*A similar version was published in my ‘Oriental Medicine’ Column in Pathways Magazine, Mind, Body, Spirit Resources in the Washington DC Metro Area , Spring 2004 February…March…April…allergies! Spring can be painful. Who feels well with itchy eyes, drippy nose, and all those sneezes? You can take drugs of course…but they only cover up the problem. What would you say to reducing your allergic tendency so you almost forget it’s there? What would you say to actually getting RID of your allergies? If this sounds too good to be true, keep reading! Here are 5 ways in which a Chinese medicine (or related) approach can help you reduce allergic symptoms and even stop them altogether. What’s the real problem? A healthy body can eat, drink, touch, or breathe almost anything that isn’t specifically toxic. But some bodies react to commonplace things--molds, pollens, textiles, foods--as if they were poisons. Over-reacting signals confusion in the immune system, but what makes a body do...
Oriental Medicine not only identifies and treats illness and prevents disease but, just as importantly, optimizes health, wellbeing, and sustainability in our lives and in our world.