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Allergy tablet of choice
During peak hayfever seasons, take your hayfever tablet of choice in the morning before you even feel any symptoms developing. By the time you are sneezing its too late for the tablets to work!
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Allergy Prevention and Symptomatic Relief
S T I N G I N G N E T T L E Doesn’t sound great, I know. But seriously, this plant is a gem. It comes up in the early spring as a weed, is pretty invasive and therefore grows easily in many...
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A Traditional Chinese medicine perspective to why you may be intolerant to dairy?
Dairy causes phlegm : there is a strong link made between dairy consumption and what Chinese medicine practitioners call 'Phlegm'. Phlegm is associated with sinus congestion, sneezing &...
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Reishi Mushrooms
Reishi are medicinal mushrooms renowned in Traditional Chinese Medicine. They are known as "The plant of immortality" Reishi mushrooms contain triterpenes which are steroid like molecules that...
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Over the Counter: Allegra
For daily allergies I take Allegra, which is available over the counter. This one for me works exceptionally well. Doesnt make me drowsy at all. Take it as directed but usually its one pill, once a...
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Natural way to combat the symptoms associated with allergies
Suffer from allergies or sinusitis?
Did you know acupuncture is great at reducing symptoms by opening out meridians, flushing fresh blood through, removing any blockages that cause tightness,...
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Allergy shots!
Go see an Allergist and get immune shots. I was allergic to cats, dust, grass etc and I did the shots for two years and now I don't have a reaction to them. For me it worked amazingly well but ask...
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Invest in a Himalayan Salt Lamp
Himalayan Salt Lamps purify the air by 'hygroscopy' (attracting and absorbing water molecules) and help to remove dust, mould, animal dander and other microscopic particles from the air and...
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Traditional Chinese medicine eases people into spring without allergies.
Spring is full of warmer weather, beautiful flowers and more time outdoors. Many of us enjoy these signs of spring, but some find them intolerable due to seasonal allergies. Prescription and...
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Is This Sneaky Toxic Ingredient Contributing to Your Autoimmune Condition?
It hides in place you wouldn’t even dream it would be. In your shampoo, conditioner, body lotions, medications and even coffee. Slowly but surely, it inflicts inflammation and turmoil in your...
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Spring Cleanse to Prevent Allergies
Just before winter turns into spring- from March to May- take from 2 weeks to two months to cleanse and prepare the body for the transition into spring and to prevent allergies.
Doing the...
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Reduce Seasonal Allergies with Nasya (Oiling Nasal Passages)
We commonly see specialised Nasya blends created to include Sesame oil, Olive oil, Brahmi, Calamus, Skullcap, Eucalyptus essential oil - but you can achieve basically the same effect with Sesame...
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"Plant Blood" cured my allergies!
Add liquid Chlorophyll to a glass of water and drink 3 or more times a day. Why does it work? I have no idea. A hippy working in an herbal pharmacy claimed that chlorophyll, or "plant blood" as she...
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Prescription: Singulair
As I have asthma and allergies my doctor proscribes me Singulair. Its great. I used to cough constantly and it has help that. After two months on this drug no more cough and I feel great.
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