Taking a seat in Thieringer’s office a little more than a year ago, my wife and I were initially struck by all of the photos. Hundreds of smiling children adorn her walls. Some are holding out a slice of pizza, while others are spooning a bowl of ice cream with peanuts on top. Thieringer informed us that our daughter had one of the most severe cases of eczema that she had ever encountered and her half-dozen food allergies were likely to be equally acute. But as she had said to so many families before us, Thieringer promised that she could fix it—and a year later, she is well on her way to fulfilling that pledge. Today, my daughter’s skin is not only completely clear of eczema, but she’s already eating eggs, dairy, fish and gluten. And not just in small “bite-safe” doses; she eats a cheese omelet and washes it down with a glass of milk—a breakfast that could have killed her this time last year. Over the course of the next year, we’ll begin introducing treenuts and peanuts. By the time our daughter is able to order for herself at a restaurant, her food allergies will likely be just a distant story that she will have no memory of. Whether our own trauma as parents witnessing her go into anaphylaxis will heal, time will only tell. NEL
Above: Thieringer's office walls are adorned in notes and pictures from past clients who have been cured by her A.R.T. protocol. Below: Thieringer (right) with A.R.T. practitioner and vice president of operations Julie Fletcher.
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