I have this health problem which I self-labeled as an allergy to car pollution as no one else was able to diagnose. Don’t know if it is really an allergy (I.e. an ill placed over reaction of the immune system over harmless compound found in the body) but it is caused by an external agent (in car pollution) and is wasting my life.

Anyway I was at the shopping center of my little village and feeling unwell. Granted there is a big parking with many car in my shopping center, but god I live in this little village, will I ever be safe? Worst it has steadily and slowly worsen over the last 17 years, and I was suddenly wondering if it will keep worsening or will finally improve now that I’m in a … better environment?

The same night I Googled a bit and found out that it is often the case that allergy worsen over time. I mean I don’t know if it’s a general rule or not, but from Google’s result it is at least obvious it happens often enough. From an other query it seems less common, although it still seems to happen, that allergy disappear.

Anyway while reading some fellow sufferer’s post, I found out someone speaking of desensitization. I remember reading about it in New Scientist, hence I thought it was still years away from the general public. But it seems not. Full of renewed hope I contacted 2 Allergy clinics, one in Brisbane and one in Coffs Harbour! Well it’s only Sunday and I contacted them Friday night, but I want to hope they could help me! Time will tell!

 

 

On a unrelated topic, as I was Googling, I stumbled upon this web site http://www.skeptics.com.au/, in fact I found this page about “the liver cleansing diet”: http://www.skeptics.com.au/articles/liver.htm. I found it an interesting reading. That reminds me about my theory about many alternative medicine (not all mind you, just most): I think they are placebo. Unfortunately for me, it is already clear enough (from my many past experimentation) that placebo is not working for me! smile_sad

I have also a more daring “theory” (although I have no medical background and no facts to supports it, it’s just a conjecture, so don’t hold me on it), I have read that immune system is influenced by mood. Good mood will makes it stronger and conversely. I suspect Placebo is similar, belief that you will get better gives you inner strength and give your immune system strength as well. From that disease where immune system erroneously attack thing it shouldn’t (such as allergies for example) could even worst because of it I reckon! How about that?