The ROOT CAUSE Of Allergies, Why They GET WORSE & How To GET RID Of Them | Theresa MacPhail
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This summer is already proving a tricky one for people with hay fever. Pollen counts are rising and more of us are experiencing symptoms than ever before. But it’s not just pollen. From airborne allergens to the food on our plates, or the chemicals and plants that touch our skin, around 40% of the global population has some form of allergic disease. By 2030, today’s guest reveals, 50% of us will be affected.
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For years on end, I had really bad allergies. Over a decade of sneezing hundreds of times per day, all day, for every reason you can imagine: beds, dust mites, perfumes, pollen, cats, sitting on a couch, walking down the street, entering a home, getting inside a car, etc. Simply living made me sneeze, and all doctors wanted to do was give me a very expensive treatment that involved getting injections for around a year or something like that. I never liked that idea, so for whatever reason I intuitively cut out sugar as much as I could, stopped eating processed foods and dairy products, and began to fast every now and then for a day. That is it. No more allergies 🧐I hope this helps someone.
Edit: Working out and stressing as less as possible also helps, because working out enhances your immune system and stress hormones have a negative impact on it. ♥️
Same here. I was intolerant (IgG) to pretty much 20 or 30 foods.
Now about 5 left, after getting my act together, when it comes to healthy food. Plus water fasting at times up to 5 days.
In fact, I'm on my first 6 day water fast now.
@@advex4428 I am glad you found your way around it because it is misery. In my case, I was not allergic to any specific foods, but to dust, cats, fluffy things, beds, trees, walking down the street, sitting on a couch, spring, perfumes, you name it, I was sneezing hundreds of times per day, my nose was itchy, my eyes were swollen, and tissues were everywhere around my house. I do not know what it was, but food definitely had something to do with it. Keep up the work to keep on feeling better 💕💕
Same here
The gut brain theory is 100% true. I have many food interlorences caused from severe stress after losing my wife. Foods I have always ate are now causing problems. Ive also noticed when I am eating, just a negative thought can literally bring on an allergic reaction that lowers BP and starts a anaphlaxis episode, which is scary as fuck when your on your own. I always have activated charcoal near me.
I quit sugar and wheat and almost all my allergic reactions (sneezing and sore throats in the springtime and early summer) are gone. I was just trying to lose weight! Lucky result
0:20: 🤧 Around 30-40% of the global population currently have some form of allergic disease, but experts predict this will increase to 50% in the next decade.
22:05: 🐝 Allergic reactions to bee stings are rare, with a low chance of death, especially compared to other risks like car crashes or slipping in the bathtub.
33:06: 😷 Allergies are a significant and growing problem with profound effects on people's lives.
38:04: 🤔 The rise in allergies is a societal problem caused by environmental factors and lifestyle choices.
51:30: 🤔 The exposure to man-made chemicals and air pollution can negatively affect our microbiome and contribute to allergies and asthma, which are societal issues.
1:04:38: 🌍 Our immune system was built for a different world with more exposure to venomous things and parasites, leading to the development of allergic and autoimmune responses.
1:17:47: 🔑 The health of the gut microbiome is crucial for preventing allergies and autoimmune diseases, but societal factors like access to quality food and healthcare systems can hinder support for parents and children in their early years.
1:30:15: 🌍 Our microbiome plays a crucial role in our health and interacts with the external world through our barriers in the gut, respiratory tract, and skin.
1:43:27: 🌍 Our modern lifestyle and environment have contributed to the rise in allergies in humans and pets.
1:56:00: 💡 The immune systems of humans and animals are affected by their diets, and the chemicals in our environment can disrupt our microbiomes and immune systems, leading to allergies.
2:13:06: 🤧 Allergy treatments have remained the same for the last 100-150 years, with antihistamines and inhalers being the primary options, but they are not perfect and can have side effects.
2:20:11: 😷 Allergic diseases are on the rise globally, and while there are new therapies being developed, there is still a long way to go in finding a cure or effective treatment.
Recap by Tammy AI
Thank you
Nice points
Respiratory allergies that I would term severe caused me to often suffer as a child. Runny nose, sneezing, congestion, head ache were constant in the summer months. Ear infections caused damage to my inner ear and caused two mastoid surgeries. I was referred to an allergy doctor in the 1960 era. He was emphatic about measures that my parents must take to provide me relief from allergy symptoms. I underwent immune therapy shots for over 10-years. My mother collected house dust which was used to create a serum that was injected frequently. My parents were told to install an electronic filter on their furnace, my mother was told how to clean her house, plastic bags were put on bed mattresses and sheets were washed often. No pets were to be allowed. I think that these measures, as indicated by skin tests, were effective in reducing my allergy symptoms. As I grew older my allergy symptoms became less severe. I read that this is common but the immunotherapy may have also helped. I am now 75 years old. I now live on the Pacific Ocean and far from my midwestern birth place. I still suffer some effects from indoor allergens, but the indoor air filters I installed seem to help. I recently removed my gas range and put in an induction range top. It also seems to help some. I have a c-pap machine and use a full-face mask that filters the air I breath while sleeping. This also seems an effective strategy. We have two dogs, but they don’t cause adverse allergic reactions. I can’t be in the same home with some cats however. I thought it might be helpful to allergy sufferers if I described my life experiences.
wow awesome recap. Love this use of AI :)
Thank you
Dehydration also causes histamine levels to rise which was my problem. I thought I was getting allergies but in fact I was dehydrated all the time. Started hydrating more and my allergies symptoms went away completely. Just thought I'd throw that in for those that find they don't hydrate enough and get random allergy type events.
Dr Batmanghelidj wrote a book years ago called "Your Body's Many Cries for Water". In it, he said proper hydration moderates histamines. I got a really bad allergic reaction to hops on the same day I was also drinking alcohol while picking hops. I thought maybe dehydration had something to do with it. Good to hear your observations on this particular topic.
@@privatear2001 Happens all the time to me. I know I'm not drinking enough water every time I get unexplained sneezing and watery eyes. As soon as I hydrate, within a day it completely disappears. I've always been horrible about drinking enough water.
You have no idea what this comment did for me. I wish you all things good.
@@awkwardsilence5557 So glad! My college aged son was also having "allergy" issues recently and went to get a bunch of allergy tests and doctor wanted to give him a bunch of allergy shots which he would have to do all the time from that point on. I told him to try hydrating more and make decision in 2 weeks. He listened...and his allergies went away completely. Entire time was his hydration problems.
I can tell you, this does not work if there is an underlying gut issue.
I subconsciously knew drinking water often alleviated some allergic issues, so whenever I was having hay fever reaction I would drink.
However at some point this meant I would drink 6L of water per day and my kidneys were suffering for it. Had to go through hospital stuff.
So, don't be me and try and figure out what's upsetting your gut. Try not eating breakfast and lunch on a sunday and then see how you feel. If you are not having allergic reactions by dinner time then you kind of know. If you don't live alone and someone is watching you, you could try fasting for a longer time. After this try to figure out what's upsetting your gut. I personally try to cut out the processed crap as much as possible, but there's also other things I cut. Although there are also things you may want to try to add instead.
Fasting can help a great deal with allergies, which stem from the gut. Fasting fixes the gut and also gets rid of the problem immune cells and replaces them with ones that function properly! Some benefits of doing occasional extended fasting: High blood pressure is lowered to normal levels very quickly while fasting.
Fibrosis/scarring is reversed over time.
Fasting increases nitric oxide release.
Fasting restores NAD+ to healthy levels.
Vitamin D plasma levels are increased as fasting improves metabolic health, and vitamin D in turn increases autophagy.
Fasting stimulates phagocytosis, the ingestion of bacteria, plaques and viruses by the immune system. It will also remove any 'foreign material' like spikes that are not supposed to be there. Whether natural or unnatural in origin..
Telomeres are lengthened and fasting also increases anti-aging Yamanaka factors.
Blood clotting is reduced and blood clots and arterial plaque are reabsorbed into the body.
