Weather & allergies & food sensitivities

[Guest guest]

I've learned something this past week. The weather can have even more of an

effect on allergies and food sensitivities than I realized.

 

Even Western, establishment medicine recognizes some connections between weather

and allergies. Most allergy doctors advise patients to stay indoors with the

windows shut and the air ionizers on during windy weather. The rationale for

this is the pollen is getting blown around more during windy weather and the air

freshner is removing allergens from the air in the house. Few doctors realize

that the reason for having an ionizer along with the air filter is that it

places negative ions into the air whereas wind creates an excess of positive

ions. All this is true and enough reason to stay indoors with the air filter

with ionizer on during windy weather during pollination season. But few Western

doctors realize that the rationale behind this actually goes even deeper than

this. Exterior attack by wind and other pernicious evils can create the

symptoms of allergy - stuffy nose and sinuses, nasal secretions, itchy and dry

eyes, sore throat, sneezing, etc. Sometimes the person does have allergies, in

which case the person is getting hit with a double whammy. The stuffy nose and

other problems from both the allergic reactions and from the effects of the

wind. Talk about making a bad situation worse. In other cases the person may

not have actual allergies, but may be having the symptoms of allergies simply

due to exterior wind attack.

 

Western allergy doctors also recognize a connection between dampness and certain

allergies. If a person has an allergy to a lot of molds, the allergy doctor

will recommend that the person avoid dampness and invest in a dehumidifier.

Again, the Western understanding of why these things help falls short of the TCM

understanding of why certain things help and others hurt. The Spleen is

particularly vulnerable to Dampness, and Spleen imbalance can play a role in the

development and continuation of allergies. A TCM healer is going to consider the

Spleen and Dampness in all cases of a tendency to develop allergies, and not

just allergies to molds and mildew.

 

This past week I learned that weather can influence both allergies and

sensitivities even more than I realized. I have been feeling so much better

than I used to and my allergies have diminished so much that I've been overdoing

on the physical work and ignoring the wind and the fact that something is

pollinating that I'm allergic to. I've been working out in the wind. As a

result my allergies and sensitivities have started acting up again. It's not

too bad and not like it used to be, but it's bad enough for me to decide that I

still need to take the precaution of staying inside with windows closed and the

air ionizer on when the wind is blowing and certain plants are pollinating. And

also to be more careful about overdoing during this time.

 

I also realized that eggs are bothering me as a result of the effects of the

wind. Usually eggs are one of the best things I can eat given my problems with

recurring mononucleosis. Some alternative healers use eggs in treating

mononucleosis and AIDS. There's something in them that fights some viral

infections. So usually eggs are good for me and make me feel better. But not

this week. There have been periods before when eggs bothered me. I didn't

understand why. After this past week I understand why I sometimes am bothered by

them whereas they usually help me. The wind is somehow affecting me in a way

that is causing a food sensitivity to eggs. In my case, this is not an allergy

but a sensitivity. I know because one time before I asked an allergy doctor

about the problem when I was experiencing the problem with eggs. Looking back,

I realize that a lot of these other times when eggs bothered me, it was during

periods of a lot of wind.

 

Please be alert to the fact that weather conditions can aggravate or even cause

both allergies and sensitivities. In addition to being bothered by eggs, I have

quite a few of the symptoms of Wind Attacking Externally and heading for the

Interior. I now am avoiding the great outdoors when the wind is blowing and

taking precautions.

 

Victoria

 

 

 

 

 

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