Not exact matches
Hyper - hygiene as a cause of food allergies has been bounced around for decades, as have other theories that
include the Westernized roasting process and early childhood
exposure to the
allergen.
Lifestyle and environmental factors will also be considered,
including personal relationships, ongoing stress, and
exposure to allergens, mold, and toxins.
Adaptogenic Herbs: Adaptogens are herbs that help the body adapt
to stress,
including physical stressors like
exposure to an
allergen.
The goals of naturopathic allergy treatment
includes 1) identifying the
allergens and reducing or eliminating your
exposure to them, 2) decreasing your immune system's sensitivity
to these
allergens, 3) stabilizing your mast cells
to decrease the release of excess histamine, 4) reducing discomfort from current allergy symptoms.
Treatment
includes removing as much
allergen as possible from the feline's environment or limiting the cat's
exposure to them.
Environmental factors that contribute
to allergies
include not only
exposure to allergens, but parasite load and the administration of vaccines.
When environmental allergies are determined
to be the cause, management
includes eliminating or reducing the cat's
exposure to the
allergen.
Treatment
includes removing or limiting
exposure to allergen, antihistamines and topical creams and ointments.