Fasts from 36-96 h increase metabolic rate due to norepinephrine release!
After 72 hours or more fasted, your body recycles up to 1/3 of all immune bodies, rejuvenating your entire immune system.
Fasting can help with MS, Depression, BPD, Autism and seizures.
Thymus is regenerated, which suppresses aging and renews the immune system. The thymus also plays a vital role in fighting cancer.
Blood sugar and insulin are lowered when fasting, allowing white blood cells to move more freely throughout the body and do their job. Some viruses activate glycolosis (the release of sugar in the body) and clinically it has been shown that decreasing glucose metabolism in the body weakens the influenza virus.
Weight loss from daily caloric restriction has 1/4 to 1/3 of the weight lost as lean tissue while many studies show fat loss from 36 h fasts without losing any lean tissue! The hunger hormone ghrelin also lowers with extended fasting and rises from dieting.
When you move out of MTOR your body shuts down the building blocks of the cell required for viruses to replicate.
What breaks a fast? Anything with protein or carbohydrates in it will break a fast. Most teas and herbs are OK. Most supplements and meds will either break ketosis directly or contain a filler that will. Many meds are dangerous to take while fasting.
Does fasting lower testosterone? No, it raises it when the fast is broken by increasing lutenizing hormone. Fasting also increases insulin sensitivity, which helps with muscle building.
Fasts of 36-96 will not affect short term female fertility or affect menstrual cycle. They also may increase long term fertility, especially in women with PCOS.
Fasting reduces pain and anxiety by stimulating the endocannabinoid system in a similar way to CBD oil.
Fasting very quickly reduces leptin resistance, which impairs immune function. One day of fasting can cut your leptin levels in half and gets your immune system working properly again!
Stomach acid is reduced over time while fasting and can allow for the healing of treatment resistant ulcers. Some patients may need continued acid reduction medication while fasting.
Does the body preferentially prefer glucose as a fuel? No. Except for brief periods of very intense exercise, your body mainly burns fats in the form of free fatty acids. Your brain also prefers to burn ketones at a rate of around 2.5 to 1 when they are available in equal quantity to glucose.
Fasting stimulates the AMPK complex and activates autophagy. Autophagy (literally self eating) will cause cells to recycle foreign matter such as viruses and kill cancerous and senescent cells
Lowering insulin via fasting virtually eliminates chronic inflammation in the body.
It increases mitochondrial function and repairs mitichondrial DNA, leading to improved ATP production and oxygen efficiency.
Fasting releases BDNF and NGF in the blood which stimulates new nerve and brain cell growth. This can help a great deal with diseases like MS, peripheral neuropathy and Alzheimers.
When not in ketosis, the brain can only burn carbohydrate, which produces a great deal of damaging ROS the brain has to deal with.
Fasting also increases telomere length, negating some of the effects of aging at a cellular level.
When you fast, this stimulates apoptosis in senescent or genetically damaged cells, destroying them. Senescent cells are responsible for many of the effects of aging and are a root cause of the development of cancer.
A fasting mimicking diet for 3-5 days in a row also provides many of the same benefits as water fasting. FMD usually has 200-800 calories, under 18 g of protein and extremely low carbs.
Exogenous ketones can aid with fasting, making it easier in healthy people and allowing some people with specific issues to fast in spite of them without worrying as much about hypoglycemia.
Children, pregnant or nursing women should not fast for periods longer than 16 hours. People with pancreatic tumors or certain forms of hypoglycemia generally cannot fast at all. Type 1 diabetics can also fast but it is more complicated and should be approached with caution as it could lead to ketoacidosis. If you experience extreme symptoms of some kind, especially dizziness or tremors, then simply break the fast and seek advice.
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This list compiled over years of research by the user known as Pottenger's Human on youtube but feel free to copy and paste this anywhere you like, no accreditation needed!
My channel will always contain an updated version of this list of fasting benefits on the community tab. I also have playlists on fasting and health topics.
Why don't you make a post that's thoroughly related to the video instead of a vague two-sentence segue from the video subject (allergies) to the post advertising your channel? Just my two cents.
@@erik2446 You don't own the channel and neither does the ministry of truth. I just told anyone how to fix their issue forever, and many more, with zero links to anything but government science hubs and journals. But if you want to suffer with it forever taking quack medicines and gut destroying vegan diet that's fine by me.
@erik2446 Because fasting cures just about everything except death... It only keeps death "at a distance" longer! 😅
Despite it saying to " feel free to copy and paste", those options are not available. I tried.
@@WestVirginiaDeecreen shot it and save to Notes if you have it and you can then access all the text and do what you wish with it. You will have to do it about 5 times though as it’s a loooooooong comment 😂 😊
this whole conversation comes down to the well known fact of avoiding grains, chemicals, and sugar.
thanks, u just saved me 2 and a half hours
Grains? Why grains?
also some people are allergic to synthetic fabrics - and nickle as in fastenings
Especially refined grains
@@madjimmy371farmers use Roundup as a desiccant at the end of the growing season. 😔
I have suffer from allergies since I was a kid. I stop eating seed oils and used grass feed pork fat instead. I stop eating refined bread and tortillas. Just ate beef and fish a few veggies ( onions, mushrooms, brocc, avocado 🥑 etc.) and fruit also raw milk and I only ate when I was really really hungry. All allergies are gone, my gallbladder problem is gone. My sciatica is gone. I finally feel alive after 43 years. Junk food or just a bad diet is nothing but pure evil and hell. You won’t ever go back to eating like that after you feel the effects of a good diet. And if you do well you go to hell not me. Also I thought I was gonna spend a lot of money on a organic grass fed food. Bug turns out I’m spending waaaaaaaay less money in groceries. I think it’s because now when I eat right; I don’t feel full or bloated; I just feel satiated. As opposed to the bad diet when I keep eating and eating. I was always feeling hungry and bloated at the same time, always felt like I wanted to burp, fart and take a dump but I couldn’t do none. Keep in mind I’m not obese at all. Actually I have always been in my weight. Maybe 4 or 5 lbs above my appropriate weight. I think one of our greatest mistakes is that we take food as a pleasure. We have to start seeing food as our medicine for the body and soul. One more thing before this diet I used to have lustful thoughts, even that changed. My mind started to be at peace. See no evil, eat no evil and you’ll be fine my brothers and sisters. Everything seems to fold into place.
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Most of my allergies disappeared when I stopped eating carbohydrates. My arthritis went away too.
@@umangsrivastava9691 A low carb diet. Research this on google. No processed foods, no to seed oils, no to refined sugar. Very low carb and get blood sugar / insulin levels down. etc, etc
Carnivore for 2 months now and it’s the best I’ve ever felt. Ten years of severe gum bleeding gone in 4 weeks.
@@umangsrivastava9691 Low carb - high fat diet or carnivore diet. If you're new to all this, starting out with Keto diet and then transitioning into LCHF (low carb high fat) and from there into Carnivore diet. 🙂
All of allergies disappeared when I started eating a whole food plant based diet. Lots of fruits and veggies, nuts, some whole grains. No red meat, a bit of chicken, some milk/yogurt, whey protein, and a few eggs occasionally. I also spend a lot of time hiking/biking/running in national parks.
It's not the carbs, it's the processed food... Processed meat *and* carbs. It's simple: eat natural foods and stop hiding inside drywall enclosures and concrete jungles breathing filtered and/or polluted air.
for me also sugar and alcohol makes me WAY WAY WAY more sensitive for like dust mite and hay fever
15 years ago I taught English in a small town in south Korea. I was surprised that so few of the 100s and 1000s of kids that came through the school didn't have allergies and yet so many children have allergies in Australia. They used to have these wonderful free school lunches made fresh with so many different veggies and meats & kimchi. Westernisation of the diet has moved in with pizza 🍕 white bread and cake but this daily healthy lunch seemed to make the children very healthy and resilient in spite of this.
I remember having kimchi and tea after my Martial Arts Classes.
There are as many ways to make kimchi, I learned as there are ways to make pasta!
