An allergy is the body overreached to a substance that it perceives to be an invader. In these cases, an extraordinary ‘detective’ mission has been mounted by the body. These are new to our bodies; we don’t recognise them, or have the means to deal with them, and our bodies’ reaction is ‘get rid of them!’ Every year, for instance, about 1000 new synthetic chemicals are designed and launched on the world. Before they are even digested, allergens such as nuts, shellfish and some proteins such allergy as eggs are identified and the reaction starts. * Massage her neck and shoulders. These ‘guns’ contain adrenalin which shocks the body into working normally again. The last attack was so worrying that my daughter has been given an injection ‘gun’ in case of further problems. Because I look after my grandchild sometimes, I am also obtaining a ‘gun’ and antihistamines. This helps improve the blood flow to the brain and thus the functioning of the pituitary gland which controls all our hormones (chemical messengers to the body).