 Sensitiveness of the body to a substance, which does not normally affect other persons, can be called Allergy. There are innumerable substances in the environment, which can cause mild reactions, ranging from true allergies due to intolerance of certain foods and substances to violent reactions, in many people resulting from pollution.
Allergic reactions may occur within a few minutes of the patient coming in contact with the allergen, or they may be delayed for several hours or even several days. Almost any part of the body can be affected by allergies, but the most common of them are the nose and eyes, the skin, chest, intestines and ears.
Symptoms of Allergies:
The symptoms of allergy are as varied as the substances causing the reaction. These include recurring headache, migraine, dizziness, irritability, nervousness, depression, neuralgia, sneezing, conjunctivitis, diabetes, eczema, heart burn, hay fever, indigestion, constipation, diarrhoea, gastric ulcer, asthma, overweight, high blood pressure, chest pain, heart attacks, a stuffy or running nose, shortage of breath, swelling of the face and eyes, etc. The same food can cause different symptoms in different people. Many allergies are multiple and may be caused by multiple allergens.
Causes of Allergies:
A wide range of substances and conditions causes allergic reactions. These include pollen, dust, cosmetics and animal hair, poisonous plants, serums, vaccines and drugs, physical agents such as heat, cold and sunlight; as well as a variety of foods. Among the numerous allergens in edibles, the more common ones are oranges, milk, eggs, wheat, fish, chocolates, cabbage, potatoes, tomatoes and strawberries.
Allergy is mostly caused by dietetic errors and faulty style of living. Eg: Feeding babies are fed with artificial foodstuff like cereals, meat, corns, whole milk, etc. instead of mother`s milk, before they reach the age of 10 to 12 months. Without proper enzymes needed for the digestion of such food at a very young age, these foods cause allergic reactions.
Another important cause of allergy is today`s processed foods loaded with numerous chemical additives, many of which cause powerful reactions. An allergic condition can result from diet imbalances. There can be a breakdown in the body`s ability to handle sugar due to excessive intake of refined sugar and consequent blood sugar irregularities, or mineral and vitamin imbalances due to defective dietary patterns.
Emotional and psychological stress can also lead to allergies. A person through chronic stress can become sensitive to common foods or commonplace substances like petrol fumes.
Treatment of Allergies by Nature Cure:
The allergies are supposed to be tackled by every person, in order to help him not to get affected by the same. Hence, first the sources of the allergies should be identifies must be identified, once the sources are discovered, they should be avoided and lastly, general health and resistance should be built up to establish immunity to them.
People can also detect the disturbing foods, naturally, either by the trial-and-error elimination diet and a self-search method.
The Trial and the Elimination Method: This automatically eliminates many hazards and foods. One should keep away from the inorganic, untreated, unprocessed foods as far as possible.
Self-Search Method: This method is to be carried out to ascertain any suspicious symptoms from foods. It is advisable to try an eliminatory diet, excluding suspected foods for two weeks until the cause is detected. Occasionally, by changing the brand or the type, one can find a food substitute that does not upset the individual.
The best way, however, to prevent or overcome allergies is to strengthen the overall physical resistance so as not to fall an easy prey to every allergen that comes along.
Diet:
The patient should fast on fresh fruit juices for four or five days. Repeated short juice fasts are likely to result in better tolerance to previous allergies.
After the fruit juice fast for about a week the patient can take a mono diet of vegetables or fruits such as carrots, grapes or apples.
After that one more food is added to the mono diet. A week later the third food is added and so on.
After four weeks, the protein foods can be introduced, one at a time and incase an allergic reaction to a newly introduced food is noticed, it should be discontinued and a new food tried.
In this way all real allergens can be eventually eliminated from the diet.
The foods which should be excluded from the diet are tea, coffee, chocolate, cola drinks, alcohol, sugar, sweets and foods containing sugar, refined cereals, meats, fish, chicken, tobacco, milk, cheese, butter, smoked, salted, pickled foods and foods containing any chemical additives, preservatives and flavouring. These foods cause either toxic accumulations or over-stimulation of adrenal glands or strain on pancreatic enzyme production or disturb the blood sugar balance.
For preventive purposes, the entire C complex vitamins are recommended. They gradually strengthen cell permeability to help immunize the body from various allergies, especially hay fever. Often the addition 65 or pantothenic acid brings great relief to allergy sufferers. Multiple allergies may result from poor adrenal gland functioning. In such cases liberal amounts of pantothenic acids help cure them, although the recovery will take several weeks. An adequate intake of vitamin E is also beneficial as this vitamin possesses effective anti-allergic properties.
The body requires a large alkaline reserve for its daily activity. The many emergencies of acid formation through the day from wrong foods, fatigue, mental stress and lack of sleep can be met by the competency of the alkaline reserves. Boosting the normal body reserve of alkaline by liberal use of alkaline-forming foods is essential for those suffering from allergies.
 Treatment of Allergies by Yogic Asanas:
For allergic conditions in which an element of stress is present, it is essential to employ such methods as relaxation, exercise, meditation and mind control. These methods will reduce or remove stress and thereby contribute towards the treatment of allergies. Yogic asanas like yogamudra ardh-matsyendrasana, sarvangasana, shavasana and anuloma- viloma, pranayama are also beneficial.
Treatment of Allergies by Magnetic Therapy:
People suffering from allergy should take mixed magnetized water regularly. They should also apply the magnets twice daily for 15 minutes once to the hands in the morning and again to the thighs (about 5 cm above the upper border of the patella on the inner side) with North pole placed on the right thigh and south pole on the left. The recommended treatment is suitable for any type of allergy.
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