Allergies and asthma are closely related so they will be dealt with together. If the cause of an allergy is not eliminated, or is suppressed, eventually asthma may be the result. Asthma is an allergy that has never been effectively dealt with.

An allergy is a sensitivity to some particular substance known as an allergen. What are some common allergens?

Drugs, vaccines, insect bites, pollen, dust, animals, milk and dairy products, wheat, chocolates, eggs, bacteria, molds.

Some symptoms of allergies: Hay fever, asthma, hives, high blood pressure, fatigue, constipation, dizziness, ulcers, headache, mental disorders, hyperactivity (as in children), hypoglycemia, skin conditions.

1. Avoidance of allergen (where possible)
2. Nasal sprays to reduce blood flow to the bronchiolus, thus decreasing the inflammation and swelling of the tissue, (many side effects. Eventually sprays lose their effectiveness).
3. Anti-histamines: to abolish the allergic response to histamine, thus reducing congestion and nasal elimination (Many varied side effects and eventually worsens the condition).
4. Cortisone-based steroids: use for their rapid effect on the hormonal system, especially the adrenal (usage over a period of time has so many side effects, a total breakdown of health can be expected).

Poor Digestion: When protein is improperly digested, the left over food that cannot be digested without HCA starts to putrefy. The putrificative bacteria in the stomach and the intestine change the amino acid, histamine, which is absorbed into the bowel. Histamine is usually found in large amounts in the blood of many people with allergies, and causes many of the allergy symptoms and asthma, so poor protein digestion can be a main cause of allergies/asthma. It is very common for someone with digestive problems to have either allergies or sensitivities or poor bowel problems, this is due to the gases in the stomach that are formed by putrefied food products must go somewhere. If it goes up the esophagus, then it infects the sinuses and nasal cavities, causing them to be extremely sensitive to many of our common allergens. If these gases chose to go downward into the small intestine, and bowels, then problems such as diverticulitis, problem bowel, constipation, diarrhea will occur.

CARMINATIVE MIX adds vitamin C to your system, which produces more hydrochloric acid into your stomach, allowing for proper digestion. CARMINATIVE MIX also helps to repair the lining of your stomach which is quite often infected due to poor digestion.

Toxic Bowel: With poor digestion the bowel produces excess histamine. Cleaning the bowel can in some cases eliminate allergies. CASCARA SAGRADA helps to remove excess waste in your bowel.

A healthy liver quickly destroys histamine by producing an enzyme, histaminase. People with allergies are often unable to produce sufficient amounts of histaminase to do the job.

Exhausted Adrenal Glands: The adrenal are two small glands located at the top of the kidneys. They produce a hormone called cortisone which signals the body to prepare for emergencies. From prolonged stress the adrenal can become markedly weakened, causing fatigue, low blood sugar and pressure, and lack of adequate cortisone production. Cortisone is what controls the inflammatory response in the body, as in any disease ending with "itis". Allergies, too are an inflammatory response. This is why cortisone and other steroid drugs will give temporary relief to "itis" diseases, they are supplying in a drug form what tired adrenal cannot supply. A natural choice for feeding the adrenal is LICORICE.

Most of the vitamin C in the body is found in the adrenal, with a storage area in the liver. This explains why, if we are under stress, we get sick easier - we use up our vitamin C to keep our adrenal going and there is not enough left to support immune functions. Often a high dose of vitamin C (HERBAL C) taken prior to a potentially allergic situation will prevent or dramatically decrease an allergic reaction. For example, a person very allergy to dogs could use about 2000 mg of HERBAL C before exposing yourself to them to add an extra boost to the adrenal, and may avoid an allergic reaction.

Digestion: When Hydrochloric Acid (HCA) secretions in the stomach are inadequate, protein is improperly broken down. This causes gases to form, and damage the lining of the stomach. Less HCA is released and more gases are formed from swallowed food and further damage occurs, causing irritation (allergies).

1. Bitter/Sweet Tea: helps to break down protein in the stomach. Drink a cup after each meal.
2. Carminative Mix: A strong mixture of herbs to be taken daily, adds Vitamin C to produce HCA.
3. Cascara Sagrada: A strong herbal means to increase peristaltic actions to remove toxins from the bowels.
4. Infection Fighting Formula: IFF is a strong herbal mixture that removes and drains the sinuses.
5. Nettle Capsules: Nettle leave are a blood builder often used as a spring tonic and to treat anemia and poor circulation. They contain both iron and vitamin C, which aids iron absorption.
6. Herbal C: Rosehips are reputed to be the herb for the heart. Vitamin C assists in cellular repair, tightening tissues, removing infections, feeding the adrenal and decreasing wrinkles.

While maintaining an herbal program it is essential that a balanced diet is maintained. A reduction of processed sugar and flour is very important. Increase your intake of fruits and vegetables and drink a minimum of eight glasses of water per day, adding the juice of a half squeezed lemon.

Although your allergies may be nature related, and going out of the house is very threatening to you, try to take a long walk in an area that is not so threatening. If you are allergic to grass, walk along a dyke or lake.

Herbal remedies are not a quick fix all - you must commit to a three month intensive herbal program and then a maintenance program after that. The results though will be refreshing and you will be very pleased.