Allergies have gained acceptance as a separate field of medical study in recent years; however, allergies have not been given adequate recognition for their role in producing many types of disorders and illness. Any substance has the potential to cause an allergic reaction. In my experience, individuals can have adverse reactions to various items, including foods, fabrics, plants, chemicals, vitamins, water, heat, vaccines, plastics, and metals. In addition, specific items that individuals contact often can cause allergy reactions, such as wedding rings, piano keys, furniture, and newspaper print, and can also include elements of the patient's physiology, such as saliva, hormones and skin. The accumulative effect of allergic reactions is the primary cause of a patient's poor health. Allergies can cause adverse symptoms on multiple levels of human functioning, including physical, nutritional, and emotional well-being. As a result, undiagnosed allergies can produce illnesses and chronic diseases that affect every body organ and system. Conditions that have responded well to allergy elimination include Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, migraine headaches, hyperactivity, arthritis, asthma, anxiety, depression, backaches, and addictions. Permanent allergy elimination promises to revolutionize the practice of medicine. The diagnosis of 'hidden' allergies, itself, is not revolutionary.

However, the process of allergy desensitization is unique since it allows patients to live symbiotically with food and environmental allergens. Permanent allergy elimination technique retrains the central nervous system to be in contact with the known allergen without causing adverse reactions. Through the process of NAET, we can train our central nervous system to perceive all energies as beneficial to facilitate both energy flow and balance. A 22-year-old female was referred to me presenting back pain, fever, chills, and severe headaches. A urine test suggested a possible kidney infection. She was currently taking antibiotics and Aspirin, which helped to decrease her pain and improve other symptoms. However, when the patient would drink fenugreek tea, her symptoms of fever, chills and muscular stiffness would return. After recognizing her allergy to fenugreek tea, I used the Allergy Elimination Technique. Within 30 minutes, her temperature had normalized and her pains were significantly reduced. How is it possible that a brief treatment can permanently resolve symptoms that were once only controlled by avoidance? In respect to allergic reactions, the central nervous system interprets a particular substance as potentially harmful to your body. It may be something, such as a diamond ring or a peanut, that is harmless to others, yet is toxic for you. With the first bite, touch, or smell of an allergenic item, the brain blocks the individual's energy channels to prevent the item's adverse energy from entering the body. The blockage of these channels can cause symptoms in associated body systems that create conditions of illness and poor health.

Testing for an allergen, using the NAET process, involves exposing the patient to a suspected allergen and exerting pressure on the opposite arm to test for muscle strength. This technique is known as Muscle Response Testing (MRT). Allergenic substances weaken body muscles, and thus, if your arm submits under pressure, you are allergic to the contacted substance. In cases where the allergen has not been identified, a computer system can be used that mimics muscle testing through means of Electro-Acupuncture and biofeedback. This device registers minute changes in the electrical resistance of the individual's skin as he/she holds potential allergenic items. Once the allergen is known, acupuncture can be used to treat the energy meridian that is blocked and is causing allergenic symptoms. This produces a completely new, permanent, and non-reactive response to the allergen. As such, NAET reconditions the body's usual response and enables the individual to coexist with the formerly offending substance. During my seven years of clinical experience with NAET, in addition to Dr. Nambudripad's twelve years of clinical experience, it has been observed that NAET can permanently relieve allergy symptoms in approximately 80 to 90 percent of patients treated. Through using NAET, practitioners have gained a new understanding of the role allergies play in producing illness.