The Whole Body Approach to Allergy and Sinus Health

Murray Grossan

Description

The Whole Body Approach for everything from sinus headaches to postnasal drip, chronic pulmonary disease, pollution-induced bronchial inflammation, asthma, snoring, loss of smell or taste, surgery, pediatric issues and more.

Sujets

• Santé et bien-être
• Diététique
• Santé du quotidien
• Santé au quotidien
• Santé au quotidien
• Diet
• Health
• Fitness
• Nutrition
• diététique

Informations

• Publié par: Turner Publishing Company
• Date de parution: 01 novembre 2015
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781591207245
• Langue: English

Extrait

The W HOLE B ODY A PPROACH TO A LLERGY AND S INUS H EALTH
M URRAY G ROSSAN , M.D.
The information contained in this book is based upon the research and personal and professional experiences of the author. It is not intended as a substitute for consulting with your physician or other healthcare provider. Any attempt to diagnose and treat an illness should be done under the direction of a healthcare professional.
The publisher does not advocate the use of any particular healthcare protocol but believes the information in this book should be available to the public. The publisher and author are not responsible for any adverse effects or consequences resulting from the use of the suggestions, preparations, or procedures discussed in this book. Should the reader have any questions concerning the appropriateness of any procedures or preparation mentioned, the author and the publisher strongly suggest consulting a professional healthcare advisor.
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Grossan, Murray.
The whole body approach to allergy and sinus health / Murray Grossan, M.D.
pages cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978-1-59120-724-5
1. Allergy-Alternative treatment. 2. Sinusitis-Alternative treatment.
3. Holistic medicine. I. Title.
RC588.A47G76 2015
616.97-dc23
2015000826
Copyright 2015 by Murray Grossan, M.D.
All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without written permission from the author.
Editor: Cheryl Hirsch
Typesetting/Book design: Gary A. Rosenberg
Cover design: Mike Stromberg
Printed in the United States of America
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C ONTENTS
Introduction
PART ONE
THE TRIO-ALLERGY, SINUS DISEASE, AND COLDS
1. The Whole Body Approach
2. What Is an Allergy and Why Did I Get It?
3. What Works for an Allergy and Why?
4. Why Did I Get Sinusitis?
5. What to Do for Your Sinusitis
6. Is It a Cold, a Sinus Infection, or an Allergy?
PART TWO
COMMON ALLERGY AND SINUS-RELATED COMPLAINTS
7. Is It a Sinus Headache, a Tension Headache, or a Migraine?
8. How to Clear Postnasal Drip and Thick Mucus
9. How the Sinuses Affect Asthma and Other Lung Conditions
10. How to Treat Throat and Voice Problems
11. How to Stop Snoring without Surgery
12. How to Recover a Loss of Smell
13. How to Limit the Health Effects of Smog, Fires, and Volcano Gases
14. How to Resolve Other Nasal- and Sinus-Related Conditions
PART THREE
SPECIAL SITUATIONS
15. When Surgery Is an Option
16. Kid Stuff
Afterword
Glossary
Resources
References
About the Author
I NTRODUCTION
J anice was coming down with a cold so she rushed out (in the rain) to the pharmacy. There, she saw row after row of cold remedies: lozenges advertised to shorten colds, liquids for suppressing cough, pills for opening up nasal passages, sprays to relieve congestion, and inhalers for reducing inflammation and swelling. There were also vitamins, herbal remedies, and probiotics to take for a cold. Judy decided to get one of each and then rushed home where she sprayed her nose, swallowed the pills, and breathed in from the inhaler. She also gargled. A week later Judy s cold was worse and she was losing her voice.
Betty was coming down with a cold, too. She made a cup of green tea with some lemon and honey, got into bed, and watched a TV comedy until she fell asleep. Next morning, she made herself another cup of green tea and continued to drink more throughout the day. The following day she was fine. I call Betty s method the Whole Body Approach.
Whatever your allergy or sinus problem, you are not just a nose. You are also the foods you eat, the sleep you get, the thoughts you have-even the clothes you wear!
Jesse was sneezing from hay fever. He stopped eating hot spicy foods. His hay fever got better. Find out why you must avoid chili when you have allergy.
Robert suffered from a sinus infection for a month. Finally his wife made him go to this fabulous masseuse for a foot massage. He felt so much better afterward and his sinus condition cleared up. Learn why.
Lots of foreign substances enter your nose. The nose is your body s first line of defense. It filters incoming pollen, dust, chemicals, smoke, viruses, bacteria, and much more. Whether these substances take hold and make you sick depends on many factors, including your immunity (is it weak or strong?), your emotional state (are you happy or depressed?), your nasal cilia (are they active or sluggish?), the quality of your sleep (is it good or poor?), and your ability to visualize being well and healthy.
