Allergy testing-positive skin testing to: bakers yeast; brewers yeast; chicken; cows milk, egg yolk; wheat; molds; feathers; formaldehyde; metabosulfite; polyester; oats; onion; peanuts; pork; rice; soy; tomato; trees; MSG; fluoride Therapy: nutritional support; Diflucan; Biocidin; environmental controls; EPD immunotherapy Course: the EPD has made a world of difference; 90% improved "on all fronts" 7 year old female Gestation: very active (overly so) Mother-allergic Breast fed First year: up all night for six weeks; colic Ages 2-5: leg aches; coughs; frequent ear infections; chronic nasal problems; sound sensitivity; increased odor sensitivity; ADHD; worse in damp areas; worse around cats. Tested by allergist at age 5: none found Laboratory findings: maldigestion; high aluminum burden; very high T-4, T-8 ratio; decreased NK cells; decreased IgG subclasses; amoebas found in stool; hyperaminoaciduria Allergy testing-positive skin testing to: bakers yeast, apricot, wheat, rye; mold, cows milk, rice, strawberry, carob; chocolate; egg white soy; note: never finished testing Therapy: nutritional; Diflucan; Biocidin; EPD immunotherapy Course: a wonderful response to EPD with loss of almost all hyperactivity; still has some ADD; presently working on this patient with further testing T.M. 5 year old male Gestation. very active, especially with certain foods Infancy: severe drooling; colic; irritable; hyperactive Ages 2-4: severe hyperactivity; eczema Miscellaneous symptoms: itching skin; reaction to foods; urgency; hoarseness; impulsive; mood swings; short attention span; enuresis; worse indoors; certain stores make him worse; odors both him; worse on rainy days Laboratory findings: anemia, low uric acid, lymphopenia; low CD4 count; renal damage; maldigestion; mineral deficiencies; aluminum toxicity Allergy testing-positive skin testing to: bakers yeast; broccoli; corn; cabbage; green beans; goats milk; honeydew; celery; cigarette smoke; sodium sulfite; salicylate; dust; oats; pork; rice; rye; soy; tomato; cinnamon; squash; formaldehyde; EDTA; mold Therapy: nutritional supplements; dietary elimination, rotary; chelation Course: patient is doing relatively well, but the chelation has a long way to go to remove all the aluminum; will begin EPD soon If schools and parents continue to follow the same old precepts of the fathers of medicine and psychology (who wrote and taught in a different era when our world was very different), the outlook for children with learning disabilities looks quite dismal. We have added great toxic complexities to our world and the "fuels" we put into our bodies. To ignore environmental factors when considering learning disabilities is foolish. Worse, we could be causing our children permanent difficulties, reaching far beyond when they leave school. In forty-five years, there has been a 500% increase in the number of ADHD children. Relate this to the same type statistics for breast cancer in women. Could the environment be a factor here? Do you think we can change the future? If we do not make drastic changes in our production of toxic chemicals and the use of toxic heavy metals, we probably will dispose of our "human race" in the next thousand years. What can you do today? Clean up your personal world, of course. Find out why you have a specific problem and fix it! Don't ever let the doctors tell you "we do not know why." Do not let the schools drug your children. Only you can force the medical establishment to change its "modus operandi". © 1998 Stephen B. Edelson, M.D., F.A.A.F.P., F.A.A.E.M. NOTICE: This information is provided for educational purposes. Any medical procedures, dietary changes, or nutritional supplements discussed herein should only be undertaken on the advice of a qualified physician. Stephen B. Edelson, M.D., F.A.A.F.P., F.A.A.E.M. The Edelson Center for Environmental and Preventive Medicine |
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