Allergy and Asthma Ailments
Last week someone told me that I should write a book. "Very funny", I thought, and I laughed! This week I got to thinking about my health journey for the last 10 years and realized, "I need to write down all that I have learned". I decided to write it like a journal with approximate time periods listed and adding bulleted major events under each so it can be more easily and quickly read.
With that in mind, here is my first excerpt for what I will call, "My Touch for Health Journey". I am sure there will be changes and additions but here is the first section about my allergies and asthma ailments. Please let me know what you think!
Allergy and Asthma Ailments; Extreme Fatigue Caused by Congestion and Difficulty Breathing
1960’s
• Sinus congestion
• Unable to breathe through nose
• Worse certain times of the year
1970’s
• Asthma when running or laughing hard
• Chronic stuffy and runny nose
1990
• Seasonal allergies made congestion worse and caused asthma
1990-2005
• I tried a lot of different herbs and also sinus rinsing which brought some relief but no lasting relief and prevention of symptoms
2006
• Discovered nettle leaf tea or capsules prevented congestion reaction to seasonal allergies
2007
• Cold winter air made me cough every time I would go outside
• Asthma all year, instead of just in the spring and fall
Winter, 2009
• Asthma and coughing most nights when I would lay down in bed
• Used massager and heat to help clear lungs so I could sleep
Spring, 2010
• Learned how to calm triple warmer and hold sedating acupressure points to ease my fight or flight response
• Calming triple warmer helped but I had to do it often, especially when I came in contact with an allergen
July, 2010
• Discovered biking really helped to “open up” my lungs so I could breathe more deeply
October 10, 2010
• Had my firstTouch for Health 14 muscle balance for breathing more easily; worked neurovascular points for lungs
October 12, 2010
• Realized I could breathe much more deeply than I was used to since having my first Touch for Health 14 muscle balance 2 days earlier
October through Spring, 2011
• Touch for Health Balances helped breathing
May 23, 2011
• Felt some tension in my shoulders, thought it may be my rhomboid muscle
May 24, 2011, 3:30 a.m.
• Woke up with congestion in my lungs and throat
• Touch for Health 42 muscle test revealed my Deltoid and Diaphgram (associated with lung) were weak
• Massaged the spinal reflex points to strengthen the lungs
• Discovered my Deltoid muscle was reactive to my Sartorius reactor muscle
• Was able to go back to sleep after Touch for Health balance
May 24, 2011
• Reset reactive Deltoid muscle
• Cleaned black mold from off the water filters under the kitchen sink without sneezing
• Spent a lot of time outside in my yard that was in full bloom from all of the rain this spring
• Swept up dust and dried up flowers (that had fallen off the trees) from the garage floor
May 24, 2011 evening
• Feel great with no lung congestion after spending a lot of time outside and cleaning mold
May 25, 2011
• Had tightness and congestion in chest and lungs after eating a mango, peach salsa
• Touch for Health Balance revealed weakness Anterior Deltoid and Popliteus muscles on both sides
• Rubbed spinal reflex points for Anterior Deltoid and Popliteus
• Was able to breathe more easily and after clearing throat for a few minutes felt almost as good as new
May 26, 2011
• Had to tempt fate (besides loving the taste) and ate mango, peach salsa again with the reaction of some tightening of the chest and need to clear the throat
• Rubbed neurolymphatics for Anterior Deltoid and Popliteus muscles for complete relief
• Ate more mango, peach salsa – Yum!
Asthma and Allergy Ailments (part II)
I don’t mind being a guinea pig but since last Wednesday (June 8, 2011), I have felt a bit like a laboratory rat. That is the exact day that the grass in my yard caused my body to try to protect itself by blocking my nasal and lung passages. I have tried to avoid taking nettle leaf, a natural antihistamine, so that I could try a few different therapies to control the congestion. I did give in a couple times and took some nettle leaf in the middle of the night so that I could sleep. Massaging lymphatic points, hand and foot reflexes and ileocecal valve were very helpful for subsiding my congestion and asthma but I didn’t want to do these at the expense of waking myself up too much in the middle of the night and not be able to go back to sleep.
