Allergy tests aren't reliable. Elimination diets are the gold standard of allergy diagnosis. We don't normally introduce allergens directly into our bloodstreams. I knew someone who tested positive for dog allergies. When they tested specifically for poodles at her request, she wasn't allergic to poodles. She successfully kept poodles for decades. I hope you don't "allergy test" yourself. That could be even more questionable than professional allergy tests. I had the ELISA/ACT allergy test. If you told me that they decided what my allergies were by throwing darts at a dart board, I would believe you. It wasn't accurate.
I'm glad to hear about your healthy lifestyle, although I don't know what hydergine is. (?)
Your allergens are not that hard to avoid. Your symptoms are not life-threatening, at this time. I know a lot of people who would like to trade places with you. Like I said, one option is to avoid those things, build up your health, (like by taking the supplements I recommended, or following Chinese Medicine). Then after a long time, you could try reintroducing those things and taking them lightly and occasionally. In my opinion, traditional allergy treatments are not effective. If you had a really good allergist, he or she would probably tell you what is in this paragraph minus the info about supplements and Chinese medicine.
This is my thread on Chinese medicine:
http://www.longecity...inese-medicine/Many people with allergies have to adjust and find alternatives, and yes, miss out on some things.
I hope your wish to consume these things is healthy. Only you know that.
Not everyone can take stimulants or alcohol. I understand you can take some alcohol but don't like that kind. This is unusual, but there is a general shape to your allergies that I would hesitate to ignore. There can be hidden weaknesses to your kidneys, veins or heart involved. An M.D. probably will not be able to find these but a good acupuncturist/Chinese herbalist would.
Some alternative products that you might be able to tolerate would be almond milk with carob powder. In the USA Blue Diamond unsweetened vanilla almond milk is good. They also have a new flavor, almond with coconut that is really good. I add a little almond extract to almond milk. You heat it up and then put in a teaspoon of carob powder. You can add a half teaspoon of brandy to make it more warming if you like. Another possibility is Honeybush tea, Rooibos green or red tea (these might contain a small amount of tannins especially the Rooibos, Numi is a good brand for these three), Teechino or teecino, a herbal coffee substitute. It does contain barley and chicory but I think it doesn't have malt and has a much more subtle flavor than the other coffee substitutes. There was one that didn't agree with me but this does. Java is the best flavor.
There is a book called Right Use of Will. Among other things it teaches how to find out why our body does what it does and try to heal it. It's pretty deep. It's no shortcut.
Based on that book I developed a technique where you create a sacred space, however you do that, then you act out the parts of you and your body, like you were enacting an opera. You speak from your point of view about how you feel about your physical limitations. Then you take the part of your body and try to give voice to its feelings about the matter. It's a matter of inner listening and gaining trust. The initial stages might consist of your body not thinking you are really listening and being upset with you. If you have a space where you can yell, or make noise, or hit pillows so much the better. Move around and act like you are in an opera. Then afterward, close however you feel is appropriate, like with a prayer or whatever.
Edited by Luminosity, 10 April 2012 - 02:45 AM.
