4 Strategies To Rid Yourself Of Seasonal Allergies For Good, A Doctor Explains

Patients often remind me how miserable seasonal allergies can become, especially as the seasons turn. Conventional medicine treats seasonal allergies with injections and pills, which unfortunately create side effects and fail to address the problem's root. When you don't address the root cause, these allergies will never go away.

I've seen countless patients arrive complaining about gut issues. Once we fixed their diets and healed their guts, their seasonal allergies also disappeared!

One patient struggled with allergies, asthma, and hives. She almost died twice from anaphylaxis. She arrived in my office on 42 different pills, sprays, and inhalers, yet she still felt awful. These drugs suppress and inhibit immune function, yet until this point no doctor had questioned why her immune system was so out-of-whack in the first place.

Turned out, she had leaky gut triggered by Celiac disease, a gluten-related autoimmune disease. Until that point, nobody had actually tested her for this condition! When we eliminated gluten and other dietary allergens, we healed her leaky gut and calmed down her allergies. Thankfully, we eventually got her off those 42 medications.

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Occasionally I'll have a patient who has tried all these things and still suffers. In those cases, we need to dig a little deeper for other causes such as food additives, pesticides, chemicals, and pollution in your environment. You should also check for mold (check out this site to learn more) in your home or work.

Also consider a very important blood test called C-reactive protein, which measures the degree of hidden inflammation in your body. Almost every modern disease—including heart disease, cancer, obesity, dementia, arthritis, autoimmune disease, allergies, and digestive disorders—connects with hidden inflammation.