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    Allergy Relief
    Allergy Relief
    Allergy Relief
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    Allergy Relief

    By Sylvia Goldfarb

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    Fight Your Allergies-Naturally

    At least 35 million people across the country suffer from allergies. Most accept this problem as a fact of life, suffering the runny noses and itchy eyes, doing their best to avoid the offending allergens. Others resort to popping decongestants and antihistamines in an attempt to combat symptoms. Fortunately, powerful alternative therapies exist for allergy sufferers who want to avoid prescription drugs.

    In Allergy Relief, Sylvia Goldfarb offers dozens of safe and effective treatments for a wide range of allergies-treatments that not only prevent symptoms from recurring but also bring the body into balance and boost immunity, thereby helping the body combat allergens more effectively. After explaining what allergies are and how they are diagnosed, Goldfarb examines nutritional and herbal therapies, aroma- therapy, homeopathy, acupuncture, acupressure, reflexology, and visual imagery, among other treatments. She also reviews the conventional treatments for allergies, and discusses the advantages and disadvantages of each therapy discussed in the book. What's more, she offers a list of resource organizations readers can consult to learn more about their particular allergies.

    There's no need to live in fear of potential allergens or suffer from existing irritants. Use Allergy Relief as your guide to safe, healthy, drug- free ways of eliminating allergies from your life for good.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherSylvia Goldfarb
    Release dateJul 26, 2013
    ISBN9781301271085
    Allergy Relief
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    Sylvia Goldfarb

    Dr. Sylvia Goldfarb is a writer specializing in medical topics. She has co-authored two books with Dr. Edward M. Wagner, How To Stay Out Of The Doctor’s Office and Your Body’s Most Powerful Healers, both published by Instant Improvement, Inc. Her previous book, Allergy Relief, Effective Natural Allergy Treatments, published by Avery, a member of Penguin Putnam, Inc. Dr. Sylvia's latest book, Relieving Pain Naturally, is published by Square One Publishers.Doctor Sylvia has written articles for a number of magazines, including Focus, Natural Body and Fitness, Today’s OR Nurse, and Veggie Times. She has appeared on FOX News, MetroTV, WebMD and on numerous radio programs. She belongs to the Author’s Guild and serves as a faculty member and judge of the Philadelphia Writer’s Conference.

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      Allergy Relief - Sylvia Goldfarb

      ALLERGY RELIEF

      Effective

      Natural

      Allergy

      Treatments

      Sylvia Goldfarb, Ph.D.

      The information and procedures contained in this book are based on the research and the personal and professional experiences of the author. They are not intended as a substitute for consulting with your physician or other health-care provider. The publisher and the author are not responsible for any adverse effects or consequences resulting from the use of any of the suggestions, preparations, or procedures discussed in this book. All matters pertaining to your physical health should be supervised by a healthcare professional. It is sign of wisdom, not cowardice, to seek a second or third opinion.

      Notes on this eBook:

      This electronic version of the book is a faithful reproduction of the work. The publisher and author have endeavored to recreate the original book design within the limitations of preparing the work for multiple eBook platforms – therefore minor formatting compromises have been made to ensure consistency amongst various e-readers.

      The book was originally published in 2000 and the information presented is from that time, the reader may find some of the references, e.g. those regarding prescription and over-the-counter drugs to be relative to the time of publication – the reader should bear this in mind.

      Published by Sylvia Goldfarb, Ph.D. at Smashwords

      www.doctorsylvia.com

      Copyright © Sylvia Goldfarb, 2000

      Originally published by Avery, 2000

      eBook copyright © Sylvia Goldfarb, 2013

      All rights reserved.

      This work, or parts thereof, may not be reproduced in any form without permission.

      Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

      Goldfarb, Sylvia.

      Allergy relief: effective natural allergy treatments /

      Sylvia Goldfarb.

      p. cm.

      Includes bibliographical references and index.

      ISBN 0-89529-997-6

      1. Allergy – Alternative treatment. I. Title.

      RC588.A47 G65 2000 00-020830

      616.97'9206 – dc21

      Cover Design by Kiley Thompson

      Book Design by Renato Stanisic

      eBook Design by Steve Goldfarb

      Smashwords Edition, License Notes

      This ebook is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. This ebook may not be re-sold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each recipient. If you’re reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your use only, then please return toSmashwords.com and purchase your own copy. Thank you for respecting the hard work of this author.

      I dedicate this book to Mark G. Beals, my mentor, guide,

      and friend, for all his support, understanding, and patience

      in my sojourn through graduate school. This book would not exist

      if he had not recognized its potential when I submitted

      the introduction for my doctoral dissertation.

      TABLE OF CONTENTS

      Acknowledgments

      Foreword

      Preface

      Introduction

      1. Defining and Diagnosing Allergies

      2. Conventional Therapies

      3. Nutritional Therapy

      4. Herbal Therapy

      5. Aromatherapy

      6. Homeopathy

      7. Acupuncture, Acupressure, and Reflexology

      8. Nambudripad’s Allergy Elimination Techniques

      9. Visual Imagery

      Conclusion

      Appendix A: Advantages and Disadvantages of Treatment Methods

      Appendix B: Resource Organizations

      Bibliography

      ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

      I am grateful to the following people for their help and support in the creation of this book.

      Mark G. Beals, my mentor at Greenwich University, for realizing, upon receiving the opening chapters of what was intended to be my doctoral dissertation, the potential for a book and encouraging me to get it into the popular press.

      Roberta Waddell, who edited my first two books at Instant Improvement and reviewed every word of this manuscript, for her valuable suggestions. And, for recommending me to Norman Goldfind at Avery.

