Posted by medlib on April 17, 2000, at 2:41:47
In reply to Allergies and depression, posted by bob on April 16, 2000, at 17:57:07
> My therapist is quite knowledgeable about "alternative" medical practices and recently suggested that I might want to check into whether I have any food allergies. In particular, she recommended to me the idea of seeing a kinesiologist she has worked with.
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> I've found her hunches to be pretty accurate over time, but I'm still interested in hearing from others out there: what personal experiences have you had with allergies interacting with your mood? For those who have tried diets from books that claim their programs help alleviate depression, are claims made about food allergies playing a role in this?
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> Just curious,
> bob******************************
Bob--I was curious about what a kinesiologist could possibly have to do with allergy dx or tx, so I did a little Google search and found a Dr.Z, a naturopath, who seems to have a 3-pronged approach. (I believe the link was on the first or second page of results. The most interesting thing I came across was at a site called Conscious Choice, apparently an ecology journal (www.consciouschoice.com). 2 links on their navigator bar caught my eye--"Health and Immunity" and "Holistic MD", who, btw, has a radio program on WOR in New York. Anyway, see what you think.
I was diagnosed hypoglycemic at age 11 (passed out during the Glucose Tolerance Test), and subsequently had 2 hypoglycemic children; so there's not much I don't know about that subject- including it's well-documented connection to depression. (Aside--interesting connection btw alcohol abuse and hypoglycemia--my daughter's a good example.) Altho I haven't read it, I expect that the immensely popular "Sugar Busters Diet" deals with sugar's effect on mood. They've been writing books about sugar and mood at least since the fifties; I wonder how it can still be "news". At lunch today, a friend said (over Key lime pie), "You know it's funny how much less depressed I feel when I go off sugar." Food cravings and food hypersensitivities *are* connected.
Let us know about the kinesiologist if you decide to pursue that route; I, for one, would be fascinated to hear what s/he does. I have a bunch of links on alternative medicine if you're interested, but most "traditional" alternative therapies have little to do with food, except herbs and supplements, and macrobiotics.
Best wishes--medlib
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