I don't know about you, but the fall is always one of my worst eye allergy seasons. Weeping eyes, itchy eyes, swollen eyelids, totally irritated, light-sensitive eyes... can you relate? Eye allergies have definitely presented some challenges to me over the years, as I've made my living on the Web (or at least on the computer) for many years. And... Read more
When you have nasal, eye and skin allergies, environment is everything. If it wasn't for the environment we live in, work in and play in, we wouldn't even have allergies after all! You see, the things that set off your allergy symptoms in the first place are part of the environment around you. Things like:
Tree, grass and weed pollens
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August may still be high summer, but it's also when parents and kids start to think about heading back to school. For kids with allergies, going back to school can mean a return to dealing with allergy issues each day without your direct supervision. The American Lung Association offers a handy checklist for parents in preparing for their child's... Read more
Ah August... a big vacation month, the end of summer, fun times in the sun and fresh air. Unfortunately, August is also the month where in many parts of the world, a nasty little plant called ragweed begins to bloom and produce hundreds of billions of pollen particles that make life miserable for those of us with allergies.
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Pharmaceutical research is producing new solultions for treating allergies every year. There are pills you can take, sprays you can use and shots you can endure, all geared to reducing the hold nasal allergies have over our lives. And those are all great solutions...
At the same time, they are invasive. They are foreign substances that we... Read more