Allergies

The first step in helping an allergy problem is to determine what you are allergic to, which can be accomplished with muscle testing. Once we find what you're allergic to, I attempt to desensitize you using acupuncture meridian points. By stimulating those points, I'm able to tell the nervous system what the body is hypersensitive to and allow the body to stop reacting and start healing.

The patient will usually be asked to avoid exposure to a given substance, such as wheat. You will need to avoid eating it for 3 to 4 weeks to give your liver a chance to cleanse the blood system of any antibodies, which are what your body uses to get rid of an "invader", i.e. wheat. This takes the body out of "alarm" state, kind of like going from DefCon 2 to DefCon 5.

Environmental allergies can be a little more challenging to treat because they are all around us. It's hard to allow your immune system to quit reacting and producing antibodies and histamines. It's best to treat these types of allergies off-season. If it's a pet that you're reacting to in your home, sometimes the pet can be placed elsewhere temporarily while you're body is going through that desensitization process. After you've become desensitized, I suggest a small exposure as a trial, such as one slice of wheat if you have a wheat allergy.

Sometimes people's allergic responses are due to improper food combinations, such as eating protein and starch in the same meal. The "meat and potatoes" diet so common in America increases the production of histamines in the blood as neither the starch or protein is properly broken down in the intestines. When starch and protein are eaten together, the starch will be broken down first and typically there is an inadequate amount of stomach acid left to fully break down the protein. When the undigested protein begins to putrify in your intestines, it can lead to increased histamine production as this material begins to leech into your body. The food combinations article on this site is an excellent source of information on this phenomenon, and patients who have followed this diet have reported a dramatic decrease in allergies almost immediately.

As a basic guideline to decrease allergy symptoms, eliminate sugar, alcohol, and coffee from your diet. Also make sure you are eating the proper balance of acidifying and alkalinizing foods. A pH imbalance can cause allergy symptoms, so consult this chart for details.

Disclaimer:  The information contained herein is for research purposes only and should not be construed as medical recommendations for any disease or symptom. It is not intended to provide medical advice.