The Most Common Sources of Sensitivities

The most typical sources of sensitivities are:

• Milk products
• Eggs
• Peanuts and tree nuts (such as almonds, cashews andwalnuts)
• Fish (such as bass, cod and flounder)
• Shellfish (such as crab, lobster and shrimp)
• Soy
• Wheat
• Corn

We at NAET Hawaii believe that sensitivity reactions can be significant to any substance. (See “Why Do We Get Sensitivities” for more information about this subject.)

Foods that are causing your reactions may include a substance included on these lists or any other substance you come in contact with on a regular basis. The foods you eat daily or crave are likely candidates to be causing your symptoms!

Ingestant Sources of Sensitivities

• Food — egg mix, dairy, fruit, vegetable (corn, garlic), sugar mix, iron mix (meats), vitamin A mix, minerals mix, salt mix, grain mix, yeast mix, vegetables, chemical mix, turkey/serotonin, dried bean mix, chocolate, nut mix-1 & nut mix-2, fish and shell fish, vegetable fat & animal fat, amino acids 1 & 2, starch mix, turkey (carbohydrates), phenolics, purines
• Drink — soda, alcoholic, water, coffee, tea, milk-based, food coloring, alcohol
• Vitamins, water soluble B’s, C; fat soluble A, D, E, F
• Minerals — Zn, Mg, Ca,
• Drugs
• Food additives, food coloring/food additives, artificial sweeteners, caffeine, spice mix 1 & 2, whiten-all, fluoride; gum mix; gelatin; pesticides; commonly used additives are as follows: acetic acid, agar, aldicarb, alginates, aluminum salts, corn products, carob, propylene glycol, sodium aluminum phosphates, benzoates, calcium propionate, calcium silicate, carbamates, ethylene gas, food bleach, formic acid, malic acid, mannan, MSG, salicylic acid, succinic acid, sulfites, talc, and tartaric acid. Yellow and red dyes are in soft drinks, margarine, orange drinks, cheese, cakes, cookies, candies, crackers, ice creams, and syrups.
• Other

Inhalant Sources of Sensitivities

• Pollens, flowers
• Perfumes
• Paint
• Animal epithelial/dander
• Grasses/weeds
• Formaldehyde
• Smoking/nicotine
• Dust/ dust mites
• Vog
• Other: house cleaning house cleaning chemicals, chemically treated city water, drinking water, industrial waste, polluted air, smoke, cigarette smoke, smell from cooking gas, cooking, seasoning, frying, spicy foods, gas burning, smoke from fireplace, wood burning, barbecuing, wildfire burning, liquid propane, carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, fluorocarbons in hair sprays, cleaning sprays, smell from animals, smell of various body secretions from self and others (stool, urine, sputum, sweat, bad breath), flowers, chemical smells, smell from fabrics, etc.

Contactant Sources of Sensitivities

• Fabrics in house, car, at work and outside
• Chemicals
• Cosmetics, lotions, etc.
• Furniture
• Utensils
• Latex/plastics
• Crude oil/synthetic materials
• Dry cleaning products
• Other

Sensitivity Sources From Household Items

• Computer
• Bed, pillows
• Laundry detergent on clothes
• Fabrics
• Carpeting, glues
• Furniture — particle board, plywood, wood cabinets, side tables, end tables, furniture, bed, headboard
• Building materials: formaldehyde, paints, pressed wood, sheet rock, carpets, glues, etc.
• Other

Body Sources of Sensitivities

• Organs and glands
• RNA DNA
• BBF
• Histamine
• Stomach acid
• Base/digestive enzymes
• Hormones, neurotransmitters

Injectant/Pathogen Sources of Sensitivities

• Iinsect bites, stings
• Injectable drugs, immunizations

Sensitivity Sources From Physical Agents

• Hheat
• Cold
• Humidity
• Dampness
• Fog
• Wind
• Dryness
• Sunlight
• Sound

Genetic factors

• Iinherited illness or tendency from parents, grandparents, etc.

Mold and Fungi/Pathogen Sources of Sensitivities

• Mmolds
• Yeast, Candida
• Parasites
• Virus
• Bacteria
• Mycoplasma

Emotional Factors

• Painful memories of various incidents from past and present
• Thoughts or feelings (fear, anger, self esteem, creativity, power, self-worth, inferiority, superiority)
• Concepts (I can never get healthy, I can never lose weight, I can never make enough money)
• Emotions like hating jobs, obsessions with careers, interactions with others (fighting)

Sensitivities to a Person/Animal/Insect

• Mother, father, spouse, brother, sister, children, employee, employer
• Pets, cats, dogs, insects, bees, ants, cockroach, etc.