In this book I explain how to use your whole body to heal an allergy or a sinus condition. A major reason for taking care of your allergy is that an allergy is often the cause of a preventable chronic sinus condition called sinusitis. And chronic sinusitis can affect the entire body, including your lungs and teeth! (Prevention of allergy and sinusitis are discussed in Chapters 3 and 5 .) Why would an ear, nose, and throat specialist (technically called an otolaryngologist) like myself teach a whole body approach? Here s why:
Early treatment prevents serious outcomes. With early treatment, many serious conditions such as allergy, sinus infections, acid reflux, hypertension, obstructive sleep apnea, and bronchitis can be prevented. Imagine how Mr. Peterson felt when I told him that his cure for snoring was simply to sew a tennis ball to the back of his shirt!
When your mind is the healer, you get additional healing benefits. If you read any carefully conducted double-blind clinical trial on medication treatments and their outcomes, you will find that, on average, a large percentage of patients on the placebo (dummy pill) get exactly the same benefit as those taking the drug. Jane s wrist was swollen and she was in pain. She entered a new drug trial. She took the drug, the wrist healed, and the pain went away. Then she found out she had taken the placebo. Frank was ill. The doctor prescribed a medication: one pill four times a day. When he saw the doctor in two weeks, the doctor was delighted that his medicine had cured Frank. It turns out that Frank had mistakenly taken the wrong medication and was taking a vitamin instead. How often have these same scenarios happened to me? I prescribe a medication. I see the patient two weeks later and am delighted that he or she is well, thanks to my medication. No, it turns out, my patient didn t get the medication-the pharmacy was closed, the insurance didn t cover it, and so on.
Whenever a person takes charge of his or her illness, he or she does better. Whether it is cancer, sinusitis, a cold, or any other health problem, whenever you understand your illness and actively participate in its treatment using your whole body (especially your mind), you can be well again and feel good. In one study on the psychological influences on surgical outcome, it was found that irrespective of the operating surgeon, a patient s pre-surgery score on the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory could predict the outcome of a standard orthopedic procedure! When you take charge, your whole body enters into the healing process. The reverse is also true: when you give up, then your body turns off the healing process.
Stress lowers your immunity and makes any condition worse. Being stressed releases harmful chemicals that weaken your immune system and prevent you from using your full immune power.
Antibiotics are being overprescribed and overused. Due to the unbridled use of antibiotics, bacteria are growing increasingly more resistant to antibiotics. On September 18, 2014, the White House announced the creation of a national task force and a five-year action plan to reduce antibiotic resistance through promotion of more appropriate antibiotic use. When you learn the non-antibiotic therapies here, because you understand them and know how to use them, those non-antibiotic methods will be more effective. You and your family will be spared exposure to resistant bacteria.
Where can you get the best information for a sinus problem? Right here. When you go the pharmacy and see row after row of cold remedies, how are you to know which one you should take? If you read the small print of the cautions and side effects of these products, you would be afraid to take any of them. If you seek information from the Internet and google Allergy, 105,740,000 items come up. If you google Nasal Allergy, you only get 1,500,000 items. How many days would it take to look through them? No matter what illness you look up on the Internet, you get bombarded with advertisements for pills and sprays. You get information about rare herbs with strange names that are 100 percent guaranteed to make you well-and guess what? They take Visa and MasterCard. Even at the best-meaning sites for medical information, you read about the latest surgery and are advised to see your doctor. Nowhere will you find the best advice for a common cold: go to bed and drink lots of tea with lemon and honey. And, of course, don t forget the chicken soup!
I recommend that you read through the whole book because an allergy, a sinus infection, and a cold are all related. What remedy works for one often is good for all three.
No, these are not secrets of the past, revealed at last. These are not secret herbs from the island of Bora Bora that are picked in the moonlight. Every single recommendation is based on sound scientific principles that can be backed up by a dozen medical journal articles, including my own thirty-plus peer-review publications.
My goal with this book is to show you:
Why tea with lemon and honey works.
Why you can avoid getting a cold by smiling!
Why you