Early Spring Allergies

To better understand allergies, we have to understand that allergies are an immune system response - your body is trying to protect itself!

There are several ways allergies can appear: rashes, breakouts, sneezing, scratchy eyes, puffiness, runny and stuffy nose, coughing, chest tightness, headaches, sore throats, asthma, and more! Many treat themselves with over the counter medicine, like antihistamines such as Claritin, Zyrtec, and Allegra. These drugs are helpful in just treating uncomfortable symptoms (much like a band-aid), they fail to provide a permanent cure or get to the root of the problem. A holistic approach on the other hand, will address the root of the problem.

In Acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicine theory, the presence of allergies is seen as an underlying imbalance in the body and a weakness of the body's defensive network, known as Wei Qi - this can some times mean an imbalances in the liver, lung and spleen systems.  
The solutions are to treat the weakness and stagnation with acupuncture, and supplement the body with carefully chosen herbal formulas, which work to bring the body back to a state of natural balance.

HOW DOES ACUPUNCTURE HELP?  BY CREATING A NEW MEMORY IN YOUR BRAIN

Acupuncture helps to stimulate the brain to trigger a micro-trauma response around the needles that are inserted on the body. What this means is that it builds a new memory pathway for your brain to signal too, as opposed to signaling a classic inflammatory "hay-fever response".

DON'T FORGET JADE ROLLING

Jade rolling is also an effective method for cooling redness or puffy eyes on the face. The jade properties are cold and soothing on the skin, which also activates the lymphatic nodules that surround the neck allowing the reactive cells to steer away from the eyes, nose and mouth and go back in to the lymphatic system around your neck.

Hay Fever Reduction and Immunity Boosting Simultaneously - Achieved Naturally

Not only does acupuncture take away hay fever symptoms, but it also helps to increase your immune system so you are less reactive in the future - and this is all natural, no drugs!