Dealing with Allergies, find some good tips

It’s almost fall again, and like spring, it’s that time of the year when those allergens start bothering you again. Three of the most hateful allergens of all time include ragweed, dust mites and molds. But one thing is certain - you can’t let these allergens stop you from enjoying the season!

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5 tips from lifespy

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  • Sneezing and then a cloggy nose.
  • Some allergies which start from hay fever
  • Water’s ability to help your body undergo cleansing
  • A HEPA filter or an electrostatic humidifier
  • Wear protective gear

via lifespy

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101 Hints, Tips and Bits for Allergist

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1. Thresholds

"Even when people are allergic to a substance, there is a certain level they can tolerate before symptoms will appear. Exceed that ‘threshold’ and up pop the symptoms".

2. Nobody ‘Outgrows’ Allergies

"The lifetime of the allergic individual is one in which symptoms will wax and wane in intensity and shift from one part of the body to another. This shifting of symptoms is poorly understood and leads many people to mistakenly believe that one can ‘outgrow’ their allergy symptoms".

3. Example: Eczema

"An example is the child with a severe case of incredibly itchy eczema who suddenly improves without apparent reason".

4. Irritants, Not Allergens

"A large number of non-protein substances like Kleenex, paper dust, paint fumes, perfume, newsprint and cigarette smoke are erroneously called allergens, but they’re not. They do produce symptoms in many people, but it’s because they’re irritating, not allergic".

5. Bake Your Paper

"Newsprint is a problem for some people because of irritative solvents in the ink. Problems only occur with freshly printed papers and can be avoided simply by putting new papers into an oven set on very low heat for around 20 minutes or so".

6. Growing Up Allergic

"An infant’s first exposure to proteins is primarily through foods, which is why food allergies are so common in allergic infants. As the infant grows, his ‘protein world’ expands, and he begins to react to the indoor allergens he’s inhaling".

7. Positive Reactions Not Positive Proof

"The first thing that happens when an allergic person inhales, ingests or physically contacts an allergen is that they become ‘sensitized’ to it. All that means is that their body now recognizes that substance distinctly — it doesn’t mean that exposure is going to cause them to experience symptoms".

8. To Understand Allergy, Look Beyond The Symptoms.

"In medical school you learn to look for the cause of a disease based upon the location of its symptoms. But allergy is not a disease — it’s an inherited condition that cannot be understood from the medical school point of view".

9. Where’s Your ‘Dial’ Set Today?

"Generally these changes occur gradually during a person’s lifetime. Without changing a thing around them, some people’s sensitivities to one substance can all but vanish, while other allergies will reappear after years of absence".

10. Shots And Sickness Work The Same

"Allergy injections don’t get rid of your allergy to a substance — they raise your threshold, so that you can tolerate more of the substance before you experience symptoms".

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