Ellen Cutler, D.C.

My new book, Live free From Asthma and Allergies has just been published by Ten Speed Press and will be available in bookstores this month.  This book is an updated revision of my first book, Winning the War Against Asthma and Allergies, which is out of print. 

Live Free From Asthma and Allergies  offers individuals who suffer with asthma and sinusitis and allergies some complementary techniques for evaluating their hidden sensitivities whether food or environmental, as well as  offering  ways to overcome these sensitivities  or be able to more tolerate them.  This book can shed some light on this condition, and check out the expanding resource/appendix and testimonials. 

Live Free From Asthma and Allergies  can help those who suffer better understand their condition  and perhaps help one to  resolve some sensitivities on their own.

Email Ellen Cutler, D.C  with any questions to my instititute  at: rochelle@bioset.net . 

Many people experience joint pain and fatigue.  They can be young or old- no real difference. They may notice it is worse some days and better other days.  And perhaps when they are on vacation it is hardly recognizable.  Could it just be getting older, or can there be something systemic. 

I have found that allergies or sensitivities can be the underlying trigger as well as one’s diet.  If you are one of those that suffers from one or both of these symptoms, dry eating less sugar (sometimes chronium picolinate can be helpful do ward off those sugar cravings) and definitely avoid the grains.  These include wheat, oats, millet, and even rice.  Try doing quinoa, and buckwheat.  They do not seem to promote inflammation.  The other grains and sugars often do.  You should expect to feel relief in ten days and I recommend introducing a digestive enzyme with meals for good digestion and a protease enzyme in between meals for reduction of inflammation.  There are also adrenal enzyme formulas for help with energy and stamina.

Poor digestion of foods and food allergies may be linked to IBS.  As we age, we become enzyme deficient and sugar intolerant.  Sugars are not just simple sugars, but they are also grains, dairy, fruit and even vegetables have natural sugars.  As you age, this intolerance may escalate and the bloating can turn into explosive bowel movements, urgency, cramping, and constant distrubing flatulence.  What can you do?  Enzymes are extremely effective and investigating your food sensitivities and clearing for them can be extremely effective.  Learn how to do this at home in The Food Allergy Cure.  It can turn your life around.  And you can enjoy eating and traveling much more.  This is not something you need to live with the rest of your life. 

Some allergies, those that give us some slight or moderate reactions may be reversed by reprograming your behavior.  You have been reacting to certain foods or pollens or even cats the same way for a period of time. What if a new behavior was learned that was not that same reaction.  Perhaps biofeedback can help, or a supplement taken at that time that let's you know what a normal relationship is to these items.  If you knew how to do this and it involved certain nutients, and balancing treatments, you may be very open to this form of therapy.  Well that is what BioSET is about and why it can help with allergies, pain, chronic disorders.  It may help through nutrition, detoxification, diet and an ability to change your behavior.  We have incredible results, and quickly.

In an article written in the medical journal "Thorax" by Dr. N.J. Wareham et al of Medical Research Council in Cambridge, UK reveals that modification of diet can reduce onset of asthma.  It is reported that people who suffer with asthma tend to consume less fruits and have decreased intake of Vitamin C and manganese.  It was also reported that blood levels of vitamin C were lower in people with asthma than their healthy counterparts. 

 So eat your raw meal each day, take your enzymes for good absorption of vitamins and minerals  and eat more vitamin C foods.  I have seen vitamin C to be extremely good for asthma.  I have actually seen it stop wheezing associated with an episode of asthma almost immediately.   

MSG Hides Behind many other names such  'Natural Flavouring' and hydrolyzed vegetable protein.  It is hidden in your coffee and and other favorite items. 

The MSG manufacturers themselves admit that MSG is addicting and it addicts people to their products. It makes people choose their product over others, and makes people
eat more of it than they would if MSG wasn't added.
 

Consider your diet  and read labels.  Remember to eat one raw food meal a day.  That will reduce the intake of MSG or other preservative automatically.  Be careful to notice and watch what your kids are eating.  Obesity is becoming epidemic and if we don't change this around, our children will develop health risks at earlier ages than we have ever known.

There are many advertisements on medications for acne.  And the side effects and risks are as numerous as the many different meds. 

I have seen success with treating acne by recognizing food allergies.  The most common food allergies are clearly the dairy products.  Most regard allergy to dairy as causing bloating, and bowel irregularities.  But there are other reactions that are just as common.  And one of those is acne.  Often a digestive enzyme with dairy food can reduce the reaction, but avoidance or minimizing is usually most successful.  It can't hurt to try and the results speak for themselves

An article from The Wall Street Journal for May 11, 2006, page D3 discussed current research on steroidal inhalers.  Research on these medications found that they may control asthma symptoms in kids, but don't halt long term progression of the condition.  There is now a panel which will discuss these findings that were  published in the New England Journal of Medicine funded by the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, a unit of the NIH.  The focus of the panel  is on possibly revising federal guidelines for inhaled steroids on toddlers.  Most doctors now  believe inhaled steroids reduces asthma in the long term, but  there is evidence this is not the case. 

The alternative is to use lower doses and weaning some children off the drugs altogether. 

According to the American Academy of Allergy ASthma and Immunology, about nine million U.S. children under 18 suffer from asthma.  And current guidelines for treatment is a "diagnostic trial of inhaled bronchodilators and anti-inflammatory meds".  This guideline is about control of asthma as prevention.  But now based on this study, the prevention is questionable. 

There are other solutions to asthma, whether it be reducing episodes with eliminating the triggers or complete reversal. Learn more about triggers, prevention and treatment of asthma

It has often been said, that people who are raw fooders need less sleep than others that eat cooked food.  Perhaps this is true.  i was talking with someone tonight about this.  I have lived on the average of 5 hours of sleep for many years.  I truly can't imagine sleeping a whole 8 hours.  I always thought this was just my body type, and it actually may be exactly what it is, but on the other hand, it could very well be that I am one of those raw fooders.  Time will tell, when more people gravitate to that type of diet. 

But it also may be eating less food.  I encourage eating less - take half of your meal and push it away.  It can affect your overall health, stamina and weight.  Enzymes can also help accomplish this.

Over the past week, asthma and allergy symptoms have doubled. This was reported by the N.Y.C Department of Health and mental Hygiene.  The amount of asthma cases seen in the emergency rooms went from 250 a day in early April to 500 per day just last week. 

When I hear this I cringe in disbelieve.  There are natural treatments that can help reduce these numbers and help save lives.   

It is as simple as education of diet and making those dietary  changes as well as learning how lifestyle can impact allergies and prevent chronic health disorders such as asthma, and sinustitis. 

REad more about prevention of allergies and asthma.  Don't be a victim, taking your medications is crucial, but learning about prevention of asthma is equally crucial.