05/18/2024
Recent research has uncovered a fascinating connection between the nervous system and the immune system, shedding light on why some children are more susceptible to allergies than others. 🤧 If the primary cause of seasonal allergies was the mere exposure to pollen and certain allergens, we would all be walking around showing symptoms right now. Could the answer to what causes the symptoms and health challenges lie within immune system dysfunction?
Many children have been overstressed and stuck on what’s called “sympathetic dominance” from birth – due to perhaps a stressful pregnancy, birth interventions and trauma like forceps, vacuum extraction, induction, or c-section, and then early exposure to antibiotics, medications, and other toxins that can trigger inflammation and disrupt the balance of the gut, the microbiome, and the immune system.
When the sympathetic nervous system is stuck in overdrive, excessive stress hormones like cortisol are produced, weakening the immune system and allowing an excessive inflammatory response to allergens. 💢
If we continue to view the pollen or allergens themselves as the primary problem, then avoiding them by staying inside during the most beautiful and enjoyable times of the year will greatly limit the quality of life for kids and individuals with seasonal allergies.
While it’s totally normal for everyone, especially children with developing immune systems, to get a bit of a stuffy nose 🤧 or chest congestion during seasonal shifts and times of high pollen counts, it’s not normal to develop seasonal allergies that continue to worsen each year.
A crucial and easily overlooked component that may contribute to the development of seasonal allergies in kids, is that the central and autonomic nervous system must properly develop 🧠 first for the immune system to function appropriately as well. Parents, learn more about the connection between your child's immune system and seasonal allergies at
https://pxdocs.com/article/seasonal-allergies
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