Chiropractic & Seasonal Allergies

Our spine affects nearly everything in your body through the central nervous system. Your spine and brain communicate to various parts of your body, including the parts that affect your immune system and impact the way your body reacts to allergens. A lack of communication between the spine, brain, and other parts of the body can lead to lower immunity which means your body will have a tougher time reacting to stressors.

A benefit to chiropractic adjustments for allergy care is the fact that they can help regulate histamine and cortisol levels in your body. Curbing histamine production is a big help during allergy season, as this compound within the body is responsible for many allergy symptoms. Cortisol also plays an important role in the immune response, so regulating both of these in tandem is a huge boost against allergies.

Arguably the hardest part about seeking any kind of medical treatment is finding something that works for you, but doesn’t come with a host of nasty side effects. The problem is, a lot of allergy medications either don’t work or leave you feeling tired and drowsy, neither of which are very good solutions. A chiropractic adjustment can help manage your body’s allergy response with none of the side effects, which makes it easier to continue living your normal life.

Keeping the air in your home fresh and clean is essential. We recommend cleaning out and replacing air filters in your house during allergy season and having an Air Doctor HEPA air filter in your bedroom is a must.

Day-to-day choices to reduce allergies at home include taking your shoes off in your house, change and wash your clothes as soon as you are home from outdoor time and take a shower to rinse pollen out of your hair. Change your bedsheets and pillow cases consistently as well. If you have pets, make sure they are washed off regularly to not be carrying pollen into your house as well.

From making it difficult to breathe, itching and burning eyes to leaving you drowsy all day, allergies can have a lot of negative effects on your body. Fortunately, brain-based chiropractic care and healthy lifestyle choices can help!