this is sooooo interesting my poor mother is having migraines and I suggested 
she stay away from gluten's just to see if by chance it might make an 
impact....thanks debbie

-------------- Original message -------------- 
From: Tad Winiecki <winie...@pacifier.com> 

> I once read a book on detecting food allergies by using Niacin. Niacin 
> causes flushing in reaction to histamines in the body. Histamines are 
> released when foods are eaten that produce an allergic response. 
> Therefore, if I eat foods I am allergic to I get a flush but if I don't it 
> is possible to take it without a flush.. When I was working on this I did 
> have a period of time that I could take it without flushing. I don't 
> remember the name of the book. It would have you take Niacin a certain 
> time before or after eating and use the flush to see if a food was an 
> allergen. I have also used pulse testing to determine food allergies. I 
> eat only one food first thing in the morning, take my resting pulse, then 
> wait 30 minutes and take my resting pulse again (keep taking the pulse when 
> resting until it is the same for 2 30-second counts in a row). After 
> eating an allergen my pulse would increase for perhaps 10 beats or more a 
> minute. 
> 
> I also bought a topical gel for sore muscles, tendons, and ligaments that 
> has a Niacin flush locally, Vitastic Muscle Pow'r Gel by Alacer. 
> 
> ------------------------------ 
> Date: Sun, 11 Jun 2006 16:16:10 EDT 
> From: ejohns9...@aol.com 
> 
> In a message dated 6/11/2006 2:04:05 P.M. Central Standard Time, 
> s...@asis.com writes: 
> 
> Yes, the "tingle"/"flush" reaction can be uncomfortable from straight 
> niacin, the other form is called niacinamide and does not cause any 
> reaction like that. I don't know if their value as a vitamin is 
> identical, but it apparently is pretty similar. Anyone else know?? 
> 
> 
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