4. September 2009

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Pine Tree Pollen

I think I’ve mentioned before that I live in Florida? Where the state tree is (or should be) the pine tree. I’m not allergic, thankfully, but I’ve been thinking about how horrible it would be if I were. Let me illustrate with a few examples. During pine tree pollen season, my screened porch gets coated yellow. Not just the screen but the bench inside of it as well. By green truck turns yellow. Do you know how much pollen you have to put on green to turn it green? A lot. Finally, we are thinking about building a screened in pool and the pool builders have told us that during ‘pine season’ we’ll have to skim the top of the pool daily if we don’t want to swim in pollen even with the screening. One last example; a friend of mine left her windows open on a nice day. There were window screens and she figured everything would be fine. Oh no. The rooms with the windows open had to be completely cleaned because of the coating of pine pollen. All of these examples make me wonder, how does anyone with a pine pollen allergy live anywhere in Florida and maintain any kind of good health?(or any other state with lots of pine trees). Someone clue me in?

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3. September 2009

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What About a Butterbur?

Around 40 percent of allergy sufferers use different alternative and natural treatments to relieve allergies. These treatments are not approved by the FDA, but are sometimes recommended by doctor and allergists. Butterbur, honey, quercetin, stinging nettle, and sodium selenite have different advantageous benefits to relieving allergy symptoms.

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2. September 2009

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Chlorine Allergy

A friend of mine has a kind of odd allergy. Well she calls it an allergy but it’s more of a chemical reaction I guess. She is allergic to chlorine. If chlorine touches her skin she breaks out into what looks like hives except they may remain for weeks instead of hours. She has to [...]

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1. September 2009

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Allergic Conjuctivitis

I was so glad that this article made the point that allergic conjunctivitis is not contagious. So many people hear the word “conjunctivitis” and they are afraid to go near you. My son gets seasonal allergic conjunctivitis and every year the school nurse wants to send him home! I hope she reads this article and [...]

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31. August 2009

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Allergy Remedies and Health Insurance

My family health insurance doesn’t cover some..no make that lots, of the things that my doctor tells me I need. Yes, they cover my medication. Well, my prescription medication. Now that one of the meds I take is over the counter (and I h*have* to have it) my insurance doesn’t cover it. Nor does my [...]

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30. August 2009

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Acupuncture

This article really helped me understand the philosophy of acupuncture. My boyfriend got excellent relief with acupuncture treatments. Unfortunately, he had to stop because it was so expensive he could not afford it. I don’t understand why health insurance doesn’t cover acupuncture treatments! They will pay for all kinds of dangerous and invasive procedures, but [...]

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28. August 2009

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Athletic Asthma

Athletic asthma is also called exercise induced asthma. This is different from ‘regular’ asthma because it is only triggered by physical activity. Although exercise can cause someone with asthma to have an asthma attack. Usually athletic asthma is found in children and current information indicates that these children may have very mild asthma that is [...]

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26. August 2009

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Hold the Bell Peppers

I’ve only met one person whose health was effected by a weird food allergy. She was the science teacher at the same school where I was a history teacher. We were in the same grade level and had the same lunch time so we often ate together. We made life very difficult for our other [...]

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25. August 2009

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Roaches are Coaches for Allergens

People who have dust mite allergies should also be wary of cockroaches. Apparently cockroaches are cross allergenic with dust mites, so if you’re allergic to one you might be allergic to the other. No one wants to think there are roaches in their house, but they’re more common than most people would like to think. [...]

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25. August 2009

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Forecast Your Suffering

Plant pollination occurs every spring, summer, and fall. The pollen grains released by trees, grasses, and weeds cause illness and suffering in over 40 million Americans. Pollen forecasts measure the amount and types of pollen present in the air, providing allergy sufferers the knowledge of when to avoid being outside.
Learn more about pollen forecasts in [...]

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