Post by Karen on May 2, 2012 19:00:53 GMT -5
Has anyone heard of this before? It was mentioned in a newsletter from my compounding pharmacy, which is always packed full of accurate and relevant info. Thoughts? Anyone try it? I might take a stab at it, see if I can add some foods back in that I've been avoiding... (The reference to incontinence ties into another article in the newsletter.)
According to Michael Platt, MD the release of adrenaline contributes significantly to symptoms associated with incontinence. Phil Bate PhD, a member of the Orthomolecular Medical Society for many years, advocates the use of a simple technique, the pulse test, to detect substances that trigger adrenaline release in the body.
This test, developed in the 1950s by Arthur Coca MD, provides a reliable and inexpensive method of measuring the adrenaline release caused by allergies and sensitivities to foods and chemicals. When adrenaline is released, the pulse rate goes up. By measuring the pulse rate before and after exposure to particular foods or chemicals, people can determine which substances raise or do not raise adrenaline levels in their bodies. An increase of 5 beats or more per minute indicates a release of adrenaline. Dr. Bate advises that people not deliberately expose themselves to any known allergen but that they use the test to uncover allergens that they are not currently aware of.
The pulse test helps to uncover hidden adrenaline triggers which may be beneficial in the treatment of incontinence and other disorders. Dr. Coca's book The Pulse Test explains this test in great detail.
References:
Coca AF. The Pulse Test: Easy Allergy Detection New York,NY:Arco Publishing;1956.
According to Michael Platt, MD the release of adrenaline contributes significantly to symptoms associated with incontinence. Phil Bate PhD, a member of the Orthomolecular Medical Society for many years, advocates the use of a simple technique, the pulse test, to detect substances that trigger adrenaline release in the body.
This test, developed in the 1950s by Arthur Coca MD, provides a reliable and inexpensive method of measuring the adrenaline release caused by allergies and sensitivities to foods and chemicals. When adrenaline is released, the pulse rate goes up. By measuring the pulse rate before and after exposure to particular foods or chemicals, people can determine which substances raise or do not raise adrenaline levels in their bodies. An increase of 5 beats or more per minute indicates a release of adrenaline. Dr. Bate advises that people not deliberately expose themselves to any known allergen but that they use the test to uncover allergens that they are not currently aware of.
The pulse test helps to uncover hidden adrenaline triggers which may be beneficial in the treatment of incontinence and other disorders. Dr. Coca's book The Pulse Test explains this test in great detail.
References:
Coca AF. The Pulse Test: Easy Allergy Detection New York,NY:Arco Publishing;1956.