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Immune/autoimmune-allergies
This
can be very frustrating to both patient and doctor but the "kiss"
technique, keep it simple stupid, seems to work best in these immune
complex processes.
Let's
take allergies first since some of the explanation for them also
works for the immune complex diseases.
Most
allergies are formed, that is to say they are not present at birth
but develop after. They are actually intolerance's and can easily be
reversed.
There
are three basic ways that allergies enter and effect the body.
Inhalant, topical, and digestive (nose, skin & mouth
respectively). Each way has to due with the fact that IgA's are used
up processing other complexes and so cannot be effective for
allergens. IgA (Immunoglobulin A) is a complex biochemical produced
daily to bind with foreign substances that try to enter the
superficial surfaces of the body,thus making them too large to be
absorbed either through the skin, or the mucous tissue from the nose
and mouth to the end of the digestive tract.
We are,
in effect like a tube, with the skin on the outer side and the
respiratory tract starting with the nose and the digestive tract
starting with the mouth on the inner part of the tube. Really all of
this is the outside of the body, but once a substance passes through
these layers it enters the inside. So just by swallowing a
substance, it does not mean that it will be absorbed into the body
but may just pass through. This substance we produce called IgA is
again the first line of defense we have against opportunistic
organisms, allergens, dirt, etc.
Once
this is used up, we start absorbing the foreign substances into our
deeper skin layers and trigger IgG (Imunoglobulin G) which has
another function. At the first sign of a foreign substance it
secretes chemicals that start breaking down the foreign substance
and also attract two kinds of white cells to that area. These are
called macrophages and mast cells. Macrophages are cells that are
like packman and absorb the foreign substances and take them to the
lymphatic system to be cleared out of the body. The mast cells are
like water balloons filled with histamine. Histamine is a substance
that effectively walls off the foreign body so that it does not
drift deeper through the tissues or into the blood stream.
This
system works great but unfortunately there are many instances when
people exhibit allergy-like symptoms or immune-complex type symptoms
that the system is getting tricked. It starts recognizing some part
of itself as foreign or the mast cells become used up so fast that
the immature ones tend to break open easily and cause a myriad of
symptoms we call allergy.
When
the foreign substance is too great a load for this system, some
migrate to the blood stream triggering the IgE (Immunoglobulin E)
system. These in effect, take copies of the foreign substance,
albeit from internal sources like our own self or external like
allergens, and carry it to the lymph system. This system, for this
function, produces what we call Ab (antibodies) which attack the
foreign substance on a whole body scale. This is when we get
systemic symptoms like hives, swelling, malaise, fatigue, nausea,
dizziness, shock, or multiple symptoms.
These have been to name a few- collitis, spastic colon,
maldigestion, lupus, asthma, chronic fatigue, depression, edema,
eczema, leaky gut syndrome, and anemia. You get the idea. Not that
all these names are caused by the allergy-immune problems I
mentioned, as they all have various causes, but many times it is the
cause.
We have
to find the cause, correct it, and relieve the symptoms. Generally
this is not complicated, but often some of the simpler causes,
system dysfunctions, and treatments are overlooked. Until those are
done we can take a pro-active
attitude and make our environment
safe for us.
Fortunately, we can reduce
allergens such as bacteria, viruses, spores, pollutants, mites, even
smoke from cooking and wood stoves by 99.9%, from our homes.
This at least gives us a healthy environment to spend our time in
and let our bodies rest from the constant assault it seems to be
getting on a daily basis out side of our homes. If you have ever
shinned a flashlight in the dark after even walking across a rug,
you have probably noticed the millions of small particles floating
in the air. What you haven't seen are the billions of
microscopic ones that are also present.
There is an air purifier that works
with electrostatic charges similar to the natural effect of
lightning. When lightning strikes, Ozone is created which you can
often smell. That is the fresh smell after a summer thunderstorm.
Ozone(O3) is produced and has the ability to bind with pollutants,
allergens, bacteria and the like. It is like nature's purifier. I
have used this purifyer in my office for many years and my patients
always comment on how fresh and clean the air smells. Since I see
many people with allergies/intolerences to inhallant substances, I
try to make my clinic as user friendly as possible. If you would
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patient feedback, I can state that these make a positive impact on
anyone's life and especially the allergic/auto-immune
sufferer.
For
a personalized consultation with Dr. Schwartz, via email, click here to view fees and the
quesionnaire.
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