Clinical Ecology

Clinical ecology adheres to the theory of "Allergic Toxemia." What this controversial field of medicine suggests is that by eliminating from the individual's diet things he/she typically reacts adversely to, one will achieve healthier lifestyle.  Potential "allergens" are discovered through an extensive and exhaustive question session with a physician. The patient is then told to avoid any substance containing those foods in any form. Then after about a week, the patient is submitted to a trial of his/her "allergen." Dr. Randolph has seen near 10,000 cases where trials resulted in symptoms ranging from fatigue to psychosis to unconsciousness. Once these "allergens" are removed from the diet for an extended among of time, the patient can then, under a clinical ecologist's supervision, reintroduce the food in to the diet. Then by following a rotation schedule he/she can avoid developing new "allergies."

I place the words allergens and allergies in quotes because Clinical Ecology's use of these words differs from Conventional Western Medicine's use of the words. To this date, there have been no double-blinded randomized controlled studies to support the claim of Clinical Ecology effectiveness in treating not only allergy symptoms but other medical ailments. However, Dr. Randolph does provide extensive case studies in his book, An Alternative Approach to Allergies: The New Field of Clinical Ecology Unravels the Environmental Causes of Mental and Physical Ills.