Chronic Conditions
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10 Common Causes of Chronic Conditions: Cause #2
2. Food allergies stemming from leaky gut syndrome.
People with allergies know that these allergies can wreak
havoc on their immune system. In particular, wheat (gluten) and dairy (casein
and lactose) intolerance can damage the digestive system and trigger a
hyper-immune response.
For multiple reasons, allergy tests are actually somewhat
controversial. In simple terms, the food allergy test basically exposes your
blood and/or white blood cells to a number of different foods, and is then
observed for a reaction. There are many different types of allergy tests that
show contradictory results when they are run on the same person. And some
allergy researchers believe that you can actually have a delayed reaction
days after you eat the suspected
food. This makes the task of allergy detection even more difficult.
If your blood shows signs of an allergic reaction, it is most likely that you
have a leaky gut and that partially digested particles of food are floating
around in your bloodstream. The allergic reaction is your immune
system mounting a response to this foreign invader. As you work to heal your
leaky gut you will find that many, if not most, food reactions simply go away
because the digestion of your food becomes so much more complete.
Casein and Gluten
Two of the most common current allergies are wheat and dairy.
Casein is found in dairy, and gluten is found in most grains. The partial
digestion of casein and gluten produces protein chemicals called "opioids." Like
opium, these chemicals bind to certain receptors in the brain and cause
withdrawal type symptoms—in other words, cravings. That’s why people with wheat
and dairy allergies will actually crave wheat and dairy.
It’s also important to note that the properties of food
changes as it goes from raw to cooked. Some people, who may be allergic to
pasteurized milk, are not allergic to raw milk. This is because raw foods
already contain the enzymes necessary to digest themselves. In the case of raw
milk, when it is heated above a certain temperature in the pasteurization
process, these enzymes are destroyed. So when the pasteurized milk enters the
digestive tract, some people cannot digest the milk because the enzymes
necessary to do so have been removed.
Similarly, some people who are allergic to cooked eggs can
eat raw eggs without a problem. Raw and/or undercooked food is actually easier
to digest than foods that are heavily cooked and/or processed.
The Standard American Diet tends to have a lot of allergenic ingredients that
are often "hidden" in heavily processed foods. That’s why it’s
often difficult to avoid the foods that you are most allergic to.
Digestive
enzyme supplements taken before each meal may help the body digest the "hidden"
foods that are causing trouble for many people with chronic conditions.
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Last Updated: Thursday, June 07, 2007
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