allergies

Are you Wheat Intolerant?

People often suffer certain symptoms or conditions of which they do not know the cause. It can be frustrating to consistently not feel your best, sometimes people suffer certain nagging symptoms for so long they don’t even know what it would be like to be without them.

Seeking Relief from Allergies

Do you suffer from allergies? Approximately 1 in 5 people suffer from some form of allergy to indoor or outdoor allergens such as foods, drugs, animals and pollens. An allergy is essentially an overreaction by the immune system to a foreign substance. Many people with allergies do not realize they are suffering from an allergic reaction.

3 Reasons To Eat More Yogurt

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Eating yogurt has never been more popular.  Now that the beneficial health effects of probiotics are being touted by an increasingly vocal segment of the medical community, more and more people are opting to add it into their daily regime. 

Protect Your Hearing

Hearing loss is a serious problem affecting millions of individuals especially as they age.  Hearing loss occurs when sound waves no longer can properly reach the brain.  It can be temporary, partial or permanent depending on the cause.  Hearing loss is not exactly the same thing as deafness, the latter being defined more generally as the inability to hear at or near birth as a r

Hay Fever Season And How To Beat It

Approximately 32 million Americans suffer from seasonal allergies associated with Hay Fever.  Hay fever, otherwise known as allergic rhinitis, is an allergenic response to pollen or mold.  These irritants affect the nasal passages, the eyes, and the airways.  Symptoms can vary in severity but they often include sneezing, red itchy eyes, fatigue, nervousness, watery discharge from

Celiac Disease AKA Wheat Allergy

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Celiac Disease, often known simply as a wheat allergy, is a chronic disorder that affects the digestive system.  It is caused by intolerance to wheat grain (including rye, oats, barley, durum, semolina, kamut and spelt).  It is a hereditary disease whose cause is unknown.  Celiac disease is most common a

Allergies And Weight Gain

As most people know an allergy is the body’s immune response to a substance that is generally innocuous.

3 Unexpected Allergen Sources

Spring is notorious for one thing - allergies. If you have taken steps to minimize your contact with pollen but are still feeling stuffy, you may want to look at what else is irritating you.

Reducing Spring Allergies

April showers may bring spring flowers, but they also bring allergies . March through to November is the worst time for allergies. Pollens, grass, ragweed, and other irritants are present in the air through this time – they are normally spread by the wind and land in peoples

Children's Diet and Health

Babies are very delicate and their internal systems require delicate care. Their health should be of foremost importance from the day they are born, and the food they are given should be closely monitored.

Bee Pollen Found To Cure Allergies

Allergies occur when your body reacts to something that does not cause a problem for most people. It is an adverse reaction to something in our environment such as pollen or grass. Most people who have allergies are affected by them in the spring, when the trees are producing pollen, grass is growing, and being mowed. There is also more dust in the air. Symptoms of allergies include sneezing, a stuffed up nose, coughing, red eyes, and itchy skin.

Healthy Pets for Healthy People

Pets are not only good companions but can do wonders for your health. Having a pet or even being around the presence of animals can have a lasting impact on a person’s physical and mental well being. The exact reasons why are not clear, but the research conducted on this phenomenon is undisputable.

Natural Remedies for Allergies

With the spring season ahead of us, many people are beginning to feel their allergies start to flare up. More and more people are being affected by allergies-and not just in the spring, but as an ongoing, chronic problem due to the increase of pollution and other harmful factors that our world is being affected by.

Sneezing Around The Christmas Tree

Aren’t we supposed to be “rockin” around the tree? Not if seasonal sneezing has you itchin’ and scratchin.’ Your favorite holiday decoration, the Christmas tree, may be the reason behind your allergies. Christmas trees can trigger itchy noses, scratchy eyes, and sneezing, say allergist Michael Alexander, MD, of Niagara Falls, Ontario.