Thanks for the like of my comment!
Kimchi is a fermented food that is full of good bacteria, by the way.
I live in South Korea and food allergies and hay fever are still rare. Interestingly skin allergies are common, especially for kids. Young Koreans these days are generally not exposed to nature or dirt and tend to clean their homes pretty obsessively so that might be part of the issue.
Korea still has good school lunches but lots of candy and snacks and other unhealthy foods have found their way into the country and more young children here eat more of these foods these days. I don’t know what Korea was like say 25 years ago but these days there are more of the foods we consider bad for health and more and more children are having weight issues. This was probably almost unheard of a couple of decades ago in Korea. There are lots of healthy side dishes here, like kimchi. But I guess things like allergies will rise here, too.
I have multiple chronic illnesses, most of them invisible and the way she talks about chronic illness is so empathic and touching. Feels like really being seen which is so rare.
I wish you all the best ❤
I felt the same way. It is heartening. I have various issues, including allergies. People either tell me to snap out of it or think I am faking.
stop getting vaccinated all the time.
Me too
I have fibromyalgia, no allergies, but I am sensitive to a lot of things.
Histamine reactions are often due to deep cellular dehydration.
Many have found relief by dumping refined & processed ‘Carbage’ which really dehydrates the body. Even some drinks - anything sugar-laden & or chemical additive-laden, tea, coffee, alcohol, etc, which force the body to use way more water to process the substances in them than the drink supplies, can be very dehydrating.
But hydration isn’t just about drinking water. It’s also about getting enough minerals - electrolytes - so the body can use the water properly. Drinking water on its own can deplete the minerals. The best way to get the minerals is unrefined grey, moist sea salt.
I’ve proved this myself. A pinch of sea salt & good glass of water has nipped ‘allergic’ reactions in the bud many a time. Since focusing on rehydration I’ve had no histamine reactions at all. And my insulin resistance is improving.
Darko Velcek (on here) speaks a lot about the benefits of proper rehydration.
Thank you for sharing
Almost 45 minutes in, and it seems these two aren't gonna mention the elephant in the room: which if I were to write out would cause this comment to vanish. But it starts with v and ends with e and has nicca in the middle, in reverse order.
I want to share my experience with long fasting and my allergies.
This podcast has been so enlightening. I've had hayfever / dust allergy since I was 10 (I'm now 45), and managed it for a long time with breath control (pranayama). It helped immensely but I still had a problem dealing with dust / dust mites around the house, even small amounts of mold in any scenario, etc. I left off the pranayama practice for a while around 2018 and around the time COVID started my allergies started to re-emerge in a big way.
That's some background. But what I am excited to share is this - three weeks ago I did a five-day water fast, my first time with a long fast. I went into it hoping to help heal a tendon injury in my foot. I left off taking any anti-histamines (which I was specifically taking because I'd been travelling and my house had been shut up for a couple of months, so I knew I would be sneezing my lungs out if I didnt)
I spent the whole of the first and second days of the fast sneezing. The second and third days were tough, not only because of the fast itself but because I had this searing intense "pain" under my cheekbones. But what happened after that was interesting. As that pain subsided, I realized I wasn't sneezing as much anymore, and then it completely stopped. COMPLETELY. It's been two weeks now, I'm back to my regular diet, and apart from the occasional sneeze at some point in the day, I find that my allergy has disappeared. The real litmus test for me was going to my mother's house, and it's super-dusty because she's old and can't be bothered. I'm usually sneezing or feeling my nose reacting within half an hour of arriving there - or I take an antihistamine as soon as I get there because there's no other way I can manage. But this time, I stayed for two full days and I was perfectly fine, no sneezing, no anti-histamine. This is almost absurd to me, because, like you've discussed, it's so much a part of who I am and how I manage my world. And it was not somehting that I expected the fast to do. I'm hoping it stays gone, but that remains to be seen.
I'm not sure it would work for everyone, of course, but wanted to share this aspect of my experience with fasting. Slightly long-winded, but that's just me excited! Love this conversation, and all the information you bring to the world!
I shared my story in the comment section, and it is similar to yours. Fasting stopped over a decade of sneezing hundreds of times per day, all day, for every reason you can imagine: beds, dust mites, perfumes, pollen, cats, sitting on a couch, walking down the street, entering a home, getting inside a car, etc. Simply living made me sneeze. I cut out dairy and sugar, began to fast every now and then, and have never sneezed again. 🥳🥳🥳
Thanks for sharing this with us!
Happy for you! Hope your allergy is gone forever!
Fasting more or less healed my eczema and most of my allergies. Did lots of one meal a day for 70 days.
I just watched a video about the 72 hour mark in fasting the stem cells start tuning over and the body having the energy to heal itself.
5 days water fast you mean only taking water for 5 days or not taking any water nor eating anything for 5 days? thanks.
Clean your home with lemons, baking soda, salt, or vinegar.
I live in Japan and developed a pretty severe pollen allergy (probably cedar) in the Spring a couple years after I moved here. The usual medicines did not work very well and were very uncomfortable for me to take, I would feel jittery and sleepy at the same time. A few years ago I tried doing a ketogenic diet during allergy season and it seemed to reduce my symptoms by about 95%. So, every year I do a ketogenic diet for a few months during that season and don't need to take any medication. Anyway, that worked for me.
Woww, keto diet meaning what
@@peaceandlove544 I wasn't super strict or measuring anything, but basically no carb heavy or starchy foods. The allergy symptoms weren't gone 100%, but they were greatly reduced.
yes!, yes! I had mild polen allergy here and there. not every year. but then I moved to japan and bang, 2 months in something happened, it went wild. I returned home, but the allergy never went away. not only that, it constant. December - end of september. What is it in their air, there in Japan that can trigger you?
Thanks for that comment. I live in Japan as well but get allergies in the Fall ( I think it's ragweed or butakusa) not the Spring. I will try the keto diet this fall for a couple months and see what happens!
I don't want to be that guy but a ketogenic diet doesn't affect the cells necessary for allergies. It's actually mind-numbing how unscientific and ridiculous the line of thought for so many people on the Internet is.
I’m 60+ & developed hay fever age 9. Grass pollen & cats are my main triggers. I used to suffer quite badly throughout June till about mid July but thankfully it’s much less of an issue as I got older. I was brought up in a very clean home (though far less chemicals in products back then) & recall having several doses of antibiotics for ear/throat infections as a child. Back in 2011 as I was going through the menopause, plus a big house move, then the sudden death of someone very close to me - so quite a stressful time - I developed eczema. Luckily for me it’s been very mild & only seems to affect a small area on my back & neck. I agree people who don’t have experience of allergies can often think we overplay it but it’s a very real issue & can have knock on effects mentally & emotionally. Thanks to you both for this very informative talk.
In islamic studies i have heard that its said by our beloved prophet peace be upon him that having cold & flu or rash saves us from the worst diseases because it takes out the bad things from our body through sneezing, coughing, fever & sweating and rashes & bumps.❤
During lunch, I made a plate of 7 small portions of healthy foods. My son asked me why I had so many foods on my plate. I very casually said "I'm feeding the good bugs". Then I burst out laughing thinking, what if I said that to people that have no idea what good bugs are. They would think I'm crazy lol. Then I thought, what if I also told them they had trillions of bugs in their gut. So I laughed even more. About 2 years ago, I had chronic stress for 1 year from my prior high stress job. I developed digestive issues, breathing issues, horrible leg cramps, depression and nerve problems. I even got bell's palsey where the right side of my face was paralyzed for about a month. After lots of research, I decided to eliminate stress by quitting my job then do an anti-inflammatory diet and focus on nutrition. After a month or so, all of my symptoms were gone. So, stress and over eating bad foods is what lead to my health problems.
Many people got bells' palsey after teh convid jabs. Well done for looking after no 1.
You know he's going to go to school and tell everyone his mom has bugs 😂❤
@@nicolep7958 😆
@@nicolep7958😂😂😂
I call them microbes because most people don't know what I'm meaning by that. If they ask - one example is of certain yeasts which are beneficial - not baking yeast.