The reaction to getting bombarded by grass pollen after having weeks of rain creating a high mold count is a bit more overwhelming to my body than a bit of mango salsa seemed to be. Relieving the allergic reaction of congestion in my head and lungs and eventually asthma proved to be much more difficult.
Here is the chain of events including what I tried for preventing and/or relieving my asthma and allergy congestion and stiffness all over my body that I began to feel from my lymphatic system becoming overwhelmed.
June 8, 2011
Worked under the pool deck where some tall grass had tassels growing (not the best idea)
With that in mind, here is my first excerpt for what I will call, "My Touch for Health Journey". I am sure there will be changes and additions but here is the first section about my allergies and asthma ailments. Please let me know what you think!
Allergy and Asthma Ailments; Extreme Fatigue Caused by Congestion and Difficulty Breathing
1960’s
• Sinus congestion
• Unable to breathe through nose
• Worse certain times of the year
1970’s
• Asthma when running or laughing hard
• Chronic stuffy and runny nose
1990
• Seasonal allergies made congestion worse and caused asthma
1990-2005
• I tried a lot of different herbs and also sinus rinsing which brought some relief but no lasting relief and prevention of symptoms
2006
• Discovered nettle leaf tea or capsules prevented congestion reaction to seasonal allergies
2007
• Cold winter air made me cough every time I would go outside
• Asthma all year, instead of just in the spring and fall
Winter, 2009
• Asthma and coughing most nights when I would lay down in bed
• Used massager and heat to help clear lungs so I could sleep
Spring, 2010
• Learned how to calm triple warmer and hold sedating acupressure points to ease my fight or flight response
• Calming triple warmer helped but I had to do it often, especially when I came in contact with an allergen
July, 2010
• Discovered biking really helped to “open up” my lungs so I could breathe more deeply
October 10, 2010
• Had my firstTouch for Health 14 muscle balance for breathing more easily; worked neurovascular points for lungs
October 12, 2010
• Realized I could breathe much more deeply than I was used to since having my first Touch for Health 14 muscle balance 2 days earlier
October through Spring, 2011
• Touch for Health Balances helped breathing
May 23, 2011
• Felt some tension in my shoulders, thought it may be my rhomboid muscle
May 24, 2011, 3:30 a.m.
• Woke up with congestion in my lungs and throat
• Touch for Health 42 muscle test revealed my Deltoid and Diaphgram (associated with lung) were weak
• Massaged the spinal reflex points to strengthen the lungs
• Discovered my Deltoid muscle was reactive to my Sartorius reactor muscle
• Was able to go back to sleep after Touch for Health balance
May 24, 2011
• Reset reactive Deltoid muscle
• Cleaned black mold from off the water filters under the kitchen sink without sneezing
• Spent a lot of time outside in my yard that was in full bloom from all of the rain this spring
• Swept up dust and dried up flowers (that had fallen off the trees) from the garage floor
May 24, 2011 evening
• Feel great with no lung congestion after spending a lot of time outside and cleaning mold
May 25, 2011
• Had tightness and congestion in chest and lungs after eating a mango, peach salsa
• Touch for Health Balance revealed weakness Anterior Deltoid and Popliteus muscles on both sides
• Rubbed spinal reflex points for Anterior Deltoid and Popliteus
• Was able to breathe more easily and after clearing throat for a few minutes felt almost as good as new
May 26, 2011
• Had to tempt fate (besides loving the taste) and ate mango, peach salsa again with the reaction of some tightening of the chest and need to clear the throat
• Rubbed neurolymphatics for Anterior Deltoid and Popliteus muscles for complete relief
• Ate more mango, peach salsa – Yum!
