Allergy revelation & personal observations over the years
I had an official allergy test that revealed
Level 2 Allergy for:Baker's Yeast, Cow's Milk
Level 1 for: spinach, caffeine, hops
I also got very strong seasonal allergies from pollen
So there is no voodoo to this story.
I am now 25 years old and have had these allergies/side effects since I was at least 8 years old.
The main side effect which I was unhappy with was over acidity in the stomach and intestinal pains, which was very hard to pinpoint as effects weren't always immediate, even up to 3 days delayed so it took years to learn it was because of Baker's Yeast.
When I discovered that fact I said to myself maybe since I have no discomfort consuming milk I may as well do that since It would make my diet so much easier! and since I wasn't always strictly following it anyway. BUT it was a massive mistake that I made many times as you see...
I also had this problem of mental inconsistency, where sometimes I would feel like a genius and be able to problem solve really fast and have great memory and crush at whatever I was doing, however there were so many times in my life where it would suddenly change and I would have problems even with the simplest of things for instance remembering if I had washed my tongue right after brushing my teeth which would be 30 seconds after! And I thought that it was just random periods of inspiration or maybe I just had bipolar... but it was because of milk consumption...
One day, frustrated with my inability to function properly I came upon this article that basically explains that food allergens CAN CAUSE INFLAMMATORY RESPONSE IN THE BRAIN BY SWELLING IT, thus causing mental capability impairment!
I was excited to try a strict no milk diet and really, I mean really, my life has turned around within 2 days. I was yet again able to focus and do complex formulas in my coding projects that I do for work with ease.
My main benefits are:
Being able to concentrate & focus.
No anxious thoughts.
Greatly Improved libido.
Greatly Improved ability to workout.
Energetic and motivated.
Way more social.
Basically everything is better now.
Only shame is I have had these problems since I was a kid and I sort of lived most of it on this shitty autopilot but nevertheless I am happy it's finally over.
I always had this mentality of looking for causes of problems and trying to solve them and I would recommend this mentality to anyone really, without that I would still be suffering because I had been going for years to different doctors and they basically said it's normal to have acid problems in the stomach... maybe eat less fat... etc... but no they were totally wrong! I can eat 2kg of fries dripping in oil and would never even have a sense of a stomach acid/intestinal ache, it was through my own determination that I finally found the cause of my troubles.
NOTE: Of course I am no allergologist and everyone may have different side effects to different foods but I believe it's always best to find out what you're dealing with & understand it rather than feeling mediocre and accepting it!
I am happy to share my personal observations so maybe someone else with similar issues may have a realisation and change their life for the better!
Stay clean on your diets :)
Posted Oct 2, 2021, 1:11 PM UTC · edited