Symptoms,Causes andTreatments

Symptoms of Allergies

1. Common sites of the body that can be affected are eyes, ears, nose, chest, intestines and skin.
2. The same allergen can cause different symptoms in different people.
3. Allergy symptoms include swelling of the face and eyes, stuffy or runny nose, diarrhea, shortness of breath, conjunctivitis, sneezing, recurring headaches, hay fever, eczema, dizziness, asthma,high blood pressure, chest pain, nervousness, gastric ulcer.

Causes of allergy

Allergies can be caused due to some of the following:

1. Internal disharmony, lowered resistance due to faulty diets, style-of living.
2. Foods like fish, eggs, milk, wheat, strawberries, oranges, tomatoes, potatoes, cabbage and chocolates.
3. Chemical additives and preservatives present in processed food and excess intake of sugar.
4. Emotional and psychological stress can be the causes.
5. Babies between 10-12 months of age are to be breastfed exclusively, however allergy is caused if they are fed with whole milk, meat, cereals and corns.
6. Other wide-range of substances that are the causes are drugs, dust, pollen, vaccines, animal hair, serum, poisonous plants, sunlight, heat and cold.

Allergy Treatments and cures

1. The causes of allergy should be traced and avoided when possible.
2. Improve immunity and general health.
3. Strengthen overall resistance and fight allergens by fasting on fresh fruit juice for 5 days.
4. Follow with a mono-diet of fruits or vegetables for 1 week.
5. Later one food each is added on 2^nd and 3^rd week.
6. After 4 weeks protein foods can be introduced.