I’ve had bad allergies most of my life. They got worse as soon as I got my period and got better as I finished menopause. I don’t know why, but my hormones definitely had something to do with it.
Me too👍but I do have Endometriosis.
Hey same here! After period is like the best liberation time but after ovulation its only downhill. Im currently testing out ashwagandha for it but unfortunately havent seen much results. Its just weird how it works.
after ovulation progesteron rises, which makes inflammation in the body go up.
Period cramps are inflammation reactions made by the liver..
Maybe sometbing throwing them out of wack? So many things can fuck with hormones now days.
@@Larimuss nope. Because of allergies I eat healthy. I eat everything also fresh. I eat most of the time at home. The body itself causes that. I have Endometriosis though :(
I’m in tears listening to this. 42:56 My daughter has almost died multiple times from food allergies. Thank you for spreading this message ❤
And I had a vaginal delivery and exclusively breastfed 54:56
Another interesting bit of information is that my son (a few years later) had food allergies, but not as severe. And myself, the mother, developed a dog allergy after that pregnancy. Never had an allergy prior. I’m fascinated by this stuff
@kristinnunez1156
As a person with mast cell activation issues, and several rare genetic diseases, this is a topic that really needs more attention. I appreciate the conversation, and hope that doctors keep researching for answers.
I'm surprised no one mentioned fermenting foods as a good way to heal your gut microbiome. I get a special kind of happiness when I eat my homemade sauerkraut and I honestly feel it comes straight from my gut.
Don't be surprised they're just trying to sell books and keep things obfuscated to keep you hooked.
People with histamine/gut issues should be careful about fermented foods.
@@sebk174 how come?
Fermenting foods wrecked me. They made my histamine issues way worse. They are not for everyone. Did the fermented thing for years and my issues only got worse. I think some do well with it and others don't. I dont touch fermented things ever anymore. My life is exponentially better.
@@ulisesramirez953 Triggers mast cell release of histamine and other chemicals that can throw people like us under the bus. It is no joke. It can be life threatening for some.
Once I stopped high carb low fat. Removed almost all grains and seed oils, not only do I barely sunburn at all anymore. I can go through summer just fine with some sneezes here and there. Compared to me believing I cannot be in the sun cuz I'd instantly burn pink qnd would have so awful allergy attacks I'd lay on my floor for hours after sneezing my brains out.
Ignoring current data our Healthcare system promotes weirdly helped me, whqt a surprise.
Wow interesting. It's good to hear a lot of people having success with keto on here im learning more about it and just starting last few weeks.
At 50 i feel as 30,i stopped using sugar long ago n no sweet beverages or bottled juice...just natural fruits n rarely a bit honey...
I'm not sure what I have done, but I have pretty close to zero allergies any more. Not sure if it is my strict diet of zero processed foods and purely non-chain organic foods, no coffee, no sodas, no alcohol, etc etc. But, I do see others around in have worse and increased allergies.
Ordered her book! Wow! Just discovered your videos. I really like her statement “we’re not fully human”,😂 just saw raw openes. The conversation was just so natural and informative!
I had bad allergies when I was a teenager. I improved my diet and lifestyle and I basically had almost no hay fever for almost 4 decades. Then, I got the jab. I spend half my time sounding stuffed and sick since then.
I have suffered for decades with a skin condition. I finally got diagnosed this year! It's confounded many doctors and dermatologists because I have *very* delayed reactions. Delayed but strong. I have a non-ige mediated allergy.
This interview hit home so hard. A few years ago I was prescribed anti-biotics to treat H.pylori. The treatment was successful. But boy oh boy, several months when spring kicked in, I was having the worst sneezing, itching watery eyes symptom. The doctor call it Allergic Rhinitis (aka Hay Fever). It comes back and haunt me every spring since. Now I believe the anti-biotics may have mess up the balance of my gut micro-biome. I am cutting added sugar, process food and dairy this winter and fingercross* hopefully my symptoms will be lessen in the coming spring, if not completely gone. The allergy affect the me 24/7 even in my sleep. I wish I can simply hibernate in spring.
@feivq That's awful! Try carnivore only diet! Truly, you'll be amazed! Try it for a week first. Then extend to 2,3.....
Why "this winter"? Shouldn't you start asap?
Yeah. They can save lives but they kick you ass later. Especially using them to get rid of something that is already a sign of severe gut disease. That is a sure recipe of disaster. Crazy times.
An update for those interested, I am please to say, for past spring (end of 2023), I had no hay fever symptoms. I believe my gut health may have improved since 8 months ago. I am practicing vegetarian diet (95% of the time). My stool has been very consistent in frequency, interval, output quality. I practice intermittent fasting, only 2 meals a day. No eating after lunch after 1pm. This helps me to practice 8-9 hours of good quality sleep at night. I track my sleep with Apple Watch. Only water for hydration. I do still consume chocolate, potato chips, cookies, cheese, yoghurt. But the amount is very low, for example, < 20g of potato chips,
@@feivq Wow how do survive with no food in your system after 1pm? I would probably not sleep from hunger! Do you believe going veggie is what has improved your gut health specifically? Any probiotics or supplements you recommend?
Wow, love this interview. Ms. MacPhail has such great information, mind blown! Thanks you two. Great work.
This may or may not be relevant, but just today I read an article about bottled water and the differences in the plastics used and how it can affect our hormones. I wish I could reference the article (I'm sure a simple Google search would work), as it told what to look for where the recycle label is. Really made me think about the water I will purchase in the future. The consumption of bottled water has increased exponentially worldwide.
Another wonderfully illuminating podcast from RC. He has that rare talent of gently teasing out all the necessary info from his guest(s) without coming across as overbearing, obtrusive or rushed. His laid back style is addictive.
I completely revised my diet too, just for general fitness, stopped taking medications for allergies, and found that my allergy symptoms disappeared almost completely.
I revised my diet AND started drinking Nettles tea for my allergies.
What diet are you on??
I have horrible hay fever every spring/summer. I live on the edge of a city. When I go and stay nearer the coast in Norfolk, where there is little traffic and pollution I don’t have hay fever, even though I’m surrounded by fields and trees. I’m convinced that pollution causes my allergy
You're my no.1 hero Dr.Rangan, thanks for the new video!
I love her laughter. Very warm. I learned a lot from her too. Went through hell with allergies.
Please Dr Rangan Chatterjee 🙏 I never heard any mention of the impact of TOXIC MOULD on the health (unless I missed it) .. I have lived with allergies and asthma and many many things that you discussed on here and I agree with everything Theresa MacPhail said but I have recently come to the realisation that I most likely am suffering from DAMPNESS AND MOULD HYPERSENSITIVITY SYNDROME from exposure to Black Mould which ironically, is on the rise because of the modern building materials etc that we use to build dwellings and workplaces (particularly investment dwellings) .. still learning but I hope you see this comment as I would love to hear that be a part of the understanding around the health impacts and what can we do to reduce exposure to this as time goes on ..
Thoroughly enjoyed this, 2 very clever people discussing things in ways we can understand and apply to our daily lives. I grew up on an arable farm, no heating in the house, never had colds, never had allergies and as a cild i was always outside in the depths of nature. Since growing older and leaving the farm ive developed rheumatoid arthritis at the age of 28 which is under the umbrella of auto immune disease and over the last 10yrs suffer heavily with allergies. The world is definitely changing
I'm 75 years old, and ive never had any allergies that i know of. ive always thought it was because i grew up in the country, playing in the dirt and fields, playing with animals.
Cant stand chemicals used for household cleaning, but that's a matter of avoiding them by choice. I also don't take medicines - either OTC or prescription. And I've never eaten 'Fast Food' - i cook fresh food from scratch, or eat at restaurants i trust.
I have no idea what an Epipen is, or what it's for. 😊
This is really fascinating, thank you. As someone who became allergic to penicillin due to them being doled out like sweets and who feels dreadful when I take antihistamines this is so interesting and helpful. I'm going to keep on moving towards more natural products.
