Natural Remedies for Unnatural Allergies!

Its not natural to be allergic to food, or to get wheezy and asthmatic just by breathing! And in the Allergy Action Plan you have been encouraged to eat natural food, drink pure water, breath clean air... So you may be surprised that I firmly advise everyone not just those of us who are allergic that we need extra vitamins and minerals on top of the best diet we can get.

Take Your Vitamins

In a perfect world we probably would not need to take extra vitamins to supplement our diet. So if you live in the Garden of Eden you may not need Food Supplements, but the rest of us and allergic people more so really need to take extra vitamins. Partially this is to deal with the stress of the allergy. If we do work in a hostile environment our Nervous System needs more vitamin B, our sleep may be disturbed so we need more vitamin C. And if the diet is less than perfect these vitamins may be missing or only present in small quantities. Even if you live on an organic farm you still need to take extra. One stretch of land is hardly ever going to have all the many different minerals that we need. If they are not in the soil they cannot get into the plant The last point concerns individuality. You are unique, there is no-one else the same-even if you are a twin.

Your allergies are individual and so are your vitamin and mineral requirements. There is a classic book, “Biochemical Individuality” by Roger Williams; in chapter 10 Dr. Williams describes the large differences between what one person needs of a particular vitamin and the needs of another person. You will find students of Nutrition generally take much higher doses of vitamins than the average person does

Natural Remedies

In Natural Medicine we always start with the principle “Remove the cause” If we live in a constant state of high levels of allergy triggers the body just gets depleted and drained! Some detective work may be required to find out what the triggers are. Our very first principle of boosting our health is to ensure we get proper natural levels of vitamin C. Three grams per day of vitamin C powder in a glass of water taken in divided doses would be good place to start. Ideally the vitamin C should be accompanied by a good dose of bioflavenoids, this helps with capillary function which is so important in allergies. A diet which does not cause allergy problems of its own would help

• Many people are allergic to wheat

• Many people are allergic to cows milk

• Many people are allergic to orange juice

so excluding these from the diet for a few weeks would help. Keeping a journal of your Food, Mood and Energy can help you to track down what is triggering your allergy synptoms and give you more of a sense of control.

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