Controlling the Body’s Burden
Chris D. Meletis, ND (with permission from cpmedical.net, access pin: 587556)
The Centers for Disease Control report that hay fever symptoms result in 14.1 million annual visits to primary care physicians.1 Overt allergic disease affects 20 percent of the US populace with an impact on some 50 million Americans.2-4 Of those that suffer, 35 million are specifically afflicted with seasonal hay fever. If one was to add in to the statistics asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease the numbers become even more staggering. Without question allergic disease is a serious health crisis and is currently ranked the 6th leading cause of chronic disease in the United States.2
Surprisingly, the allergic burden blamed for seasonal and year round allergies is not limited to environmental exposures. Clinically food allergies have been identified as a leading contributor to allergy symptoms. Food allergies can cause numerous respiratory symptoms including: asthma, cough, nasal congestion, excess mucus production, hoarseness, postnasal drip, tonsillitis, sore throat, sneezing and stuffy nose.
