The Hygiene Hypothesis and Asthma and Allergies and Eczema: An Epidemic of Absence
The hygiene hypothesis and asthma… and allergies… and eczema….essentially links the lack of exposure to microbes, parasites, infectious disease… to a miseducated immune system manifesting in things like asthma, food allergies, eczema, MS, Crohns… you name it. At its core, the hygiene hypothesis asserts that we have evolved to co-exist with these other symbiotic and […]
Continue readingTalking Updates on Chinese Herbs and Food Allergies
Chinese Herbs for Food Allergies, Eczema, and Asthma If you or anyone you love lives with food allergies, eczema, and/or asthma you follow the work of Dr. Xiu-Min Li. Henry Ehrlich spoke with me about his new book “Traditional Chinese Medicine, Western Science, and the Fight Against Allergic Disease” which he co-authored with Dr Xiu-Min […]
Continue readingNanoparticles: The Cure for Food Allergies and Asthma?
Nanoparticles with Peanut Protein Intravenously Deliver Tolerance I was honored to speak with Dr Stephen Miller of Northwestern University Medical School. I emailed him after a reader had directed me to the study press release discussing how he and his team had ‘turned off peanut allergy.’ In the interview, Dr Miller discusses that mouse model […]
Continue readingChinese Herbs: Asthma & Food Allergies (Q&A with Dr Xiu-Min Li)
This interview was conducted with the world renowned immunologist and Chinese Herbalist Dr. Xiu-Min Li via phone and email discussing the latest in her proprietary Chinese Herbal Formulas for asthma and food allergies. Dr Li is the originator of FAHF-2 (food allergy herbal formula) and ASHMI (anti-asthma herbal medicine intervention). This is a relatively in […]
Continue readingHair Test Results
So I finally decided to do a hair test for my son. To be quite honest, I have been somewhat despaired over the results. Firstly, I am not quite sure what the sources of these toxic metals are. For example, the lead – we drink water from a very expensive water system. Is this simply […]
Continue readingBaked Milk Challenge – 5 WEEKS OUT
Baked Milk Challenge – Dosing Daily So far, 5 weeks out the process has been rather uneventful – thankfully. I ask my son to leave the room, to minimize the chance of exposure to the powdered milk or liquid. The mix takes 15 or so minutes – and the baking (which the recipe says should […]
Continue readingBaked Milk Challenge
***I substituted light olive oil for the canola oil. So we passed the baked milk challenge. Yay! I am elated, almost to the point of being numb. I tried tweeting from the hospital – to take myself out of the emotions of it – but alas my cell phone signal was kerplunked. My son had […]
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