September 17, 2009

New breakthrough for allergy sufferers

Now that fall is here, the 36 million seasonal allergy
sufferers in the US will be getting runny noses, itchy
eyes, sneezing and congestion.

These symptoms aren't just a nuisance--they can be
downright debilitating at times and impact your quality of
life.

And if they're tied in with asthma (as allergies
frequently are) an attack can be life-threatening.

The mainstream medical community offers 3 standard
treatment options for allergy sufferers, all of which have
some pretty interesting side effects:


1) Antihistamines
(Ex: Benadryl, Claritin, Clarinex and Allegra)

How they work:  When you're exposed to an allergen, your
immune system cells release a chemical called histamine,
which causes your blood vessels to enlarge, and the
familiar redness, swelling, itching and nasal drip.

Antihistamines work by blocking the histamine receptors in
your body so the familiar reaction (and symptoms) doesn't
occur.  

Side effects include:  Drowsiness, stomach upset or pain,
headaches, rapid heartbeat and dry mouth


2) Decongestants
(Ex: Zyrtec-D, Sudafed, Afrin, Claritin-D, Allegra-D)

How they work:  Decongestants shrink your swollen nasal
tissues and blood vessels to relieve the symptoms of nasal
swelling, congestion, mucous secretion, and redness.

Side effects include:  They can raise blood pressure,
cause insomnia or irritability and restrict urinary flow.
Plus they can eventually INCREASE nasal congestion--
worsening the very thing they're supposed to help.


And the nastiest of all the drugs:

3) Steroids (Ex: Beconase, Flonase, Nasocort, Nasonex,
Rhinocort, Veramyst, Prednisone)

How they work:  They reduce tissue inflammation associated
with allergies.

Side effects include:
- Weight gain
- Fluid retention
- High blood pressure
- Growth suppression
- Diabetes
- Cataracts of the eyes
- Bone thinning osteoporosis
- Muscle weakness
- Cough, hoarseness
- Yeast infections of the mouth


The kicker here is that all these drugs do is mask
symptoms (and many times make you feel worse!).  None of
them does a darn thing to address what's really going on
when your body has an allergic reaction.   

But probiotics can.

That's right.  Probiotics are showing great promise in the
treatment of allergies.

Here's how -- I'll give an example using cat dander
(microscopic pieces of dry cat skin which sloughs off
and becomes airborne landing just about everywhere):

Your body has a system of enzymes to digest cat dander
using a 2-step process.

First, when you breathe in the dander, enzymes break down
the protein molecules in the dander into little things
called peptides. 

Next, more enzymes digest these peptides and turn them
into amino acids.  Once they become amino acids, your body
can deal with them and there's no risk of an allergic
reaction.

This process can only run properly if you have enough of
the right kinds of enzymes, though. 

People that have allergies don't have sufficient levels of
enzymes to break down and transform the allergen into
benign amino acids.

Make sense?

Now, the good news is probiotics have shown repeatedly to
help.

Probiotics in your body actually manufacture enzymes to
help your body break down the proteins in allergens and
help give you relief from the familiar symptoms.


Clinical studies show that the probiotic strain
Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG (LGG) has been particularly
helpful for people with both seasonal and food allergies. 

In one long-term double-blind study, a probiotic mixture
including LGG was given to 1,223 pregnant women 2-4 weeks
before they delivered.  Once the children were born, the
children were also given the probiotics for 6 months.

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