I have been seen a huge influx of patients coming in with allergies…. no longer just 1 season, but constant. This is often due to the climatic changes in our environment, as the ozone layer is literally disintegrating our weather pattern has changed and will have profound effects on our health. Keeping your body “clean” is a great way to purify and get rid of unwanted environmental toxins and allergens.
Some great ways to Purify your body are:
- Use a neti pot daily (twice- morning and night)
- Decrease the amount of cow based dairy
- Avoid non- organic foods
- Avoid organic grown in Mexico (no regulation)
- Drink fresh veggie and fruit juices on a daily or bi-daily basis to cleanse the intestines (helps get rid of stored toxins)
- If you eat dairy try to find fresh raw organic cheeses, milks and yogurts
- Avoid White Flour
- Avoid ALL processed sugars, evaporated cane juice, corn syrup, fructose etc.
- Avoid food colorings, dyes and chemical additives
- Avoid Formaldehyde based furniture, carpets and household items (fiber board etc)
- Use low VOC paints
- Cook with extra virgin olive or coconut oil
- Close your windows at night – when most bug spraying and environmental toxins are high
- Read labels – ALL labels including your lotions and shampoos (you may be surprised at what chemicals are unknowingly put in and on your body!)
By doing at least some of these, you will begin to feel remarkably better. The above suggestions in adjunct to acupuncture and herbal medicine will usually get rid of your allergies, congestion, headache and reflux completely. I have personally seen a remarkable improvement in patients depending on the severity and length of discomfort be reduced completely within just a few acupuncture treatments. There are cases when one has a more toxic environment or years of ailments where I have seen them for several months, but they usually ALWAYS get better and as a result no longer have “seasonal allergies each year” . Some maintenance may be required (a couple treatments during peak season). Overall, the exhaustion, allergens, congestion and headaches are better to gone.
I have several other posts that relate to this subject, please feel free to view them. If you have ANY questions feel free to contact me. Thanks!