| For most people the sweltering heat of summer is a | | | | systems. |
| welcome shift from the chilly season of winter, | | | | Acupuncturists said that the modulating effect of |
| however, the prickly warmth also brings with it | | | | acupuncture to the immune system is vital in |
| allergy symptoms such as hay fever and a whole | | | | addressing the symptoms of hay fever as well as |
| bunch of summer allergies. | | | | other types of allergic conditions. |
| But with acupuncture, you can kiss allergies goodbye | | | | Hay fever, to be specific, is often provoked by a |
| and say hello to the sunny weather. Yes, you read it | | | | pathogen, which is dubbed as the "wind" in Traditional |
| right, I am in fact talking about the ancient form of | | | | Chinese Medicine. The "wind" causes irritations in the |
| healing that originated from China that has been | | | | respiratory system. |
| proven effective to heal a wide range of ailments | | | | Acupuncture applies ample pressure on the |
| including hay fever and other illnesses that sprout | | | | acupuncture points using hair-thin needles to restore |
| during the spring and summer months. | | | | the respiratory system to its normal state. Aside |
| Hay fever, for one, is a very usual allergic reaction | | | | from hay fever, the same acupuncture treatment |
| caused by airborne elements such as hay pollens, | | | | has also been proven effective to treat chlorine |
| grass, and flowers that would affect the upper | | | | allergy and prickly heat, which are also common |
| respiratory passages involving the sinus, nose, eyes | | | | during spring and summer. |
| and throat. During spring and summer, the common | | | | Like other western form of hay fever treatments, |
| culprits of hay fever are the pollens from the trees. | | | | acupuncture therapy is also best to start before the |
| Hay fever is presented with cold, runny nose, | | | | summer season began, which could be a very good |
| sneezing attacks and watery eyes. | | | | preventive measure against the ailment. Just as they |
| But how can acupuncture help? | | | | say, "prevention is better than cure." |
| Acupuncture has been known, for thousands of | | | | Acupuncture therapy for hay fever and other |
| years, to help restore a person's vitality as well as | | | | allergies would usually take six weekly treatments, |
| alleviate allergic symptoms by stimulating the | | | | with treatment spacing ranging from bi-weekly to |
| acupuncture points with very thin needles. | | | | four times a week depending on how you react to |
| These acupuncture points are located in strategic | | | | the treatment. |
| areas of the meridian pathways of the body's vital | | | | After a year, the therapy could be lessen to two |
| energy flow, known as Qi. Through the healing | | | | treatments prior to the peak of the season and with |
| process, an acupuncture specialist will help the body | | | | the effectiveness of acupuncture, you will soon |
| to respond naturally to the treatment thereby | | | | realize that hay fever has long gone and you are |
| restoring the natural balance of the body's organ | | | | now bound to enjoy summer without a single sneeze. |