      Norman Goldfind, for calling me after reviewing the first few pages and telling me I had a publisher if I wanted to write the book. And, thank you again, Norman, for guiding me through the initial business aspects with the publisher.

      Helene Ciaravino, for her positive strokes and for sending me helpful resource material.

      Elaine Sparber, for her suggestions to improve the book as she meticulously reviewed the final manuscript line by line.

      Dr. William L. Mundy, for giving me the idea for the initial project by presenting a seminar on treating allergies with visual imagery at the Ninth International Conference on the Psychology of Health, Immunity and Disease, given by the National Institute for the Clinical Application of Behavioral Medicine. Thank you again, Dr. Mundy, for always returning my calls and for sending me helpful material.

      Dr. Edward M. Wagner, longtime friend and coauthor of my first two books, for always taking time from his busy schedule to answer questions and make sure that what I wrote was accurate.

      Tom Wolfe and the rest of the staff at Smile Herb Shop in College Park, Maryland, for all their help and for sending me useful information.

      All the physicians who helped me with this book, for graciously letting me interview them even though many of them wished to remain anonymous. It is my sincere hope that the day will come when they will feel free to lend their names to books on alternative healing.

      Dorothy Pressman, my dear friend, for knowing when to encourage me to work and when to drag me away from my computer for some much needed rest and relaxation, and a few laughs. And thanks, Dottie, for your nurturing and letting me get so much work accomplished at your summer home.

      Kali and Streaker, for sensing when the muse was sitting on my head and therefore snoozing quietly at my feet, then intuiting when I needed a break and taking me for a walk to clear my head.

      And last, but certainly not least, Cookie, my bridegroom of thirty-nine years, for putting up with missed meals and unfolded laundry, and for checking everything I wrote to be sure it was clear and interesting, even to engineers and athletes.

      FOREWORD

      It has been my privilege to know Sylvia Goldfarb for a number of years. In this book, she focuses upon suggestions for taking charge of our health; on the fact that this may not be readily achieved, but that it can be achieved; that good health is a state of being that enriches all the dimensions of our lives.

      This is a book worth our serious reading. Written in a warm, personable manner-almost as if we, the readers, were sitting across the table from the author, sharing a cup of coffee with her in her kitchen-it reflects some eighteen months of research of literature, interviews with members of the medical profession, and discussions with advocates of alternative remedies for health problems. From these endeavors has emerged scholarly, yet trustworthy and specific, advice. It is a book with vision. Sylvia sees that the grassroots movement of alternative medicine is beginning to gain momentum. She makes no effort to fault the medical profession, but, in the most scholarly manner possible, develops her position that alternative considerations must legitimately take their place beside establishment approaches. She insists, with documented justification, that there is a place for these alternatives.

      For Sylvia, feeling energetic and healthy is the key to living well. In this excellent book, she has attempted to give us the gift of health. Join me in accepting that gift.

      Mark G. Beals, PhD,

      Dean, College of Social Science and Health,

      Greenwich University, Norfolk Island, Australia

      PREFACE

      The inspiration for this book came from a seminar I attended on curing allergies with visual imagery that was given by William L. Mundy, MD. At the time, I was looking for a topic for my doctoral dissertation and submitted a proposal to my dissertation advisor for a paper comparing conventional and alternative allergy treatments. My advisor, Mark G. Beals, PhD, recognized the potential of the topic and suggested I write a book instead of a dissertation.

      The purpose of the book that resulted – this book – is to enlighten readers about the various alternative methods for treating allergies so that they can make informed decisions as to which method or combination of methods would be best to use in their individual cases.

      Those readers who seek more information on how to treat a particular condition – in this case, allergies – outside of mainstream medicine rarely have the time or inclination to first find individual books on each of the various alternative methods and to then look up each book's allergy section. It is yet more time-consuming and expensive to locate and consult a practitioner of each method. And, even if you do get that far, you do not end up with unbiased opinions, since most practitioners think that their method is the most effective, often to the exclusion of all the others. To save you all this work, I have done the research for you and present my findings in a clear, easy-to-understand fashion.

      Although the treatment methods for allergies vary widely, most practitioners agree about the root cause of allergies – a malfunctioning or overreaction of the immune system. Before describing the various treatment methods, and to help you understand how they work, I therefore describe the immune system – what it is, how it works, and what can make it overreact. While both conventional and alternative practitioners agree about what causes allergies, they differ widely in their approaches to treating them.

      This book was not written to denigrate the medical approaches to allergies, but rather to explain the various alternative approaches and to remind readers that they live in a free society and have the choice of how they wish to be treated.

      I have tried to evenhandedly provide you with enough information about the current state of the art, including strengths and weaknesses, to help you select the best treatment, or combination of treatments, for your particular allergies.

      Since all the treatments discussed in this book have both negative and positive aspects, I have included an appendix that allows you to quickly review the advantages and disadvantages of each treatment. There is also a section on resource organizations, listing phone numbers and websites, to help you locate more information on any of the therapies that interest you.

      Taken together, the information in this book, in your hands, can spell the beginning of the end of your allergy problems.

      INTRODUCTION

      Do you or a family member suffer from allergies? Are you curious about the multitude of treatment methods available, but feel overwhelmed by all the information that is out there? Although most people are still not aware that methods outside of orthodox medical treatment exist, there is a growing recognition that alternative approaches may have positive outcomes for a high percentage of allergy patients. Alternative treatments, for the most part, are safe and non-toxic. More and more, these alternative methods are finding their way into mainstream medicine, and what was once dismissed as new-age nonsense is now being recognized as cutting-edge, safe therapy.

      The various concepts of allergy treatment, both orthodox and alternative, are complex and broad. To get

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