| Sadly more and more children are suffering from | | | | particularly if the problem is with foods.3. Sweaty feet |
| allergies, and there are certain signs that indicate when | | | | The liver is the main detoxifying organ of the body. |
| allergies are causing or significantly contributing to | | | | When it is not functioning properly or has to work |
| health problems. Here's a short list of what to look out | | | | overtime then the feet tend to be very sweaty. In |
| for. The more of these you can check the more likely | | | | allergic reactions the liver is coping with an overload of |
| it is that at least some of your child's problems are | | | | toxins.4. One or both ears sometimes red and/or |
| down to allergies.1. Dark circles or bags under the eyes | | | | burning The reaction usually starts about one and three |
| making the child look permanently tired. In Chinese | | | | quarter-hours after exposure to the offending |
| medicine this area of the face is linked to the adrenal | | | | substance and lasts for about half an hour. I do not |
| glands. The adrenal glands are one of the main organs | | | | know whether it is significant if it is one ear or both |
| of the body involved in stress reactions, and exposure | | | | ears, but the timing seems very precise. The redness |
| to allergens certainly produces stress in the body. | | | | usually lasts for about half an hour. This particular |
| Sometimes there is also a crease seen under the | | | | reaction can become a very useful self-help diagnostic |
| eyelids.2. Dry, flaky lips Often the edge of the lip is an | | | | technique if you pay attention to your child's ears!5. |
| indistinct blur rather than there being a definite line | | | | Children with a tendency to allergies are often blond |
| between it and the rest of the face. Michio Kushi in his | | | | hair. They are usually pale; in fact so pale that |
| book Oriental Diagnosis says that different parts of the | | | | sometimes they are suspected of suffering from |
| lip correspond to different parts of the digestive | | | | anaemia. In some children this paleness is not at first |
| system. The upper lip represents the stomach. The | | | | sight evident, because they have very rosy cheeks |
| lower part corresponds to the intestines. These parts | | | | either all the time or some of the time. |
| of the body are often involved with allergic reactions | | | | |