A century ago, asthma was rare. Now it is anything but that! Asthma is one of the few chronic diseases on the rise: its incidence has soared by 73% percent since 1982. Nearly 17 million people have asthma, including 5 million children. Asthma cuts across all class and race lines and can last a lifetime. The cost to our country is staggering. Almost $2 billion a year is spent to treat pediatric asthma. Parents with asthmatic children lose $1 billion a year by staying home to care for their children when struggling with respiratory health challenges. There is a growing list of theories as to why asthma has been increasing…
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Why Do Allergies Develop?
A great majority of our immune system resides in the lining of our gastrointestinal tract. In fact the GALT (Gut Associated Lymphoid Tissue) is regarded as our largest immune organ, and it is there to mount an immune response towards foreign harmful agents for our protection and yet remains tolerant to the foods we eat. Normally the gastrointestinal tract is elegantly controlled: able to discern the appropriateness of its actions toward foreign agents that are harmful to the body (virus, bacteria) versus foreign agents that are benign (food). Under the distinction healthy individuals do not mount an immune response against most foods and antibody production is appropriately down regulated. This…
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High Pollen Count Triggered by Warmth of Spring’s Sunshine Amps up Suffering for Seasonal Allergy Reactions in Seattle
The Connection between Pollen Sensitivity and Food Allergies We’ve had a few days of intoxicatingly warm balmy sunny days, as we officially recalibrate from winter weather into spring. The pollen count has spiked high this week, triggering many seasonal allergy sufferers with much more intense symptoms. My allergy practice has accelerated with many more new & old seasonal allergy patients coming out of the woodworks, showing up for allergy desensitizing treatments with spring pollens being thick in the air. For some sinus or asthma sufferers, mold, dust, animal dander, smoke & airborne chemicals can also play a major role with overtaxing the immune systems for many at the end of…
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How Allergy Desensitizing (NAET) Works
Understanding Allergy Treatment from a New Perspective Allergy desensitizing treatments are not new and have been around successfully treating thousands of allergy sufferers for over 30 years throughout the world. This unique system of treatment care utilizes a body/mind approach for getting to the root of pollen allergen reactions & food sensitivity challenges. It synthesizes an energetic form of medicine that works with the body’s intelligence one food at a time, re-acclimating your mind and immune system to transform antagonistic foods or pollen allergens to become friend and not foe. One desensitizing method is called “NAET” which stands for Nambudripad Allergy Elimination Techniques. NAET has its foundation principles rooted in…
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Seasonal Allergy Relief
Breath Freer & Stay Healthy through the Pollen Season “My seasonal allergies are driving me crazy!!! Is there anything I can do?” is an all too common frustration that I hear in the spring & summer. Actually there are many things you can do to breathe more freely and have some quality of life during the hay days of pollen production. Are you ready for some healthier alternatives to allergy medications taken daily, to suppress your unmanageable allergic histamine responses? Many of us take for granted that we can comfortably breathe year round but for others, the welcoming warmth of spring’s sunshine stimulates a full orchestra of pollens stepping up…
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Why Asthma Bronchial Challenges are More Frequent in the Fall & Winter
Why are Asthma Bronchial Challenges More Frequent in the Fall & Winter? by Kristina Shaw, NAET Allergy Acupuncture Specialist Asthma bronchial challenges have a higher frequency of occurrence in the fall and winter when the Chinese medicine metal and water elements govern these seasonal conditions. In the Five Element Chinese medicine systems, the autumn months are governed by the lungs and large intestine functions. So if an individual has a constitutional deficiency in the lungs or digestive tract, there can be more acute asthma flare ups or aggravation with allergic asthma, chronic bronchitis or emphysema challenges. Grief, sadness or melancholy feelings can play into asthma respiratory health challenges, as can…
