions tests: Weakness in these areas can also contribute to increased sensitivities to food allergies.
Food Allergies tend to develop by one thing getting worse and another thing following suit and cycling in a downward spiral after that. A common scenario is where a person or a child gets an upper respiratory infection that produces a high fever and a secondary infection that needs to be treated by antibiotics in the practitioners eyes. Antibiotics are then given, following which the natural flora in the gastrointestinal tract is severely changed and the functioning of the gastrointestinal tract is inhibited. Subsequently the immune system is weakened further. This causes more infections and more rounds of antibiotics. IgG testing can track this quite satisfactorily and demonstrate what foods the person is becoming most sensitized to. They tend to be proteins and / or other foods that are consumed repetitively. Because the digestion cannot handle them appropriately, they tend to get the immune system to respond as though those substances are foreign to our bodies. To put it bluntly, eventually the immune system is fighting your food instead of the infections. In order to break the cycle, you first have to pick the foods that are the worst offenders. Lab tests are helpful to determine those foods. Eliminating those foods from the diet, taking a digestive aid, enzyme therapy, or hydrochloric acid for a period of time, will help break the cycle of not tolerating heavy protein foods. Once the person is recovered which usually takes from 3 to 6 months, then you need to ascertain what kinds of foods they aren't going to tolerate for the rest of their life. Most people have one or two kinds of foods, usually heavy proteins that they don't tolerate. If they stay off them they'll have less chance of breaking down and having other kinds of allergies. Treating people with dietary allergies can help other kinds of allergic illnesses. Environmental allergies to mold, house dust, and animal dander sometimes cannot be avoided and the severity of the IgE attacks can sometimes be mediated by treating other kinds of illnesses. The entire organism benefits from a dietary analysis. Treating only the symptoms will not lead to long-term health improvements. If you are just treating itchy eyes, runny nose, or asthma because of allergies, you are not getting to the root of it. You need to treat the cause and make the organism stronger. When a Naturopathic Physician tries to fine tune the patient, homeopathics and herbal therapy to build up the organism are very important. Those are prescribed in a very precise manner. See your Health Care Professional. Please cross-reference my sections on: Antibiotics and Candida Infections.
DynamicZyme™: Specific Health NOTES: 1. DynamicZyme™ is a TOTAL ENZYME FORMULA. Once you start taking DynamicZyme™ with your meals, you'll never stop. For optimum health, we recommend daily DynamicZyme with your meals 2. Individuals with extreme cases of Gastritis, Gastric or Duodenal Ulcers should begin their Enzyme Supplementation with Gastric-EEZ™ and gradually transition over to DynamicZyme™ in about 4 weeks. This is due to the situation that the Protease within DynamicZyme may temporarily have a burning sensation, for individuals with these situations, thus Gastric-EEZ™ does not contain Protease for this reason. 3. DynamicZyme™ nutritional supplementation provides nutritional support for ·Most digestive disorders ·Prevention of malabsorption ·Food allergies ·Gallbladder stress, ·Sugar intolerance ·Dairy intolerance and ·Intestinal disorders. Supportive Information for all Enzymes: Enzymes are responsible for every activity of life. Each and every chemical reaction that takes place within the human body requires enzymes. Our digestive processes are dependent on adequate levels and functioning of digestive enzymes. Raw food has intact enzymes that assist in digestion. Mother nature intended us to obtain these enzymes from our food sources. Most individuals though, ingest high amounts of cooked food devoid of such enzymes. As our own body’s enzyme function likely diminishes with age, failure of proper digestion can result. This may evolve into a lack of adequate nutrition and the development of a number of chronic medical conditions. The TeraForma Health line of enzymes is wide and includes not only the "DynamicZyme" and "Gastric-EEZ" enzyme formula, but also specific individual enzymes. "Dynamic Amylase" is specific for carbohydrates and polysaccharides. "Dynamic Lipase" is specific for fats and fat-soluble vitamins. "Dynamic Protease" is specific for proteins. All of TeraForma Health's enzymes are plant based. This is very important as plant based enzymes work under nearly all pH environments. Animal based enzymes will only work "after" your stomach lowers its pH to around 3.0. This certainly will not benefit those individuals who already have digestive problems related to improper stomach pH values. There are two classes of enzymes recognized: 1. Metabolic enzymes - These are responsible for repair, formation and function of each cell within each and every tissue of the body. Over the course of time, these enzymes "wear out" and require replenishment by the body. 2. Digestive enzymes - These include proteases, amylases and lipases, which are involved in the breakdown of ingested proteins, carbohydrates and lipids (fats) respectively. Proper breakdown of these ingested foods is necessary to allow proper absorption of the nutrients to occur. The current use of metabolic enzymes is limited to specific medical situations such as clot dissolution through intravenous use. Digestive enzymes, though, have been used and are available in supplemental form to assist in numerous digestive disorders. There is extensive evidence that supports the use of digestive enzymes for a wide range of Gastrointestinal illness including malabsorption, pancreatic insufficiency, celiac disease and lactose intolerance. There are at least two studies that have shown benefit in food allergies with the use of enzymes. Conventional physicians frequently recommend enzymes for all of these aforementioned situations. Heartburn and indigestion also frequently may respond to enzyme nutritional support. Additional uses: European literature recognizes additional uses for plant based proteolytic enzymes such as those found within Teraforma Health’s Enzyme Products. These compounds have demonstrated anti-inflammatory, fibrinolytic (blood thinning) and anti-tumor properties in a number of animal experiments. A study in the Annals of Rheumatic Diseases showed benefit in individuals with arthritis. 556 people with various forms of arthritis were studied. 283 had good to excellent improvement and 219 showed mild to moderate improvement. The specific enzyme Bromelain, found within TeraForma’s DynamicZyme™, has been used successfully in Europe as an anti-inflammatory in diverse conditions such as allergic rhinitis and minor trauma including sprains and strains. TeraForma Health’s Enzyme formulas thus have a broad range of applicability from improvement in digestion and gastrointestinal disorders, to enhancement of blood flow in individuals with circulatory disorders, to lessening of allergic and arthritis symptoms. Side Effects: Individuals with gastric or duodenal ulcers should use Gastric-EEZ™ initially in order to avoid Protease, which may cause burning in these individuals. After 4 weeks gradually transition over to DynamicZyme™. There are no other known side effects with the recommended use of these supplements. Drug Interactions: There is a theoretic concern for the use of Coumadin and proteases (found within these formulas) due to the fibrinolytic properties of these enzymes. No human studies have addressed this though. References:
1. Oelgoetz AW, Oelgoetz PA, Wittenkind J. The treatment of food allergy and indigestion of pancreatic origin with pancreatic enzymes. Am J Dig Dis Nutr 1935;2:422–26.
