| In the mid 1980s, Dr. Devi Nambudripad | | | | commonly associated with allergies. However, this |
| discovered that allergies could be permanently | | | | is just the tip of the iceberg. Many people suffer |
| eliminated using acupuncture or acupressure. With | | | | from life threatening allergies that could result in |
| this knowledge, she developed a treatment | | | | anaphylactic shock. All autoimmune conditions are |
| protocol known as Nambudripad's Allergy | | | | allergy-related, with the immune system reacting |
| Elimination Technique or NAET. Allergy elimination | | | | against various parts of the body. From arthritis |
| has grown increasingly popular, with more than | | | | to "zits," virtually any illness or health condition can |
| 4,000 NAET certified practitioners worldwide and | | | | have an allergy link. |
| millions of patients who have received permanent | | | | NAET allergy elimination is just one of the |
| relief from their allergies. The effectiveness of this | | | | energy-based choices available. You have Bioset, |
| method has been proven in clinical trials, including | | | | which combines enzyme therapy with |
| studies funded by the National Institutes of Health | | | | acupressure to eliminate allergies. You also have |
| in the United States. | | | | the Allergy Zapper Method, which is a |
| In spite of its excellent track record, however, | | | | do-it-yourself guide to acupressure-based allergy |
| some online forums and blogs have contributions | | | | elimination. There are several other protocols |
| from a scattering of patients who say that NAET | | | | involving different methods, such as stimulating |
| allergy elimination didn't work for them. Others | | | | acupressure points with cold lasers. So, with all the |
| say it worked wonderfully, and they are thrilled | | | | choices available, how can you know if NAET is |
| with the results. The reviews and testimonials | | | | right for you? |
| differ greatly. So how can you know if it will work | | | | NAET allergy elimination is the only energy-based |
| for you? | | | | method that has insurance codes. If your |
| In order to answer that question, let's take a look | | | | insurance covers acupuncture, you may have |
| at the fundamentals of energy-based allergy | | | | coverage for NAET treatments from a licensed |
| elimination. Energy flows through the body in a | | | | acupuncturist. This is certainly a consideration for |
| series of pathways known as meridians. Critics | | | | some people. |
| and skeptics contend that the energy meridians | | | | NAET allergy elimination tends to work very well |
| are simply theoretical. However, that position was | | | | for patients with a low to moderate number of |
| disproved when the research team of Dr. Claude | | | | allergies. For those with a larger number of |
| Darras and Dr. Pierre De Vernejoul were able to | | | | allergies or anyone suffering from serious health |
| map the course of these energy pathways with | | | | conditions, satisfaction is less certain. NAET treats |
| radioactive tracers in the 1980s. It is this energy, | | | | one allergy at a time, so it can require a huge |
| or chi, that is controlled and directed through the | | | | investment of time and money. Patients with |
| practice of yoga, tai chi, qi gong, reiki, meditation, | | | | serious illnesses or health concerns may come to |
| acupuncture and acupressure. Proper flow of chi is | | | | an NAET practitioner with high hopes, only to give |
| a necessary component for vibrant health. | | | | up months later when they have invested a great |
| When we encounter something that the | | | | deal and received limited results. Some patients, |
| subconscious mind perceives as a threat, the flow | | | | especially those with autoimmune conditions or |
| of energy is interrupted in an attempt to prevent | | | | multiple sensitivities, may require treatments |
| that substance, seen as harmful, from entering | | | | several times a week for a year or more before |
| further into the body. This interruption of energy | | | | achieving a good level of relief. Many people will |
| flow can create backups of energy in certain | | | | run out of financial resources, and/or find that |
| places, and insufficient energy in others. Think of | | | | they simply don't have the time to continue with |
| the meridians as rivers. If you build a dam on the | | | | treatments that drag on and on. |
| river, the water backs up. You create a flood | | | | However, many patients with numerous allergies |
| upstream of the dam, and the riverbed dries out | | | | are happy with their results, so it's important to |
| downstream. | | | | read patient testimonials and weigh your decision |
| When this happens in the body, the results are | | | | carefully. Positive results are achievable with |
| unpleasant. Sneezing, itchy eyes, runny nose, and | | | | NAET, but may require a long-term commitment |
| tickling throat... these are the symptoms | | | | in terms of time and finances. |