IV treatments - Same as supplement
therapy only using a direct IV line right into your bloodstream. I've done some
minor IVs like magnesium pushes. It seems very unnatural and incredibly
invasive to me. Most patients I've watched do this have no complaints, unless no one could find a suitable vein. The
few who were crying in pain during the drip left a lasting impression. Not a fan.
Immunotherapy These are vaccine-like injections are related to the provocation neutralization testing results. Toxins are shot into your system with the premise you should become desensitized to the substance in small doses. Again, very invasive, but hey, if it works for deadly diseases like cholera and malaria, why not toxins?
Energy treatments The patient lays on a massage table and the practitioner holds their hands over you and does secret stuff to unblock and rebalance your energy flow. Only twice did I feel like it did something. Once I experienced shooting pains down my left arm right after the session making me think I was having a heart attack. The second time the practitioner told me not to do any detoxification that evening or the energy flow would compound it. I forgot those instructions, did some detox cleanses and I had uncontrollable diarrhea in the middle of the night. Oops! He was right! However, I never felt like the treatments relieved or eliminated the chemical sensitivity nor did my health improve in any way. I must be outstandingly blocked.
NAET (Nambudripad's Allergy Elimination Treatment) This is very much related to the bioenergy testing, pulse testing, muscle testing, energy treatments and immunotherapy. Although I have not had the whole set for chemical sensitivity, I will share my limited experiences.
I knew a doctor who gave a talk on NAET to a group of nurses where I worked and he used me as his demonstration guinea pig. He said most people are allergic to eggs and had me hold a vial formulated to represent eggs. As I held tight, he did whatever he was doing, magically moving hands around and such. I have no idea if it worked as I didn't think I had a problem with eggs. However those bioenergy tests told me I was/am allergic to fertilized eggs?? Maybe I don't have reactions to eggs because I had this done? But I didn't have egg issues before either.
About a year later I was having a bad reaction after going to a funeral (formaldehyde, pesticide-laden flowers, perfumes) and I went to see this doctor again as he was also a chiropractor. I tried to tell him it was the chemicals that were making my head and spine swell causing the excruciating neck pain. I was hoping he could give me an adjustment to ease the pressure.
"No, no," he said. "You are grieving." He badgered me into another NAET treatment for grief. I wasn't grieving. I tried to tell him that but in the end I had hoped maybe he was right and this treatment would take all the pain away. It didn't. What a waste. It kind of put me off the whole NAET thing. I think some doctors get blinded by their enthusiasm for these odd treatments, they refuse to see anything else including the patient. As it is, in all my years and research, I've never met anyone who had benefited from the NAET. As I recall the NAET treatments are very expensive. I'm still open minded, but I'd want a money-back guarantee.
Mercury amalgam removals - It is believed the mercury we have in our cavity fillings are poisoning us. Every time we breathe or eat/drink anything hot they offgas mercury into our bodies contributing to our overload. I've checked into this and they often use plastics to replace the mercury. Hmmm...not sure if plastic in my mouth would be any less toxic? Still, I've read some people claim removing these heavy metals have made all the difference and I'm sure it contributes toward reducing the toxic overload.
I don't deny some of these treatments do affect our bodies, but I've never personally met anyone who said any of these protocols reduced or eliminated chemical sensitivity specifically. I've read anonymous reviews claiming people have had miraculous improvement. Are patients really writing the reviews or are doctors advertising their services? Most often I hear from people, "Well, I think it helped...maybe?" Often MCSers will see benefits because of the placebo effect. We are so desperate for answers we are willing to believe anything works even when it doesn't. Until there is a money-back guarantee or if you have unlimited funds, I wouldn't waste the money.
As cynical as I am, I would love to hear from others who have had positive experiences. Over the years I heard only two success stories. One woman professed a 95% reduction in exposure side effects by being on a raw food diet. Another said after numerous Traditional Chinese Medicine treatments having to do with balancing the north, south, east and west she was able to go to the theater and church for the first time in years without problems. She said the key was finding a quality Chinese medicine practitioner.
Do you have any experiences with these treatments? Any of them work?
