Holistic Allergy Treatment
Wednesday April 13, 2005
My neighbor's flowering dogwood trees are beautiful this time of year, but they sure can make my eyes itchy! I am currently using a homeopathic my kinesiologist suggested for treating seasonal discomforts associated with my allergies to airborne pollens. But NAET looks like an alternative treatment worth considering.
New Article - Dr. Vladimir Bougaenko gives a brief introduction of allergies and where allergens originate from. He suggests acupuncture and NAET treatments... "NAET practitioners use non-invasive muscle response testing (kinesiology) while simultaneously passing under the patient’s bio-electrical field suspected substances one after another. They will create a reaction in the patient’s central nervous system eliminating or confirming a suspected substance as an allergen."
Read the article: Eliminate Your Allergies with Acupuncture and Nambudripad's Allergy Elimination Technique
Reader Response - I just wanted to correct a statement... Dogwood trees do not cause allergies. They bloom at the same time of year that many trees with wind-borne pollen are releasing pollen. Pollen from flowering trees is transported by insects (the reason for the bloom) and is generally too large to cause allergic reactions.
JS
Answer: Dear JS,
Thank you for your email and sharing your knowledge about dogwood blossoms. I found an article about plants and allergies hosted by the Missouri Botanical Gardens that supports what you have told me.
From that source: "You can also reduce your exposure to pollens that cause allergies by growing plants with a low potential for causing allergies. Trees and shrubs with low potential include: Apple, dogwood, gingko, pine, redbud, tuliptree, boxwood, magnolia, pear and yew."
I have never been tested for my allergies to know for certain which specific pollens or other irritants are the source of my discomfort. But, aside from my being allergic to airborne pollens I am also adversely affected by a variety of floral scents - see my article on scent sensitivity: Are Scents Making You Sick?
Again, thank you for writing so that I can better inform my readership about allergens.
Sincerely,
Phylameana lila Désy
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New Article - Dr. Vladimir Bougaenko gives a brief introduction of allergies and where allergens originate from. He suggests acupuncture and NAET treatments... "NAET practitioners use non-invasive muscle response testing (kinesiology) while simultaneously passing under the patient’s bio-electrical field suspected substances one after another. They will create a reaction in the patient’s central nervous system eliminating or confirming a suspected substance as an allergen."
Read the article: Eliminate Your Allergies with Acupuncture and Nambudripad's Allergy Elimination Technique
Reader Response - I just wanted to correct a statement... Dogwood trees do not cause allergies. They bloom at the same time of year that many trees with wind-borne pollen are releasing pollen. Pollen from flowering trees is transported by insects (the reason for the bloom) and is generally too large to cause allergic reactions.
JS
Answer: Dear JS,
Thank you for your email and sharing your knowledge about dogwood blossoms. I found an article about plants and allergies hosted by the Missouri Botanical Gardens that supports what you have told me.
From that source: "You can also reduce your exposure to pollens that cause allergies by growing plants with a low potential for causing allergies. Trees and shrubs with low potential include: Apple, dogwood, gingko, pine, redbud, tuliptree, boxwood, magnolia, pear and yew."
I have never been tested for my allergies to know for certain which specific pollens or other irritants are the source of my discomfort. But, aside from my being allergic to airborne pollens I am also adversely affected by a variety of floral scents - see my article on scent sensitivity: Are Scents Making You Sick?
Again, thank you for writing so that I can better inform my readership about allergens.
Sincerely,
Phylameana lila Désy
More Reader Responses
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