Dietary, lifestyle and nutritional support for combating allergies
Allergies might not be seen as a very serious health issue, but its prevalence in the U.S. makes it one of the countries most endemic health issues. More than 50 million American suffer from allergic diseases each year and allergies are the 6th leading cause of chronic disease in the U.S. (source www.niaid.nih.gov/factsheets/allergystat.htm).
Demand for conventional and Allergy herbal medicine
has boomed with an estimated of $18 billion dollars spent on conventional medicinal
treatment alone. Conventional treatments include antihistamines, steroids, steroid
nasal spray, decongestants, and laser surgery to vaporize mucous forming nasal
tissue.
In harmony with alternative medicine's foundation of prevention, there are many natural solutions for avoiding allergies. These solutions incorporate and go beyond the use of Allergy herbal medicine.
The hidden causes of allergic symptoms could be food allergies. Below is a list of common food triggers that set off the following common allergic symptoms. The following list was excerpted from (www.naturalways.com/alergy1.htm).
Headaches- wheat, chocolate.
Migraine headaches- Alcoholic beverages, cheese, chocolate, nuts, wheat, citrus fruits, tomatoes, MSG, nitrates, eggs, and milk.
Eczema- Citrus fruits, tomatoes, and eggs.
Hay fever- Milk, wheat, nuts, chocolate, cola drinks, and sulfites.
Hives- Strawberries, tomatoes, eggs, chocolate, shellfish, mangoes, pork, and nuts.
Childhood allergies- Milk, wheat, eggs, artificial coloring/flavors, salicylates, peanuts, rye, beef, and fish.
Asthma- Wheat and eggs.
Cerebral symptoms- Corn, wheat, and soybeans.
Other factors that may lead to allergies
Feeding habits under the age of one year
Eating habits from an early age could play a big role in impacting a baby's predisposition to allergies. Things such as feeding a baby, less than one year old, solid food too early, or not enough breast feeding to build up proper immunity, or feeding the baby too early with glutinous grains such as corn, wheat and oats.
poor digestion
Simple things such as not enough chewing, low hydrochloric acid in the stomach,
lack of pancreatic enzymes and bile and excessive fluid intake to dilute digestive
juices during meal, can increase the occurrence of allergies.
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The effect of parasites, worms, candida, and other bacteria
Foreign bodies living in your body like opportunistic yeast, bacterial infections and parasites or worms can disrupt immune system functioning and create allergic symptoms. Often allergies can be cleared up when these conditions are cleared up.
Emotional and physical stress
While it may be no surprise that stress symptoms like anxiety or fatigue can increase the occurrence of allergies, menstrual stress such as hormone changes can also increase the body's susceptibility to allergies.
Toxicity in the environment
We live in a toxic world so there is much toxic exposure that we can't avoid but others, such as the chemical, preservatives, pesticides, colors and bad fats found food could be avoided by eating an organic, whole food diet.
Inadequate nutrition
Because today's produce does not contain the minerals and vitamins levels they once did, or some bodies might have difficulties absorbing nutrients from food, supplementation of the following vitamins may be helpful. It has been shown the vitamins C, A and many minerals help reduce allergies.
Lack of dietary diversity
Eating the same foods continuously and exclusively could be as bad as eating a high junk food diet in terms of causing allergies, because these diets tend to overload the body with too much of the same thing. It may also indicate a presence of an allergy, since ironically, the body often craves the substance or food that it is allergic to.
What to eat to eliminate some allergies
The following list was excerpted from (www.naturalways.com/alergy1.htm).
- Lots of water
- Fruit juices, except citrus
- All vegetables except corn & tomatoes
- Brown or white rice
- Turkey
- White Fish: halibut, sole, swordfish (no shellfish)
- Almonds, walnuts or sunflower seeds
Nutritional help for allergies
The following list was excerpted from (www.naturalways.com/alergy1.htm).
- Vitamin C and bioflavonoids, Vitamins A & E, and Zinc
- Gamma Linolenic Acid (GLA)
- Enzymes
- Intestinal detoxification with good colon cleansing products that contain high fiber
- Garlic, as fresh as possible
- Cayenne pepper
Some other non herbal allergy relief sources
The following supplements are believed to help with some allergy symptoms and conditions. Quercetin is an anti-inflammatory agent that reduces histamine release and helps with rheumatoid arthritis, bursitis and asthma. Green tea extract helps ward off cellular attack. It is also good for regulating blood sugar, fighting bacteria and cutting cholesterol. Licorice roost has been used for its antiallergic, antiarthritic properties. It is great for calming inflammation of the skin.
"Magnesium (Citrate) is considered the anti-stress mineral. It buffers the acidic stage of an allergic reaction. It is required in many of the body's detoxification pathways and may reduce the broncho-constrictor in asthma by relaxing the muscles around the bronchial tubes. Calcium (Citrate) helps regulate the body's acid/alkaline balance in tissues and buffers the acidic stage of an allergic reaction. It also reduces histamine production.
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