Food Sensitivity

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Garlic

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Vitamin B12

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Vitamin B-Complex

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Vitamin C

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Vitamin E

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Selenium

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Zinc and Copper

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Fatty Acids

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Manku MS, et al. "Reduced levels of prostaglandin precursors in the blood of atopic patients: Defective delta-6-desaturase function as a biochemical basis for atopy." Prostaglandins Leukotrienes Med. 1982;9(6): 615-18.

Quercetin

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Schwartz A, et al. "Quercetin inhibition of the induction and function of cytotoxic T lymphocytes." Immunopharmacol. April 1982;4(2):125-138.

Digestive Enzymes

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Glandulars

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Lactobacillus Acidophilus

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Kirjavainen PV, et al. "Probiotic bacteria in the management of atopic disease: underscoring the importance of viability." JPGN. February,2003;36(2):223-227.

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Urtica urens

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Berberis vulgaris, Capsicum frutenscens, Hydrastis canadensis, Linum usitatissimum

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Sulfites

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Vehicle Exhaust and Air Pollution

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Steerenberg PA, et al. "Environmental and lifestyle factors may act in concert to increase the prevalence of respiratory allergy including asthma." Clin Exp Allergy. 1999;29:1304-1308.

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Dust Mites

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Mold and Fungus

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Constitutional Hydrotherapy

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Helicobacter pylori

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Pertussis Vaccination

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