03/08/2022
Allergy---- let's beat it!
Spring is coming, flowers are blooming, full of vitality. Everyone likes to go out for hiking. But many friends don't like this season because for them, spring also means the season of allergies! Itchy skin, itchy throat, sneezing, runny nose, itchy eyes, watery eyes, and even red and swollen eyes! Some even caused asthma!
So, why allergies are so severe in spring?
According to modern medicine, "allergies" are caused by allergens that stimulate the body and produce a certain chemical reaction. Therefore, the more popular practice is to tie a row of small needles on the arm to test allergens, and then try not to touch them for a lifetime after the allergens are detected.
For allergy, we think that the so-called allergen is just an inducing factor. The root reason caused allergy is actually the health status of our own body.
Why do you say that? Let's analyze it below:
First: In recent days, the weather in Houston has begun to warm, but at this time, the trees have not yet sprouted , but some friends around us already begin to have allergy symptoms such as sneezing and tears. So this is obviously has nothing to do with pollen.
Second: Some friends should also know the time when they started to be allergic, right? Since you are not born with allergies, and the environment in this area has not changed much, it means the allergy happened just because your own health status changed!
The third: In another 2-3 weeks late, Houston's pollen will be flying everywhere. But even so, most people don't have any allergic reactions. That is to say, pollen is not the root cause of allergies, but only induces allergic reactions in some patients. It shows that pollen is just a more important predisposing factor.
To sum up, we believe that the various uncomfortable reactions of the human body such as tears, snot and itching in a special season are due to the poor self-regulation ability of the human body and the inability to adapt to the natural climate changes. Pollen or dust, etc., just induce or aggravate the degree of discomfort.
Now let's analyze what's happen in the spring?
The allergy happens when the weather becomes warm in Spring. That means the allergy must have relationship with the natural environment. We all know that in Houston, the winter is usually not cold. From our theory, it means the atmosphere cannot seal enough Yang heat into the ground. When spring comes, the underground Insufficient Yang and Qi dissipates quickly. Compare with our human body, as we are living in the natural environment, we have to follow the nature. We did not store enough Yang in our body in winter and with the insufficient Yang and Qi dissipates quickly from our body in Spring, if your body is not strong enough to adjust yourself to adapt the changes of the environment, you will fell uncomfortable, so you will have kinds symptoms of allergy.
According to our theory, the spring corresponds to wood in the five elements. Therefore, in the treatment of allergy problems in spring, the main goal of treatment is to regulate the function of the liver. By balancing the excess and making up for the deficiency, we can help our body to achieve a new balance between the internal organs. So as to make these discomforts - the so-called allergies. ---- to eliminate.
Of course, specific to the individual, because each person's congenital conditions and lifestyle have big difference, the symptoms to allergy shown are also different. The doctor needs to diagnose the specific situation of the patient, find out the specific cause of the unbalance in the body by check the tongue and pulse and then select the appropriate acupuncture point or combination of traditional Chinese medicine for targeted treatment.
Since the root reason of allergy is caused by the unbalance of the body's own, the goal of treatment is to adjust the entire internal environment of the human body. Therefore, the first goal of treatment is to relieve and eliminate various symptoms which caused the patient uncomfortable, and this process should be relatively fast. The goal is to change or restore the body's unbalance through therapy, so that allergies can be completely avoided. This takes more time to treat and patients also need to adjust their own life styles.
Of course, different individuals have different physical qualities, and each person's treatment process is different. However, the goal of treatment is the same, that is, through the treatment of acupuncture and herbal tea, the internal self-regulation ability of the body can be strengthened, which will be enough to cope with the impact of natural weather changes
Written by Oriental Acupuncture & Herb Clinic.
www.AcupunctureKaty.com
