Thanks for the link.
What is the short version. You eat something and then measure your pulse before and after?
Does it go up or down if you are allergic
OK...I've skimmed through the book. Sounds very interesting. I've going to give it a try.
So what percentage of foods did you find you are alergic too.
Is it super obvious when you have a reaction. How much does your pulse increase?
http://www.drlwilson.com/articles/food_intolerance.htm
I see Dr Larry Wilson mentions this as well.
The Coca Pulse Test. With this simple test, one takes one’s pulse, then eats a suspected food, preferably after not eating it for a week. One waits 10 minutes and then checks the pulse again. If the pulse increases more than about 10 beats per minute it indicates a reaction. This is not an exact method and does not register delayed reactions, but may be helpful.
Here is another link…..Pretty simple really. Dr Coca probably had a hard time stretching this out to make a book that would get published:)
http://alternatives4arthritis.com/testing.html
Pulse Test:
Another way to test for food allergies is the pulse test. To do the pulse test:
Take your pulse before eating.
Take your pulse by placing two or three fingers of one hand about an inch below the thumb of the other hand. Count the beats for a full minute. For this test it is not adequate to time 30 seconds and multiply by two. After taking your pulse, place a piece of the test food in your mouth. Hold it there for two minutes and take your pulse again. If your pulse goes up 4 beats, you are sensitive to the food and should only eat it occasionally. If it goes up 8 beats or more, you are definitely allergic.
Let's say you are just sitting there in your dining room.....about to eat..... not applying lipstick. You close your dining room window so no new allergens can enter.
You measure your pulse immediately before you eat and immediately after the meal. If the only thing you have exposed yourself to is your food, and your pulse increases, there is a pretty good chance the food is the cause of the pulse change.
It seems to me that all you have to do is make sure you isolate yourself somewhat during your meal. Basic trouble shooting and process of elimination, but if you have a relatively quick reaction and you have not exposed yourself to anything else in the mean time....it is probably the food.
If you wanted to test your reaction to lipstick....don't eat during this period. Measure your pulse immediately before and immediately after. If it increases, it was probably due to the lipstick.
I find it hard to believe the intended take-away from the book is that the pulse test does not work, since that is the point of the book.
If you are have a delayed reaction to the allergen, this would be difficult to detect. For example, if your reaction starts 2 or 3 hours after your meal, and you have since exposed yourself to other possible allergens, then it wouldn't be useful in this case.