You two are perfect together in terms of getting this across……I love her energy, I love her sweetness, I love her way of explaining using analogies that I can picture in my head. I love her laugh and her total lack of arrogance. I wish she were my next door neighbor!!!!
As someone who has been dealing with eczema outbreaks since 2015, this episode confirms the measures I've been taking to reduce the symptoms. Going on an elimination diet has shown me the food triggers that cause the underlying inflammation; wheat, sugar, caffeine (especially coffee and chocolate) and cow's milk products. Foods made with goat and sheep's milk are better tolerated.
The impact of stress has been the biggest revelation. Learning to relax and tame anxiety has been huge, as well as getting better, more restful sleep. Wearing a mask during smoky forest fire polluted air helps with reducing exposure to that particulate as well as pollens. I also have several HEPA air filters in several rooms of my home to reduce allergens. My skin has improved, and outbreaks are fewer, but dry cracked skin is still a concern that natural moisturizers haven't completely resolved. It's a matter of playing the long game of moving towards good health.
After being treated with antibiotics I have allergies then I took a lot of probiotics and they went away...it seemed like I was allergic to everything for a couple years wheat, corn, potatoes, shampoos, lotions and perfumes. I also took cell builders from shaklee and shaklee probiotics. When I start getting sensitivities again I get on kombucha right away and it goes away again.
I drink kombucha every day and I am still reacting to tons of things. Like perfume, ink, paint, laundry detergent, scent from hand sanitizer, air freshener, fumes from people cooking grain products especially stuff like pizza or toast and that Qdoba place with the corn is horrid!!... Have a corn allergy, celiac, autism, hEDS...
The things that make me up. On me an in me. What a lovely shift in perception and appreciation for a wider invisible community that supports each human body. Wow! Love it.
I won't give up use of the dishwasher, do laundry or clean my home less frequently; however, for 40+ years I have used toxic products very sparingly and chosen environmentally safer ways to clean. I see that has been to my benefit.
Also noteworthy, those sorts of choices are easier for people to make without any great hardship or stress to lifestyle or living in filth.
Did you know that hand hot soapy water will envelop the bacteria and toxins, these are flushed away when we rinse it off. This came from my Mam who had it all explained to her when she worked in a hospital in 1940's.
I only have a personal anecdote, but in my case. 100% no sign of allergy until I mess up and regularly eat foods that contain omega-6 rich seed oils.
I did not know that was the case when I was spiraling into allergy hell, but it turned 180 when I tried an elimination diet believing it was carb or sugar related (high fat keto).
@torgrimhanssen5100 Excellent! Seed oils are ENGINE LUBRICANTS, not fit for humans!
Best to cook in lard, tallow or butter!
Interesting you mentioned o6
I noticed too that I get extreme clogged nose when I eat foods that are fried or have cooking oil. I am so fed up of the difficulties with clogged nose so I tried to find solution from youtube. The cooking oil issue caught my attention as almost all my foods are cooked with it. Then I tried foods without it, in just a week my nose was free from heaviness/mucus clogs. After weeks of free nose, I ate fried fish and french fries, guess what happened? My nose was clogged again at night and I hardly slept. That gave me a conclusion to get away from oily foods.
She is a very good communicator.
I had cellulitis a few years ago, after which I started to get really bad eczema. I tried many different skin creams, but it kept getting worse. I went to the doctors a few times, but all they did was prescribe steroid creams. They helped a little at first, but then it’d get worse again. Then I began to see articles about how it’s not good to use them for too long. They suggested reducing the number of products I was using and to only wash with water. I tried this and noticed some improvement.
Eventually I requested to see a dermatologist. They did patch testing and it turns out I’m allergic to something called linalool, which is in almost everything: cleaning products, hygiene products, some foods. I always have to check for it now. Even so I can’t possibly avoid it all the time, while travelling, eating out or visiting friends/family. Thankfully just lowering it as much as I can at home makes a big difference. I also try to take my diet into account when tackling allergies.
My eczema is totally gone no itchy break outs or any signs of them coming on and all I did was stop eating vegetable oil (soybean oil) and all the grain oils . originally I thought it was from wearing belts cause it would break out in that area
@@cheezinhoweree These oils are well known for causing inflammation - omega 6 is high in these fats.
Great conversation! Thank you both!
Bravo, I tip my hat to you both! A very concise presentation of information; physiologically based, and yet you expand the overlooked aspects. Brilliant. I enjoyed this cast very much.
I have histamine intolerance that was relatively mild until I lived in a house with mold and then got covid. There hasn't been a single day for the last almost 3 years that I don't have DAILY symptoms. These symptoms are not limited to upper respiratory mucus production. I have gastrointestinal, cardiac, and neurological symptoms as well. The number one thing that helps is strict diet (which has made me very angry about food because I can't just eat whatever I want anymore). I have yet to find an allergy medication that completely removes the symptoms. It is awful.
I went carnivore 6 years ago. I had what I thought was a super clean diet but this has been amazing for me. I also use homeopathy and it has radically changed my life. Maybe look into those thing? Hope you find some healing.
Also rooiboos Tea is a great antihistamine but excess consumption like normal tea will inhibit iron absorption
Thankfully you found a diet that helps.
Keto/carnivore!
Have you researched CIRS and Aspergillus? Mold infections can have long lasting impact. I stayed in a moldy Airbnb two years ago and it sent me into a downward spiral. Most doctors misdiagnose symptoms so do your own research. God bless you and heal you.
Eczema is my nemisis. Feeling normal is euphoria. We canaries look at allergies as life altering. Eczema gets us hiding from questions from friends who want to help but don’t, while we cover up ugly rashes and cope with discomfort until we get a refill, or we’re put on another course of treatment. We canaries don’t wish this discomfort on anybody. Great interview ❤
Really pleased to hear TSW being mentioned, been listening to this space for years ❤
Please be careful what you believe or what sounds logical. I was born naturally and breastfed. My son was in distress and I had a C section and I also had not enough breastmilk and at two months needed to switch to formula. I have had horrible allegries and chemical sensitivities and my son age 44 has none. Now I am one case but I do not believe a c- section will create all this trouble. I do agree that chemicals in our food water and on our bodies contribute to allergies. Mine have greatly diminished getting rid of as much of these chemicals as possible. However I have had a discovery at 70 years of age. Recently I needed to go on glaucoma drops. They are prostaglandin based as beta blockers give me asthma. I started to notice that my allergic asthma diminished and my stomach issues, gerd, went away. I looked up this particular prostaglandin and sure enough this one can do both these things. Also I looked up symptoms of a deficiency and sure enough the reason I had a c- section is the lack of uterine contractions. And the hormone they give you to stimulate this problem is you guess it this prostaglandin. So I assume I am deficient in this hormone. Our bodies are very complex and wonderful. We are all truly unique🇨🇦
Loved the talk and the comments which are so useful. I suffer from allergies too and this comments section is filled with us :) A community of allergy sufferers lol.
On a more serious note, I think some very obvious conclusions can be drawn and I would hope that in a future talk we could go on the questions given below:
Key points are that allergies really began in the 90's. A reduced microbiome and higher stress factors (both environmental and psychological) increase allergy prevalence and this is increasing. Projected to go from a 30-70 distribution to 50-50 by 2050.
1. There is a very obvious (almost elephant in the room) correlation between pesticides and allergies. In this talk it was mentioned but just brushed past. Pesticide use increases the toxic load in us (quite possibly reducing our internal microbiome) when we consume produce that's covered in them. They diminish microbes in the soil, thereby in plants, and thereby in us. Perhaps focusing on those microorganisms which are detrimental for plants but probably beneficial for us to break down food (and other unknown effects) could be explored more and if true reintroduced?
