<<Disclaimer: Verify this information before applying it to your situation.>> Below is the summary of the responses I received 2 weeks ago on descent zing for food allergies. I asked the list if anyone had tried NAET, BIOSET, JMT or others to get descensitized. I received many responses. Most said that they had used NAET and it was beneficial, but that you should still always follow a rotation diet so you don't develop the allergy again. Some people said it only worked short term or their practitioner focused on the wrongs foods. One person mentioned good luck with BIOSET. No one had tried JMT. Many people said it works for food allergies but not Celiac. I believe that these all may be off shots of NAET, but I'm not sure. I am starting my treatments, so I will see how it goes. Below are some of the comments. I tried Naet. It seemed to work, but the effects wore off. It was also really expensive. So I just avoid problem foods. --------------------- For20 years I ate no wheat, oats, barley, rye, AND could not tolerate sugars, milk products, potatoes, and soy. In addition to those reactions, I reacted negatively to airborne things like car fumes, and perfumes, and after-shave, and turpentine and.... I found that asthma and hay fever were history once all those things were eliminated, and the reactions to fumes were almost completely gone - that included irrational anger and fuzzy thinking. Over two years ago I tried having NAET treatments. As I had worked with an acupuncturist in the past, with no success, I was extremely doubtful, but decided to give it a try. I can now eat anything, drink anything, smell anything...NO REACTIONS. ------------------------------------------------- I've done the bioset technique and believe that it worked for me. I try to rotate the foods I'm sensitive to still, eating them every four or five days. This rotation allows the body enough time between exposures so that it doesn't build up a tolerance again. I didn't go back to eating any wheat, rye, etc even though according to the bioset tests I am no longer "sensitive" to them. I am certain that CD is not something I'll be able to get over in this manner. ---------------------------- I have read about it and recently saw an article about it in the "Living Without" magazine. She said she wasn't sure she could do anything about the celiac but was pretty sure she could eliminate the dairy allergy; which would be GREAT. I have lots of food allergies, so I'm hoping this will really work for me. A friend at work is going for some type of treatments in Canada. I emailed them and they said they have even been able to help celiacs. ------------------------- My numerous allergies have been treated by my chiroproctor, with NAET treatments for the past year and a half, and this has made a huge difference in what I can eat. If you have read about NAET on the internet, you know that these treatments involve muscle testing and then using accupressure and accupuncture while the patient holds in their hand, in a glass vial, the allergan itself. After the treatment, one stays clear of the allergin for 25 hours. Then you return in a few days to a week, and the doctor muscle tests you to see if you are truly clear of these allergies. ----------------------------- For me, NAET was a failure in not recognizing the problem with gluten right off the bat. And of course, that was the piece that everything else hinged on. Whether or not it helped me with the other food allergies -- well, it's hard to say. I still have food allergies, which I am working on now with acupuncture. It's still too early to talk about success, as I have basically only had 3 sessions. But I am GF now and feeling much better. The food allergies, I am sure, are a result of a leaky gut, which in turn is due to a long-standing battle I also have with yeast infection. So I am working on the yeast problem with acupuncture. Less you think the NAET practitioner just wasn't very good, I went to the sister-in-law (Deborah Cutler) of the person who wrote the book on NAET (Ellen Cutler). --------------------------------------- TBM is similar to NAET. I have seen this stuff work pretty well. ------------------------- I had numerous NAET sessions last year from my chiropractor. Although his chiro work was very beneficial for me (bad back, neck, shoulders, and fibromyalgia), the NAET did absolutely nothing. In some ways, it was even harmful because in order to see if it worked, I of course had to ingest gluten. I got sick every time. Although I think my chiro and the creators of NAET mean well, the sessions can go on and on forever, and I was paying $45-$55 per session. With the NAET approach ... and this is why I kept getting more and more treatments ... you not only need to be "desensitized" ----------------------------- I had NAET in California and it helped with sensitivities to scents, and breathing problems. It has helped me, and several of my friends, who had allergies (air and food). It does not eliminate cd, nor does it eliminate intolerance to gluten. Caroline Caroline Keating [log in to unmask]