Breathe Easier. Live Freely. Feel Safe in Your Environment Again.
Chemical sensitivities shouldn’t force you to avoid everyday places, fear common products, or feel unwell just walking into a store or workplace. We help identify your specific chemical triggers and gently recondition your body’s response—so you can move through your environment with comfort, confidence, and relief.
Chemical sensitivities can be addressed at their root through Advanced Allergy Therapeutics (AAT) at Allergy Relief Care—a gentle, non-invasive approach that helps recondition your nervous system’s response to everyday chemicals. Experience lasting relief without medications or avoidance-based living.
Chemical Sensitivities
Understanding Chemical Sensitivities
Chemical sensitivities occur when the body develops an inappropriate stress response to substances that are typically harmless at low levels. Unlike true chemical poisoning or acute toxic exposure, chemical sensitivities often involve repeated low-level exposures that trigger symptoms across multiple body systems.
Symptoms may appear immediately or be delayed for hours or days after exposure, making triggers difficult to identify and leaving many people feeling misunderstood or dismissed.
Common chemical sensitivity symptoms include:
Neurological Symptoms: Headaches, migraines, brain fog, dizziness, fatigue, difficulty concentrating, anxiety, mood changes, and sleep disturbances
Respiratory Symptoms: Nasal congestion, sinus pressure, post-nasal drip, coughing, throat irritation, shortness of breath, asthma-like symptoms
Skin Reactions: Rashes, itching, hives, flushing, burning sensations, eczema flare-ups
Digestive Issues: Nausea, bloating, abdominal discomfort, appetite changes
Systemic Symptoms: Muscle or joint pain, weakness, nausea, heart palpitations, overall feeling of being unwell
Common Chemical Triggers
Many people experience symptoms triggered by common environmental exposures such as:
Fragrances and perfumes, Cleaning products and disinfectants, Laundry detergents and fabric softeners, Personal care products (soaps, shampoos, deodorants, cosmetics), Air fresheners and scented candles, Pesticides and herbicides, Paints, solvents, and building materials, Gasoline (exhaust fumes, and vehicle emissions), Plastics, Off-Gassing from new furniture or flooring, Industrial or workplace chemicals
If you feel unwell in stores, offices, medical buildings, salons, or freshly renovated spaces—or notice symptoms when others feel fine—chemical sensitivities may be contributing to your symptoms.
Why Avoidance Alone Isn’t a Sustainable Solution
The most common advice given to people with chemical sensitivities is strict avoidance. While reducing exposure can help temporarily, avoidance alone often leads to increasing sensitivity and shrinking quality of life.
Limitations of avoidance-based approaches:
Triggers are everywhere: Fragrances, cleaners, and chemicals are difficult to fully avoid in public spaces, workplaces, schools, and healthcare settings.
Worsening sensitivity over time: Strict avoidance can increase nervous system reactivity to a trigger, causing symptoms to occur with even smaller exposures.
Social isolation: Many people avoid gatherings, workplaces, travel, or medical appointments due to fear of exposure.
Temporary solution only: Even when successful, avoidance only offers one answer—permanent avoidance and lifelong restriction.
Emotional toll: Constant vigilance creates anxiety, frustration, and a sense of living in survival mode.
Many people across Western Massachusetts seek holistic care after years of avoidance that failed to restore comfort or confidence in daily life.
How Advanced Allergy Therapeutics (AAT) Works
Advanced Allergy Therapeutics addresses chemical sensitivities by reconditioning your nervous system’s response to specific chemical substances. Rather than forcing lifelong avoidance, AAT helps your body recognize that everyday exposures are not threats.
During treatment:
We identify your specific chemical triggers using Muscle Response Testing (MRT)—no avoidance or invasive blood tests required
A digital representation of the problem substance is introduced through an arm cuff
Gentle pressure stimulation is applied along specific points on your spine
Your nervous system reconditions its response to that trigger
The process is comfortable, relaxing, and non-invasive. Many patients describe it as feeling like a gentle, soothing back massage.
Benefits of Holistic Chemical Sensitivity Treatment
Rapid Results: Many patients notice improvement within days after treating a specific chemical trigger.
Reduced Reactivity: Over time, the nervous system becomes calmer and less reactive to everyday exposures.
