Andrew Loosely spoke on the Debbie McGee show on Radio Berkshire.
You can hear a replay and get some hay fever tips by going to Radio Berkshire, clicking on Debbie McGee, and in the pop up window moving the pointer over to the right to 1 hour and 8 minutes.
It will only stay live for 7 days so listen in!
Andrew Loosely was interviewed on Marlow FM the community radio station. He was a guest on “That Fabulous Friday Feeling”
Andrew explained that in fact he works all day on a Saturday at Healthwise Clinic but gets a double dose of a fabulous friday feeling. Clients come in for treatment on a Friday so they are all prepared for the weekend, so he enjoys their enjoyment before the weekend, and he gets his Friday feeling on a Saturday which is the day before his weekend starts on a Sunday. Andrew said that in fact he gets a good feeling every day of the week when he talks to his clients, and knows he is helping them improve health in body and mind.
Andrew gave some hints on improving health at this time of year. Hay fever is very common at the moment, and Andrew explained that a tea made from peppermint and elderflower, or alternatively from nettles would be help to soothe the unpleasant cold-like symptoms, and strengthen the body.
He concluded by giving a quick diagnosis of the health of Gordon Brown by looking at his face. This is one of the four methods used to assess health. If you want to know more you will have to ask at Healthwise…
Hay fever symptoms are usually worse in early summer. But if you asked the 6 million hay fever sufferers in the UK what the cause is, very few would say it is the horse chestnut tree.
The obvious first answer is hay, but when people realise they have not been near hay they think again, and usually say grass seed.
But the surprising truth is that pollen from the horse chestnut tree is the cause of a lot of hay fever in Britain and elsewhere.
The horse chestnut is such a beautiful tree, and means that finer weather is here and it seems almost wrong to think of it being a problem!
Of course in natural medicine, it is not the tree that is the problem, but an imbalance in the body which allows the horse chestnut to cause the symptoms.
The pollen in the flowers is easily blown around by the wind, and once airborne is then inhaled through the nose or mouth. This can cause symptoms similar to having a cold. The only difference is that you do not feel as bad as you would with a cold.
Unfortunately there is little you can do to avoid the pollen. Natural health treatment focuses on expelling the pollen from the body, and soothing the inflammation which can occur in the nose, eyes, and throat.
The use of over-the-counter or prescribed anti-histamines, effectively damp the body’s natural reaction against the pollen. Although they reduce symptoms in the short-term, they can create a greater imbalance for the future. With these types of medication the body becomes weaker and the energy depletes due to the toxicity of the drugs.
Nature has an array of plants that can be used to help with hay fever. Drugs cause further harm!
Many trees, flowers and grasses can produce hay fever symptoms. However, the appearance of the horse chestnut flower indicates the start of the season and the most common type of hay fever which occurs in late spring and early summer.
Hay fever affects an increasing number of the population. Each year during spring and summer more and more people seem to get the runny nose and sneezing that is often an indicator of hay fever.
It is not the strength of the pollen or the allergen-causing products we come into contact with, but the weakness of our immune system that causes the problem.
However our bodies get more and more depleted by the ever-increasing allergens in the environment. There is a great deal you can do to protect yourself against allergens, and to naturally reduce the problem of the symptoms.
Andrew Loosely will be explaining how to treat hay fever on Radio Berkshire at 10:15 am on Sunday 7th June. Listen in to get some good tips and hints to improve your health naturally.
For some people with a lower immune function pollen in the air causes problems in the form of allergies.
Pollen is only one of many allergens known to us and there are now thousands of people suffering with various allergies every day of the year.
Some of the common symptoms that indicates a reaction to pollen include a runny nose, itchy eyes, puffy skin round the eyes and a general feeling of being unwell. A reaction to pollen can look the same as a cold. It can be called “hay fever” even if you have been nowhere near hay!
From a natural health perspective, the body’s defensive system are weaker than normal for a substance to cause an allergic reaction, so we strengthen the body so it can fight against the allergen.
One of the first steps could be to have an allergy test. We use a method that works by assessing the hair and the response within the body when you came into contact with the allergen. The hair stores everything that you come into contact with is stored inside the hair structure, so it can be read in detail.
The results and advice on what to do are given to our clients.
Many allergic reactions can be treated with diet. If it is diet related treatment can be as simple as just making some dietary changes over a few weeks and the immune system may improve.
If this is not sufficient then it is possible to get excellent results using natural medicine such as herbal medicine and acupuncture to improve the immune system.
There have been many new research projects showing that acupuncture and various herbs greatly improve the number of T cells. These are responsible for the health of the immune system.