I meant to comment on this the other day, but didn't get to it. I have had different treatments as well. Over the years, I saw two different Naturopaths, a woman who did Biokinetic testing, and several specialists,including two different allergists. I think I have had every medical test known to man. No one was much help though. I stumbled upon what was wrong with me by myself and doing the elimination diet. I know I am on the right path, because I feel so much better. This last allergist said if I felt better, it must be what's wrong and since there wasn't a test, to keep doing it. He gave me the pamphlet with the diet I was already on, and charged me for the visit. He said to come back in two months. Why? So I can tell him the diet works? I think the Naturopath (I visited over a year ago) was the reason I almost died. I don't think I will go back to him. He treated me with several herbal remedies and said I had mold in my brain. When I ended up in the ER, the doctor there told me that sometimes herbal remedies are good, but what I needed was medical treatment at this point. I'm not sure he knew what was really wrong with me either, but that is when I saw the 7 specialists because I was so very ill. It's been a long,hard road, but hopefully, I'm on the right road this time.
ReplyDeleteDoesn't it just make you want to scream? They can't tell you what is wrong with you but they want you to keep coming back. $$$ I find I know more about my body than any doctor, but my fear is someday I'll really need a conventional doctor for some serious issue and I'll be too cynical to go to one! AND how do I know if it's just another sensitivity issue OR if it's something serious. It irritates me that the medical system doesn't work for me and is so incredibly incompetent.
DeleteThe last doctor I saw charged me $340 to have me tell him my life story. That's it. No conclusions, no ideas, no connections. He didn't even suggest I come back. So I haven't. I think he assumes I would to get my money's worth of information by returning, but I'm not convinced he knows anything. Rarely do doctors talk to you and even if you point-blank ask a direct question, they talk around it. With this one I asked him why my ear was painfully burning and he said, "You must be a very sensitive woman." I think I glared at him. I know I wanted to scratch his eyes out. :)
So why did that doctor tell you "mold in my brain." What was his reasoning?
Trust YOUR instincts. If it works, keep doing it. Are you able to eat many fresh fruits and veggies? That's where you'll get a lot of nutrients. We have been brainwashed into thinking if we don't eat a lot of meat and take vitamins we aren't getting nutrients. Follow what your body wants. Keep in mind too, you may be reacting to some foods because of chemicals. I can't eat regular beef, but I can eat organically/grass-fed, no steroids beef. Same with raisins, watermelon, pork and a host of other foods. It's quite an adjustment to eat only organic foods because they are expensive, but we do what we have to do.
As for the mold on the brain - I took the test at the naturopath's office where I would hold a piece of metal that was connected to a computer and the assistant would use the computer somehow to see what I was allergic too. I'm not sure how it worked and I'm not sure now that it was accurate as the things they said I could eat, made me sick! And the amount of meds they gave me for the mold turned out to be toxic to my system, so they took me off of them and said eventually I'd have to go back on. I checked my home and there wasn't any mold, not at work either. I'm not sure they know what they were talking about - just guesses...again! I do know I spent a fortune at each visit for the doctor and the herbal remedies - which just about killed me. No more herbal remedies for me - that's for sure.
DeleteThey love their herbal remedies, don't they? And they love to practice!
DeleteOK, yeah, you did bioenergy testing. I was told I was having issues with mold from air conditioning and apple mold. I lived in Arizona for a while and I grew up on a farm with apple orchards. I have lots of random mold history and I have no doubt it contributes to the chemical sensitivity in some way. I'm just not sure how other than overload. No, I don't plan on letting anyone poison me with anti-mold herbs!
I don't know what to do about mold and have never heard of anyone being "cured" of it. I do remember a woman with black mold exposure who went through mega amounts of IV treatments and other methods for months. She eventually died from corresponding cancer so I know she wasn't helped.
Living in the rainiest state in the USA mold is just a fact of life.
Actually I have heard for mold or fungus or Candida to do a low-fungus type diet, but that involves giving up FRUIT and things like mushrooms which have excessive mold spores. If I gave up fruit right now, I'd have very little to eat.
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