Expanded Tolerance: Patients often tolerate fragrances, cleaners, and environments that previously caused symptoms.
Long Lasting Results: Results are frequently sustained for years after completing treatment.
No Medications Required: Treatment does not rely on antihistamines, steroids, or daily medications.
Suitable for All Ages: Gentle enough for children and effective for adults with long-standing sensitivities
Individualized Care: Each chemical is treated with precision, allowing targeted and effective care.
Improved Quality of Life: Greater confidence leaving home, returning to work, traveling, and participating fully in life.
What to Expect: Your Treatment Journey
Initial Assessment (1-1.5 hours, $225)
Your first visit includes comprehensive evaluation using Muscle Response Testing to identify to identify chemical triggers contributing to your symptoms.
We'll discuss your symptom history, explain how treatment works for your specific situation, and develop a customized plan addressing your unique sensitivity pattern.
Follow-Up Treatments (30-45 minutes, $110)
Each follow-up session focuses on treating one chemical or chemical group. Most people require 6–15 treatments depending on exposure history and sensitivity patterns. Up to two treatments can be performed in one day with a two-hour gap between sessions.
After each treatment, you'll avoid the treated chemical for just 2 hours, then minimize exposure for up to 24 hours before resuming normal activities.
Long-Term Results
Advanced Allergy Therapeutics aims to create lasting nervous system reconditioning rather than temporary symptom suppression. Many patients report durable improvement and greater resilience to environmental exposures years after completing care.
Who Benefits Most From Our Treatment
Holistic chemical sensitivity treatment works particularly well for people who:
Feel sick around fragrances, cleaners, or chemicals
Experience headaches, fatigue, or brain fog in public or work environments
Have been told ‘nothing is wrong’ despite real symptoms
Rely on avoidance strategies that limit daily life
Have worsening sensitivity over time
Prefer medication-free, holistic solutions
Want to address root causes rather than mange symptoms indefinitely
Important note: We do not treat acute toxic exposures or chemical poisoning. Severe workplace or industrial exposures require appropriate medical and occupational health evaluation.
Success Stories: Real Relief for Real Families
Our patients consistently report life-changing improvements:
75% of surveyed patients experience significant symptom improvement or complete relief
100% of surveyed patients would recommend our treatment to others
Reported improvements include reduced headaches, clearer thinking and improved focus, easier breathing, and reduced congestion
"Healing is personal for us. Having experienced how food sensitivities significantly impacted our family for many years, we understand the frustration of avoidance and ongoing symptoms. After receiving AAT treatment, our lives changed. We want to help other families in Western Massachusetts discover that same freedom from any trigger."
Take the First Step Toward Environmental Freedom
You don’t have to structure your life around avoiding everyday exposures. If chemical sensitivities are limiting your comfort, productivity, or peace of mind, holistic treatment can help restore balance.
Schedule your comprehensive food sensitivity assessment today.
During your initial visit, we'll:
Identify your specific chemical triggers using specialized evaluation
Explain exactly how treatment works for your situation
Answer all your questions about the process, timeline, and expected results
Develop a customized treatment plan tailored to your unique needs
Help you envision life with greater environmental comfort
Call 413-203-1424 or use our online booking system to get started.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Many patients experience improvement within days after treating a specific chemical. Addressing multiple sensitivities typically occurs over several sessions, with progressive improvement throughout care.
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Multiple chemical sensitivity describes a pattern of symptoms triggered by low-level chemical exposures. Our approach focuses on identifying and addressing individual chemical triggers contributing to this pattern.
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No. While temporary avoidance after each treatment is recommended, the goal is to increase tolerance—not create stricter avoidance long-term.
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Yes. Advanced Allergy Therapeutics is gentle and non-invasive, making it appropriate for children, teens, and adults.
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Standard allergy tests typically do not identify chemical sensitivities. Muscle Response Testing evaluates nervous system stress responses that conventional tests often miss.
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Yes. Fragrances, cleaning products, and airborne chemicals are common migraine and headache triggers. Many patients experience significant improvement after addressing chemical sensitivities.
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Patients commonly report long-lasting results for years after completing treatment, reflecting nervous system reconditioning rather than symptom suppression.
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Multiple chemical sensitivities are common. We treat one chemical or group at a time with precision. Most patients experience meaningful relief within a structured treatment series.