Enzymes Ordering Instructions:
A large body of evidence over the past 75 years has demonstrated the preventive health value of eating foods fermented with Lactobacilli or Bifidobacteria. These beneficial bacteria are referred to as Probiotics. Probiotic bacteria are considered “friendly” bacteria. They are an essential component of a healthy gastrointestinal tract as they inhibit the growth of harmful bacteria, boost immune function, decrease infection in the digestive tract, and enhance digestion through enzyme production. There are numerous species of lactobacilli and many strains for each species. The most well known of these, Lactobacillus acidophilus and Bifidobacteris, are normal inhabitants of the human digestive tract. Others, like L. bulgaricus and L. Salivarius are not. These organisms, though, still play an important role in maintaining the proper ratio of “friendly” organisms in the bowel by producing “bacteriocins”, chemicals which destroy harmful (unfriendly) bowel organisms. Acidophilus and bifidobacteria maintain a healthy balance of intestinal flora by producing organic compounds such as lactic acid, hydrogen peroxide and acetic acid. These compounds increase the acidity of the intestine and inhibit the growth of less desirable organisms that fair poorly in this acidic environment. By occupying an ecological niche in the intestine, they further limit the growth of opportunistic organisms. A number of studies have demonstrated benefit of supplementation with Probiotics. The Annals of Internal Medicine published a study which showed that Lactobacillus ingestion reduced and prevented vaginal yeast infections in women. Lactobacillus has also demonstrated positive benefits in irritable bowel syndrome. The DDS-1 strain developed at the University of Nebraska, has proven to be a superior strain in terms of its compatibility with the human GI tract and its stability. (Therefore, the DDS-1 strain is used in this formula.) In another recent study, increasing levels of bifidobacteria reduced the count of Clostridium, a pathogenic disease causing bowel organism. Lowering of the level of Closridium reduced the amount of large bowel toxic chemicals believed to promote cancer. Also, the incidence of “traveler’s diarrhea” which is caused by pathogenic bacteria can be reduced by preventive use of probiotics. It is also important to utilize Probiotics after antibiotic use as recolonizing the intestine may reduce post antibiotic infection in the digestive tract by fifty percent. The choice of Probiotics is very important. TeraFormaHealth uses highly viable, stable strains of organisms that survive passage through the digestive tract and take up residence in the GI tract. Side Effects: There are no known side effects with the use of probiotics. References:
1. De Simone C, Vesely R, Bianchi SB, et al. The role of probiotics in modulation of the immune system in man and in animals. Int J Immunother 1993;9:23–28.
"Dynamic Pro-Biotic's" Ordering Instructions:
Food allergies can manifest in either an immediate reaction, or a delayed reaction. Immediate reactions are called "IgE" reactions, and delayed reactions are called "IgG" reactions. Immediate reactions are easy to recognize as very soon after eating a food you are allergic to, you have a reaction that occurs every time you eat that food. The delayed reactions are very difficult to recognize since it can take up to four (4) days for the reactions to occur. For this reason the most popular food allergy blood test is the "IgG 4" test. The results are clearly listed: Usually 96 food foods are listed with the amount of your personal allergy towards each food. What is measured in the blood is the amount of antibody titers against each food. Antibody titers refers to how many antibodies your body has produced in relation to each food. The more antibodies produced by your body is the same as the amount of reaction you will experience if you consume those foods. The greater your hyper-reactiveness to certain foods equals the greater the number of antibodies that are present in your blood. Titer refers to the amount, expressed in medical terms. The "IgG 4" tests are for delayed reactions to foods, and are the most common test. Delayed reactions to food allergies can take up to 4 days to manifest. "IgE" tests are for immediate reactions.
DISCLAIMER This information is provided for Educational Purposes Only and has NOT been designed to diagnose, treat or cure any health conditions. Please consult a qualified Health Care Professional with Nutritional Training to diagnose your health conditions and avoid self-diagnosis. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration have not evaluated statements about these health topics or any suggested product compositions.
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