Did you know that Gur (Jaggery) mixed with equal quantity of mustard oil taken for 21 days gives almost permanent relief from asthma?

Learn the best natural allergy treatment methods to strengthen your immune system. Since allopathy has not found a cure for it so far, it is worthwhile trying other alternative forms of treatment like allopathy, ayurveda, yoga, homeopathy, naturopathy, magneto therapy, colour therapy, acupressure and vastu shastra to avoid the offending allergens and to stay in top shape.

This book tells you about:
1. Types, effects and symptoms of allergies
2. How to detect allergy
3. Treatment through:

* Allopathy
* Yoga
* Naturopathy
* Ayurveda
* Homeopathy
* Magnetotherapy
* Acupressure and Reflexology
* Colour therapy
* Music therapy
* Vastu shastra and Feng shui

Allergies are adverse immune system reactions to a substance that would normally be considered harmless. Possible allergens include specific foods, dust, pollens, molds, spores, pets and a host of other irritants.

Common symptoms of a typical allergic reaction include breathing congestion, inflammation, scratchy or watery eye, sneezing, coughing, itching, puffy face, flushing of the cheeks, vomiting, stomachache, and intestinal irritation etc. More severe reactions can be fatal if not treated in time.

The underlying causes of development of allergy and sensitivity, in varying degrees, are dietary and lifestyle factors, imbalanced immune function, and toxic overload. There are many cures for allergies that do not involve much use of pharmaceutical drugs.

This book shows you how you can treat allergies naturally. Besides, it explains how you can make lifestyle changes that will keep you in the pink of health.

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About the Author
Dr A K Sethi is a multi-faceted person. He passed out as an outstanding medical graduate from Stanley Medical College, Chennai. Subsequently, he worked as a research scientist at All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Delhi. He spent many years teaching physiology at Lady Hardinge and Maulana Azad Medical Colleges. Dr Sethi is also an AIDS counsellor. This book is the outcome of his firsthand interaction with students and patients. Bowel Care, How to have Sound Sleep and Diabetes Control in your hands are some of his books that have been widely appreciated.


CONTENTS:

1. What is Allergy
2. Types of Allergies
3. Effects of Allergy on the Body
4. Signs and Symptoms of Allergy
5. Complications of Allergy
6. Effects of Seasonal Changes on Allergy
7. Diagnostic Tools for Detecting Allergy
8. Role of Changes in Diet and Lifestyle in the Treatment
9. Conventional or Allopathic Treatment
10. Does Yoga have an Answer to this Problem
11. What is the Role of Naturopathy (Nature Cure)
12. Role of Ayurveda in Controlling Allergy
13. Homeopathic Treatment of Allergy
14. Is Magnetotherapy the Solution to the Treatment
15. Benefits of Acupressure and Reflexology
16. The Wonders of Colour Therapy (Chromotherapy)
17. Can Music Therapy be of Some Benefit
18. The Role of Vastu Shastra and Feng Shui


AN EXCERPT FROM THIS BOOK:

Role of Changes in Diet and Lifestyle in the Treatment
Diet and our daily activities and lifestyle have an important bearing on the symptoms and control of allergy. The conservative management of allergy includes changes in the diet and lifestyle of the individual.

Changes in the Diet
A low-allergen diet, also known as an elimination diet, is often recommended to people with suspected allergy, especially food allergy. It is also used as a diagnostic tool to find out if avoiding foods that commonly trigger allergies will provide relief from symptoms. In this diet, certain foods and food additives should be avoided such as wheat, milk, eggs, corn, soy, citrus fruits, nuts, peanuts, tomatoes, food preservatives and colouring agents, coffee and chocolate. This diet is maintained only until a reaction to a food substance has been diagnosed or ruled out. Once food reactions have been identified, only those foods that are causing a reaction are subsequently avoided and other foods that had previously been eaten are added to the diet. It is recommended that this low-allergen diet is followed for two weeks in order to diagnose food reactions. Strict avoidance of allergenic foods for months or years sometimes results in cessation of food allergy in some cases.
Other dietary measures to be followed are given below:–

* Since many individuals are allergic to proteins, a low protein diet is advised.
* Vegetarian diet should be preferred for easy digestion. Spicy and high calorie foods should be avoided.
* Eat lots of fresh green leafy vegetables.
* Freshly cooked food should be eaten.
* Fast foods, aerated drinks and alcoholic beverages should be avoided.
* Fruits and vegetables should be washed properly.
* Hands should be thoroughly washed before cooking or eating food.
* Food should be taken at proper timings – three regular meals in a day.
* Eating outside food in hot and humid weather should be avoided since during this period, several gastrointestinal viruses are rampant and may aggravate allergy.

Changes in Lifestyle
People with dust allergy are advised to reduce exposure to common household allergens like dust, mould and animal dander. Certain changes, as given below, can bring about long-lasting and positive results in individuals with allergy:–

* Minimise or give up completely usage of tea, coffee, tobacco and alcohol.
* Housewives should switch on their exhaust fans or use indoor chimneys while cooking food, especially while deep frying.
* Proper personal and household hygiene should be maintained to avoid exposure to rodents, cockroaches, insects, rats and household pests.
* Regular cleaning and vacuuming of rugs, carpets, curtains, furnitures, mattresses, etc., to remove dust mites is essential.
* Pets should be bathed and cleaned regularly and vacuuming of their kennels and rooms done.
* People with dust allergy should avoid travelling or be protected against dust-allergens on windy or rainy days.
* Avoid travelling or strolling on rainy days in parks and areas of thick vegetation to prevent insect stings and subsequent allergy.
* Certain individuals have increased work-related risks for sensitivity and exposure to latex (rubber industries), laboratory animals, biochemicals products, organic solvents, etc.

Exercise and Allergy
Though exercise is known to aggravate Bronchial Asthma in many individuals, its benefits often outweigh the adverse effects on the body. The beneficial effects brought about due to regular physical exercise are as follows:–

* Regular jogging and aerobic exercises release the muscular tension in the body, which helps in the relaxation of all muscles.
* The muscular relaxation in turn leads to mental relaxation because the body and mind are closely interlinked.
* Regular exercise also burns the calories, reduces body weight, strengthens the heart and lungs, increases stamina and body resistance towards diseases.
* Physical exercise tones up the gastrointestinal organs, increases digestion and absorption of food and speedy evacuation of bowels.

In conclusion, exercise is best for all individuals with allergy, but it should be avoided on rainy or humid days and when pollen and airborne allergens are rampant, and also in extremely cold weather conditions.