Psychological and emotional issues.

We need to take a long-term perspective on progress and our own development. In addition we need to work to repair the damage that has already occurred. There are many different therapies that can help in this respect but undoubtedly one of the best is Kinesiology. The basic tool is muscle testing, which involves applying gentle pressure on a muscle, and assessing the response.

What you might experience in a treatment

You remain fully clothed while we use muscle testing to help the body select appropriate structural, nutritional/chemical and/or emotional techniques. The corrections may involve magnets, test samples e.g foods or allergens, flower remedy/homeopathy placed on the body. We may also use acupressure points. No needles are involved and people generally find this a very relaxing and intriguing experience.

What are the factors that make us react badly to what we eat?

Foods that are meant to nurture us have become the enemy of many sensitive individuals. How can that be? Many people now eat very little fresh fruit and vegetables. A significant number do not meet the current daily recommendation of five servings of fruit and/or vegetables in a week let alone in a day. Organic food sales have increased dramatically as a result of concerns about genetically modified foods. Before the advent of freezers and airfreight most people ate local foods in season. Now most fruit and vegetables are available all year round, so that our systems are exposed to the same foods continually without respite.

Many people eat too much food but not of the right type. Kinesiology recognises that each person is unique and one person's best diet may be a very poor diet for another person. Individual supplement schedules can also be worked out using the muscle testing as the basis for the recommendations.

Environmental Factors

Other developments that make modern life more comfortable have also led to an increase in allergies. With the advent of air conditioning, central heating and wall-to-wall carpeting the population of house dust mites and moulds have an ideal environment in which to thrive. Modern offices with sealed windows mean that everyone is exposed to the perfumes etc. worn by other people. The increasing use of plastics, formaldehyde, benzene etc. has led to all of us being exposed to a constant heady cocktail of chemicals.

Immunity

The obsession with the danger of "germs" is likely also to have contributed to the increase in allergies. Headlines about "killer bugs" and advertisements that claim their products kill even more germs have led many to buy more and more products to wipe out these dangerous enemies. But current thinking among some researchers and doctors is that a certain level of dirt is good for us particularly during infancy and early childhood when the immune system is developing. Some scientists now believe that the exposure to bacteria and viruses in early childhood has a lasting and beneficial effect on the immune cells of the body.

Geopathic Stress

An increase in electro-magnetic pollution has run parallel with the increase in allergies. The scientific jury is still out on the danger of mobile phones, power lines, etc., but many people are becoming more concerned about our constant exposure. It may take many years to prove a scientific link, just as it took many years to prove a link between smoking and some forms of cancer.

Lifestyle and expectation

The pace of life is quickening all the time: modern technology gives us more possibilities and many of us want to experience as many of these as we can. A recent survey found that half of the 950 young people in their 20s interviewed said that they would feel a failure if they did not own a home by 26, were married by 27 and were both rich and parents by 29. Many of the interviewees said they were prepared to sacrifice a healthy diet and way of life to achieve this.

These expectations and pressures are not conducive to long-term health and can also lead to stress and allergies.

Work Life Balance

Allergies v Intolerance

More people are suffering from allergic reactions. Inhalers for asthmatic children are now commonplace in our primary schools. Steroid creams for eczema are available over the counter. Many processed foods now contain warnings that they may contain traces of peanuts for those who suffer from the potentially lethal reaction of anaphylactic shock.

So what has gone wrong?

Why are we so ill at ease in our environment and in terms of what we eat that our bodies seek these extreme methods of protest?

Some people argue for one single cause of increased allergies, but it seems more likely to be a mixture of contributing factors for most people. Of course, some people inherit a tendency to be allergic from their parents, but that has always been the case: allergies do run in families. This does not explain the rapid and alarming build up in the number of people suffering allergic reactions.

Kinesiology can help people suffering from allergies.

Even allergies to bee stings, cat hair, fish, etc. can be successfully treated this way. Many apparent allergy symptoms are symptoms of intolerance. In a true allergy the person is sensitive to even the smallest exposure to the substance. Where there are tolerance problems the person is susceptible only if they exceed their tolerance levels to a particular substance. The tolerance level for any substance varies over time mainly in response to the stress . Reducing stress can often increase tolerance of specific substances to an acceptable level. There are so many stresses in some peoples' lives that may seem difficult to do anything , but through Kinesiology we can support you so you react to the situation in a more positive way.

People suffering from allergy or tolerance problems need not despair. Help is available from Kinesiology and other therapies. Particularly where many allergies are involved or where there are multiple intolerances it is important that the allergy and tolerance problems are seen holistically as symptoms of underlying imbalance.