Cat allergies are caused by a protein called Fel d 1, which is found in cat saliva and dander from sebaceous glands found in the skin, fur, and anal sebaceous glands. Allergic reactions to cats are extremely common, affecting up to 25% of those with allergies. Cat allergens are produced in large quantities, especially by un-neutered males. Often, people will tell you they aren’t allergic to all cats or at least less to some than others. Even neutered male cats may be more allergenic than females.

The size of the cat dander particles is extremely small and is inhaled deep into the lungs. It is therefore a common trigger to allergic asthma. Cat owners who are allergic to cats are more prone to the development of asthma symptoms.

Do you have to get rid of your beloved pet in order to be free of the allergy? If you listen to conventional medicine that is likely the first thing you will hear. After you hear that bit of disheartening news, they might tell you about allergy shots.

Allergy Immunotherapy (allergy shots) is a treatment option that helps to re-train your immune system so that you won’t over-react to the benign substances in cat hair.

Clinical studies have shown that a proper course of treatment with allergy shots can result in significant relief in as little as 3 months, but a longer duration of treatment is generally required to develop a tolerance to the allergen (in this case, cats). In some people, allergy shots that are are maintained for 3-5 years appears to offer long-term relief. In fact, allergy shots have the potential to cure your allergy since they target the basic allergic mechanism of your disease. Most medications that you are familiar with (prescription or over the counter) only target the symptoms and thus provide temporary relief (claritin, zyrtec, benadryl, nasonex, etc). When you suspend treatment with these medications your allergic reactions are likely to return.

An important question to ask your allergist is whether the maintenance dose being prescribed in your shot(s) is in line with what has been shown to be effective in clinical studies. Several large organizations of leading allergists have endorsed dosing guidelines for immnuotherapy for common allergens like cat hair. Your allergist should be following these guidelines to help ensure you are receiving the most effective treatment possible.

Are there other alternatives available for treatment? Yes. Many of these completely noninvasive techniques are based on acupuncture and referred to as meridian therapies. These techniques include Emotional Freedom Techniques or  EFT, Nambudripad’s Allergy Elimination Technique or NAET, Allergy Antidotes, and Tapas Acupressure Technique or TAT, all of which are highly effective at eliminating allergic response.

Once the specific allergy is identified, these various techniques employ acupressure to eliminate the allergic response. You may get complete resolution of the symptoms with these techniques alone and for those already taking allergy shots, the treatment will be greatly enhanced with the possibility of reducing the duration of the shots.

Energy psychology is an alternative to traditional forms of intervention including talk, group, cognitive, and behavior therapies. As defined by ACEP (Association for Comprehensive Energy Psychology), it is a family of mind/body techniques that are clinically observed to consistently help with a wide range of psychological conditions. These interventions address the human vibrational matrix which consists of three major interacting systems:

Energy Pathways (meridians and related acupoints)

Energy Centers (chakras)

Human Biofied (systems of energy that envelop the body)

Energy Psychology techniques, of which there are several, can be used to help us release emotional triggers around an issue, giving us the freedom we need to make choices. According to Gary Craig, the founder of EFT, “The cause of all negative emotions is a disruption in the body’s energy system.” The techniques we use are based on meridian energy fields and work by realigning the flow of energy around a specific issue. This is usually attained by having the subject focus on the problem while the practitioner applies the technique. The energy flow as it pertains to the specific issue, is thereby rebalanced to eliminate the trigger. The techniques are often effective even when nothing else has worked.

At Health Energetics, we use these techniques to help release the blockages to lasting weight loss, and for releasing allergies, chemical sensitivities, and energy toxins. In the case of allergies, instead of focusing on an emotion, we bring the offending substance into the energy field. Energy psychology techniques can also be used to help us eliminate unwanted emotional responses such as anxiety, despair, fear, frustration, grief, guilt, and panic.

Allergy Elimination Through Energetic Release

The incidence of allergies in the United States is on the rise. Multiple chemical sensitivity (MCS) and other environmental illnesses, are increasing as well. Our body’s ability to handle exposure to toxic chemicals and allergens, decreases inversely to the amount of exposure and leaves our immune system unable to process them. This rain barrel effect has been clinically documented showing that the body can only tolerate so much exposure before it begins to react. We continue to inhale and ingest toxins that our bodies were never designed to accommodate. Trauma may also account for some allergic reactions or sensitivities. Exposure to certain substances while being stressed or traumatized can produce symptoms to that substance.

There is a broad range of symptoms associated with allergies, food sensitivities and environmental toxins. These can run the gamut from headache, respiratory problems, sore throats, chronic cough, frequent colds, eye irritation, fatigue, dizziness, memory lapses, depression, anxiety, mental fogginess, muscle aches and pains, arthritis, digestive problems, learning disabilities, weight gain, and hyperactivity. Diffuse and unexplained symptoms may also be allergy related.

After a brief intake and history, and once the allergens, toxins, or sensitivities are identified through muscle testing, a variety of energy psychology treatments can be applied to help the body release the adverse immune response.