Allergies

What are they?

Allergies are the 6th leading cause of chronic disease in the Western world!

An allergy is a mistaken immune system reaction where the body develops antibodies to fight normally passive elements.  This hypersensitive response is caused by the excessive action of immunoglobulin (blood proteins that fight off infection), which leads to an over-reaction in which the immune system believes it must release more disease-fighting chemicals such as histamine, heparin, prostaglandins and inteferon.  Normal everyday substances become individually sensitive allergens/antigens, causing systemic inflammation.  (An allergen/antigen is any molecule that encounters the immune system and induces an immune reaction.)

Some of the most common allergens include:

• Plant pollens (causing Hayfever)
• Mold spores
• Drugs
• Foods (e.g. nuts, seafood, milk, wheat...)
• Insect stings
• Animal products (e.g. dust mites, dander...)

Symptoms

Allergic symptoms can include anything from a runny nose, red, itchy eyes, skin rashes and aural pain, to wheezing, asthma, life-threatening anaphylactic shock and death.

Allergies are most often diagnosed via a skin test or a total IgE (immunoglobulin E) serum count.

If allergies are left untreated, it is possible that they can lead to more serious problems in later life. Research indicates that blood pressure, diabetes, cardiovascular disorders, arthritis and other degenerative diseases may be, in part, the result of untreated allergies.

How can BioTech healing help?

Hypersensitivity to an allergic degree can stem from many factors, all of which we are able to address & look at. 

• Food intolernaces are one of the most common and are caused by the toxic ingestion of additives, preservatives, E-numbers and colourants found in Western food.  By finding out which foods should be eliminated from the diet for a certain period of time, the body is able to take a rest and start eliminating the toxins which have built up. 
• There is much evidence to support the genetic basis of allergies, as allergic parents are more likely to have allergic children, and their allergies are likely to be stronger than those from non-allergic parents.
• Research shows that there is a relationship between excessive bad intestinal bacteria and an oversensitive immune system.
• Environmental changes are also responsible, with climate change, an increase in air pollutants (e.g. from car and industrial emissions) and the vast numbers of chemicals being introduced into the environment every day, with little or no testing as to their levels of toxicity.
• Allergies can also occur as a negative consequence of the overuse and abuse of antibiotics and vaccinations.