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ROTATION DIET Allergies and Premenstrual Syndrome | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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A person who has allergies should learn to live on a diet that
won't contribute to his symptoms. We know that at least half of
our patients who suffer sensitivities to substances that are
airborne are also apt to have symptoms caused by some of the
things they eat. Symptoms to watch for, in addition to a stuffy
nose, include headaches, itching or tickling of the palate or
throat, dizziness, bloating, gas, excessive feeling of fullness
long after a meal, increased drowsiness after a meal, diarrhea,
swollen hands, feet and ankles. Other possible symptoms are
fatigue, insomnia, irritability, decreased attention span and
concentration.
In general, common foods that are eaten every day are more apt to
cause you trouble than those eaten sporadically. The most common
offenders are sugar, wheat, milk, corn, egg, citrus (orange,
grapefruit, lemon), potato, chocolate, tomato, spices, yeast and
malt, nuts, beef and pork.
You should also know that avoidance of a food leads to tolerance
of it, and repetitive ingestion of a particular food, in large
amounts increases sensitivity to it. Therefore, if you have
allergies, you must learn to rotate your foods from day to day
and to diversify or vary them. For example, if beef is eaten on
Sunday, it must not be eaten again until Wednesday or Thursday.
If you eat potatoes on Sunday, the same rule applies. This rule
applies to all foods and drinks. Try not to eat one particular
food more often than every forth day.
In most instances, you must follow the rotation diet for at least
four to six weeks. Many patients have to follow it only during
their worst season, such as grass pollinating season (May & June)
or ragweed pollinating season (August & September). It's
possible that you aren't allergic to foods. The purpose of the
rotation diet is to force you to think about what you eat and the
possible consequences. Keep in mind that almost all foods
purchased in the grocery store have added sweetening agents,
chemical preservatives, coloring agents and other substances
which may affect you. If you are food-sensitive, you must
familiarize yourself with what you eat.
Any food, in any amount or form, must not be eaten more
often than once in a four (4) days. When counting the days
between foods, the next day following the last consumption
of food is day one. Examples: apples eaten on Monday may be
eaten again on Friday, four days later.
Foods that are in the same family (related to one another)
may be eaten the following ways:
Food family members may be eaten together, at the same
meal, and then rotated four days later. Different foods in the same food family may be eaten on
a rotation schedule alternating them every two days (or
every other day). Ideally, food family members should
be separated by a minimum of two days and preferably by
three days. As noted in the above example, individual foods are separated by
four days and food family members are separated by two days. Food family members may not be eaten at various times during
a specific day. If you eat a food family member in the
morning, you may not eat one of its family members
during the same day. Blueberries may be eaten at breakfast on a specific day
but cranberries (a food member) may not be eaten for
supper that same day. These two foods may be
rotated alternately every two days or eaten together
and rotated every four days. One food in a specific family may be safe to eat but that
doesn't mean the other members are. All foods must be
tested individually.
Example: More than one food in the same family may be eaten at a
single meal. Be sure that each of the foods are tested
individually before putting them together.
Following a rotation diet can be difficult and frustrating at
first. We will be happy to help you; just contact our office at
(410) 337-2707. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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