2. For those who develop allergies later in life, there must be a way to narrow down the reason why the body didn't classify the substance as a threat before but does so now? There was contradictory information regarding how the immune system could be like a bored toddler which clashes with this hypothesis, or on the other hand that the substance was always bad but the threshold of toxic load or stress wasn't breached therefore we were coping. Once again using this hypothesis, one could narrow down the delta - I wonder if there are any studies on this? Here once again there could be a connection to pesticides :).
3. Im allergic to cats but developed it later in life. It made no sense until today, when you guys spoke about the deer, tick allergy pathway. That is probably what happened. Following this hypothesis, there's something in that tick's last meal (the cat's blood) that was a threat to me. Once again this leads to the same conclusion that allergies are being caused by overtly "benign," substances which are really vectors. This is very interesting because what we are allergic to could actually be a great signifier that there is perhaps a bacterial/fungalor parasitic imbalance within us which the immune system is overworked with and modern science diagnostics have not picked it up because the symptoms are missing (at the expense of overworking the immune system).
4. There are certain species of bacteria like the streptomyces species which produce doxycycline an antibiotic. These bacteria could be working in symbiosis with our immune system to help us fight off out of control or balance pathogens. The study of these would be interesting to see.
I always think it strange when people say things like 'allergic to cats'. AFAIK there is no 'cat protein' or 'cat molecule'. There may be something about cats you are allergic to, but what is it? Maybe cat dander, cat hair, cat flea treatments, etc? What about dogs? Some people are not allergic to 'poodles' as they have different hair from other dogs/cats?
My friend got Alpha-Gal from a Lone Star tick. Her symptoms started weeks (3?) after her tick bite. She went into anaphylactic shock. She can’t even cook meat in her house or be close to it. It has really disrupted her life. She can’t really eat out anymore because of cross contamination and airborne contamination. 😢 Thank you for sharing all of this info!
Just read your remarks. So much hope things got better now. ⚘👍
I got a tick bite, and I'm allergic to everything I'm housebound, ruined my life.
I’m sorry to hear that. Is this also due to alpha gal syndrome, or allergies to other allergens due to another tick-borne condition.
I had seasonal respiratory allergies until I stopped eating wheat. It took me a long time to figure out wheat was the problem.
Try cutting out eggs, dairy, corn, soy and canola oil and see how much better you feel then.
Wheat and the other foods I mentioned feed viruses.
Also stop getting vaccinated
As well as wheat/gluten/grains, I also found that white wine and beer was bad for my sinuses, but red wine is OK.
How long did it take to notice a difference? I’ve stopped eating wheat and I already feel better but the seasonal allergies haven’t gone away yet
@@sarahkay2656 , because my diet changed in February and my seasonal allergies usually occur in August through November, I did not experience any allergies that year, until I went on a vacation trip in late September. By the end of the week, allergies were appearing. Once home, eating my regular diet instead of restaurant food, allergies cleared up in about a week. Had I changed my diet immediately before allergy season, it may have taken longer to see the effect.
Before I realized wheat was the problem, I believed it was beef! Most of the beef I ate was in the form of hamburgers, and coincidently the burger buns were the only wheat I consumed. I stopped eating burgers mid July, to prepare for allergy season in mid august, and had no allergy problem for a couple of decades. Then we discovered Cora's restaurants and I ate a lot of bread, but no beef. Allergies appeared out of season and the penny dropped! It was the bread, not the meat. Now I eat mostly beef and other meat. A lot of other conditions have cleared up, and I have remained free of seasonal allergies for a decade.
Best wishes for your success.
@@sarahkay2656 everyone has a different viral and bacterial load. "Allergies" are really just streptococcus and viruses chowing down on something they like. It takes a long time to starve them all out....A lot of cleanses. Im much better but still chipping away
This episode is so on point for me. I moved away from an area that had huge pollen counts everyday and now I only experience it once or twice a year instead of six straight months.
Can you Suggest some areas like your locality?
@@Sparkle8385 well it depends where in the world you want to live but I live in a maritime zone near the Washington coast in the US where the temp doesn't get above 80 very often , and it also doesn't get too cold. It rains all winter and is dry for almost the whole summer. If you have air pollution problems or need low pollen counts it's pretty great- the air here is usually excellent even during fires because we are on the coast but occasionally east winds blow and trouble ensues. A few times in summer for the ragweed gets high but not like midwest or east coast. Estonia is the best allergy free for me place I've ever lived but I can't afford to become an EU citizen yet.
@@biankablack5600 thanks for your detailed response. Hope it helps many like me
@@biankablack5600 I went from the Bay Area to Arizona (Marana ) and no more seasonal allergies
No
More grasses
Thank god
I’ll take the heat for the summer over the awful allergies around CA
@@anybodyoutthere3208 Glad you found relief. I had to go to a much colder climate on the Washington coast near the ocean. Michigan is way worse than California in my experience.
I had grass pollen allergy. I used to take 3 OTC allergy medications and still failed to stop the sneezing and itchy eyes. Well, today there is very high level of grass pollen in my area, and I am not even close to sneezing, and I hardly feel any irritation in my eyes.
It could be due to the intense exercise I am doing outdoors, getting more sunlight or my very active attempt to control my work stress. I don't know. I am just glad that I am healthy.
I expect it's everything you mentioned plus your diet. I have been doing similar and my allergies disappeared.
@@limitisillusion7 I really don't know. I am just glad that I am not taking OTC allergy medications all day and have them not work.
I've cured all my ailments and never have allergies and i am 50 years old. I don't even get colds and it's because of eating whole plants and superfoods in the last 10 years. Genomics and Epigenetics will save your life!❤
Thank you. This was worth my time. I was born in 1990. I have severe allergic reaction to peanut, furry animals, ant bite, grass, mold, dust, smoke. Ive been on allergy meds and inhalers for asthma since the 3 or 4 grade (a move from South America to upstate NY kicked off my enviromental allergies.) I had my first peanut reaction around 1 year old when my dad shared some of his candy bar with me.
I learned alot from this talk. Thank you.
@@michelle2548 do you mind sharing your anti-inflammatory diet with me? do you still eat to manage your allergies?
@@michelle2548 thank you so much for this info. I am touched by thw time you took to share all of this with me. Yesterday I fasted and today I pick up my grocery order that's aligned with your advice! Thank you Michelle. Cheers to your continued health. 💕
@@annacastellano4512 Fasting can help reset the immune system among many other things. Even short, regular fasts. Dr Mindy Pelz here on UA-cam explains the different levels of fasting.
God do I wish you were my professor when I took Immunology class.. it was my best interest but hearing your métaphores they were just what I needed ❤
Thank you so much for doing this podcast!! Allergies, intolerance, inflammation need to be addressed in a weekly series! This is a global problem.
Gluten free, lactose free, peanut free, shellfish, bees, cats, hay fever, this is a forever discussion! Everything we eat causes inflammation… to what degree? What nutrients are depleted in our soil? What are we eating? What role sugar plays lowering immunity. Treatment? Why do some people think allergies are all emotional.
3.2bn people have allergies??....I don't believe it.
The culprits come from processed foods and... condiments, sauces, dips, dressings you use in your daily diets. They are all packed with preservatives. Preservatives contain sodium (natrium) to avoid spoils. This sodium is actually hazardous to brain blood vessels and nerves. That is why some human body immune system reacts with allergic. Nothing wrong with lactose, gluten etc. It's this sodium is the culprit.
i developed 3 allergies right after a childhood vaccines(eggs, honey and peanuts). Which later vanished years after the vaccines. Before vaccines all most no allergies after vaccines lots of allergies. Whats even worse is the fact that most allergies are against foods or animals that have been dambered by big busniess.
