Allergy Sufferers Seek Alternative Therapy

The above referenced article discusses the increasingly common use of alternative therapies in the alleviation of allergy symptoms. The article discusses the use of herbal and food supplements as well as chiropractic services and acupuncture.

The article states:

"A 2002 study by the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine at the National Institutes of Health found that 36% of adults in the USA had used some kind of non-conventional therapy to treat a variety of maladies during a 12-month period. Most of those who sought alternative therapies used them in combination with prescription drugs or other conventional treatments."

This article stresses the fact that there are many things that allergy sufferers can do in lieu of taking medication.