According to conventional (allopathic) thinking, hay fever happens when the body is under attack by harmful foreign substances or allergens (e.g. pollens, dust mites, molds, animal dander, etc.), causing distressing reactions like hives, rash, sneezing, runny nose, itchy eyes, sinus pressure. “Experts” recommend taking preparations to block the annoying symptoms — usually antihistamines in the form of pills, nasal sprays, eye drops, or hay fever tablets like Cetirizine, Loratadine, Telfast.
But there’s a completely different way of looking at this so-called affliction. As understood by traditional medical wisdom (Ayurvedic, Traditional Chinese Medicine, Homeopathy, et al), hay fever is just one of Nature’s ways of helping us restore and maintain vitality — and powerful evidence of our body’s innate healing capacity. This way of thinking holds that she (Nature) is not out to get us, but rather to work with us to help us live more according to design.
Read this month’s article: is hay fever really something that should be blocked, dreaded, condemned? Or celebrated?
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