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Immunotherapy for Allergies
If you’ve tried allergy medication and eliminating allergens as much as possible from your life but continue suffer with allergies, you may want to consider immunotherapy.
Understanding Immunotherapy
Immunotherapy is a process of receiving injections with your particular allergen(s) so that your body will produce antibodies to ward of your reaction to them. The doctor will start [...]
Pine Tree Pollen
4. September 2009
I think I’ve mentioned before that I live in Florida? Where the state tree is (or should be) the pine tree. I’m not allergic, thankfully, but I’ve been thinking about how horrible it would be if I were. Let me illustrate with a few examples. During pine tree pollen season, my screened porch gets coated [...]
Continue reading...Forecast Your Suffering
25. August 2009
Plant pollination occurs every spring, summer, and fall. The pollen grains released by trees, grasses, and weeds cause illness and suffering in over 40 million Americans. Pollen forecasts measure the amount and types of pollen present in the air, providing allergy sufferers the knowledge of when to avoid being outside.
Learn more about pollen forecasts in [...]
Allergies are So Unfair
20. August 2009
I hate how I can never seem to go outside during the spring without sneezing and having itchy eyes, yet my best friend can be outside all day and never have any symptoms. Why do some people experience allergies, while others seem to be fine during pollen season? And what can I do to control [...]
Continue reading...Hay = Pollen?
18. August 2009
This article talks about what triggers hay fever and what to do about it. Hay fever actually doesn’t have anything to do with hay, nor does it cause a fever—in fact, it’s another common name for a pollen allergy. As anyone with allergies knows, they can greatly affect your everyday life, but fortunately, there are [...]
Continue reading...Carbon vs. Mold
13. August 2009
I’ve had mold allergies for years. I feel really torn after reading this because running the air conditioner and dehumidifier all the time would definitely cut down on the mold in my house, but it would use so much electricity and really raise my carbon footprint. I don’t want to contribute to global warming but [...]
Continue reading...Histamines
6. August 2009
Ugh, hay fever! Every spring it’s the same: itchy eyes, runny nose and lots of sneezing.
Did you know that it’s not the pollen that causes hay fever symptoms? It’s actually your immune system releasing chemicals called histamines because it (wrongly) assumes that the pollen is a threat. The histamines are what actually promote those icky [...]
Do Natural Allergy Remedies Work?
30. July 2009
I suffer from hay fever, but I’d much rather treat my symptoms naturally than put myself through medication. I’d never realized that there were so many alternative remedies available for my allergies. But are they as effective as traditional medications?
This article had some interesting alternative treatments: http://www.hayfeverremedies.info/articles/alternative-treatments/index.php
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Allergens Away!
14. July 2009
This article puts it plain and simple: Tackling household allergens takes a team and is not easy. I always thought that washing my bed sheets in hot water would do the trick, but that’s not the case. I couldn’t have been more naïve. Getting rid of allergens takes a focused effort, and this article tells [...]
Continue reading...Seasons Come and Go
23. June 2009
It always seems that just as pollen season ends, a whole bunch of other asthma-irritating problems (like chalk dust and the flu) surface. Every season has its own share of problems for asthma sufferers. But being aware of these seasonal triggers and preparing for them can cut down on your risk of having an asthma [...]
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14. March 2010
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