Acupuncture for Allergies
•How Acupuncturists See Allergies
•Acupuncture and Food Allergies
•Allergy Treatment with Acupuncture
ALLERGIES and ACUPUNCTURE
Allergies such as dog allergies, cat allergies, dust allergies, and seasonal pollen allergies, are treated very differently with acupuncture than food allergies such as gluten allergies, peanut allergies and wheat allergies.
Acupuncture for all allergies can be effective, and relief of allergy symptoms can be expected. However permanent cures for allergies using acupuncture are less assured.
What does an acupuncturist look for in an allergy?
The acupuncturist looks for constitutional differences in each person who presents with allergies. The acupuncturist must treat the whole person. Often people with chronic allergies show signs unrelated to the lungs.
An acupuncturist develops a plan which addresses the person's total symptoms and provides relief, while addressing the underlying roots of the allergy. Treatments can include dietary modification, and often the use of herbal formulas.
Some causes for airborne or seasonal allergies to an acupuncturist include:
Allergies from Lung Deficiency
Allergies from Liver Invading the Lungs
Excess Lung or Spleen Damp
ACUPUNCTURE FOR FOOD ALLERGIES
Acupuncturists often regard food allergies in a very different way than seasonal pollen allergies, dust allergies, mold allergies, and other airborne allergies. Food allergies can reflect many different internal imbalances as well as poor dietary habits. Food allergies indicate an intolerance, when normal digestion should be tolerant of many different foods. Most people were not born allergic to wheat, or allergic to gluten (celiac disease). These intolerances developed because of imbalances or digestive disharmonies. Many acupuncturists, for example, do not regard food allergies as allergies at all, but rather see them as symptoms of digestive intolerance.
Some causes for food allergies to an acupuncturist include:
Allergies from Spleen Deficiency
Allergies due to disharmony between Lungs and Spleen
Liver invades Spleen
Irregular or improper eating habits
ALLERGY TREATMENT WITH ACUPUNCTURE
Acupuncture Points Used for Nasal or Sinus Allergies:
Large Intestine 20 near the nostrils
Large Intestine 4, and 11 on the hand and arms
UB 11, 12, 13 on the upper back
Acupuncture Points Used for Food Allergies:
Stomach 36 on the legs
Large Intestinge11 on the arms
Liver 2 between the first and second toes
Ren 12 above the navel
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