Hello everyone! I have just published April's Website, and you will receive an email tomorrow highlighting this month's activities, and specials. 

 

I have finalized our Vitamin Club Discount Program where you will receive payments in your "virtual wallet" each time you make an online purchase.  This amounts to $1 for every 10$ you spend and can be redeemed for any future purchases on any of 328 products!  These credits add up very quickly, and can really help in this economy!  You do not have to be a patient of the clinic to purchase products online, so this offer is open to any of your family members and friends.  There will also be special offers just for these members so stay tuned.

 

It appears I will be in town for awhile so we will resume our Nutrition and Health Forum, each Tuesday...God willing....

 

This week's timely topic is why are allergies on the rise?  I think we have all heard of school buses being evacuated due to a stray peanut onboard potentially causing a life-threatening condition called anaphylaxis for some school children.  With adults it seems that more and more people are being diagnosed with food allergies, or are suffering from environmental allergies even at advanced ages...what is this all about?  Why the sudden prevalence of allergies?

 

In children and of course many adults one leading hypothesis is that common vaccinations and treatment with antibiotics has caused our immune systems to become bored, with nothing to do except combat environmental threats or foods to give itself something to do.  I have noted this myself.  It appears very difficult for parents to just "let nature take its course"  with respect to comon childhood illnesses like colds, flus and fevers.  Letting your body successfully fight off a benign illness unaided is important in strengthening it's resistance to illness.

 

The unfortunate result of aborting this natural process may be that the immune system doesn't seem to mature properly and become able to identify friend versus foe which could result in allergies to seemingly innocuous things.

 

Another hypothesis regarding development of food allergy specifically regards early feeding of table foods.  It is considered better to delay introduction of table foods to at least one year of age so the immune system is theoretically better equipped to handle them and to introduce foods one at a time.  This may make sense especially in families with a history of allergies by again giving the immune system the opportunity to sort things out.

 

Other reasons for allergies running rampant are common health concerns such as stress, poor nutrition, and stagnation of the liver's detoxification systems.

 

In Chinese Medical theory, allergies typically stem from "deficiency syndromes" usually kidney deficiency.  Deficiency is exactly what it implies a lack of vital energy which can be either constitutional in origin...the way you are created....or acquired due to an accumulation of stress, poor nutrition or nutritional practices inappropriate to your body chemistry, lack of sleep or rest, imbalanced flora in the gut which is a large percentage of the immune system, and can lead to food sensitivities and poor assimilation of nutrients. 

 

When the gut's flora is out of balance bacterial toxins can be created internally which leads to overwork of the liver in detoxification.  This functionally can lead to problems with environmental things like dander or pollen etc because the system is so beleagured with its own toxins.

 

I can tell you this, when someone's health improves their allergy symptoms also improve radically.  I am the product of a highly allergenic family and do have two food allergies.  I do not suffer from any environmental allergies due to my health program.  This has also been the case with many of our clients who have chosen to improve their bodies.

 

Your over the counter cleanses and detox programs will not change these factors, nor improve your health nor that of your bank account.  I will address this subject next month in the upcoming forum: Do you need a DETOX? May/09

 

If you think you would benefit from a Spring tune-up addressing your body's current & specific food and supplement needs, and your health goals please call and schedule an appointment this month and take advantage of our specials!  Also please remember this is a forum and I encourage you to participate with questions which can be answered privately or here.  Visit our Immune and Detox aisle of our Natural Pharmacy for great health suggestions!

 

Best of Health!

 

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Taryn DeCicco, ND, LAc, LDN

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Arlington Heights, IL

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