It has been my experience that the most common reason for
allergy treatment by means of allergen desensitization to
fail to bring about good results is heavy metal toxicity.
This is true whether we are talking about allergy
desensitization using conventional allergy shots, or
through "energy-medicine" allergy desensitization
techniques such as NAET and ASERT. In fact, over the eight
years or so that I have been using ASERT (Allergy and
Sensitivity Elimination and Reprogramming Technique) in my
San Antonio office, EVERY patient who had been on a regimen
of conventional allergy shots that did not work turned out
to have one or more heavy metal toxicities.
It appears that heavy metals cause confusion in the body's
immune system, and predispose the body to developing
allergies. It has been my observation that those people
who test positive for heavy metal toxicities also tend to
have reactions to many more allergens than people who do
not have heavy metal toxicities. By far the most common
heavy metals that are problematic are mercury and lead, but
cadmium, thallium, and a host of other metals can show up
as well.
Mercury toxicity appears to most commonly be related to
amalgam dental fillings, exposure to thimersol (a
preserving agent used in vaccines and various liquid
solutions used in medicine), and industrial mercury
exposure. Although there has been much concern in recent
years regarding mercury contamination of seafood, I have
not found seafood consumption to be related to mercury
toxicity in my patients. Most people probably do not
consume enough mercury contaminated seafood for it to
create toxicity issues.
Probably the most common source of mercury toxicity by far
is amalgam dental fillings, but I typically do NOT
recommend replacing amalgam fillings unless there is
evidence of major leakage of mercury from the fillings
because the removal process can release large amounts of
mercury into the bloodstream, which can create a far bigger
health risk than simply leaving the amalgam fillings in
place and simply undergoing a periodic mercury de-tox
regimen.
Lead toxicity is most commonly seen in people who were
exposed to lead-based paint (and possibly ingested lead
paint flakes during childhood). Other sources of lead
toxicity include occupational exposure, such as in
electricians who use their teeth to strip insulation (which
often contains lead) from electrical wiring. Another
occupational source of lead exposure is seen in military
personnel and police officers who, during training, handled
large amounts of lead slugs (I have heard that a common
"punishment" in such training is for recruits to have to go
gather up lead slugs from the firing range to collect a
pre-determined large amount of lead).
Regardless of the type of heavy metal toxicity, there are
various ways to test for it, as well as various ways to
treat it. Testing can be done by conventional blood and
tissue tox-screens, by hair analysis, and by muscle reflex
testing ("applied kinesiology"). Of the three, I prefer
muscle reflex testing even though it is a bit esoteric,
because it is simple to do, inexpensive, and if there are
multiple heavy metals present it tells me which metal is
causing the biggest problem (allowing me to prioritize
treatment).
Conventional treatment for heavy metal toxicity is
typically done by means of chelation therapy. Chelation
therapy uses various substances injected into the
bloodstream to bind the heavy metals so they can be
eliminated from the body. Similarly, chlorella (a type of
algae) and/or cilantro extract can be used to bind heavy
metals making them easier to eliminate from the body.
Another method, that is still somewhat controversial even
among "alternative" practitioners is the use of special
foot baths that utilize a very low-level electrical current
to draw out heavy metals and other toxins through the skin
of the feet.
Finally, the method I prefer is to use metal-specific
homeopathic remedies to assist the body in eliminating
specific heavy metals. If a patient presents with multiple
toxicities, I will usually begin with the chlorella and
cilantro approach to start the process and then eventually
use homoepathics to eliminate the specific metals. The
homeopathic de-tox approach usually takes 2 to 4 weeks to
sufficiently reduce the toxicity so that allergy
desensitization can be effective.
Once the patient has de-toxed the heavy metal sufficiently,
allergy desensitization can be performed effectively. If
using conventional allergy shots, the desensitization will
take place over a period of months to a few years. If
using "energy medicine" techniques, it has been my
experience that most people can have the majority of their
allergic sensitivities eliminated within a few weeks. For
this reason, I of course favor the "energy medicine"
techniques, but these methods are quite strange to most
people. Many people simply cannot believe that these
strange methods of treatment work, so they will stick with
conventional allergy treatment, which is quite effective in
the long-run once any interfering heavy metal toxicities
have been handled.
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Dr. George Best has been a holistic healthcare practitioner
in San Antonio, Texas since 1991. For more information
about natural allergy elimination, visit
http://www.youniquehealthcare.com , or email to
info@youniquehealthcare.com.
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