Posts Tagged ‘allergies’
|Peanut allergies tackled in largest ever trial
Monday, February 22nd, 2010
Tags: allergies, allergy, peanut, peanut butter
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Mom’s diet may alter infant’s allergies
Friday, February 19th, 2010
Tags: allergies, Diet, eczema, fruits, infants, pregnancy, pregnant, vegetables
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“I urge you to visit him [Dr. Nigh] – especially if you have an auto-immune complaint or a “mystery” problem.”
Tuesday, January 26th, 2010
I was suffering from hyperthyroidism (and a few things I didn’t know about). When my regular physician wanted to kill off my thyroid with radioactive iodine in order to make me hypothyroid, because it was safer to take the medication for it than for hyperthyroidism, I thought I’d try a naturopath. Fortunately, a friend recommended Dr. Nigh.
Dr. Nigh diagnosed a number of physical complaints as related: they were all allergic reactions, including my thyroid troubles. He changed my diet, administered acupuncture, and also did several lab tests that narrowed down the allergies. By changing my diet, my thyroid levels changed to normal within three months — and have stayed that way, though it’s now three years later. This enabled me to get off hyperthyroid medication and one of the two blood pressure medications I was on. In addition to allergies, the lab tests revealed that I had roundworms and tapeworms (!), which were easily cured with medication, improving my overall health and digestion.
Dr. Nigh’s the best. He’s funny, humane, and very sharp. I urge you to visit him – especially if you have an auto-immune complaint or a “mystery” problem. Heck, he even helped me when I had a herniated disc.
-Benjamin Chambers
Tags: allergies, Dr. Greg Nigh, herniated disc, hyperthyroid, hypothyroid, iodine, Naturopathic medicine, thyroid
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“I can not tell you how refreshing it is to be seen as a person and not a disease.”
Monday, January 19th, 2009
I am a person with a physical disability. As other people living with disabilities know western conventional approaches to medicine often focus on “making you comfortable” and “masking your symptoms”. Too often I have felt with western medicine that my disability was perceived to be the root of any secondary ailment I might have.
When I first started seeing Dr. Nigh I suffered from debilitating respiratory infection associated with common colds and allergies. I have a reduced respiratory capacity do to my disability, and so a simple cold would leave me incapacitated for up to three weeks, dependent on a nebulizer every two hours to breath. Western Doctors would load me up with antibiotics and expectorants and I would suffer all winter long, lucky if I had a week or two before getting sick again.
When I began treatment with Dr. Nigh he not only helped to ease the the symptoms of what I was experiencing at the time he also spent valuable time working to develop regiments with me that would be preventative. He was mindful of my lifestyle needs and limitations yet at the same time treating each issue as a unique piece to the whole picture of me, with my disability being just one small piece. I can not tell you how refreshing it is to be seen as a person and not a disease.
I have continued to work with Dr. Nigh for over three years now and each year I have seen dramatic improvement in my health. If i do get sick I am sick for less time and do not need to rely on the nebulizer or oral steroids. I am currently halfway through the winter cold and flu season and have yet to get sick. For those of you who think there is no help out there other than “making you comfortable” I highly recommend Dr. Nigh to you!
Tags: allergies, Alternative medicine, Dr. Greg Nigh, Naturopathic medicine, physical disability, respiratory infection, spent valuable time, western medicine
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The Naturopathic Approach to Allergies
Thursday, January 19th, 2006
Listen to Allergies Podcast
In this podcast, Portland naturopathic doctors, Dr. Greg Eckel and Dr. Greg Nigh discuss the various forms of allergies. They’ll explain the various symptoms that are associated with an allergic reaction, as well as their thoughts on why your body reacts to these allergens in the first place. They’ll also discuss the differences between how conventional medicine would treat allergies versus the naturopathic way that they are treated.
Tags: allergens, allergic reactions, allergies, Dr. Greg Eckel, Dr. Greg Nigh
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Preventing Allergies and Asthma
Monday, January 3rd, 2005
Two recent studies reveal the power of preventive medicine in reducing the risk of two common and serious conditions: allergies and asthma. While billions are spent annually on prescription and over-the-counter medications to treat these conditions, a few simple choices could mean the difference between health and chronic disease.
A study published in the journal Infection & Immunity suggests that changes in the normal combination of different healthy bacteria that live in the digestive tract can significantly increase the risk of both allergies and asthma. There are several types of bacteria that are beneficial for the health, the two most prominent being L. acidophilus and L. bifidus.
While these bacteria are important for the health of the digestive system and the immune system, there are many aspects of modern life that deplete these bacteria: stress, alcohol, sugar, medications, processed foods, coffee and others. Unfortunately, once the balance of bacteria is upset, it is difficult to get the healthy bacteria re-established. (more…)
Tags: allergies, Alternative medicine, asthma, Diet, immune system, Medication, Nutrition
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