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Tag Archives: Allergy
Helminthic therapy: the basics
Helminthic therapy is an experimental approach to the treatment of asthma, allergies, chronic inflammation and autoimmune disease. The treatment developed out of understanding gained from scientific studies showing that, while these illnesses have escalated in developed countries during the past … Continue reading
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Tagged Allergy, Asthma, Autoimmune Disease, Helminthic Therapy, Hookworm, Inflammation, Intestinal Worms, Whipworm
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The Amazing Dr Wriggly
Over a thirty year period, I gave both mainstream medicine and the alternative healthcare sector every opportunity to resolve the numerous health problems to which I had fallen prey and, in the process of meeting dozens of doctors and therapists, … Continue reading
Vitamin D: why we need more, and how much to take
A recent study showed that children and adolescents with low vitamin D levels had increased sensitivity to 11 out of 17 allergens that were tested, including both environmental and food allergens. So, for anyone with an allergic child, increasing their … Continue reading
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Tagged Allergy, Autoimmune Disease, Boron, Cancer, Food Allergy, Multiple Sclerosis (MS), Sunscreen, Type 1 Diabetes, Vitamin D, Vitamin K, Zinc
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Don’t let worms give you the squirms!
Anyone with an allergy or autoimmune disease who searches diligently for the best solution to their illness will eventually discover helminthic therapy. As this safe and natural approach provides significant relief for three quarters of those who try it, and … Continue reading
Gut bugs induce regulatory immune cells
Another bacterium has been added to the growing list of gut bugs with demonstrated therapeutic effects. The bacterium whose prowess has been revealed recently is a particularly abundant strain of clostridium (C. perfringens) that appears to be a remarkably strong … Continue reading
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Tagged Allergy, Asthma, Clostridium perfringens, Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD), Intestinal Worms, Tregs
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Nasal allergies nuked by worms
The most significant of all the many improvements to my health that have been wrought by my wonderful worm friends has to be the return of my tolerance to food, because my previous inability to tolerate not only all normal … Continue reading
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Tagged Allergy, Antihistamine, Cats, Dust Mites, Helminthic Therapy, Hookworm, Milk, Nasal irrigation, Necator Americanus, Rhinitis, Sinusitis
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Immune regulation by Clostridium bacteria
Researchers have found that feeding harmless Clostridium bacteria to mice increased their production of immune-regulating T cells, suggesting that the use of such organisms in humans – in specially produced probiotic products, for example – might offer greater resistance to, … Continue reading
Bugs may make us smarter
Having already been found to produce the same uplifting effects as anti-depressant drugs and reduce allergic inflammation, the common soil bacterium, Mycobacterium vaccae has now been shown to improve learning in mice. M. vaccae initiates a complex neurosignaling cascade that … Continue reading
Kefir may help prevent food allergies
Kefir, a mildly alcoholic, fermented milk drink containing a variety of live microorganisms, has been shown to reduce allergic responses in mice. Already popular as a health food in Eastern and Central Europe, kefir is now gaining fans among Western … Continue reading
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Tagged Allergy, Bifidobacterium, Clostridium, Egg Allergy, Food Allergy, IgE, IgG1, Kefir, Lactobacillus, Macrophage, Probiotics
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Babies need friendly bugs
A baby starts life with a sterile gut but, during birth, it becomes inoculated with bacteria from the birth canal. These bacteria are then encouraged to flourish throughout the gut by colostrum, the mother’s first milk. Unfortunately, modern medicine effectively … Continue reading