Ive been living this nightmare for a while now. I finally asked to be sent to an allergy specialist. Ive had my body stiffen up on me and my throat close up. Eating something and seeing my whole body react and turn red. I was oblivious to this for so many years and now that i have them I am the person who is striving to feel normal 1 day. I have cut out almost everything out of my diet and lots of vitamins. I hope soon i can get some relief. Some days i definately feel like giving up.
as much as this is a very interesting video, what i find even more interesting is that youtube showed it to me now because i have been awake for hours itching . i’ve never seen this channel before but my phone literally knows what i’m doing
I have seen patients start to get shock when given intravenous iron. So always I stayed with my patients on drip with all aids at hand . A lady doctor died of penicillin injection in Babylon many decades ago. One of our relatives died of B complex injection sent to her by her pharmacist daughter qualified and lived in Germany. Where ever we are, whenever we are , whatever we consume, given touched we may get allergy.listen to your body lucky me studied and practiced medicine. Thanks God blessings..
For those of you with severe allergy problems, look into thiamine deficiency as explained in several UA-cam videos on EONutrition channel. I know someone who was helped a lot with high doses of TTFD and benfotiamine versions of vitamin b1 (along with the probiotic Akkermansia). Best wishes to all.❤
Do you know how much dosage? My daughter is facing severe allergies I am giving 100 mg of thiamine daily. She is 22 years old. But she is not getting better. After coming US for studies she developed this allergy after she eats she develops allergies in terms of rash and itching though we eliminated all packaged foods etc.If you know the dosage please let us know.
@@kalpanajagarlamudi8795 The person I know who was helped a lot took 4 capsules Benfotiamine 300mg each twice a day on empty stomach and 4 capsules of Akkermansia probiotic once a day, also on an empty stomach (about a half hour before the morning dose of benfotiamine). This person also took 2 TTFD capsules with dinner daily. Maybe try this instead of just thiamine. Best wishes.
This was so informative! I learned a lot about allergies and realize the most important thing, I'm not alone and I'm not crazy.
I like her loud laugh very healthy. God bless her.
Having been a hay fever sufferer virtually all my life and suffered fairly severely before I was given medication I can tell you it’s not how high the pollen count is for the day but what the actual pollen is. So earlier than June the pollen count can be as high as you like and I’ll be fine but as soon as June arrives bam! It just hits me. The most helpful thing has been my nasal spray. I take nasal spray eye drops and tablets. However these past two years I have taken MSM which has helped my hayfever tremendously. I take my nasal spray and eye drops still but less of it and I have not had to resort to the tablets. MSM is great for muscles and joints which was my reason for taking it in the first place. I only found out by accident it helps with hayfever.
@@magicsupamoggie Try the carnivore diet. Dr. Ken Berry, Dr. Anthony Chaffee.
Symptom Relief: 1 1/4 teaspoon of turmeric powder taken 4 times per day. This has almost completely eliminated my severe allergy symptoms for almost 30 years now. Few people are determined enough to stick with the schedule every day, but it has worked for several of my friends who were developing asthma and had recently started having to use inhalers.
I came upon this cure by accident. I originally started to use the turmeric for my severe back pain from an accident 40 years ago. After 3 months of taking the turmeric, I realized that I had forgotten to take my daily dose of Claritin D for an entire month! While the turmeric has helped significantly with my back pain, it has been even more effective with my pollen and dust, etc., allergies, which had become a daily year-round issue and were starting to turn into asthma. Please check with your doctor first to make sure it is safe for you to use on such a constant basis, as it is not recommended for a small percentage of people.
I’ve had anaphylactic shock three times in the last 25 years. My first time Auburn, Faith Hospital didn’t even acknowledge me. The person that brought me there yelled at them that I was dying. Then they did something. My second time there was a two hour wait again they ignored me at the hospital. A nurse had passed me up and asked me if I was having anaphylactic shock which I didn’t know the term. I told him I’m having an allergic reaction for that time they gave me something and my vitals went crazy. Sirens where going off, and they kick my wife out of the room because again I was dying. The other time I just used Benadryl and focused on my breathing. And that worked. There has been a handful of other times where are my ears and armpits are itching and Benadryl took care of it every time.
She put it well and clearly straight out the block ... I Love her deeply now..!.....
Thank you for pointing out the absorption of products on skin. I developed recurrent acne on my face and scalp. I stopped using products and most makeup about 6 months into the pandemic. Now I only get a very occasional small pimple. I use only organic coconut oil when I can see that my skin is dry.
I have suffered from bad allergies or histamine intolerance for years but I cured myself with diet 🎉
Yep!
keto diet cured mine.
Which diet works for you?
@@jeaninehaakt I have been taking supplements like NAC and broccoli sprout extract and something called shilajit. And then I have cut out sugar as in cakes and candy and fizzy drinks. I cut out dairy products.I have cut out or cut down on food containing histamine like cured meats and cheeses esp strong cheese. Anything in a tin is out. Lots of veggies also contain histamine so beware of that.
So basically my diet is lots of fruit and vegetables and a bit of meat. Avoid frying food as much as possible.
My allergies would be hives on my skin and pain in my joints when it was bad and hay fever like symptoms when it was mild. Now it's all gone and I have so much energy and I feel so good both mentally and physically. I used to get depressed and whatnot but a lot of that was clearly down to my diet.
Also tobacco and alcohol is bad.
Hope that helps.
Keto. Very low carb. Less than 20 per day and ZERO grains.
How about pollution, cause and effect? I'm not allergic but I do have mild asthma and need my meds *when I am in a city*. When I spend more than a few days out in the countryside, I do not need my asthma meds despite the house not being cleaner, eating the same things as normal, and the outdoors being full of pollen, dust and other things. And once I go back to the city it is palpable how much worse, more polluted, the air is there. Even though the city I live in is considered rather clean when it comes to air pollution.
This was an excellent presentation. Very well done. Thank you for sharing this.
Am in Germany and when our kids get inffection , cough or accute fever, the doctors hardly give antibiotics..my daughter is almost 3 and she has never had an antibiotic..i got angry sometime ago when she got an ear inffection and they insisted on NO antibiotic...Now i understand and i appreciate what they did. They recommended i give her some herbal teas and i personally made Garlic , gloves and honey tea..she drank it for a week and she was fine.
You’ve got a good doctor. We give too many antibiotics here and it’s helping create a host of autoimmune issues. My family goes to a functional medicine doctor and treats the root cause which means my family is a lot healthier than the general population.
@@jeffreysummers6843 They give out antibiotics when they know it's viral and fungal too. I took 3 pills out of my antibiotics and I started having acid-reflux, gerd, chest pain, and bad bowel movements.
For me I have a history of excema but disappeared after healthy diet ayurveda homeopathy but noticed after I had taken antibiotics for my kidney infection it started to itch so sometimes antibiotics can cause it
My hayfever disappeared when I quit dairy about 15 years ago. My boss at work had severe hayfever so I told him how I got rid of mine. He stopped dairy and his hayfever has gone. He went out for dinner and ate dairy in leek in cream sauce and his hayfever flared up straight away. This is just a couple weeks ago
Maybe that's why I woke up feeling like sh** after eating ice cream right before bed.
thank you so much for this... both Dr. Chatterjee and Theresa!
Excellent podcast, Wonderful person!!!! Thank you both!
Growing up, I had eczema so bad I had to wear gloves to school to absorb the blood so I didn't smear it all over my papers and books. I also had juvenile RA and my knees would swell up like balloons making it hard to run and play. It started around the time our area began being hit with Strontium 90 drift, from the atomic testing. I've had an autoimmune disease, which has received various diagnoses over the years, ever since. I've added more allergies, and physical problems, over the years so that, now, at 79, I have so many physical problems it is hard to get any type of effective medical treatment and have to depend mainly on living a healthy life-style.
Try homeopathy
Keto!
So sorry for all of your troubles. My wife and I will pray that you find healing. A keto diet and staying away from all of the processed food definitely helps.
I wish you could provide time stamps on your videos. It would help those of us who are short on time to pick out the key parts we want to listen too. Otherwise, thanks for your great interviews.
Perhaps we viewers should do that for each other. This guy is already doing stuff for us for nothing. I do quite often do timestamps if the host asks for a listener to do it. But some hosts really don't like it to be done, because they really want the nuance to be heard rather than being treated as a commodity to gulp down.
