| A successful allergy rotation diet will eliminate | | | | how badly you may feel at first. Your well being |
| enough foods to help you feel well. Then you'll | | | | will improve as you continue following the plan. |
| reintroduce the offending foods one at a time to | | | | The key to the allergy rotation diet is to eat |
| test your reaction. This makes it easy to | | | | different foods from each food group in a |
| separate possible allergies from definite allergies. | | | | four-day rotation. As a result, you'll never eat the |
| It is important to remove all possible offending | | | | same food two days in a row or even a day |
| foods all at once. Eliminating one food at a time is | | | | apart. There will always be four days between |
| not an option, because if you have hidden food | | | | the last time that you had a particular food and |
| allergies you are most likely allergic to more than | | | | when you eat it again. Four days is the minimum |
| one food. If you had a strong allergy to just one | | | | amount of time that your body needs to recover |
| food, you would have discovered it by now. | | | | from an allergen. For most people, this is a long |
| It won't be easy. Rotation diets are hard, | | | | enough period to reveal allergens. |
| especially if you have been craving your allergens. | | | | While it's not necessary to eat organic foods, it |
| However, the rotation diet is an experimental | | | | certainly is preferable. If you have limited access |
| phase. You will not be on this diet for long. It is | | | | to organic foods, just make sure that you are |
| simple a way of testing how your body responds | | | | eating fresh and whole foods. For example, get |
| to different foods. The strict diet is only in place | | | | real tuna and not tuna from a can. There can be |
| when you are searching for the allergens. After | | | | hidden allergens in manufactured products that are |
| you've discovered them, you can eat almost | | | | not listed on the label. |
| anything else. Remember, the rewards for finding | | | | On a rotation diet, foods are rotated according to |
| and eliminating allergens will be very great. | | | | their food family. You will eat foods from a |
| Carrying out an allergy rotation diet will take some | | | | certain set of food families on each day. Foods |
| time and planning. Make sure to plan this diet | | | | from the same family are eaten in the same day |
| during a non-stressful time. For example, don't try | | | | because these foods most likely have the same |
| it during the holidays. Tell your family members | | | | chemical makeup. If you are allergic to one food, |
| that you are going to be undergoing a special | | | | then you are likely to be allergic to foods within |
| eating regimen for the next several weeks and | | | | the same food family. Another benefit is once |
| that you'd appreciate their support. | | | | you determine what your allergies are you can |
| Keep in mind that if you have a variety of | | | | start focusing on your gluten free diet and lose |
| allergies, you may actually feel worse the first | | | | weight. Everything will help you to become a |
| three to five days that you are on the allergy | | | | healthier person. |
| rotation diet. You may be experiencing withdrawal | | | | It is important to understand where you are and |
| symptoms. Make sure to drink plenty of water | | | | where you want to be, especially when it comes |
| and commit to finishing the process, no matter | | | | to losing weight and following the gluten free diet. |