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Self help acupressure for allergies. How to treat yourself from allergies? Well, it's that time again. The pollen streams are flowing, and so are your sinuses. As is the case with many acupuncturists, we see a great number of people for seasonal and year round allergies in our clinic.  Within this article I am going to offer some theory to explain how acupuncture is used to treat allergies as well as offer some of the self-help recommendations that I frequently make to many of my allergy patients. Causes of Allergies: In basic terms, allergies arise from a hypersensitive immune system. How it got that way can be from over exposure to certain substances, from having low immunity in general, or from being around too many allergens at any given time. The bottom line is that your body has "learned" to be allergic to certain substances.  Treatment involves rebalancing the immune system to stop the allergic response to various stimuli. Chinese Medicine Theory: From a Chinese Me...

Importance of Dietary Fibre Fiber forms the skeletal system of plants. Without it no plant or tree would be able to stand upright. Dietary fiber consists of those parts of the plant foods that  cannot be digested by enzymes or other digestive secretions in the alimentary canal. Dietary fiber plays an important role in the maintenance of health and prevention of diseases. There is sufficient evidence to suggest that an artificial depletion of fiber as in case of refined cereals and sugar has over the last 100 years contributed to several degenerative diseases. Recent studies in this area indicate that sufficient intake of fiber-rich diet may help prevent obesity, colon cancer, heart disease, gallstones, irritable bowel syndrome and  diabetic conditions.  Studies have also established that dietary fiber is a collection of elements with a variety of  functions rather than a single substance with single function as was assumed earlier. This new...

In 1838, a Dutch chemist, G.J. Mulder, described a certain organic material as "unquestionably  the most important of all known substances in the organic kingdom. Without it, no life appears  possible on our planet. Through its means the chief phenomena of life are produced. " This  complex nitrogen-bearing substance was called protein from the Greek word meaning " take the  first place."   The presence of  nitrogen distinguishes proteins from carbohydrates and fats.  Proteins are thus vital substances, which form important constituent of muscles, tissues, and the  blood. Proteins supply the building material for the body and make good the wear and tear of  tissues. Several substances concerned with vital life processes such as enzymes, which help in  digestion of food, are chiefly protein in nature. There are several varieties of protein. Each type contains a specific number of "building blocks "  known as AMINO-ACIDS ....

Vericose veins                    Veins are thin-walled vessels through which the impure blood is carried back to the heart. They usually  have valves which regular the flow of blood towards the heart. Varicose veins are a condition in which veins become enlarged, dilated or thickened. Varicose veins can occur in any part of the body but generally appear on the legs. The veins of the legs are the largest in the body and they carry the blood from the lower extremities upwards towards the heart. The direction of circulation in these vessels is largely determined by gravity. Though there are no mechanical obstacles to blood-flow, it is usually the incompetence of the valve which leads to an increase in intravenous pressure. Varicose veins have an unsightly appearance and can be dangerous. A blood clot within a large,greatly dilated vein may breakaway and move toward the heart and lungs, causing serious complications. Accordin...