Natural Remedies for Seasonal Allergies are Right in Your Kitchen
Over-the-counter drugs might alleviate your allergy symptoms, but the side effects can be the pits. Try these food-based natural remedies for seasonal allergies instead!
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Infants Who Eat Peanuts Less Likely to Develop Peanut Allergy
A new NIH-funded study found that infants who ate peanuts were less likely to develop a peanut allergy. Even if nut allergies ran in their families.
Children’s Book Review: Allergies, and Awesome You!
Allergies are one of the most common afflictions of Americans today, especially in children. “My allergies are acting crazy today!” “Here, have one of my [insert allergy drug here].” As an ex-child with asthma and allergies, now a fully-fledged adult with the sniffles and wheezes, I was drawn to review Dr. Atul N. Shah’s book for kids, Allergies, and Awesome You!
Red Wine Allergies?
The verdict is still out on the main culprit of wine allergies and intolerances with other experts suggesting that people may be affected by sulfites, higher alcohol levels, tannins, yeast strains, acidity, cork or common contaminents. Sadly, the only remedy seems to be abstinence.
What’s Causing the Increase in Food Allergies?
We talked last week about a child with a debilitating peanut allergy, and several commenters brought up the good point that we didn’t see food allergies like this when we were kids. What’s causing this increase in food allergies here in the U.S., and what can we do to prevent them? As it turns out, kids are not “wimps,” as one commenter put it. In fact, what’s changed isn’t the kids. It’s our food.
The 5 Most Allergenic Animal Foods
Some of the most common foods are also the most allergenic. Here, we’ll examine the most allergenic animal foods plus some plant-based alternatives.
Wine Could Soon Become Less Allergenic
New discovery could lead to low-allergy wines.
Wine Allergies – Fact or Fiction?
A look at some common culprits behind wine allergies.
Another Benefit to High Fiber Diets and How to Fit More Fiber into Your Day
A scientist at the University of Florence found that folks with high fiber diets had more good bacteria in their digestive tracts.
Buzz Off! How to Beat Local Allergies With Local Honey
Drippy. Itchy. Stuffy. Groggy. Sound familiar? If you regularly suffer from springtime allergies, the answer is probably yes. While loading up on the Claritins, Benadryls, or Zyrtecs is one option, you can also try some local honey. When bees ingest the nectar from flowers, they’re also ingesting some of the plants’ pollen. This nectar is …
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