End Of August And Ragweed Season Begins

Here's Your Healthy Tip of the Day:  It's the end of August and ragweed season has begun.  Instead of suffering from seasonal rhinitis this September, call or email the office and set up a few appointments for yourself.  Acupuncture is highly effective to prevent, limit and in many cases - cease the miserable symptoms of seasonal allergies.

Allergy Season Is Around The Corner

Allergy season is just around the corner.  The mild winter we've had here in New York finds bulb plants bursting through the soil earlier than usual.  This means that we will have an earlier than normal Spring.  Joyous for some; hell for others.

Here's Your Healthy Tip of the Day:  Springtime is coming early this year and so are the pollens.  If you suffer from allergies, now is the time to get into the office and begin your anti-allergy treatments so you can enjoy the fauna and flora with everyone else instead of missing out on an early and wonderful Springtime.  Call or email the office today for a drug-free and painless way to rid yourself of those nasty allergies!
 k@kmondesire.com   917-701-7582

Allery Season is Starting Early This Year

I have a few patients who have started treatment for seasonal rhinitis earlier than usual this year.  Because of all the rain and snow this past winter and spring, the pollen count has been quite high.  Now that the end of summer is nearing, all those lovely flowers, shrubs, trees and plantings are going to seed (just like this lovely flowerbed I started this year).

Here's Your Healthy Tip of the Day:  Be smart like my patients!  Start treatments today for what I believe will be a very tough allergy season this year.  Why suffer when you can enjoy the autumn summer symptom-free??  The combination of acupuncture and herbal pills can prevent the symptoms of seasonal rhinitis before they make you miserable.  Call or email today for an appointment.

Acupuncture is Highly Effective in the Treatment of Seasonal Allergic Rhinitis

Seasonal allergic rhinitis occurs at the same time each year when certain trees, foliage and flowers are in bloom. This is the most common and prevalent type of allergy I see in my clinic. Symptoms typically include itchy burning eyes, greenish yellow nasal discharge, stuffy and/or runny nose, headaches, shortness of breath, itchy and dry skin, insomnia and general irritability. Sounds familiar? Did you know that approximately 10 to 20 percent of the general populace suffers from allergic rhinitis? The estimated health care cost is between $4.5 and $7.7 billion per year in the United States.1 This does not take into account days missed from the workplace or school.  In China, this type of pathology is considered to be ‘wind heat’ and has been successful treated with the combination of acupuncture and herbal formulas for centuries.
In 2004, Allergy published the results of a double blind clinical trial testing the efficacy of acupuncture and Chinese herbal formulas. The test concluded that this combination of treatment modalities was very effective for the relief of the symptoms of seasonal allergic rhinitis.
The subjects of this clinical trial experienced relief in their eyes and nose, performed more physical activity, and enjoyed a much improved psychological condition.  Ideally, it is wise to begin addressing seasonal rhinitis one or two months before a person is historically affected. Early treatment results in little or no symptoms throughout the season. There are many different herbal formulas (pill form) that I incorporated into a patient’s treatment plan. Treatments vary from week to week because the person’s condition improves after every acupuncture session. In general, for the person suffering from chronic rhinitis for years will visit my office twice weekly for the first several weeks, then once weekly as their condition improves. As the immune system is tonified, the patient’s overall health condition improves and is then put onto a maintenance plan of once visit every 3 to 4 weeks.

References
1. Management of Allergic Rhinitis in the Working-Age Population. Summary, Evidence Report/Technology Assessment: Number 67. AHRQ Publication No. 03-E013, February 2003. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. www.ahrq.gov/clinic/epcsums/rhinworksum.htm.
2. Brinkhaus R, Hummelsberger J, Kohnen R, et al. Acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine in the treatment of patients with seasonal allergic rhinitis: a randomized-controlled clinical trial. Allergy 2004;59:953-960.
3. Deadman P. The treatment of allergic rhinitis by acupuncture. J Chin Med 1991;36:25-27.
4. Maciocia G. The Practice of Chinese Medicine. The Treatment of Diseases with Acupuncture and Chinese Herbs. London: Churchill Livingstone, 1994.

The Breeze Brings The Sneeze

It's seasonal rhinitis time everyone!  Yippee!!!  Don't you just love those watery, itch eyes?  The scratchy throat that seems to want to choke you at times?  The dripping, running nose (very attractive - NOT) and the constant sneezing????

Here's Your Tip of the Day:  Acupuncture and Chinese Herbal Formulas can stop your seasonal rhinitis or at the very least, reduce the symptoms dramatically.  I have many patients in my practice who start their treatments approximately 2 weeks prior to the season and continue weekly treatments throughout the season.  These are the most extreme cases.  Most patients come just once per month for treatment.

The Bottom Line:  my patients (with very few exceptions) enjoy their spring without all the symptoms of seasonal rhinitis.  They save boatloads of money on allergy shots and pills, live drug-free and don't walk around looking like a red-nosed reindeer.

Go see your acupuncturist today and do something REAL to stop your seasonal rhinitis!