ADVANCE PRAISE FOR
The 7-Day Allergy Makeover
Allergies can manifest in everything, from the food you eat to what you keep in your bedroom closet. In her new book The 7-Day Allergy Makeover, Dr. Bennett shows you obvious and not-so-obvious allergen sources and provides concrete steps to eliminate those allergies. Highly recommended!
JJ Virgin, CNS, CHFS, host and costar of TLCs Freaky Eaters and author of the New York Times bestseller The Virgin Diet
Dr. Bennett has developed a foolproof method for reversing the serious problems encountered when someone suffers from allergies. I highly recommend her book and think it will change the lives of those that use it.
Marcelle Pick, RNC, MSN, OB/GYN NP, cofounder of Women to Women and author of Are You Tired and Wired? and The Core Balance Diet
If allergy symptoms have taken over your life or your childs life, you simply cannot afford to be without Dr. Bennetts groundbreaking program.
Dr. Todd LePine, MD, physician at Dr. Mark Hymans Ultra Wellness Center and clinical medical director of Metametrix Laboratories
The 7-Day Allergy Makeover is the first book that gives people the ability to control their own allergies. Dr. Susanne Bennett has done a phenomenal job making this complex topic simple and laying out the easy steps that will reverse years of symptoms.
Alan Christianson, NMD, author of The Complete Idiots Guide to Thyroid Disease
The 7-Day Allergy Makeover is an easy-to-follow and complete road map to a healthier and allergy-free you. The quality of your life in all aspects is about to change once you read her book.
Dr. Charles Sophy, DO, celebrity psychiatrist and author of Side by Side: The Revolutionary Mother-Daughter Program for Conflict-Free Communication
If you have children, you should not miss The 7-Day Allergy Makeover. Childrens allergies dont just come from food, but also toys, pets, and hundreds of common household products. Dr. Bennett will guide you through this maze to better health for you and your family.
Steven Masley, MD, FAAFP, CNS, FACN, author of The 30 Day Heart Tune-Up and Ten Years Younger
I have been a patient of Dr. Susanne Bennett for eight years. I am very grateful to her and see the results of all her work continuing to blossom in my life.
Hallie Foote, award-winning Broadway and film actor
Allergies are the key to many symptoms and conditionsones that you may never even associate with an allergy! Dr. Susanne Bennett will help you uncover the underlying causes of your hard-to-treat, difficult and even disabling conditions, so you can remove the cause and move forward to enjoy full, vibrant health. This book holds the key: read it and live life as well as it can be!
Hyla Cass, MD, author of Eight Weeks to Vibrant Health
Dr. Susanne Bennett is one of the handful of health professionals I personally turn to when I want advice for myself or my family. Even if you dont have allergies, you should read this book. Its a treasure trove of information about how exposures to common foods and substances can influence your health. The 7-Day Allergy Makeover is a must-read for everyone!
Jonny Bowden, PhD, CNS, author of The 150 Healthiest Foods on Earth and The Great Cholesterol Myth
Dr. Susanne Bennetts 7-Day Allergy Makeover is a clear and powerful system by a seasoned and experienced expert. You will not only feel better in seven days, but you will be on the road to lifelong health after reading this book.
Dr. Nalini Chilkov, founder of Integrative Cancer Answers
My family and I have been patients of Dr. Susanne Bennett for over seven years. If you follow her advice, diet, and recommendations you will feel so much clearer, healthier, and vibrant. Highly recommended!
Lavinia Errico, founder of Equinox
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Bennett, Susanne, 1962
The 7-day allergy makeover : a simple program to eliminate allergies and restore vibrant health from the inside out / Dr. Susanne Bennett.
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A Perigee Book.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978-0-399-16624-2
ISBN 978-1-101-63528-5 (eBook)
1. Allergy. 2. AllergyTreatment. 3. AllergensControlEnvironmental aspects. I. Title. II. Title: Seven-day allergy makeover.
RC584.B43 2014
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First edition: March 2014
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CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION
CODYS STORY
If not for that fateful Valentines Day some twenty years ago, I never would have become an allergist. I never would have discovered how to heal allergies naturally and permanently. And you wouldnt have this book in your hands!
Cody was truly a love child, conceived on the very day we dedicate to love: February 14. My pregnancy was amazingly easyI was high on pregnancy hormones and, at thirty-one years old, at my healthiest and most vibrant. I exercised regularly, ate all the right foods: nondairy and gluten free (before anyone even talked much about gluten), organic veggies, vitamins, and fish oils. I drank only purified water, avoided sodas and alcohol. I gained only eighteen pounds, and almost ten of those were Codywell, nine pounds and eleven ounces, to be precise.
Then I went into labor, and thats when things got rough. Because of my small frame, after thirty hours in the hospital, I had to have a cesarean section. Even with all the painkillers and epidural drugs pumped into me, I will never forget the way my son appeared when the doctor pulled him out of my belly. Cody was