Using EFT, NAET or similar energy therapies to cure ones allergies can be a huge blessing.
In some cases, it can literally be a life saver.
But the result of these therapies is often misconstrued by the people who receive them.
Using energy therapies to cure allergies began in the 1980's with an accidentally discovery by Devi Nambudripad who discovered she could cure allergies by using acupuncture.
She called her therapy the Nambudripad Allergy Elimination Technique.
Since then thousands of people have found relief using NAET as well as similar therapies such as Bio-Set and the Emotional Freedom Technique.
Diagnosis is done using Muscle Response Testing.
The patient holds a vial containing a very small sample of the suspected allergen in one hand while sticking out their opposite arm.
The practitioner sees how easily he can press down the outstretched arm.
If the arm becomes weak and easy to push down, then whatever the patient is holding on to is considered an allergen.
Treatment entails the practitioner tapping on specific acupuncture points while the patient holds on to the vial.
After the tapping, the patient is left alone to relax while still holding on to the vial.
After a few minutes, the patient can put down the vial but then has to refrain from contact with the allergen for anywhere from 1 to 24 hours.
After this point, the patient is usually cured of their allergies and can usually eat the food again without problem.
The misunderstanding comes when the patient thinks they can eat all the foods for which they were treated without a problem.
Almost everybody will test weak (allergic) to sugar and artificial sweeteners.
A treatment with NAET or EFT will get them to not be weak anymore but that doesn't mean the food is suddenly safe to eat.
Using energy therapies to overcome food sensitivities must not be seen as a path to being able to eat junk food without suffering the consequences.
Many people get NAET treatments to help them overcome allergies to car exhaust fumes.
After they are treated, they won't automatically get ill when they get a whiff of the exhaust fumes of passing vehicles.
That does not mean they can safely spend an hour in a sealed room with an idling bus without getting sick.
Sugar, like car fumes, is simply not good for you.
Sugar is never part of a healthy diet.
It is always going to be empty calories that can lead to tooth decay, obesity and worse.
If you had an allergic reaction before treatment, you will be able to eat sugar without a reaction after treatment.
But being able to eat something without an allergic reaction, and saying a food is OK to eat are two different things.