Can Acupuncture Help Relieve Seasonal Allergies?
What do needles have to do with seasonal allergies, like hay fever? How does that help with pollen, dust or weather changes? If it sounds too good to be true, stick with us! One of the most impactful ways acupuncture can help during early Spring, is helping you manage your allergy symptoms. Read on to learn more and how it works!
In Charlotte, North Carolina, many of our patients have seasonal or year round allergies. The luscious outdoor landscape provides a beautiful scenery, but with nature– comes pollen and a variety of other atmospheric changes that impact how we feel during season changes. Weather changes, pollen and irritants can cause an immediate response by the immune system.
And when that happens, your body starts to go into overdrive to “fight off” the changes it’s noticing. That causes a variety of the seasonal allergy symptoms we know all too well– coughing, sneezing, watery eyes…the list goes on!
Environmental changes, a weakened immune system or certain foods and chemicals that are ingested into the body may create patterns that make us more susceptible to allergies while also causing symptoms.
But treatment with acupuncture is a safe and effective approach, and could be a more natural solution than taking over the counter allergy medications. Acupuncture allergy treatments treat your symptoms without side effects. You can feel better and have a great time doing all the things you love indoors and outdoors!
Acupuncture needles, when placed alongside bodily meridians associated with the Traditional Chinese Medicine method of allergy relief, can help relieve your symptoms in just one treatment. Acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine can also help to regulate and strengthen your immune system, which is another way it helps eliminate symptoms.
Acupuncture treatments can be used alone or in combination with conventional medicine to help relieve your allergies. However, unlike conventional medicine, Chinese herbal medicine won’t cause drowsiness, fatigue or dryness. We offer customized herbal formulas right here in our Charlotte, NC clinic. Adding an herbal formula to treat your seasonal or chronic allergies can improve your symptoms quickly.
There are many natural remedies for allergy relief that can be recommended along with your acupuncture treatments. Some suggestions may include supplements, dietary changes and Chinese herbs. We will look into your overall health, diet, sleep, physical and mental energy. This helps us to understand more about the full picture of your allergy concerns. It is important to know what exactly is causing any irritation, and treat the root problem, not just the symptoms.
At Deep Roots Natural Medicine, we’re here to support you with your natural health needs. To work on seasonal allergy symptom relief or management, visit our website and schedule an In-Office or Virtual Consultation today!
