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Allergies: Not Just For Your Face

By Dana Iscoe|2022-11-15T14:04:46-05:00April 19th, 2022|Categories: Allergies|Tags: allergies, vaginal irritation|

Most of us know the signs of seasonal allergies – runny eyes and nose, a scratchy throat, and the itching. Oh the itching. On a bad day, it feels almost impossible to ignore the pull to scratch the skin around the eyes, nose and face. In the clinic, we are very accustomed to clients coming in the spring and fall with these symptoms, as pollen from plants becomes airborne and irritates the mucous membranes and sensitive skin of the face. Though facial symptoms of pollen allergies are well recognized, there is some research support and growing anecdotal evidence [...]

Nettles for Allergies

By Alexandra|2022-11-15T14:05:15-05:00March 23rd, 2022|Categories: Allergies, Herbs, Seasonal Changes, Self-Care, Wellness|Tags: allergies, herbs, nettles, spring|

Photo by Paul M on Unsplash Here we are. It’s that special season of warmer weather, beautiful flowers blossoming, with a side of sneezing, runny nose, itchy eyes and fatigue. Luckily, we have an amazing medicinal herbal plant that helps remedy our seasonal sneezes and sniffles: Stinging nettles! Nettles are so common that if you know how to identify them and you’re out on a hike, you’ll find them popping up everywhere around this time of year. Stinging nettles work well for allergies because of their decongestant and antihistamine properties. This herb is very tonifying with all of its abundant antioxidants, minerals [...]

Allergies and Acupuncture?

By mca_sarah|2022-11-15T14:08:37-05:00March 19th, 2018|Categories: Allergies, Seasonal Changes|Tags: acupuncture, allergies, pollen|

Ahhh….SPRING. The flowers are blooming and beautiful, bees are buzzing, the sun is shining. But for allergy sufferers, Spring screams Sneezing! Sniffling! Itchy, watery eyes! Headaches! But, did you know? Acupuncture can help alleviate these seasonal symptoms. For chronic allergy sufferers, acupuncture has been shown to regulate two chemicals involved in allergic reactivity: serum immunoglobulin E (IgE) and cytokines [1]. These points can be stimulated with a needle and sometimes with cupping and can produce lasting results overtime to reduce the need for "first aid" treatment. This normalizes the body’s immune response by increasing the number of messenger hormones sent to [...]