Why some children's allergies are a result of upbringing

I have never been the type of person to shy away from expressing myself or my understandings of the world.  With that in mind, this post is not an aggressive way to say I told you so, or even to make anyone wrong.  It is a post about the simple deductions that likely cause increased "allergies" in youth around the western world.

Let's follow the logic on this:

Most "allergies" are diagnosed as an inability for someone to effectively eliminate the presence of coughing, sneezing, congestion or irritated sinuses.

All of these symptoms are routine methods that the body naturally uses in developing symbiotic balance between the external and internal environments during early childhood and adolescence. (bacteria are ubiquitous, so maintaining the appropriate balance of bacteria is one of the earliest essential jobs of the immune system)

If, as a child, one was unable to completely develop all of the behaviors of sneezing, coughing, congestion, etc., then they would not be effective in producing the desired balance. (if a cough does not effectively remove congestion from the lungs, it isn't a very beneficial strategy for the body)

If regular sneezing, coughing, congestion, etc. did not effectively remove dust, dirt, dander, pollen, or bacteria, chances are that this person will have a severe case of chronic symptoms. (if normal mechanisms to clear the air routes do not effectively, every spring, summer, fall and even winter might produce allergens to congest)

So how could a child not develop all of the behaviors needed to produce balance in the body?  If, as parents, we were to administer cough suppressors, fever reducers, sore throat medications, and allergy medications during sensitive developmental years.  The sad truth is that billions of dollars per year are spent on over-the-counter medications that suppress these physiological functions in kids.

WHY?  The most implied answer is convenience.  Moms and dads need to go to work, and a coughing kid is not exactly welcome with open arms at school.  Kid needs to get back to soccer practice/dance class/basketball/gymnastics.  Kid is having hard time focusing or needs to be "comfortable" when going on vacation.  There are a thousand reasons why to suppress physiological function.

There is also the knowledge that underdeveloped immune functions like sneezing and coughing will result in a likely LIFETIME of allergy issues.  So what is really the most convenient choice?  To support children in their normal developmental patterns, and let kids sneeze, cough, spit, develop mucous, drool, and learn to balance their body's bacterial flora in the way they have been innately programmed to do.

Exercises for everyday brain coordination

Your brain has two major hemispheres, or halves, that control roughly the opposite side of the body. (for many body systems)

Exercising a motion, action, pattern creates stronger neural loops that allow you to react inside of these loops.  For example, most of us cannot image attempting to hit a 100mph fastball in baseball.  But then again, most of us have not practiced swinging a bat thousands upon thousands of times.  If we did, our reaction time would become larger and larger as we got more and more fluent in the motion.

A sizable majority of people are single hand dominant, and therefore are single hemisphere brain dominant in hand motions.

As we age, brain activation can slow down if multiple patterns of thoughts are not consistently engaged.
Hence why people actively do brain-teasing games and activities to "keep their mind sharp".

Cross-pattern exercises are excellent ways to incorporate whole brain activation, such as crawling, climbing, or balancing.  In fact, there are daily things we all can to do actively engage both sides of our brains in such a fashion that we will retain optimal cross-coordination in our brain.  Here are a few suggestions, see what else you can think of.
~ Stand on one foot while brushing your teeth with the non-dominant hand.  Switch sides regularly.
~ Eat with a fork with the non-dominant hand.
~ Swing a racket/club with the non-dominant hand.
~ Switch your mouse to the non-dominant hand.
~ Use a shovel with your non-dominant foot.
~ Start going up the steps with the non-dominant foot.
~ Use caution, and use your non-dominant foot to drive.

These activities, and more will increase the activation of both hemispheres of the brain in multiple regions, and improve many other coordination-based activities like balance, spatial awareness, and sensation of your body in space.

Now that you know, will you do some of these?