Atopy

Over the years, atopy (from the Greek atopia, for “uncommoness”) has been given various meanings. Broadly, it is a group of allergic diseases - mainly allergic rhinitis, allergic asthma, and some forms of eczema – that have some characteristics in common. Among these characteristics are a frequent, positive family history of similar allergic illnesses and the presence of increased serum levels of allergic antibodies to such common environmental allergens as pollen, molds, house dust, and animal danders. The most common feature of atopy in atopic patients is the tendency to develop allergic antibodies to common inhalant substances as a result of natural exposure. This tendency is now believed to be genetically determined.

Sources:
Allergy Be Gone	American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology	Auckland Allergy Clinic
Eallergy.net	American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology	bbc.co.uk Health

Books on Allergies

The Allergy and Asthma Cure: A Complete Eight-Step Nutritional Program

Editorial Review
"I have seen firsthand how The Allergy and Asthma Cure has changed people’s lives for the better. I have started using his treatment protocols for my own patients with a remarkable success rate, and best of all with no side effects. Many of my patients are getting off their allergy and asthma medications completely. I strongly recommend this book to anyone with allergies or asthma."
–Dana G. Cohen, M.D., board-certified, Internal Medicine

Reader's Review - It really works
I had been getting more and more allergic every year. Last year I developed asthma, and kept up with an intense schedule by using inhalers, a lot! Even though I gave up dairy and wheat, they continued to get worse, finally to the point where I had hives and welts from touching my books (a little microscopic mold, I suppose). That was the last straw and I bought this book and followed it for 3.5 months now. I went from using inhalers 3 times a day to 0. I can hug my cats again, where I would cough when they walked into the room with me before. I had some patches of eczema on the elbows that is gone, and I finally have some get up and go again.