Why Your Allergies May Be Worse Than Ever
With allergy season in full swing it’s important to stay healthy. You not only want to survive, but thrive throughout these challenging months. Seasonal allergies affect millions of people. Symptoms can range from itchy watery eyes, runny nose, sneezing, skin rashes, itchy throat, wheezing, congestion and headaches. Theses symptoms are your body’s way of telling you […]
Are Phenolics Making Me Sick?
In 15 years of practice, I often have patients come to me with “unexplained illness” that conventional diagnostic tests, CT scans, MRI’s and Xrays do not seem to pick up. Conditions such as migraine headaches, autism, ADHD, chronic stomach or abdominal pain, IBS, chronic fatigue (CFIDS), fibromyalgia, chemical sensitivity, joint pain, asthma, eczema, insomnia, anxiety and many others, often have no known etiology. Conventional treatment attempts to help stop the symptoms with no real understanding of the true root cause. However, they may be hope for those suffering from these type of illnesses.
Sublingual Immunotherapy Effective Alternative Treatment for Allergies and Asthma
People who suffer from allergies and asthma now have a viable alternative to conventional injection immunotherapy in treating their symptoms. Although injection immunotherapy has been the gold standard for allergy desensitization for almost 100 years, over 300 published studies shows that sublingual immunotherapy (SLIT) is equally or more effective than allergy shots in reducing allergy […]
Fatty Acids and Vitamin E May Reduce Risk of Hay Fever
Consuming high amounts of eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and vitamin E in the diet may reduce the risk of developing hayfever, according to a study in Allergy (2003;58:1277–84). These findings suggest that making relatively minor changes in the diet can significantly improve one’s allergies. Hayfever or seasonal allergic rhinitis is caused by stimulation of the immune […]
Is Histamine Intolerance Making Me Sick?
Have you ever heard of histamine intolerance? You have probably heard of histamine before because it is the chemical in your body that causes allergy symptoms like runny nose, itchy eyes, sneezing and stuffy nose. But did you know that histamine could cause other symptoms that affect your brain, gut and skin? You have receptors […]
Dr. Ingels Chapter from “Cutting Edge Therapies for Autism 2011-2012”
Allergy Desensitization: An Effective Alternative Treatment for Autism By Darin Ingels, ND Allergies and asthma affect more than 50 million people living in the United States and comprise the sixth leading cause of physician office visits. Children with autism often have impaired immune function and may be predisposed to allergy symptoms.[i],[ii] Studies also show that […]
“Cutting Edge Therapies for Autism”
The latest edition of Cutting Edge Therapies for Autism has just been released and I am one of the contributing authors! My chapter on Allergy Desensitization: An Effective Alternative Treatment for Autism is the first chapter of the book and discusses how allergies and sensitivities to foods, mold, pollen, dust, animal dander, chemicals and neurotransmitters […]