There are many other natural treatments a holistic practitioner may recommend to help reduce the amount of suffering you experience from allergies. One technique is the “allergy desensitization technique.” Typically this works as follows: (1) a doctor identifies the sensitivity you have to a particular irritant or substance, (2) the provider uses applied kinesiology to confirm this sensitivity, and (3) the provider reprograms the body to reduce the allergic response to the allergen and help reduce symptoms produced from exposure to the known allergen.
How does the provider reprogram the body? This can be done in many different ways, though it is unlikely a healthcare provider will be able to completely eliminate your sensitivity to a known allergen. This technique may however, alleviate many of your most prevailing symptoms.
Most healthcare providers use a combination of techniques including acupuncture, homeopathy and supplementation to help desensitize you to a known allergen. The practitioner may also work with you to help boost your immune system so you are better able to fight off infection and eradicate some sensitivities to known irritants.
There is some controversy among researchers as to whether desensitization is effective for eliminating allergy symptoms. As with anything however, desensitization is worth a try. There are several studies that have examined the effectiveness of desensitization for anaphylactic reactions in patients, including those that are hypersensitive to latex.
Many of these, including studies published by the International Anesthesia Research Society, provide hope that desensitization may be effective for reducing some of the severe symptoms associated with an allergic response. Of course, if you do happen to become successfully “de” sensitized, you will likely still have to avoid over exposure to the irritant that causes your allergies. Anything you repeatedly expose the body to with time is likely to cause a resurgence of symptoms.