We are all short of time. Maybe consider giving before asking to receive, or listening in long form rather than cherry picking for a quick fix? (I'm not being judgmental here - I really am thinking about it and I just mean it's an opportunity to ponder and examine our busyness, our consumer lifestyle, our willingness to listen to complexity, our demands on others, and also what we give out to others from ourselves.) 🙏😊
Appreciate the coverage!
such a beautiful smile! thank you for raising the awareness
Good video. I used to have reflux, got worse as I became a vegan. Fixed it with apple cider vinegar. One spoon in water and have never had reflux since. I'm doing vinegar every day, helps me digest well. Also, I've converted from vegan to keto which solved other problems for me, like joint pains and low testosterone levels. My wife enjoys it as well. 😇
you need to keep taking apple cider vinegar everyday to keep the reflux away?
@@kae2678 not really, cause being on keto for a while makes you produce more hydrochloric acid. I just do it anyway since it's become a habit.. and because it's supposedly good for you anyway.
Ketovore is a miracle
I'm from the San Francisco Bay Area. Both sides of my family have hay fever. I started getting it when I was 24; I would suffer one day every April and October.
I experienced no allergic symptoms when I lived on Oahu, or in the Seattle area or Kailua-Kona. However, I got them when visiting Portland and Mt. Hood, and once I moved to Hilo, I suffered big time, year round. I cut back my symptoms significantly by putting local honey in my daily coffee. I found it also works when I visit Portland and Mt. Hood.
Have you tried stopping dairy? Was life changing for me.
@revtune - I don't think it's dairy, because it doesn't happen all the time or everywhere. Some plant in Hilo blooms at night, worsening my symptoms. Also, I think it's the mold, since Hilo is very rainy.
Funny you say that. I had no allergies or sinus issues until I moved away Oahu also the Kailua area. I spent 2 years in the water almost every day riding waves and lived there 4 and half years. Shortly after I left I developed sinus issues that I have to this day.
Most amazing video. So much empathy and understanding. Thank you so much
I had a severe reaction to a wasp sting in about 1975. Epi-pens were available, but my doctor refused write a script for one. I was just told that if I got stung again I had 20 minutes to get medical help!!!
In 1996, I had my first bout with allergic reactions (olive tree blossoms). Since then I have had more and more allergies, including food allergies, and my allergic reaction gets worse with time. Prior to 1996, I had no allergies, except for a peanut allergy in my teens. As an adult, I was no longer allergic to peanuts.
Hi how did you overcome your allergies…thx
I am allergic to bees, and I grew up on a farm and was sting regularly up to the age of 16. Then I got stung, and I had a severe allergic reaction. Everything you describe. And have carried an epi pen ever since. My Dr, when I was 30, tried to desensitize me by giving small doses of bee venom, but it didn't work. I do have allergies to other things. Some meds , some foods, and things in nature . This info is quite helpful for every day living. I carry benadryl, epi pen, puffers, antihistamines, pepcid ac, and I used to carry imodium . Because I have a varied array of reactions in a situation. So , it dictates what I may eat on a given day and what I might do. You describe me exactly.
@monanwright Carnivore diet!
I have had eczema since a kid and ten years ago had a very severe flare up, blotches everywhere, couldn’t retain any heat in my body, pretty distressing.
Did acupuncture to relieve symptoms and in meantime completely changed diet, exercise and managed stress better and my eczema not only settled but for practical purposes disappeared.
Growing up on a farm is no guarantee you will no have allergies. I have severe allergies and I grew up on a farm, in a farm community, with lots of animals, was breast fed, all things cited as making one less prone to allergies.
I have had on-and-off allergies all my life (more on than off in the past decade) and the only thing that EVER worked for me was a Marisa Peer video right here on YT (since taken down for reasons unknown to me), which was a meditation about 20 minutes in length. In the video, she would first do an induction and then talk about how "brilliant" my (the listener's) immune system was and then supply lots of suggestions about how my immune system could easily distinguish between harmless chemicals and actual threats, like viruses. By the time I would get to the end of the video, my sinuses would be bone dry and I'd be feeling like a new person, so therefore my conclusion from that experience was that while, yes allergies may certainly be caused by environmental factors, clearly the mind has an overriding ability to cause or quash allergic responses. And in the absence of an ability to instantaneously evolve my immune system to cope with my ever-changing environment, I've found that hypnosis is really the key to remaining allergy-free. Or... maybe hypnosis IS THE WAY to instantaneously evolve one's immune system!
@max14163 I love Marisa Peer!
I switched to a pretty strict keto diet back in October. Regardless I do not eat ANY grains at all any more. My allergies are GONE. After suffering my entire life, and even doing allergy shots for over 10 years - NOTHING had given me great relief - until keto diet.
Thank u.....more evidence for me 2 keep going on keto
I bet all the grains contain glyphosate. I don't eat wheat, gives me joint pains.
100%. Another reason to quit grains. Most contain Glyphosate. It’s amazing that they are still able to sell that poison. GRAS my ass.
That’s good news !
I try to live with the allergies for pollen and dust mite for 35 years. I tried everything what is coming on my path to heal my body , mind and soul. I can cry when I see this. Thank you so much. I am going on with the healing path . Sometimes I feel very disappointed about my body ....but I know there has to be a way out... is there a hospital special for treating allergies ? Or a place where I can go and find out what to do... because all the thing in this talk I know and work with it, microbiome, food, stress , trauma work, dieet , organic food , organic shampu etc etc. everything ..
All tips are so welcome . I live in spain. thanks for the conversation so much
In the US we have allergist doctors which will test for specific allergens and then administer shots or pills to help treat them over the course of 1-5 years
As a young teen in the early 80s, I learned that I was severely allergic to yellow dye #5. In the US, processed food has artificial dyes and other chemicals. As a result, I have had to read labels before buying any packaged foods and I have to be very careful when I go out to eat. I am also very severely allergic to sucralose. I have to read ingredient labels each time I buy because formulas change without notice. I grow as much of my own food or eat local single ingredient food as much as possible. I am first generation off the farm.
Profound sadness started midway through this video. Allergies since childhood so I forced myself to watch to the end. If even brilliant physicians and their AMA can’t/won’t? address these issues, what are the rest of us supposed to do? Tapped to see the product Dr. Chatterjee is hawking. It starts at $79.00. Appreciate your well-meaning concern, doctors. But I’ve found this video to be a lot of words and little help. That’s my multi-factorial judgment. Have your AMA talk to Congress, not us.
It is a multi layered problem, so the knowledge and experience need to be wide-spread in order to make changes as society. I’m a sufferer since childhood too, and it’s devastatingly hard, but what I learned is those ‘canaries in the coal mines’ are placed in the world to stimulate the profound changes to take place. Unfortunately it’s not ‘one fix fits all’ type of problem, (so as the global warming), each of us has to take actions as well as actions need to be taken as society.
I often feel non-allergy sufferers rather ignorant to those chemicals and environmental irritants, unless themselves or their family members suffer from irritants. They also lack sympathy, and are arrogant in using chemicals and toxins abundantly. So in a way, we are the ‘stop and think’ signs placed in our community. But of course, I feel you too, and I wish I can just blame somebody for my allergies 😢❤
Try dropping inflammatory food from your diet (sugar, diary, wheat and chemicals) I also found using natural products (shampoo, creams, soaps etc.) to be helpful. Our bodies is on overdrive trying to handle all the toxins present in the world. Do a sauna if you have access
I'm on the carnivore diet and it's helping. I wish you luck my friend..
RFK Jr knows why maybe have a listen to what he is saying.
@@Edelwiess1066same and I can’t even begin to tell anyone how much better I feel and brain fog lifted
Wow, 13 mins in and I’ve already learned so much!
I was really blessed because I don't have allergies like most. Many people in my family sneeze, ichy and watery eyes and constant nose blowing.
Know a doctor cleared his asthma and swollen knees by intermittent fasting for a year , losing 23 kg eating radish leaves , OMAD , sleep, avoid triggers for anxiety and stress.