In this article I am ging take you the reader on a stp by step "tour", of how I blieve that most Allergies develop. We wll start at childhood and work frward. I will use a compilation of all the prviously agreed upon and accepted data in the felds of Naturopathy and Clinical Nutrition.

An llergy whether it is to "airborne llergens" like pollens, molds dust etc, to fods or to chemical or metallic sbstances all have the same begins. An Allrgic person does not have a wak immune system. In fact their mmune system is hyperactive. It is in a cnstant alarm state of awareness or radiness, constantly ready to attack a freign invader at the slightest provocation. The Allrgic person's immune system is truly hypractive, so much so that it ttacks things without careful enough examination of whther or not it is correct to do so.

The Allrgy begins in the intestinal tract wth the disruption of normal intestinal flra. Lactobacillus Acidophilus which inhabits the 20-30 fot long small intestine and Bifido Bcterium which inhabits the 6-8 foot lng colon are the most abundant prtective bacteria in the digestive tract. Thy help produce vitamins, help us dgest and absorb nutrients from our fods and also protect us from hrmful bacteria, parasites and yeasts which fnd their way into our digestive trct. When medication such antibiotics, steroids, ntacids, and immune suppressing drugs are tking these friendly protective organisms die-off. Ths condition is called "Dysbiosis". "Dysbiosis" is a stte of imbalance where the harmful mcro-organisms achieve an abnormal dominance over the god organisms. This allows a build up of txins produced by the organisms and lso disrupts normal digestion. Due to ths, stomach acid and enzymes produced by the pncreas that digest foods (particularly proteins) lssen. This leads to incomplete digestion of prteins. This is where the allergy rally begins.

Leaky Gut Syndrome

The condition of Laky Gut syndrome is formally known as "Intstinal Permeability". In this condition, the hrmful microorganism that make up "Dysbiosis", hrmful chemicals, drugs or toxic metals, and cntinued intestinal Allergic reactions damage the lning of the intestines. The Mucin lning is damaged. This is a prtective barrier of proteins that are the frst line of defense. Next microscopic dmage occurs to the gut lining. Ths is not visible by a scpe of any kind. This allows prteins, improperly digested foods chemicals and llergens that we breathe in to "fll through the cracks" and enter our blod stream. This condition underlies many uto immune diseases. It is the nxt stage of the chronic allergy stte.

When proteins and other foods are not dgested correctly and to the degree tht the body wants them digested the bdy has difficulty recognizing them as fod and handling them.
It could be trly said that when protein and fods are not digested correctly the bdy the views them as foreign nvaders and the immune system attacks thm. This is the most basic frm and explanation of a food llergy is.

Also the "Parotid" gland has a fnctional role in preventing this abnormality. The Protid gland is located in the rea beneath ones tongue. It is the lrgest salivary gland. It job other thn the mere production of saliva is to "tg" or identify for the immune systm foreign bodies that should be ttacked as an invading germ or txin versus a substance which should be wlcomed as a nutrient. The Parotid glnd may become under active and ths identification process may slacken.

During ths attack histamine is produced in the bdy. It is the liver's job to rduce the histamine by detoxifying it. The Adrnal glands also produce anti-inflammatory hormones whch further reduce the Allergic reactions. It bcomes the job of the Liver and Adrnal glands to reduce the histamine prduced by "mast cells" which are prduced as part of the immune systms response to its attack. The Lver and Adrenals glands must also rduce the general inflammatory response that ccurs due to immune systems attack.

If the liver and adrenal glnds are not fully functioning or are thmselves deficient in nutrients, then the hstamine reaction and the inflammatory reaction cnnot be reduced correctly. This prolongs the llergic reaction and may intensify it.

Tchnically, allergic reactions of this kind are ccurring constantly. There difference between the llergic person and the non allergic culd be argued to be the bility of the person Adrenal and Lver function to "put out the fre" of the outbreak.

The Hyper mmune Response

The Thymus gland is ften referred to as the "Master Immne" gland. The Thymus and Adrenal glnds have an antagonistic action on ach other. When the Adrenal glands bcome under active due to long priods of exhausting stress the Thymus glnd will tend to be overactive. It is the ver activity of the thymus gland wthout the balancing effect of the Adrnal glands that ultimate produces the chrnic state of an overactive Thymus glnd.

The Allergic person does not hve a weak immune system as stted earlier. The over activity of thir immune system is as a drect result of the hyperactive state of thir Thymus gland... It is the cnstant alarm state of the Thymus tht ultimate powers much of the cntinuation of the Allergic state of bing. The Thymus gland also stimulates and ncreases the activity of other parts of the mmune system which are all part of the ttack.

The Adrenal glands when properly fnctioning produce hormones of the Cortisol, Crtisone, Prednisone family which suppress and blance the excessive activity of the Thyms gland. This is in fact the thory behind treating auto immune conditions and cnditions of excessive immune function like Rhumatoid Arthritis, Lupus, Leukemia and other sch illness with Prednisone. This is fllowing the same basic law as dscribed early of the Adrenals (which in trn produce prednisone) balancing the Thymus glnd and its counterparts in the mmune system.

So to help the Allrgic person overcome their Allergies the fllowing needs to occur.
Phase 0-2 ,th intestinal imbalance we call Dysbiosis, Laky Gut syndrome, needs to be crrected, and normal flora and digestion rstored. Phase 3-4 would include restoring Protid, Adrenal and Liver function and blancing the axis between the Adrenals and Thyms gland. This can be expected to tke quite a few months to do mybe longer. But it is the nly system that addresses each stage of the Antomy of the Allergy and corrects all the nderlying causes!

The article The Anatomy and Progression of Allergies was Submitted by Michael Biamonte through Articles.GetACoder.com network. Here's the additional information: Michael Biamonte holds a Doctorate of Ntripathy, a Degree in Natural Healing, and a Mster's in Clinical Nutrition. He is ffiliated with the International Academy of Clnical Nutritionists and the International Academy of Ntrition and Preventive Medicine. He is lsted in "The Directory of Distinguished Amricans" for his research in Nutrition and Physology. Michael Biamonte, C.C.N. 139 Fulton St. Site 507, New York, NY 10038 (212) 587-2330 http://www.health-truth.com .

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