This is in response to the question I had over in (e:Paul)'s journal.

The crazy treatment I received is called NAET. I never would have tried it if my brother (who was allergic to milk, eggs, nuts, and soy) did not try it first, successfully (he had tried EVERYTHING to treat his allergies before this).

It was done to me by a guy named Dr. Whiner (not sure about the spelling) in Pittsburgh, and it DID make my egg allergy go away, and eggs had wiped me out before.

And yes, to answer the first question, it can work for all sorts of allergies, not just food ones.

What did I like about the treatment? The obvious: my allergy went away.

What did I not like?

The doctor was weird. He wouldn't answer my questions (most of the time if I asked one he would ignore me or talk about something else).

The treatment felt goofy. Basically, it goes as such:

The doctor would put the allergen, enclosed in glass, in one of my hands. I would sit, with the other hand on my knee, palm up.

Then the doctor would use a funny metal thing to tap spots on my back. I think he also rubbed spots on my feet and hands.

Then I would sit there, for 30 minutes.

During that time, I could feel energy flowing out of my upturned palm. If I turned my hand palm side down, I could feel it clog up. I am not a new-agey guy in the least bit, but this is what I experienced.

At the end of the 30 mins, I had to rub my hands together.

After that, I had to avoid the allergen for 30 hours. After that, the allergy is gone.

The last thing that I didn't like about this treatment is that I got other allergies. Now, I'm not saying that this guy put one allergy in as he took another out, but I am saying that he had a lot of return business. Everybody kept talking about how they were getting better, but everybody had to keep going back for treatment. That, and his selling of supplements made it seem like a racket.

Since I have moved to Buffalo, I met a woman who does similar treatments, but isn't a jerk. I have her card at work if you want to call her.

Anyway, that's the crazy voodoo treatment. It works, but I won't recommend it without reservation.