Comments on: Where To Get Allergy Tests, RAST Test, Skin Prick Tests in the Tauranga Area

By: Erin

Erin — Wed, 13 Jun 2018 22:58:30 +0000

Ok thank you I will look into that. Thanks for sharing your info Sheldon, very helpful.

By: Sheldon Nesdale

Sheldon Nesdale — Wed, 13 Jun 2018 22:48:08 +0000

Hi Erin, yes for going on 2 years now my diet has been Water, Meat, Vegetables, Fruit. And I have since reduced my eggs from 3 eggs per day to 3 eggs per fortnight. Sure I lapse and have chocolate or a piece of cake or a biscuit or an icecream occassionally, but the closer I stick to the diet the better I feel: more energy, certainly no hayfever. It’s a great idea of yours to put your daughter on this diet for 30 days. After that, you can add things back in one at a time and watch for a reaction. For a more comprehensive plan, I got a lot out of this book: “It Starts With Food: Discover the Whole30 and Change Your Life in Unexpected Ways” https://amzn.to/2sTZGYY

By: Erin K Nolan

Erin K Nolan — Wed, 13 Jun 2018 22:23:29 +0000

Hi Sheldon thanks this has been helpful. I’m trying to figure out if my daughter is reacting to something in her diet as the doctors want to take out her tonsils and adenoids but I don’t want to jump to that. You say you did the diet for 30 days, do you continue to stick to it? Or is it like a 30 day cleanse and then a bit less restrictive from there? Thanks for sharing! Erin

By: Sheldon Nesdale

Sheldon Nesdale — Fri, 27 Apr 2018 19:21:14 +0000

Oh wow, that explains it then! Thanks Karen

By: Karen

Karen — Fri, 27 Apr 2018 06:23:13 +0000

Sheldon…Plantain is also a grass which flowers and is found commonly in nz…Google it 🙂

By: Sheron Pearson

Sheron Pearson — Fri, 20 Oct 2017 01:26:13 +0000

So in other words you cut out processed foods including wheat, gluten, dairy and all grains all of which all are the most common allergens. Hard diet to stick too I know from experience but you could try introducing small amounts of individual foods to gauge your reaction.

By: Sheldon Nesdale

Sheldon Nesdale — Sun, 24 Jan 2016 22:10:48 +0000

A quick update to this article: I have suffered from hay fever for 15 years. For the last 10 years I’ve treated it to nasal spray’s which I took all year round. Each brand I used eventually gave me daily bleeding noses so I was concerned about what I could do next. I went on a diet of meat, vegetables, fruit and eggs (+water) for 30 days and now my hayfever is cured. Hooray! It can be hard avoiding sugar, rice, home baking, but to have no hayfever and more energy is wonderful 🙂

By: Sheldon Nesdale

Sheldon Nesdale — Mon, 04 Jun 2012 01:43:01 +0000

I had mild reactions to grass, dust mites, cats, dogs, pollen, cows milk, and “plantain” which is a strange type of banana not common in NZ.

I was only surprised by the last two and have since cut back on milk, and I’ve never eaten plantain, so I’m pretty safe there.

I love my cat too much to get rid of her, and I’ve always hated dogs. Grass and dust are hard to avoid.

By: Suzanne

Suzanne — Sun, 03 Jun 2012 03:28:29 +0000

Hello. I’m curious to know how you got on with your allergy test. Did you find out what you were allergic to?