Re: which came first, the allergies or the disease? (edited)

 I've never heard of lectin. I hope Hv has some input on this.

Lectins are found in a variety of foods. Some of the plant sources include many spices like cinnamon, rosemary, basil, turmeric, anise, cayenne, nutmeg/mace, ginger, garlic, saffron, oregano, fennel, dill, cumin, cilantro, etc. It is found in many fruits and vegetables including bananas, watermelon, peas, cucumber, apples and oranges, corn, pawpaw, kiwis, cabbage, kale, avocado , guava, lemon, lime, papaya, mango, passion fruit, blackberry, spinach, beets, sweet potatoes, potatoes, pineapple, cranberry,  plums,  onion, lettuce, pomegranate, etc. They are found in other foods such as coconut, sesame seeds, taro, cassava, beans, grains, mushrooms, etc. In herbs people use medicinally such as psyllium,  aloe vera, elderberry, annatto, mint, fenugreek, Jerusalem artichoke, etc. It is found in animal protein sources as well such as snails, lobster, eels and other fish, poultry, beef, pork and dairy. 

In other words they are impossible to eliminate from the diet unless you can find a source of completely synthetic foods to live on.

The good news is that lectins are not necessarily bad. Lectins are required by the body to help fight cancer and pathogens, formation of glycoproteins, etc. So the story is not that simple.

What I learned about allergies is that you're allergic to what you eat and what's in your environment.

Not necessarily. You can develop allergies to the foods and other antigens you are exposed to. You cannot develop an allergy to something you have not been exposed to before. But this gets confusing because the antigen can be shared by different sources. So a person can have an allergic reaction to a food they have not eaten before if it shares the same antigen of a food they are allergic to.

Whether or not allergies will exist though goes back to the adrenals again though since they form the epinephrine and corticosteroids that prevent allergic responses. This is why we can all be exposed to the same allergens, such as pollens, but we do not all have allergic responses to those allergens.

When you change those things you're OK for a minute and then you become allergic to the new things around you and in you.

Kind of. Because the adrenals are weak they do not respond properly to the antigens we are exposed to. So multiple allergies can develop since we are exposed to multiple antigens. But these antigens must be exposed intact to the immune system for the sensitization to occur, which is why we don't develop allergies to everything.

That's why we need to work on our immune system. But how?

Again, build up the adrenals, which help regulate the immune response and produce the antihistamine and antileukotriene epinephrine.

Allergy shots, putting tiny proteins into your blood, trick your immune system into thinking it's "self" and OK so it doesn't attack it. That gives your immune system a rest. Then we have to build it up. That's where good habits, herbs, avoiding stuff (and ?) comes in.