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Allergy Foods to Increase & Avoid in Your Diet

The foods below are recommended because they alleviate excess mucus production and obstruction in the channels (energy and circulation). As a result of this obstructing function, disturbance presents in detox organs and additional channels in the body which eliminate food and toxic excess. This dietary regimen and Chinese herbs for allergies will help to alleviate the condition.These foods are non-allergy causing. The foods thereafter have been shown to result in allergy conditions.

• Foods: bee pollen, honey, citrus seed, protein foods (small amount, often), onions, sprouted wheat, sprouted legumes, sprouted seeds, micro-algae, chlorophyll-rich foods, cereal grasses, liver support foods/herbs,
• Drinks: Almond milk, Herb teas (no lemon or orange), Pure fruit juices without sugar or additives (dilute 50:50 with water), Roasted grain beverages may be used as coffee substitutes, Seltzer (salt free), Soy milk without corn oil, Spring water in glass bottles
• Cereals: Oatmeal, Oat bran, Cream of rye, Puffed rice and millet, Diluted apple juice, apple slices, and nuts go well on cereal. Use soymilk that has no corn oil added or almond milk.
• Grains and flour: Bean flour, Buckwheat flour, 100% buckwheat soba noodles, Cooked whole gains, such as oats, millet, barley, buckwheat groats (kasha), rice macaroni, spelt (flour and pasta), brown rice, amaranth, quinoa, rice, or millet breads (that contain no dairy, eggs, sugar, or wheat), Potato flour, 100% rice cakes, Rice crackers, Rice flour, 100% rye or spelt bread with no wheat, Rye crackers, Soy flour
• Legumes: Black beans, Chickpeas, Kidney beans, Lentils, Navy beans, Peas, Soybeans, String beans, Tofu, Dried beans should be soaked overnight. Empty off the water and wash just prior to cooking. Canned beans frequently include extra sugar and/or additional likely allergens. Some varieties of cooked beans, packaged in jars, while sold in health food stores, contain no sugar.
• Nuts and seeds: Nuts and seeds, either raw or roasted, without salt or sugar, Nut butters from health food stores or from fresh ground nuts (such as almond butter, cashew butter, walnut butter, sesame butter, and sesame tahini)
• Oils: Use cold-pressed or expeller-pressed oils (available from health food stores), as they are safer for the heart and blood vessels. Do not use corn oil or “vegetable oil” from an unspecified source, as this is usually corn oil. Flaxseed (edible linseed) oil, Olive oil, Peanut oil, Safflower oil, Sesame oil, Soy oil, Sunflower oil
• Protein: tuna, salmon, and other Fresh fish, Lamb, Poultry and fowl
• Vegetables: All vegetables except corn are generally acceptable. Tomatoes can cause imbalance for some individuals and in this case should be avoided.

Some people suffer from specific areas of congestion (Chinese herbs for allergies) such as post nasal drip, ear wax build-up, excess throat phlegm, etc. Herbal formulas will augmnent the recommendations above, so relief can be achieved. But in the long run, food diet, primarily, is how the congestion developed and a healing diet is the way out.   

AVOID THE FOLLOWING FOOD:

• Peanuts are a common food allergen and should be avoided, along with peanut butter
• Canola oil (rapeseed)
• Lack of dietary changes will yield allergic conditions
• Excess consumption of food, This variable is determined by the individual’s current detox function.
• Glucan sensitive foods based on wheat (not every has this issue)
• Deadly Nightshade plants (tomatoes, egg plant, potatoes) minority suffer from this sensitivity.
• Sugars
• Excitotoxins (most sugar replacements except stevia, Agave nectar, etc.)
• Incomplete foods or Non-whole foods
• Breads made from flour as opposed to complete whole grain bread

As an individual becomes more toxic or builds up excess obstructive components in the body then the allergic conditions tend to increase unless you reverse the toxic pattern. You have to give your body a break until it finds its equilibrium. When this diet does not move the body quick enough into balance then Chinese herbs for allergies for elimination may be of benefit.

Did you know that you can cure pretty much anything you ail from just by drinking herb tea? Well, there may be some things you actually need medical attention to get rid of, but you can become healthier if you include herb tea regularly in your diet. Some of the things you can cure with herb tea is a cough, a cold, constipation, depression and even obesity. That’s right, you can even lose weight if you regularly drink herbal tea throughout the day.

Can’t Stop Coughing

If you can’t stop coughing, you’ll be happy to know that there are herbal teas just for you. A cough can really ruin your day. You have that tickling in the back of your throat, and you cough to get rid of that. You soon find that you’re coughing every few minutes. This makes your throat raw, you begin to get sore in your stomach and it’s very miserable. A tea made for coughs will soothe your throat and get rid of the tickling in the back of your throat so that you can go about your day once more without having that irresistible urge to cough.

A Cold

If you have a cold, maybe with or without coughing, you can drink herb tea and make yourself healthier. That’s because a good tea will strengthen your immune system, thus helping your body fight off those bad germs and infections. Not only that, but a good tea will rehydrate you which is perfect for anyone who isn’t feeling so well.

Constipation

For constipation, a laxative herb tea is just what the doctor ordered. Drink a good tea for this purpose and you’ll soon find that you no longer have to hold everything in so to speak. You’ll feel better, your system will be working more regularly and you won’t be feeling so full and bloated.

Obesity

It’s true that a good herb tea will help you lose weight. Drinking this tea will flush your system out and that can actually help flush out the fat. You should also eat correctly and exercise but the herbal tea will help you feel full faster, will hydrate your system and will help you feel better and thinner than ever.

Of course, you should always see the doctor if you’re not feeling well as a medical professional is the only one who should treat or diagnose any illness but herbal teas will help you feel better no matter what you’re ailing from.