Re: Re: Warrior Diet question/Weight gain and allergies

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Nenah Sylver, PhD

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i also wish i knew why you gain wt. when you eat a food you're

allergic to.

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An allergan is a particle (generally protein) that is either too large to be

broken down by the body, and/or unable to be broken down because the body is

deficient in enzymes or some other biochemical that's needed to process it.

If the particle is in the nose (pollen), the body will sneeze to try to

eliminate the irritating particle. If the particle is in the digestive

tract, it will cross the intestinal wall into the bloodstream and then

travel to a body cell where it irritates the cell. In this case, there may

be an inflammatory response -- swelling, a gathering of fluid (and white

blood cells) in the area. Fluids that comprise an inflammatory response are

designed to cushion the area and prevent unwanted substances from spreading.

However, as anyone who has ever sprained a limb knows, the body usually

doesn't know when to stop and an initial protective inflammatory response

becomes too much of a good thing. One of the biggest challenges with a

sprain is to reduce the swelling so the body can *heal*.

People get bloated from things they shouldn't eat because the

foods-now-become-irritants actually produce an inflammatory response.

Fluids, instead of being inside the cell where they belong, are now between

the cells. The interstitial (between the cells) fluid is part of the body's

inflammatory response. Nutrients are prevented from entering the cell and

wastes don't leave as efficiently. Looked at in this light, as bloat, it's

understandable why an allergen can cause one to put on weight.

But I think that there are additional factors operating here as well. The

liver is challenged to break down these particles, which the body perceives

as toxins. If the liver cannot break down these foreign substances for

elimination, they get stored in *fatty* tissue. Many people who are

overweight are storing toxins. Their fatty tissue is really doing them a

service, protecting them from substances which could be even more

detrimental to the system if they got into the bloodstream (and then the

tissues). It does not matter if these toxins come from negative emotions

(acidic hormonal wastes), exogenous chemicals, microbes, or food that's

ingested. As far as the body's concerned, it has to encase these toxins.

Not everyone gains weight from allergies, but some do.

I hope this is clear. It's late at night for me, probably too late to be my

most coherent.

Best,

Nenah

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Re: Warrior Diet question/Weight gain and allergies

Nenah, very clear, i believe i read this a while ago, long enough ago

to have forgotten it.

thanks for typing it all out. much food for thought...

BUT. doesn't the body adjust? and isn't raw dairy supposed to help

people get over allergies? maybe even to the milk itself? and

aren't soil organisms (pills) supposed to help this too?

***, I wish biology were so simple! It would be easy, wouldn't it be,

if all we had to do was have a few foods we knew were " safe " to eat and then

eat them? (At least it would be simpler for me.) The problem is, even " good "

foods can cause problems if the person is unbalanced. With raw whole foods,

the item being consumed generally contains all the ingredients the person

needs to digest it. BUT...sometimes there's something *else* in the food

that the person can't handle. We are all so individual, and this requires

fine tuning and paying attention.

By the way, one thing I forgot to mention in my previous email is that the

liver is the site of the body's *conversion* of T4 (thyroxin, produced by

the thyroid gland) to T3 (liothyronine, which is the active form of thyroid

hormone that actually gets utilized by the cell). If the liver is

overworked -- be it from an insufficient protein/carb ratio (this generally

means too many carbs ;-), too many bad fats or too many fats in general, or

toxins of any kind -- it cannot do its job of thyroid hormone conversion and

then the person's metabolism will suffer and weight gain can occur. This is

also a good reason to be easy on the liver.

There is more information about thyroid function and iodine on my website.

Best,

Nenah

Nenah Sylver, PhD

http://www.nenahsylver.com

* The Handbook of Rife Frequency Healing

* The Holistic Handbook of Sauna Therapy

* products and services for wellness