Want to Ease Allergy Symptoms ?
Are you suffering from congestion, sinus pressure, or watery and itchy eyes? If so, you're not alone. Many of my clients, friends, and colleagues have been suffering from allergies recently, so I thought I would share some remedies for easing your symptoms. Nettle Nettle is an herb that has antihistamine and anti-inflammatory effects. Taking teaspoon tincture or 1-2 capsules (preferably freeze-dried) every 2-4 hours may alleviate symptoms. A tincture is a liquid extract that works faster and more completely than other forms of supplementation. Tinctures come is small glass bottles with a dropper. Allium cepa This is a homeopathic remedy that relieves runny nose and burning, watery eyes.
Treatment For Anaphylactic Reaction
Anaphylactic shock is what happens when someone has an extreme allergic reaction. It's most common for people who are allergic to bee stings, or some food allergies. There can even be an anaphylactic reaction to mosquito bites. It's important that it's treated right away, because it can be deadly. Anaphylactic Shock Treatment While prevention is usually the best medicine, sometimes allergic reactions are unavoidable. If you are susceptible to anaphylactic shock, you should be carrying around medication. It's possible that it could save your life. Sometimes this medication comes in pill form, however many times you may need to take shots. This is because allergy shots go directly into your blood stream and time is extremely important.
A Deadly Food - My Son's Peanut Allergy
When our son was born it seemed that he was as normal as the next infant. He was small, fragile, helpless, and extremely adorable, but hidden within was a secret he would one day share with us in a most frightening way. I still remember the day my three year old son went into anaphylactic shock. He had come home from the next door neighbor's house still licking the cookie crumbs from his lips. I noticed within a few minutes of his return that he was having problems breathing and he was beginning to turn blue. I realized immediately that our son was having an allergic reaction. I ran into the bathroom and quickly took out the emergency kit my wife convinced me two buy earlier in the year.
Food Allergies - Can Anything Be Done About Food Allergies?
May 11th -17th was "Food Allergy Awareness Week". This is when the public should be educated about food allergies and the concerns about them. I don't know about you, but I didn't see anything telling me about "food allergies" anywhere in the papers this year or on TV. Here are some disheartening statistics about food allergies: Each week, approximately 2 to 3 Americans will suddenly lose their lives due to food allergies. Approximately 6 to 8 percent of children under age 4 have a food allergy. About 4 percent of people age 5 and older have a food allergy. Even by avoiding the foods one is allergic to, about 25% of those who have allergies will still have an allergic attack at least once a year.
Allergies Skin Rash
Skin rashes are many times caused by an allergic reaction to something you touch. Just about anything can be the cause of a skin allergy. Common things many people have reactions to include: poison ivy, oak, sumac and mold. People can even be allergic to dog or cat hair. One of the most common effects of skin allergies is a rash. By getting an allergy test, your doctor will be able to determine exactly what you're allergic to. Rashes can cause itching, swelling and soreness in the affected area. While there's little that you can do to prevent a rash, there are several treatment options available. Treatments for itchy skin rashes that are caused by an allergy include: Bathing in warm water is one of the better treatment options.
Four Tips For Beating Springtime Allergies
Every year starting as early as February and lasting well into the summer, many asthmatics seem to get one of those "springtime colds" that lasts for weeks and never seems to go away. Often what people think is just an irritating prolonged cold are actually allergies. If symptoms include clear nasal discharge and congestion, itchy eyes and ears, no fevers, wheezing, sneezing, or cough and lasts more than 1-2 weeks, the problem may be allergies. Asthmatics should take several steps to accurately diagnose and treat possible seasonal allergies. 1. Find the Culprit-The best way to discover for sure what is aggravating allergy and asthma problems is to have skin prick testing done by a board-certified allergist.
Bed Bug Bites - How To Treat Them
Having bed bug bites all over your body could be one of your horrendous experience in life. Imagine waking up from your sleep only to be greeted by itchy red marks instead of being greeted with the smile of your wife and kids. Most people can't bear the itchiness of the bites and start scratching all over the place. Some can just leave the marks like that and let them disappear slowly without treating the bites properly. The best practice would be to treat the bed bug bites so that your skin is free from infection, as well as reducing the itchiness and the swelling of the bites. But how would you treat the bites? That's the question that most people are searching for the answer every single day.
Allergies, Adrenal Exhaustion, Fatigue and Gut Permeability - How it All Fits Together
Allergies have become one of the most prevalent problems of our modern age; most people seem to have some form of allergy. What exactly is an allergy how is it manifest, what causes it and what can we do about it? What is an allergy? To most people allergy is hay fever, or some symptom experienced after eating some specific food. Allergies can be of two types, environmental such as hay fever, usually a reaction to pollen, or a food allergy, a reaction to a food item. Reactions can vary from itchy eyes, running nose to anaphaxtic shock which can involve the swelling of the airways which can be life threatening. What cause an allergy or food sensitivity?
Wheat Gluten Allergies
Nobody wants to live with an allergy. It's especially troubling when you're allergic to a particular type of food. An allergy to wheat can be especially troubling since it's found in so many foods. Gluten is a rubbery protein that's contained in grains. It's common in breads that are made from wheat, barley, rye and oats. It's these proteins that people are allergic to. Albumin, globulin, gluetnin and gliadin are the four basic proteins that can be found in wheat. As with any allergy it's best to recognize your wheat allergy symptoms. While it's possible for them to vary, depending on the person, the most common signs and symptoms of a gluten wheat allergy are swelling, hives, nausea, abdominal cramps, vomiting, asthma and a skin rash.
Eczema Treatments and Dust Mite's Extraordinary Challenge
Dust mites present an extraordinary challenge for people with eczema. It is believed that dust mites may incite up to 90% total of all eczema flare ups. There are a number of things you can do to get rid of dust mites. It begins with getting rid of their main food source. Why is this challenge extraordinary? I called this challenge an extraordinary one because it is a huge problem if left untreated. Once you do treat it, you may very well find that there is nothing in your home that causes your eczema to flare anymore. Treating dust mites primarily involves getting rid of their source of food. What do dust mites eat? Dust mites eat dander, whether it is human dander (dead skin, hair and fingernails) or animal dander.