Jonathan has struggled with a corn allergy for years. He gets the usual symptoms from allergies (rashes, headaches, intestinal problems). One reaction that is peculiar to corn is aggression and irritability. As a small child he spent part of almost every day in his room because of hitting, screaming etc. When he was about 8 I figured out that corn and corn products were the trigger. When he was taken off corn he was completely different within a day or two. Avoiding corn is harder than it might seem. It is in almost everything from soda (corn syrup) to baking powder to salt (dextrose to prevent it from caking) to many preservatives that have by-products of corn in them. The other problem is when the corn is pollinating outside he can't get away from the effects. The biggest problem was his temper. Right now we are in the middle of corn season. Mostly he is inside with the air conditioner on. (That makes all of us crabby.)
We have gone to different allergists over the years with no results. Regular doctors just don't treat food allergies. Alternative medicine has held out hope, but it hasn't worked for him. Avoidance has been our only option. He is becoming more and more sensitive to corn and its effects.
Jonathan was treated 4 times for corn this past week. I gave him half a can of soda (corn syrup) both Thursday and Friday. He still shows no sign of a headache, rash or temper. When I look in his eyes they are clear and bright instead of glazed over. After years of praying we can hardly believe he is better. There are a few more foods he needs to be treated for. Corn was obviously the one we were most concerned about because of his aggressive behavior. He has more energy than he use to and the anger is gone. He has been playing soccer 4 times a week without having to use his inhaler. I credit that to the outdoor allergens he was cleared of at Dr. Dan’s office.
Karen P.
I want to thank you for all you have done for our son Bryce. We first realized he had allergies when he was only 3 years old. He experienced a severe allergic reaction during a visit to a petting zoo. He ended up in the emergency room with his eyes completely swollen shut and was starting to have breathing difficulties. We took him in for allergy testing which revealed that Bryce was allergic to all furred animals along with mold and a few other things. What was hardest on Bryce was that he had to avoid dogs, cats, and hunting with his Dad. Just walking in the woods where deer had been would trigger an attack. He was taking a steroid nasal spray along with an oral allergy drug. He also was diagnosed with exercise-induced asthma and was using an inhaler as symptoms arose.
I heard of your treatment from my brother. I was ready to try anything to help Bryce and to avoid having to give him so much medication.
After your treatments, Bryce is off all medication. He played soccer last summer with no asthma symptoms at all. He also went hunting with his Dad in the fall and did not take any medication and suffered absolutely no allergy symptoms during the hunt. He has been able to stay overnight in friend’s homes where cats and dogs live inside and not had a single episode. He even held a cat right by his face and happily felt no side effect. His life has definitely changed! Thank you for helping our son when no one else could.
Mike and Jody C.
I have had the old-fashioned allergy testing and treatments – scratch tests and shots. I spent a lot of time and money getting nowhere with them and feeling miserable besides. When I heard of the allergy treatments offered by Dr. Dan and Dr. Jim, I was very interested. I feel so much better. My allergies have decreased by approximately 85%. Becoming a patient was one of the best decisions I have ever made.
Diane V.
My son is 14 years old. He was diagnosed with borderline ADD about 4 years ago. His problem was keeping quiet during class time. His teachers dubbed him the “class clown”, even though he insisted that he wasn’t vying for that title. His doctor put him on Adderal and then Adderal RX. While this drug helped him get a bit under control it took a toll on him. He didn’t eat very much, and as we all know a young boy eats a lot. He didn’t sleep very much, and was irritable. These were the possible side effects that we were told would happen. Living with a pre-teen coming up on teenage years is difficult in its own right but put these side effects in the mix and it was unbearable.
I learned of the Doctor’s treatments at a church meeting and thought that I would give this a try since it involved no drugs. We took him off the drugs and started with the adjustments and allergy reduction. His teachers reported that he sat in class better and was better behaved, (I didn’t tell them he wasn’t taking the Adderal anymore). That alone was proof that there was something to this allergy reduction. We found that he was allergic, however small, to quite a few things that he both loved and hated. I am anxious to see how he does with his hay fever this spring and summer.
I know the whole idea seems far fetched, and I too was skeptical at first, but I have experienced it first hand. Living with my teenager is back to being difficult just because of his age and not his ADD.
Chris W.
When Kevin was 3 he was diagnosed as having ADHD. After trying diet changes, allergy testing and behavior modification techniques, we reluctantly agreed to put Kevin on Ritalin. The medication did its job as far as slowing him down a bit, but he suffered many side effects. In 2 years he grew only 2 inches and did not gain any weight at all. He cried easily, had trouble sleeping, no appetite, and would "zone out" quite often. Finally at age 6 we made the decision to stop giving him Ritalin. He grew 6 inches in less than 1 year and gained nearly 15 pounds. His sleeping and eating patterns were still erratic, and the schoolwork was horrible…his writing was illegible and math made no sense to him. We brought him in for chiropractic care, twice a week for 6 weeks. This past week when I went to his parent-teacher conference, the first thing the teacher asked me was had we put Kevin back on Ritalin. I said no, and she showed me samples of Kevin's work and showed me the sudden improvement…for the first time his writing is in the lines, it is easy to read and much more age appropriate.Although he still tends to move around more than the average child does, he is able to concentrate, answer questions correctly and is reading better than most of his class!
Mary A.
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