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Allergies
Imagine a car alarm that's a tad too sensitive,
letting out a piercing shriek at the slightest
provocation. If you're one of the 50 million
Americans with respiratory allergies, you have a
similar problem with your immune system: It
treats harmless dust, pollen and pet hair as if
they were the enemy.
If you're allergic, it takes just a tiny
particle of the right allergen to put your
panicky immune system on the defensive. Your
body strikes back by releasing a rush of
histamine, the chemical that causes that
familiar swelling and running in your nose, eyes
and sinuses. Allergy shots and antihistamines
can control your symptoms, but there are other
things you can do as well. The natural remedies
in this chapter-in conjunction with medical care
and used with your doctor's approval-may help
prevent or relieve allergic problems, according
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See Your Medical
Doctor When...
· You have new symptoms that include hives
or wheezing, alone or with severe chest
congestion that makes breathing difficult.
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Acupressure |
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To relieve
hay fever and allergic sneezing and itching,
press point LI 4, situated in the webbing
between your thumb and index finger, close
to the bone at the base of the index finger,
says Michael Reed Gach, Ph.D., director of
the Acupressure Institute in Berkeley,
California, and author of Acupressure's
Potent Points. Hold this point with your
thumb on top of the webbing and your index
finger underneath, and then squeeze into the
webbing, angling the pressure toward the
bone that connects the index finger to the
hand. Work on one hand, then on the other.
Hold firmly for about one minute per hand
while breathing slowly and deeply.
This is not recommended for pregnant women,
because pressing this point can cause
contractions of the uterus.
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Aromatherapy |
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For quick
relief of the watery eyes and runny nose of
hay fever, Victoria Edwards, an aroma
therapist in Fair Oaks, California, suggests
mixing one drop each of cypress and hyssop
essential oils in the palm of your hand.
Apply the mixture to the back of your tongue
with your fingertip. Edwards says to use the
remedy every few hours whenever hay fever
symptoms are bothering you. "It doesn't
taste very good, but it helps clear your
head immediately, and the effects last from
one to two hours," she says.
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| Food
Therapy |
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Some
allergies may be caused by congestion from
eating the wrong foods, says Elson Haas,
M.D., director of the Preventive Medical
Center of Marin in San Rafael, California,
and author of Staying Healthy with
Nutrition. He suggests his three-week
detoxification diet (see "Detoxing Your
Ills" on page 48).
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Hydrotherapy |
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A vitamin C
bath can be effective for easing the
symptoms of an allergy attack, suggests
Agatha Thrash, M.D., a medical pathologist
and co-founder and co-director of Uchee
Pines Institute, a natural healing center in
Seale, Alabama. Add three tablespoons of
ascorbic acid powder (available in most
health food stores) to a warm bath. You can
stay in the bath for up to two hours.
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Reflexology |
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Focus on the
following reflex point on your hands or
feet, says Rebecca Dioda, a reflexologist
with the Morris Institute of Natural
Therapeutics, a holistic health education
center in Denville, New Jersey: adrenal
gland, reproductive system, solar plexus,
ileocecal valve and any organ showing
allergy symptoms (lungs or nose, for
example).
To help you locate these points, consult the
hand and foot reflex charts beginning on
page 582. For instructions on how to work
the points, see "Your Reflexology Session"
on page 110.
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| Vitamin
and Mineral Therapy |
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Some people
with allergies might get relief by taking
5,000 international units of vitamin A
daily, suggests Richard Gerson, Ph.D.,
author of The Right Vitamins. He also
advises getting more essential fatty acids,
such as those found in flaxseed oil.
Flaxseed oil is available in both liquid and
capsule form in most health food stores; Dr.
Gerson suggests that you follow the dosage
recommendations on the labels of flaxseed
oil products.
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| Yoga |
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Daily yoga
practice can help bring allergies under
control, according to Alice Christensen,
founder and executive director of the
American Yoga Association. She says
allergies are caused by both physical and
psychological problems, which is why they
tend to emerge after illness or periods of
extreme stress.
As part of your daily routine, she says, be
sure to include these poses: standing sun,
knee squeeze, seated sun, boat and cobra You
should practice the half boat pose, for
about one week before attempting the boat
pose. She also recommends that you include
the complete breath exercise to strengthen
the muscles that help you breathe and
meditation to help relieve allergy-related
problems such as poor sleep.
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