06-22-2018, 07:24 PM
(This post was last modified: 06-22-2018, 07:30 PM by cookderosa.)
Thanks for taking the time to explain. I asked, not because I can help, but because I have a Masters of Science in Nutrition and will be the first to tell you that I could NEVER give you advice this way. Allergies are life-threatening, very serious, and if one was suspected, no licensed professional you would send you off on your own to figure it out. I suspected by the type of advice that it was a non-licensed professional giving it to you. Given the source (and I'm not anti-acupuncturist) I would strongly suggest getting a medical opinion for several reasons.
Food science and biochemistry are very complex. To give you an example, if you look at a loaf of bread- think of it like a large city - New York City. It consists of buildings, cars, people, animals, etc. Now think of a small city - Boon Dock Iowa. It consists of buildings, cars, people, animals, etc., Saying you're allergic to "New York City" but not "Boon Dock Iowa" is kinda the same thing that gets passed around for "nutrition education" in pop culture and media. Science wouldn't look at the city as a collective, they'd tear it down into the molecules (buildings, car, people, animals, etc) and they'd give you specific indicators of exactly what molecules and immune responses are causing your body to react. (in this hypothetical, let's say it is determined that it is the "building" that is causing your reacting) Saying to someone not to eat bread is like telling them to avoid one city because it has buildings, but the other cities with small buildings are fine. It's scientifically inconsistent. Most lay people talk about nutrition in terms of food groups or categories, which is their "tell." In the most basic of terms, food is polluted with too many other molecules to figure out what the problem is. An elimination diet is a little like saying "no" to New York City and trying Chicago instead. - this is chasing your tail.
Medical doctors took chemistry and biochemistry as an undergrad, and in med school, most took 1 nutrition course - which is why they'll refer you to an RD in a heartbeat. If you've heard the expression "you don't know what you don't know" it applies. Doctors will refer you because they DO know what they don't know regarding medical nutrition therapy. Doctors or RDs all consider food and medicine at the molecular level, not at the "food" level. Whole body practitioners, nutritionists, wellness coaches, healthy eating books, etc. are all targeting well people. If you're well, then you can eat whatever you want. If you're ill, you need a clinician.
So, none of this is to say you should eat everything, that you don't have an allergy, or that there isn't a food that bothers you- all can be true. Healthy people can make good / better/ best food choices to stay in front of lifestyle disease. BUT if you do an elimination protocol before having your initial bloodwork done, you're going to interfere with their ability to form an accurate diagnosis. You want to be fully symptomatic when you present to your apt for blood and or skin testing.
Food science and biochemistry are very complex. To give you an example, if you look at a loaf of bread- think of it like a large city - New York City. It consists of buildings, cars, people, animals, etc. Now think of a small city - Boon Dock Iowa. It consists of buildings, cars, people, animals, etc., Saying you're allergic to "New York City" but not "Boon Dock Iowa" is kinda the same thing that gets passed around for "nutrition education" in pop culture and media. Science wouldn't look at the city as a collective, they'd tear it down into the molecules (buildings, car, people, animals, etc) and they'd give you specific indicators of exactly what molecules and immune responses are causing your body to react. (in this hypothetical, let's say it is determined that it is the "building" that is causing your reacting) Saying to someone not to eat bread is like telling them to avoid one city because it has buildings, but the other cities with small buildings are fine. It's scientifically inconsistent. Most lay people talk about nutrition in terms of food groups or categories, which is their "tell." In the most basic of terms, food is polluted with too many other molecules to figure out what the problem is. An elimination diet is a little like saying "no" to New York City and trying Chicago instead. - this is chasing your tail.
Medical doctors took chemistry and biochemistry as an undergrad, and in med school, most took 1 nutrition course - which is why they'll refer you to an RD in a heartbeat. If you've heard the expression "you don't know what you don't know" it applies. Doctors will refer you because they DO know what they don't know regarding medical nutrition therapy. Doctors or RDs all consider food and medicine at the molecular level, not at the "food" level. Whole body practitioners, nutritionists, wellness coaches, healthy eating books, etc. are all targeting well people. If you're well, then you can eat whatever you want. If you're ill, you need a clinician.
So, none of this is to say you should eat everything, that you don't have an allergy, or that there isn't a food that bothers you- all can be true. Healthy people can make good / better/ best food choices to stay in front of lifestyle disease. BUT if you do an elimination protocol before having your initial bloodwork done, you're going to interfere with their ability to form an accurate diagnosis. You want to be fully symptomatic when you present to your apt for blood and or skin testing.
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