If my child is suffering from allergies, is there a way to reduce his/her symptoms without using drugs?
Although there’s a time and place for medications, it shouldn’t always be your first choice of treatment, especially in young children when desensitizing allergies is easiest.
Allergies are caused by a hyperactive immune system, which means it's working too hard. When helping young children with allergy problems it’s important to calm the immune system in a natural way. You can do this by performing a food sensitivity test and removing the foods a child is sensitive to, whether they are having symptoms or not. Food sensitivities highly irritate the digestive tract lining. Remember, 70-80% of our immune system is located in the digestive tract.
As a doctor, I recommend patients find out what is irritating the immune system and remove those irritations so the body can focus on the main allergies. Supplements can also help calm the immune system, such as: Vitamins D, C and A, Zinc, bioflavonoids (found in green citrus fruit rinds) and high-potency multivitamins. These can be checked through simple blood testing. Other allergy desensitizing techniques include: acupuncture, acupressure, applied kinesiology, NAET and body talk.
Dr. Robert Kuyper
Alternative Health Care Center