The Allergy and Asthma Cure: A Complete Eight-Step Nutritional Program

272 Pages·2003·1.05 MB·English

by  Fred M.D. Pescatore Fred Pescatore

T h e A l l e r g y a n d
A s t h m a C u r e
Also by Fred Pescatore, M.D., M.P.H.
Feed Your Kids Well
Thin For Good
T h e A l l e r g y a n d
A s t h m a C u r e
A Complete 8-Step Nutritional Program
F P , M.D., M.P.H.
RED ESCATORE
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Pescatore,Fred,date.
The allergy and asthma cure :a complete 8-step nutritional program / Fred Pescatore.
p. ; cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 0-471-21468-X (cloth)
1. Food allergy—Diet therapy. 2. Asthma—Diet therapy. 3. Allergy—Alternative
treatment. 4. Asthma—Alternative treatment.
[DNLM:1. Food Hypersensitivity—diagnosis—Popular Works. 2. Food
Hypersensitivity—Diet therapy—Popular Works. 3. Asthma—diagnosis—Popular
Works. 4. Asthma—Diet therapy—Popular Works. 5. Candid—immunology—Popular
Works. 6. Dietary Supplements—Popular Works. WD 310 P473a 2003] I. Title.
RC588.D53 P47 2003
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This book is dedicated to SHF,
without whom I could accomplish nothing.

Author’s Note
T
he information in this book reflects the author’s experience and is
not intended to replace the advice of your own personal physician. It
is not the intent of the author to diagnose or prescribe treatment. The
intent is only to help you breathe better through a unique program
that you may never have tried before, in conjunction with your own
personal physician. Only your personal physician can determine if
this program is suitable for you,depending on your personal medical
history. You should never attempt to decrease your use of medication
that has been prescribed for you without first contacting the physician
who prescribed it. In addition to regular checkups and supervision,
any questions or symptoms that may arise should be addressed to
your own personal physician.
This book is not meant to serve as a replacement for your personal
physician. Rather, it should be used as an adjunct to what you have
been doing in your quest to breathe easier and suffer from fewer
symptoms associated with your allergies or asthma.
In the event you use this information without your doctor’s
approval, you are prescribing for yourself, and the publisher and the
author assume no responsibility.
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Contents
List of Recipesxvii
Acknowledgments xix
INTRODUCTION 1
PART I Allergies and Asthma: A Traditional Approach
1 UNDERSTANDING AND DIAGNOSING ALLERGIES 9
How Allergy Works 10
Allergy Types 11
Allergies That Are Defined by What Causes Them 11
Allergies That Are Defined by Their Symptoms 11
Allergic Rhinitis or Hay Fever 12
Eczema 13
Food Allergy 13
Diagnosing Your Allergies 14
Percutaneous Testing 15
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