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Self Help Preventions and Treatment to Combat Allergies
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People say that if something doesn't feel right – avoid it. This is the best advice one can give when asked how to live with allergies. Understanding what triggers the allergy is the first step.
It's always good to know some home treatments to combat allergies ; The first one is keep the house clean and free of dust.
If there are dust mites allergies, cover the mattress and pillows and use only synthetic pillows.
Screens on doors and windows will prevent insects flying in and stinging.
On windy days, if you are allergic to pollen, keeps the windows closed to prevent pollen from getting in and aggravating your eyes and nose. Especially between 10AM and 3Pm, that is when the pollen is at it's highest.
Before turning on the heat the first time in winter, make sure you clean the heating ducts. They tend to collect dust during the summer months and ...
Anxiety – Treat Yourself
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There are a few things one can do to try and avoid or concur feelings of anxiety, and it starts by recognizing that you have a problem. Try to identify what are the causes of your feeling of anxiety.
If the cause is a specific fear you can make a plan to try to avoid this fear. If it is economically driven, for example, make a plan or a budget to live by. Try to start saving, which will alleviate your fear somewhat.
If the anxiety is caused by some event in the past and it is playing like a loop in your head over and over again, you can will it to stop with techniques a health professional can teach you.
Accept the past for what it is – the past. You can not change it. Learn to live in the present, and as they say in Alcoholic Anonymous - “change ...
Do I Have the Flu?
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Not everything that makes you feel crappy is the flu. Now that we’re in the cold-weather months and school is back in session, we are prone to getting colds as well as the flu. The flu is more than just a bad cold, since they are different critters; colds are separate critters called rhinoviruses and coronaviruses. Also, there are different symptoms for colds and flues.
Fever- You normally don’t get a fever with a cold, while a 100-degree-plus temperature is common with a flu bug. So, if you get out your trusty thermometer and it doesn’t crack triple-digits, you probably have a cold.
Aches and Pains- The flu is marked by headaches and other bad aches around the body; colds tend not to have as many aches.
Chills-Chills are more of a symptom of the flu.
Phlegm Fatale- A cold will produce a lot of mucus, producing chest congestion and stuffed-up ...
Allergy – Food Allergies
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Food allergies affect about 3% of children and 1% of adults and can be caused by many different foods. The body's reaction to those allergies is similar to those of environmental allergies, mainly the body treats that food as an enemy and sent antibodies to fight it.
While environmental allergies enter our body through the nose and mouth, and can be avoided or removed, the reaction to the food allergy happens inside the body and that is what makes it much more dangerous. As the person eats the food he is allergic to, he might feel an itch in his mouth, then when the food is in the stomach he might start vomiting, when the allergens reach and travel trough the blood stream it might cause a drop in blood pressure.
The histamines that are released into the blood can attack the ears, and they will itch, the skin and the ...
