Pathological Considerations: A stress disease presenting allergic manifestations involving the nasal mucous passages and upper air passages causing inflammation, mucus, watery discharges from eyes and nose, and sometimes asthmatic symptoms.

Physiological Considerations: Hayfever, an allergy phenomenon, results when foreign substances, usually minute particles of protein material gain access to the bloodstream. Dust, pollens and airborne detritus enter via nasal passages and respiratory system; drugs, foods, bacteria and other substances enter through the digestive tract. Allergic reactions, according to some authorities, are nothing more than the body's reaction to severe stress. Hypoglycemia is very frequently a part of the allergic picture.

There is a great need for improved general nutrition in all of these allergic cases. The healthy individual remains unaffected when exposed to allergens because when an adequate diet is maintained the liver remains healthy and functions normally and histamine from the breakdown of tissue proteins cannot form. There is a great need for a determined supplemental program designed to restore all essential nutrients to normal which must be conducted over a long period of time with rigid discipline. Consider hypoglycemia in planning a therapeutic program.