Spring has arrived in New York City. The trees are blooming, the weather is warming up, and for millions of people, the seasonal suffering has begun.
But seasonal allergies don't just affect your breathing—they physically alter your facial structure. If you wake up with deep, dark circles under your eyes, chronic facial puffiness, and a heavy, drooping lower face, you are likely suffering from "Allergy Face."
Most people reach for over-the-counter antihistamines, which only mask the symptoms and severely dehydrate the skin. At Phelts Chiropractic PC, we use an integrative approach. We address the internal chemical triggers with Nutrition Response Testing (NRT), desensitize the body with the Hypothalamic Set Point Technique (HST), and restore the structural lift of the face with EMFACE.
The Internal Cause: Why Your Liver is to Blame
Why does one person suffer from crippling pollen allergies while another breathes perfectly fine? The answer often lies in the liver.
When you encounter pollen, your immune system produces histamine. It is your liver’s job to filter and break down that histamine so it can be cleared from the body. However, if your liver is sluggish, overwhelmed by poor diet, or stressed by environmental toxins, it cannot process the histamines fast enough.
[Image of the lymphatic system in the face and neck]The result? A massive histamine backlog that causes your blood vessels to dilate and your lymphatic system to congest. This fluid backs up directly into your face, causing the classic "puffy" look, sinus pressure, and dark bags under your eyes.
Using NRT, Dr. Phelts tests your neurological reflexes to determine exactly what specific whole-food supplements your liver needs to clear the congestion and properly process histamines.
Desensitizing the Body with HST
While NRT helps support the liver, we must also teach your body to stop overreacting to pollen in the first place. To achieve this, Dr. John W. Phelts, D.C. utilizes the Hypothalamic Set Point Technique (HST).
HST is designed to systematically desensitize patients to specific allergens. The technique involves the precise stimulation of acupoints combined with the targeted use of natural antihistamines. By resetting the hypothalamus—the control center of your autonomic nervous system—HST doesn't just manage your symptoms; it works to effectively clear and cure people of their seasonal allergies so they can enjoy spring without fear.
Clearing the Sinuses with Applied Kinesiology
Once the internal reactions are managed, we must open the physical drainage pathways. Your skull is made up of multiple bones that gently expand and contract as you breathe. When these cranial bones become misaligned or "jammed" (cranial faults), the sinus cavities cannot drain properly.
Dr. Phelts uses specific AK cranial adjustments and lymphatic drainage techniques to relieve the mechanical pressure in the face, allowing trapped fluid to finally flush out of the sinus cavities.
Restoring the Structure: The EMFACE Lift
Chronic allergies take a major toll on your facial tissues. The constant swelling stretches out your skin, while the mouth-breathing caused by a stuffed nose can actually alter the resting tone of your facial muscles, pulling your face downward.
Once we have cleared the internal congestion, we use EMFACE to rebuild your facial structure. EMFACE utilizes High-Intensity Facial Electrical Stimulation (HIFES) to target the elevator muscles of the face. It lifts the cheeks, tightens the skin with Radiofrequency (RF), and restores the sharp, youthful contours that were buried under layers of lymphatic puffiness.
Total Body Integration: Rebuilding the Core and Pelvic Floor
Our approach to health is fully integrated. Just as we use NRT, HST, and EMFACE to rehabilitate the face, we use the same functional principles to rebuild the rest of the body’s foundation.
- Rebuilding the Core: If your core structure is compromised, we use EMSCULPT NEO. Peer-reviewed studies show that EMSCULPT NEO can physically pull the abdominal muscles back together, reducing Diastasis Recti by an average of 19%.
- Rehabilitating the Pelvic Floor: If you suffer from pelvic floor weakness, remember that there is no progressive resistance or load when doing manual Kegels. Strengthening muscles, including pelvic floor muscles, requires resistance exercise. As resistance increases, more muscle fibers are recruited, which results in stronger, more toned, and developed muscles. Kegels improve strength only a little and tone minimally because they lack progressive resistance.
- The EMSELLA Solution: Instead of Kegels, we use EMSELLA. Every muscle fiber is stimulated to contract maximally for maximal strengthening, building (for men), toning (for women), and development. EMSELLA recruits many more muscle fibers than standard Kegels. The massive increase in muscle also causes the body to create more blood vessels in the area (angiogenesis), which in turn further increases blood flow to the area for firmer erections (in men) and better lubrication and arousal (in women).
Stop letting allergies drag down your health and your appearance. Treat the root cause.
References
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Histamine and Liver Function: Research confirms that the liver plays a critical role in the degradation of systemic histamine via enzymes like diamine oxidase (DAO) and histamine N-methyltransferase (HNMT). Hepatic impairment directly correlates with histamine intolerance and allergic exacerbation.
Source: PubMed - Histamine Intolerance: The Current State of the Art -
HIFES and Facial Lifting: Clinical evaluations demonstrate that High-Intensity Facial Electrical Stimulation (HIFES) combined with Radiofrequency safely improves facial muscle tone and resting structure, providing a non-surgical lifting effect.
Source: PMC - The Efficacy and Safety of Synchronized Radiofrequency and High Intensity Facial Electrical Stimulation -
EMSCULPT NEO and Diastasis Recti: Multiple peer-reviewed, independent MRI studies confirm that HIFEM technology physically draws the rectus abdominis muscles together, reducing Diastasis Recti by an average of 19%.
Source: PubMed - High intensity focused electromagnetic therapy evaluated by magnetic resonance imaging
