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Watch VideoAlternative therapies target allergies
Story By: Jamie Smith
Source: NBC
Published Fri Oct 10, 2008, 06:36 AM MDT
Updated Fri Oct 10, 2008, 07:27 AM MDT
First chiropractor Sam Nijmeh performs a test to pinpoint exactly what she's allergic to. The idea is each allergen has a different frequency, so the machine will pick up sensitivity to everything from eggs to pollen. There are no needles involved.
"Way, way, way, way better. I remember getting those little pricks and blood and this is pain free. You just sit down and you relax and you don't feel anything," said allergy sufferer Angela Amerson.
The test confirms what she already knows, that she's allergic to milk. But it also she's allergic to tetracycline, soy, vitamin B-12 and bakers yeast.
Next is treatment using a laser over her spine, feet and hands. "We balance the body's energy and we reprogram the body's nervous system to let the body know that this sensitivity is no longer, you don't need to put up that reaction to that sensitivity. Thus, decreasing some of their symptoms," said Chiropractor Sam Nijmeh.
Dr. Alan Goldsobel warns people against spending money on a procedure that has not been scientifically proven to work. "I'm certainly not aware of any well done or even published scientific research that's looked at a specific laser therapy as this one website is specifically purporting to do. " said Allergist Dr. Ala Godlsobel.
Because traditional medicine didn't work for her, Angela is willing to give the laser a try, hoping it will finally give her freedom from her allergies.
