In UK, it is very common method to control the symptoms of pollen allergies.
 
The method is applying Vaseline in the nostril.
 
Pollens break when they come into the nostril and more allergen substances come out like the time of pollination. Nasal discharge is mildly alkaline which is suited to break pollens.
 
Vaseline prevents pollens from breaking because Vaseline is not water but mineral oil.
 
Applying Vaseline in the nostril prevents the symptoms in the eyes because there is nerve reaction between the eye and the nose.
 
How to apply Vaseline
 
Apply Vaseline around the entrance of the nostril with cotton swabs.
Sometimes blow your nose and apply again 3 to 4 times a day.
 
But if you have seborrheic dermatitis which the skin is sensitive to oil, avoid using Vaseline.
 
(1) Vaseline prevents pollens from going into the nostril, preventing the allergens of the husk.
(2) Vaseline prevents crushing husk of pollens, preventing the allergens of the inside.
 
Other preventative measures
 
(1) Sun bathing: Vitamin D produced by sun bathing suppresses allergy reactions (15 minutes a day, 2 times a week).
 
(2) Clean the floor: Pollens are difficult to be accumulated on the slippery floor.
 
(3) Mask: recent masks can cut pollens by 99 %.

​To prevent flu, it is important to heighten the strength of the immune system. The substance that heightens the immune strength is lipopolysaccharide (LPS).
 
Lipopolysaccharide (LPS) can be taken from food so that it is called “Immune vitamin”.
 
There is a type of immune cell called macrophage in the body, which eats virus and bacteria invading the body. macrophages are activated by taking lipopolysaccharide, leading to stronger immune system and healthier body.
 
Lipopolysaccharide (LPS) is effective for seasonal allergies, dementia and cancer in addition to infectious diseases like a flu.
 
The best method to prevent flu by eating food is…
 
Eating brown rice once a day.
 
Why eating brown rice is good?
 
Brown rice has rice bran which is rich in lipopolysaccharide (LPS).
 
A cup of brown rice a day gives you sufficient lipopolysaccharide (LPS).
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Indications
 
Stiff neck and shoulders, Headache, Cold intolerance, Edema, Stress, Anxiety, Insomnia, Tiredness of Eyes, Low back pain, Knee pain, Constipation, Menstrual cramps, rough skin, High blood pressure, Diarrhea, Pollen allergy, Sore throat, Toothache, Dizziness, Snoring, Ringing in ears
 
This acupuncture point is all-around and the strongest acupuncture point effective for various symptoms all over the body.
 
Acupuncture point
 
Large Intestine-4 (LI4)
 
Location of LI4
 
LI4 is located where the bones of the index finger and the thumb meets and is the index finger side (Fig. 1).
 
Pressing LI4 promotes the secretion of the substance having an analgesic effect and affects the symptoms all over the body.
 
How to press LI4
 
Push your thumb into the inside of your index finger and count 10 (Fig. 2).

​People who easily get irritated tend to have seasonal allergies!
 
People who easily get irritated emit age-related body odor regardless of their ages.
The odor collects mites causing house dust allergy.
80 % of people who have the antibody of house dust allergy have the antibody of cedar pollen allergy.
Therefore, people with house dust allergy tend to have cedar pollen allergy.
 
The pollens becoming small cause the increase of serious pollen allergy’s patients!
 
The size of a cedar pollen is usually one third of human hair, but the size of PM 2.5 which is chemical substance discharged from factories is one thirtieth of human hair can makes a pollen smaller. The attachment of PM 2.5 to a pollen makes cracks on the pollen, water in the air comes into the pollen from the cracks, the pollen is enlarged and broken down, producing very small pieces of the pollen. If the size of the pollens is the original size, they are passed from the body sticking to nasal discharge, but the pollens becoming small pieces pass through the back of the nose and invade deep parts of the body such as the bronchial tubes or the lungs, causing cough which doesn’t stop.
 
Too much use of nasal sprays is dangerous!
 
Collunarium such as nasal sprays or nasal drops contains vasoconstrictor that causes narrowing of the blood vessel. So collunarium contracts the blood vessels in the nose and temporally suppresses stuffy nose. If you use collunarium too much, the inside of the nose can be swollen on the contrary.
 
Recommended food to prevent pollen allergy
 
The recommended food is a lotus root.
 
Lotus root has been very famous for improving any lung problems in the eastern medicine.
 
When a pollen go into our body, the antibodies called IgE are produced. The more IgE is produced, the worse the symptoms of the pollen allergies become. Therefore, to prevent allergies’ symptoms, it is better not to produce IgE.
 
Lotus roots contain polyphenol which suppresses the production of IgE.
If you want to make the action of lotus roots more effective, it is good to eat with lactic acid.
Polyphenol is contained more in the skin of lotus roots.
It is recommended to drink amazake (sweet fermented rice drink) which contains lactic acid, adding grated lotus roots.
 
Lotus roots also contain mucin which strengthens the barrier function of membranes, preventing the invasion of pollens.