How Chiropractic Care Can Help with Allergies

by Dr. Heather Sefried, D.C. of The Joint Chiropractic - Newtown Square

Countless people struggle with allergies each year. With fall approaching, we are in peak season for Ragweed-fueled allergies. Some people are affected so greatly by allergies that it prohibits them from enjoying any outdoor activity at all. Yet they are still left dreading the sore throat, itchy eyes and/or runny nose they’ve pretty much come to count on, at this most beautiful time of the year. The question for many experiencing these symptoms each fall is what exactly are they allergic to?

In North America, ragweed plants have their greatest effect as an allergen during the fall season. One plant can produce up to a billion grains of pollen per season! Winds carry pollen from ragweed plants for hundreds of miles, creating a wide-ranging, substantial effect this time of year. All of the previously mentioned, unpleasant symptoms are brought on by inflammatory reactions in your body to this type of pollen, more commonly referred to as histamine.

How do you combat allergies? The same way your body fights off any illness — with your immune system. That system is in place to combat foreign substances by using protective proteins or antibodies, to keep us healthy and safe. This is where your nervous system comes into play because it controls every function of the body, including your immune system. This is the most crucial system in the body because it controls movement, how your organs function and even how your body heals. All of those functions are possible because your nervous system feeds information to your brain.

When the body’s spine is misaligned, the nervous system cannot function properly because the information received by the brain is either incomplete or cut off entirely. This is the number one factor in the human body that interrupts the flow of information to the brain. Subluxation, or misalignment in the spine, weakens the immune system and causes it to function improperly. Because subluxation of the spine can be caused by your daily activities, it’s important to take care of your spine. Chiropractic care is a natural way of addressing misalignment of the spine. Once your spine is regularly aligned, the proper flow of information to the brain is restored, and the immune system is strengthened.

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