Asthma and Allergy Ailments (part II)
I don’t mind being a guinea pig but since last Wednesday (June 8, 2011), I have felt a bit like a laboratory rat. That is the exact day that the grass in my yard caused my body to try to protect itself by blocking my nasal and lung passages. I have tried to avoid taking nettle leaf, a natural antihistamine, so that I could try a few different therapies to control the congestion. I did give in a couple times and took some nettle leaf in the middle of the night so that I could sleep. Massaging lymphatic points, hand and foot reflexes and ileocecal valve were very helpful for subsiding my congestion and asthma but I didn’t want to do these at the expense of waking myself up too much in the middle of the night and not be able to go back to sleep.
The reaction to getting bombarded by grass pollen after having weeks of rain creating a high mold count is a bit more overwhelming to my body than a bit of mango salsa seemed to be. Relieving the allergic reaction of congestion in my head and lungs and eventually asthma proved to be much more difficult.
Here is the chain of events including what I tried for preventing and/or relieving my asthma and allergy congestion and stiffness all over my body that I began to feel from my lymphatic system becoming overwhelmed.
June 8, 2011
Worked under the pool deck where some tall grass had tassels growing (not the best idea)
- Lots of sneezing
- Congestion in my head
- Asthma and congestion in my lungs
- Learned that accident victims who had allergies always had red and inflamed ileocecal valves (found between the small and large intestions) when they were observed during operations
- Massaged ileocecal hand and foot reflex points
- Balanced my acupuncture meridian flow lines, strengthened latissimus dorsi (spleen meridian) with spinal reflex point brought relief
- Suspect that my body is not assimilating vitamine C (very common allergy) which is the recommended supplement when lung acupuncture meridian is weak
- Massaged ileocecal valve area, hand and foot reflexes for ileocecal valve to help prepare my body for acerola vitamin C tablets
- Took 3 vitamin C tablets
- Massaged lung neurolymphatics which cleared the lungs but needed to be done often thoughout the day
- Balanced my acupuncture meridian flow lines by strengthening supraspinatus (central meridian) and gluteus medius (circulation/x meridian) with neurovascular points which brought the best longer term relief for the day
- Took 2 nettle leaf capsules before bed and again in the middle of the night
- Balanced my acupuncture meridian flow lines by strengthening Supraspinatus (central meridian) Teres Major (governing meridian) and Anterior Serratus (lung meridian)
- Massaged ileocecal valve
- Massaged kidney meridian points 19 and 24 for Soleus Medial Tendon (for Parathyroid)
- Massaged entire Soleus Medial Tendon muscle (for hay fever, asthma, allergy to grasses, pollens and flowers) which was very, very sore, Ouch!
- Balanced my acupuncture meridian flow lines by strengthening Supraspinatus (central meridian) and Gluteus Medius (circulation/sx meridian) with neurolymphatic points for relief
- Outside throwing a beach ball around with my family
- Chest and lungs began to feel tight
- Lots of hacking and painful coughing
- Ran around the trampoline about half a dozen times which really opened my lungs and after clearing my lungs with a few productive coughs could breath easily and much more deeply
- Spent the day sewing and didn't stop to do a balance all day
- Ran before bed to relieve asthma which worked great
- Could not get to sleep till midnight - thinking that maybe too much adrenalin was released from running
- Made sure I did a balance in the morning, strengthened Supraspinatus (central) spinal reflex and Gluteus muscles (circulation/sx) acupuncture meridian
- Felt great most of the day
- Swept garage and after 15 minutes, nose started to run and throat became itchy
- Immediately came in the house and did a balance, corrected weak Supraspinatus (central) spinal reflex and Pectoralis Major Sternal and Rhomboids (liver) meridian neurolymphatic points
- Symptoms subsided in about 10 minutes
- Watched my sons baseball game with no asthma problems
- Learned that cortisol release in the body controls inflammation and helps control blood sugar - maybe it is cortisol that was released when running that helped my asthma
