| In her mid-forties and enjoying a good career in | | | | The more obvious products that contain gluten |
| real estate, Deirdre came to my office suffering | | | | are baked goods, bagels, biscuits, bread, cereal, |
| from fatigue. She had been feeling sluggish, | | | | cake, cookies, dinner rolls, doughnuts, crackers, |
| anxious, and prone to mood swings in addition to | | | | dumplings, muffins, pancakes, pasta (macaroni, |
| having diarrhea, nausea, and heartburn. She had | | | | spaghetti, lasagna, etc.) pies, pizza, stuffing, and |
| also been wheezing and was taking a medication | | | | waffles. Less obvious are coffee substitutes, |
| for nasal stuffiness. She had pursued many health | | | | deep-fried or battered foods, ice cream cones, |
| avenues and programs, including allopathic medicine | | | | gravy or sauces that have been thickened, |
| for relief of her symptoms, but nothing helped. | | | | hamburgers, hot dogs, luncheon meats, malt, salad |
| When a friend of hers suggested that she might | | | | dressing, soy sauce, and soups. |
| be allergic to gluten and should consider seeing a | | | | Always read the ingredients on a product label to |
| holistic chiropractor, Deirdre was extremely | | | | be sure they don't contain flour, bran, wheat |
| resistant. Her faith in the medical profession was | | | | germ, wheat starch, gluten or any other |
| severely impaired and the thought of being | | | | substance you are allergic or sensitive to. |
| examined by yet another doctor, even a holistic | | | | Deirdre's relief was such a strong healing |
| practitioner, made her want to run. But she | | | | experience for her, that she began to feel a |
| continued to suffer and became so miserable that | | | | tremendous urge to become part of a holistic |
| she decided to try an alternative route. Out of | | | | healing profession. She pushed aside her thoughts |
| desperation, she came to my office. Taking all of | | | | about not being able to attend college and |
| her symptoms into account and noticing a rash on | | | | continue to afford her comfortable and |
| her skin, I assessed that the problem truly was | | | | established lifestyle, and decided to sacrifice three |
| related to celiac disease, an allergy to gluten. | | | | years of intense study to follow this new path. |
| Like most Westerners, Deirdre's diet included | | | | Less than a month after her final treatment, |
| muffins, bread, pasta, cereals, pizza and other | | | | Deirdre's boss sold his business and offered her a |
| wheat-containing foods. If she continued to eat | | | | buy-out whereby in exchange for three years' |
| foods that she was allergic to, she would continue | | | | salary, she would relinquish her stock holdings in |
| to have symptoms, but with the simple natural | | | | the company. Thus, she obtained the income and |
| holistic treatment steps I offered, her | | | | three years of time off she needed to go back |
| wheat-gluten-grain allergy was eliminated by the | | | | to school. Today, Deirdre is a busy acupuncturist. |
| sixth session. This wasn't an easy task because | | | | She credits her new life to her holistic |
| Deirdre was reluctant and doubtful. Dealing with | | | | chiropractor. She didn't just get rid of a wheat |
| her allergies had become part of her life and she | | | | allergy-she regained trust in the process of life. |
| had a hard time letting go and making changes. | | | | I can't promise you three years of income, but |
| I had her hold her arm up and affirm, "I am okay | | | | anyone who has a sensitivity to wheat or gluten |
| with letting go of my allergies." Deirdre could not | | | | will benefit from the following: |
| hold her arm up while speaking this statement, so | | | | Three Tips to Discover a Reaction to Wheata) |
| I concluded that Deirdre had an underlying | | | | Avoid all wheat products for ten days. See if your |
| emotional connection associated with food. | | | | demeanor improves.b) Fifty percent of food |
| Through a holistic technique, she was able to | | | | reactions happen in a delayed manner. Therefore, |
| access the memory of John Kennedy's | | | | you need to have an ALCAT (food and chemical |
| assassination. It seems she was so distraught | | | | sensitivity/intolerance test) to rule out a |
| over his death when she was eleven years old, | | | | delayed-onset reaction to wheat/gluten.c) Have a |
| that it affected everything she ate that day | | | | holistic practitioner who specializes in kinesiology |
| (mostly grains). Her memory in combination with | | | | (muscle testing) to see if your muscles go weak |
| her present day eating was the source of her | | | | when coming in contact with wheat products. |
| hostile food reactions. Rationally, she said, it made | | | | For further information about food allergies, I |
| no sense, but she took my advice. | | | | suggest Dr. Doris J. Rapp's book Is This Your |
| A list of products that contain wheat or gluten: | | | | Child? Seeing a holistic practitioner may help you |
| Many of us don't know why we feel fatigued, | | | | overcome underlying emotional connections that |
| cranky, stuffy, or irritated. It is often because of | | | | are causing food reactions. |
| the foods we eat-especially wheat grains. | | | | |