I was going to send this email to my family to give them an update about my hands, but then thought it might be worth sharing with family and friends incase this may be of interest to you all.
Hi Family,
As most of you know I’ve been going for some treatments for my hands to recover from my eczema! It has been about 6 months now that I’ve been seeing Dr Pascal and have had NAET treatments, food avoidances and all sorts of other fun things done.
What NAET is – Nambudripad Allergy Elimination Technique – is a form of muscle testing and acupressure which helps with the elimination of your allergies. When I first heard about it I didn’t believe in this technique. There was a Groupon for this allergy testing and because I was suffering so with my hands I thought why not try it out. (I would do anything to be able to use my hands again, bath the kids, cooking, washing dishes, washing my hands, peeling potatoes – all these things were done in pain, constantly creaming, wearing gloves, trying to avoid contact with water, which is so hard to do esp with kids) So I went for the testing, which basically entailed the Dr holding a vial close to my body and pushing down on my arm which was outstretched and if I were sensitive to this certain substance my arm would not resist and just become weak, things that I was strong against I could keep my arm up and resist. He must have completed over what felt like 100 of these vials, and about 25 things popped up that I was “allergic” to! Some of them I knew (peanuts, pollen, perfume, eggs, shellfish) and some of them I had no idea I would have been sensitive or allergic to, like, my blood, protein, amino acids, mold, calcium, yeast, minerals, glands, caffeine, animal fat, whitenall, onion, phosphorous, vitamin f, DNA, Dust, pesticides, mercury. To get treated I would have to hold this vial with whatever allergen inside while they completed this routine of stimulating pressure points with a vibrating type pen and shining a cold laser on the pressure points too, I would then have to sit for 20 minutes and not cross my legs or arms and no one must touch me – note – Emma and Addi were with me at each treatment and there were some trying times where Emma wanted to touch me or Addi would cry and I couldn’t hold her. Thankgoodness for the help from others at the Dr’s office. After the 20 minutes I could go home and have to avoid whatever I was treated with for 25 hours! Some were so hard and others a bit easier, like amino acids, all I could eat was lettuce and drink water – wonderful sustenance while breastfeeding and trying to survive a day with 2 kids! I had my treatments just about every 2nd day to try get them done sooner rather than later, so thankful the girls were cooperative and well behaved, only toward the last week did Addi become more difficult – moaning and crying.
Anyways, I made it and just glad it’s all behind me.
After these 20 odd treatments I thought that was is, but it just got into more depth. I was then tested for body parts, body organs, and particular foods, because the first batch of testing should have covered most of the food stuff, not too many popped up, but enough to make me wish they didn’t – Barley, Cacoa, Tea, saccrine, beef, chocolate, curry powder. Other things tested for, environmental conditions – dampness, humidity, different bacteria’s – menococcal, tricophyton, I also brought in things from home which I thought I was sensitive to, like a certain cream and wipes – these could be treated too. It was quite interesting the things that I knew I was highly allergic to, during the treatment would really make my hands flare, so like the peanuts and pollen, my hands would break out and really be itchy. But as the treatments went on my hands would flare less and less and now 4 months later I have not had to use cortisone cream once, I’ve been able to do the usual things with my hands. I still get the occasional itch, but nothing more than just a dry patch, which is much more bearable and still no need for cortisone.
So even though my treatments are over now, we’re working on my nutrition and body alignment. The first step toward nutrition was to cleanse my small intestine, Dr Pascal picked up that I had parasites and yeast in my digestive system – sounds wonderful! But basically because of my eating habits and the particular foods we eat – organic vs non-organic. There is a buildup of yeast so much that there isn’t enough of the good bacteria to keep the yeast in check, and the yeast breaks through the lining of the gut and leaks into your blood stream which is turn causes sensitivities and allergies, bloating, gas, inconsistent bowel movements etc. The good bacteria is killed by drinking tap water which had chlorine, or not having enough probiotics.
Yeast build up is caused from fruits, sugars, antibiotics (not only the type you take to get better, but the antibiotics found in meats given to animals – that is why you need to eat more organic meats, which are not fed antibiotics and hormones to grow!) All makes sense right?? But not something you always think about or know how bad it really is for you.
So to help with the healing of the gut I had to take this drink called Repairvite and follow a strict diet for a month, which meant, no carbs (bread, potatoes), no grains, no sugars, no dairy, no tea or coffee (things we shouldn’t be eating anyways) – I could only eat certain fruits, vegs, lots of protein and coconut yoghurt. Sounds easy, but quite hard to be honest, so much easier to just have a bowl of cereal for breakfast, than have to cook a protein like chicken, or turkey and cut up a you bowl of fruit – this also left you feeling hungry more often, so lots of time spent in the kitchen. What keeps you going is that you know you’re helping your body, which is a good thing, but so easy to want to grab a handful of cereal to snack on, or have a chocolate or biscuit with tea after dinner. I did notice if I did cheat and had some cereal I would feel bloated – so def something that wasn’t agreeing with my body.
My small intestine is still showing some weakness, and I’m on a new drink now called Clearvite which also helps with detoxing the body and healing. I now need to answer a questionnaire which will help Dr Pascal guide me toward better nutrition. My hands still have small flareups of itchiness and dry skin, but no cracking or pain – Dr Pascal says that my hands may not reach 100% as things like stress, poor eating habits, can contribute to the flare ups too. I’m also on particular supplements – multivitamins and magnesium (which could also be tested on my body to see if it agrees with my body or not). I was concerned that he was not going to put me on any calcium supplements, but he explained it this way. Americans consume twice the daily allowance of calcium than Europeans have, yet American suffer more with osteoporosis – which seems contradictory as you’d think the more calcium you have the less you’ll suffer with osteoporosis, but in actual fact too much calcium is bad for your body. You need magnesium to help even out the calcium levels in your body, too much calcium can weaken your body, which could mean weaker nails, teeth, bones etc…..more can be read
here.
This email wasn’t meant to come across as preaching or selling NAET, more to share my relief and happiness of coming so far with this treatment and seeing great results and what had to be done to get to where I am. Maybe some of the information may help some of you as there seem to be a few allergies in our family. There is a NAET website and you can search for Dr’s in your area if this is something you might want to research. Dr Pascal has really covered my body from top to toe and it almost feels like I get a clean bill of health after all this – we shall see. He also picked up from a vial that I suffer from lower back pain – which is true. So he’ll be doing a bit of realigning – he is a chiropractor and helps a lot of the Olympic atheletes .
Thought I’d attach photos of where my hands were before this treatment started and where they are now. The itching has only been on my right hand lately, and I did notice that after this weekend of eating the bad food again the itching started. So now to stay away from all the bad food – such a difficult habit to break!
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