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"The common health problem that’s more serious than you think" Dr. Jonathan V. Wright’s Nutrition & Healing Newsletter

In Vol. 12, Issue 6 – July 2005 of Newsletter Dr. Wright writes:

"There is so much to say about allergies I can’t even fit them into this issue."

"Let’s start with James Breneman, M.D. who first published the widely ignored but brilliant book Basics of Food Allergy back in 1978. When he published his book, Dr. Breneman was the Chairman of the Food Allergy Committee of the American College of Allergists (later renamed the American Academy of Allergy and Immunology), the most prominent organization for MDs specializing in allergy."

"The following is a partial list of symptoms that Dr. Breneman identified as often (but not always) caused by allergy:

1. Asthma ! Bedwetting (enuresis) ! Recurrent Bladder Infections
2. Recurrent Bronchitis ! Bursitis ! Canker Sores ! Celiac Disease
3. Chronic Low Back Pain ! Depression ! Diarrhea ! Ulcerative Colitis
4. Recurrent Childhood Ear Infection ! Eczema ! Edema ! Fainting
5. Fatigue ! Gallbladder "Attacks" ! Gas ! Gastritis ! Headache
6. Hives ! Hyperactivity (ADHD) ! Hypoglycemia
7. Irritable Bowel Syndrome ! Itching ! Joint Pain and Swelling
8. Learning Disabilities ! Personality Changes ! Protein in Urine
9. Recurrent Infection (any type) ! Seizures ! Sinusitis ! Skin Rash

"Two important points to remember: Allergy is a common cause of these problems, but it’s not the only cause. The conditions in bold type above are ones in which allergy is involved at least 70-80 percent of the time in individuals I’ve worked with. Second, and even more important – this is only a partial list of the problems that may be caused by allergy."