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Originally Posted by DOK
I've gone to a few and have had really good experiences with it. I was having serious issues getting head colds all the time in school 15 years ago, went to every specialist there was, no one could find anything wrong. Someone suggested going to a naturopath, it was my last hope so I went. She asked me some questions, looked at my eyes, tongue, fingernails and some other stuff and told me I had a severe dairy allergy. The colds were the result of mucus build up from dairy (that's why they tell you not to eat dairy when you have a cold because it's mucus inducing). My guts were fine because I was forcing it through, and 15 years ago dr's didn't take well to dairy issues quite yet. The only "test" was to go off for 30 days and then sit and eat cheese, milk, and anything dairy. At that point I had the extreme dairy reaction you hear about. Over the month I lost 15 lbs, starting at only 115 that was a lot at the time. The dairy was just going to fat on my body instead of being absorbed and used properly.
THAT I learned from my naturopath. I've been dairy free ever since. I've gone over the years a couple times a year. Depending on who you go to and why the range of what they will do is extreme. Some will give you lots of pills, some will give you drinks, and other things. I liked my girl because she believes everything we should get should be from our diet, so anything she was advising in the meantime was just to get to the point where I could establish a complete system through diet.
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This doesn't sound like a dairy allergy to me at all. Anyone who took a 30 day break from dairy and then consumed large amounts of it would have a severe negative reaction to it. If you don't consume dairy regularly the body stops producing lactase forcing you into a temporary state of lactose intolerance.
As for the weight loss. Once again, that makes no sense. Being allergic to something does not cause the body absorb it.
The reason for the weight loss is simple. Dairy free diets also tend to be low calorie diets. Take butter, cheese, and ice cream out of your diet and you will lose weight.
I'm glad you are feeling healthy, but look at the experience more from Hesla's interpretation.
The naturopath gave you a nutritional diet in the same way a nutritionist would. They noticed you were slightly overweight and recommended a diet with fewer calories.
They were not capable of diagnosing you with a medical condition of some kind.