Azur Allergy Clinic
Living on the Cote d'Azur can be a dream come true for some but a nightmare if you are one of the many people who suffer with allergies.
An allergy is our body's over reaction to a foreign particles. Our immune system identifies, for example pollen, as a pathogen and so the body starts the process of reaction.
As this is not a "normal" immune response, histamine is released causing swelling, mucus production and irritation of the bronchial tubes leading to difficult breathing. The aim of treatment, with an alternative/complimentary practitioner, is to help the overactive immune system and so reset it back to normal function.
The most common of these allergies is, of course, hayfever or in French, rhume des foins. Hayfever is on the rise and the culprits down here in the South of France, among others, are the pine and cypress trees.
Homeopathy offers a natural alternative to steriod inhalers, which work wonders for an attack, but little to treat the underlying cause of hayfever. Long term affects of steriods is also detrimental to our health.
There is also another group of allergies called sub-clinical allergies. Healthcare workers are seeing the affects of certain foods, additives or chemicals on people's health. Symptoms can be allieviated by taking a good look at your diet or toxin levels in the body.
The symptoms of a sub-clinical allergy are not as instant or violent as the above allergies. It can be seen 3-4 days after ingestion and on a lower, less intense level. It is for this reason, pin-pointing the substance causing the reaction can be difficult and a rotation diet is recommended. Joint pains, headaches, IBS are a few examples of the types of disorders linked to sub-clinical allergies.
If you have any questions or would like an appointment, please contact me
Living on the Cote d'Azur can be a dream come true for some but a nightmare if you are one of the many people who suffer with allergies.
An allergy is our body's over reaction to a foreign particles. Our immune system identifies, for example pollen, as a pathogen and so the body starts the process of reaction.
As this is not a "normal" immune response, histamine is released causing swelling, mucus production and irritation of the bronchial tubes leading to difficult breathing. The aim of treatment, with an alternative/complimentary practitioner, is to help the overactive immune system and so reset it back to normal function.
The most common of these allergies is, of course, hayfever or in French, rhume des foins. Hayfever is on the rise and the culprits down here in the South of France, among others, are the pine and cypress trees. Homeopathy offers a natural alternative to steriod inhalers, which work wonders for an attack, but little to treat the underlying cause of hayfever. Long term affects of steriods is also detrimental to our health.
There is also another group of allergies called sub-clinical allergies. Healthcare workers are seeing the affects of certain foods, additives or chemicals on people's health. Symptoms can be allieviated by taking a good look at your diet or toxin levels in the body.
The symptoms of a sub-clinical allergy are not as instant or violent as the above allergies. It can be seen 3-4 days after ingestion and on a lower, less intense level. It is for this reason, pin-pointing the substance causing the reaction can be difficult and a rotation diet is recommended. Joint pains, headaches, IBS are a few examples of the types of disorders linked to sub-clinical allergies.
If you have any questions or would like an appointment, please contact me