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Take a Stand Against Allergies
Now that spring has arrived it is time to start preparation for allergy season. Although there are many allergens that can cause the unwanted symptoms…
The Magic of Black Rice Bran
The most recent findings related to American Chemical Society's (ACS) award-winning podcast series, "Global Challenges/Chemistry Solutions exposes the…
Chinese Medicine Combined with Conventional medicine = Allergy Advances
Whether it's seasonal allergies, dust allergies, asthma induced allergies or food allergies; allergies can put a hold on your life. Allergies can make life…
Side effects of Allegra
Allegra is a medication that is prescribed to people who want to treat seasonal allergy symptoms such as itchy and runny nose, red and watery eyes and hay…
Prenatal exposure to pesticides linked to attention problems
Children who were exposed to organophosphate pesticides while still in their mother's womb were more likely to develop attention disorders years later,…
Know more about Allegra
Fexofenadine, marketed as Allegra, is an antihistamine medication used for treating allergy symptoms. It is a successor and alternative of terfenadine, which…
How Effective Is Flonase Nasal Spray?
Nasal allergies are common problems occurring in many people. There are various medications and sprays available today that alleviate the symptoms of…
Asthma and natural medicine
Asthma is a condition that is suffered by over 300 million people worldwide. Mainly dealt with by synthetic drugs more attention is being laid on the healing…
Natural cure for Diabetes
Diabetes is one of the most common modern diseases and most often is caused by bad diet and unhealthy living.New research has shown black seed to be a perfect…
Acne Vulgaris
Acne Vulgaris Acne vulgaris is a disorder of the sebaceous follicles, which are special pilosebaceous units (relating to the hair follicles and sebaceous…
Food Sensitivity Testing and Kinesiology
When I say I'm a Kinesiologist, if people don't say "whats that?" they generally say "oh, that's food testing/allergy testing…
Influenza is more than a viral infection
Influenza, like all other acute diseases, is a natural attempt at self-cleansing and if rightly treated in a natural way, immense good can ensue so far as the…
Folic Acid and Vitamin D Help Allergies and Asthma
Two new studies help to show the power of nutrition to assist allergies and asthma. In one study people with higher levels of folic acid in their blood had had…
Local Honey & Allergies Revisited 2009
Some years ago I wrote several articles touting the use of local honey to help alleviate seasonal pollen allergy/hay fever symptoms. I wrote that I had…
Dealing With Food Allergy Myths
You’ve probably heard a lot of things in your lifetime about food allergies, some of it true, some that didn’t really seem too true. Here are just…
Tips on Enduring Allergies
Tips on Enduring AllergiesAllergies are not similar to a disease. In the case of a disease health practitioners will venture to find where the problem started…
Asthma and Eczema
Asthma is a chronic lung disease that affects approximately 7% of adults and 9% of children in the United States. Asthma symptoms include wheezing, coughing,…
Children and Allergies
Today's society is discovering newer ways to ensure safety in the home, car, garden, community and school, but there are some dangers that cannot be…
Allergies and hayfever
Homoeopathic treatment for hayfever should start the previous autumn with a visit to your homoeopath and then follow on, if necessary, when the season starts.…
Allergic Reactions to Mold
Mold is a common cause of allergy.  There are thousands of types of molds and yeasts, however, only a small number of molds are widely recognized to cause…
Science, Allergies and Natural Health
One of the goals of this article is to reconcile scientific research with natural health approaches. It is sometimes a difficult task. All of the medical…
Can Older People Get Asthma?
Many people who develop asthma as adults had breathing problems as children.  Asthma is a breathing problem that can start at any age.  There are…
Immune System - Stronger or Smarter?
We all know how important it is to have an immune system that is working well in order to combat and ward off allergies.  Each of us is becoming more…
Prevent Indoor Allergies
An allergic reaction occurs whenever the body enters into an altered state, or has a response, because of a substance. Many people have allergic reactions to…
Do You Have Milk Allergies?
As a nation, we have been raised with milk on our breakfast cereal, ice cream as a reward, sour cream on our potatoes, and milkshakes at the local fast food…
Two Natural Cures That Baffled American Doctors!
Did you know that food allergies are being permanently eliminated with a natural, energy-based treatment that takes minutes to administer.  Also,…
Lactose Intolerant?
What causes lactose intolerance? Lactose is digested in the small intestine by an enzyme called lactase.  This enzyme allows the body to break down the…
Hidden Dangers From Poison Oak, Ivy & Sumac Plants
According to the American Academy of Dermatology, each year 10 to 50 million Americans develop an allergic rash after contact with Poison Oak, Poison Ivy and…
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Environmental Intolerance
Environmental Intolerance (EI) is one of the hardest cases to deal with because the body is toxic and so is their mental thinking. EI, Chronic Fatigue,…
Healthy Eating
Food Allergy Labels Easier to Understand
If you are concerned about food allergy it is good to know the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) requires all food manufacturers to list common food allergens…
News Articles
Primary care doctors get little information about chronic sinusitis
Facial pain. Nasal congestion. Postnasal drip. Fatigue. These are hallmark signs of chronic sinusitis, a swelling of tissue in the nasal and sinus cavity. The…
Mouldy homes a serious risk for severe asthma attacks for some
Exposure to high levels of fungus may increase the risk of severe asthma attacks among people with certain chitinase gene variants, according to a study from…
Study demonstrates pine bark naturally reduces hay fever symptoms
HOBOKEN, USA - An estimated 60 million people in the U.S. are affected by allergic rhinitis, commonly known as hay fever, according to the American Academy of…
Baby Chicks and Ducklings as Pets Pose Salmonella Risk
The New Mexico Department of Health advises families to avoid potential exposure to salmonella by not giving baby chicks and ducklings to children as Easter…
Bathing and showering: Underappreciated sources of water pollution from medicines
San Francisco, USA - That bracing morning shower and soothing bedtime soak in the tub are potentially important but until now unrecognized sources of the…
Study finds dirty air in California causes millions worth of medical care each year
California's dirty air caused more than $193 million in hospital-based medical care from 2005 to 2007 as people sought help for problems such as asthma and…
Microbes help mothers protect kids from allergies
A pregnant woman's exposure to microbes may protect her child from developing allergies later in life. Researchers in Marburg, Germany find that exposure…
Getting plants to rid themselves of pesticide residues
Scientists in China have discovered that a natural plant hormone, applied to crops, can help plants eliminate residues of certain pesticides. The study is in…
Gut worms may protect against house-dust mite allergy
A study conducted in Vietnam has added further weight to the view that parasitic gut worms, such as hookworm, could help in the prevention and treatment of…
New report challenges commonly held beliefs on Hay fever
During the National Allergy Week last month Allergy UK carried out a survey to discover when and how hay fever starts and impacts on sufferers. The results…