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Lou Thompson, health therapist, says: by stimulating the acupressure meridians I can change the body's response to allergies and retrain it'

WITH allergies and food intolerances on the rise, the medical profession is busy looking for alternative ways to deal with the problem.

While conventional treatment advises avoidance of a particular allergy or prescribes antihistamines to suppress symptoms, Nambudripad's Allergy Elimination Technique (NAET) is drug-free and only requires a short period of avoidance after the treatment.

The therapy begins with testing for and treating intolerances to basic nutrients on the premise that these are found in all foods and are often factors in many environmental sensitivities.

The treatment itself is based on Kinesiology and the principles of acupressure and acupuncture. It involves using muscle testing to determine the allergen for treatment, and stimulation of acupressure points along the spine in order to send a message to the brain to reprogram the body's response to the allergen present.

The number of treatments required depends upon the number of intolerances the individual has and the severity of the condition.

Dorchester practitioner Lou Thompson has been using the technique for several months with excellent results and has helped people with food allergies and hay fever. She explained: "I find it an extremely useful tool as it is long-lasting and not invasive. In basic terms, by stimulating the acupressure meridians I can change the body's response to allergies and retrain it.

"It is an allergy treatment therapy. With some allergies people always have to avoid the things they love because the symptoms return if they try to reintroduce them into their life, whereas other people can reintroduce things in moderation and still be fine."

So does NAET really work?

Lou says she has had huge success, including with her own son who was prone to weekend asthma' until she discovered he was intolerant to eggs.

She said: "I have had some really good responses, especially with children who haven't built up the layers of allergy and defence that adults have.

"If you have an intolerance to something it builds up as your body comes up with ways of dealing with it and that in turn makes it harder to treat. So a child may just take one treatment whereas an adult may take up to 10."

Lou added: "When I took my first NAET seminar in October, 2006, I was four months pregnant with my third child and suffering with morning sickness.

"Having suffered with the same for six months in my first pregnancy and for the whole of my second, I wasn't expecting relief any time soon. I was given a NAET treatment for hormones (imbalances are treated as an allergen in such cases) and within 24 hours my symptoms were gone."

Lou recently completed an advanced NAET course in Amsterdam attended by practitioners from all over Europe who reported similar success in cases of asthma, eczema, headaches, hay fever (best treated in the winter months when the avoidance of the allergen is easier), ADHD and food allergies.

For more information about Lou and NAET visit naetallergyclinicdorset.com or call 01305 814184 for further details and to make an appointment.

4 For further information, read Say Good-Bye To Your Allergies by Devi S Nambudripad or Say Good-Bye To Illness by Devi S Nambudripad.

3:22pm Monday 3rd March 2008

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