Turning Off Allergic Reactions

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Allergy Relief by Jane Thurnell-Read

Here's a simple self-help allergy treatment - a way to turn off an allergic reaction by tapping acupuncture points - they're the beginning and end points of some meridians. The technique comes from health kinesiology. The sooner you start doing this after experiencing symptoms, the more effectively it works.

As soon as you start to feel an allergic reaction, even if you don't know what it is causing the problem, tap each of these points for about 20 to 30 seconds:

• Tap beside the nose at the inner corner of each eye

• Tap on the eye socket bone just below the centre of the eye

• Tap either side of the breast bone just below the collar bones

• Tap the sides of the torso, straight down from the armpit and level with the nipple

• Tap near the lateral corner of the little toe nail at the base of the nail (on the outside of the feet)

• Tap the centre of the balls of the feet

• Tap near the lateral corner of the second toe nail ( the second toe nail is the one next to the big toe, tap on the side furthest away from the big toe)

• Tap near the medial corner of the big toe nail (thats the side nearest the other foot)

You can tap in any order, and you can tap as many points as you wish at the same time. Other people can help you tap too. The sooner you start the tapping the fewer symptoms you will get. People who have learnt this technique have been amazed at how effective it is as an allergy treatment, and how it quickly reduces or eliminates alergy symptoms.

If you're in a public place it may be difficult to tap your feet, so just concentrate on tapping the first four lots on the upper part of the body, and this will often still work.

On one memorable occasion I only tapped the first four lots of points and still had an amazing positive response. I had gone to watch a theatre company performing at my sons' school. The theatre company used some coloured smoke, and even though I was sitting well back I started to have an allergic reaction to it - coughing.

I knew my sons would die of embarrassment if I got up and had to push past everyone in the row, but I equally knew that they would also die of embarrassment if I stayed there and kept on coughing. I started to panic, and then I remembered the tapping technique, and decided to have a go even though the circumstances were less than ideal.

I started tapping surreptitiously - my children would have died of embarrassment even more if people had noticed their mother tapping her face furiously! Within a few seconds my symptoms started to abate. I was surprised at how effective it was in this far from ideal situation, when I couldn't do my normal vigorous and determined tapping.

This will not fix your allergies, it will just relieve the symptoms caused by the current exposure. Nevertheless it is a great technique to use when you are experiencing allergy symptoms. For a more permanent removal of allergy symptoms I recommend health kinesiology.

Have a look at my Allergy A To Z book too.