A change of diet is often the key in overcoming allergies.
Suspect foods should be eliminated and gradually reintroduced to the diet to check for reactions.
The most common allergy producers are sugar, wheat, dairy foods, beef, potatoes, shellfish, eggs, tomatoes, coffee, peanuts, soy, corn, yeast and citrus fruits.
Any other food that is eaten daily should be suspect as well.
The best menu for preventing allergies is the rotation diet.
This involves eating different kinds of foods each day and not repeating an item for 4 to 7 days.
Using grains as an example, if rice is eaten on Monday you might use millet on Tuesday, wheat on Wednesday and oats on Thursday with rice eaten again no sooner that Friday.
This type of diets keeps the body from overreacting to most foods although some items will still need to be completely excluded.
Milk, for example, may cause a reaction each time it is taken.
But the majority of people can safely enjoy most food with a rotation diet.
Note that besides minimizing allergic reactions, a rotation diet provides the added benefit of ensuring that you consume a wide variety of nutrients.
Also, keep in mind that certain nutrients help build up immune response.
Such nutrients can be obtained, first and foremost, from freshly squeezed juices, sprouts, grains, and legumes.
For mild allergies, a few changes in diet alone may be enough, but sometimes a doctor trained to see relationships between individuals and their surrounding, known as an environmental physician, may be needed to help get to the root of the problem.