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People who suffer from upper respiratory allergies know what a debilitating nuisance the frequent sneezing, runny nose, congestion, and red, itchy eyes can be. Homeopathy can be an effective natural treatment that can do more than just alleviate symptoms.

Approximately two out of five Americans believe that they are allergic to certain foods. However, less than 1% have true food allergies. A food allergy occurs when the body's immune system reacts to s....

Allergies can result in seasonal or year-round symptoms that may range in severity from annoying to life-threatening. Acupressure can help relieve—or possibly even eliminate—problems with allergies.

An herbal program for food allergies would include digestive-strengthening herbs, the herbal enzyme herbs, and liver cooling herbs. Herbalists often recommend an exclusion diet, removing the suspected food from the diet for 3 weeks, to check for individual sensitivity. Hay fever or respiratory allergies often have food allergies as a root factor. Thus the first treatment of them should be with digestive herbs and formulas. In addition, anti-inflammatory herbs that specifically focus on the u

Food allergies can be life threatening. Learning correct nutrition can help identify and avoid foods that cause allergic reactions while maintain proper nutritional needs.

Colon hydrotherapy for allergies is a procedure that removes toxins from the bowels and stimulates the body’s immune system to fight off allergies in a natural way.

In the United States alone, more than 50 million people suffer from some sort of debilitating allergy. Fortunately, naturopathic medicine is a system of health care that can help alleviate allergy symptoms and improve overall health.

Allergies are abnormal reactions of the immune system that occur in response to otherwise harmless substances.Allergies are among the most common medical disorders. It is estimated that 60 million Ame....

Applied Kinesiology (AK) can be useful to help an individual identify and avoid potentially harmful food substances that can cause severe allergic reactions (food allergies).

Qi gong and tai chi, which have been clinically shown to improve the function of the immune system, can be used in the treatment and/or prevention of allergies.

Allergic rhinitis is an allergic reaction to airborne particles that primarily affects the nose and eyes. There are two types of allergic rhinitis: seasonal allergic rhinitis (hay fever) and perenniaa....

Herbal anti-inflammatories, adrenal tonics, herbal decongestants, the herbal stimulant horseradish, and immune stimulants may be helpful.

Environmental therapy, also known as environmental medicine and formerly called clinical ecology, is the diagnosis and treatment of conditions caused by environmental factors.The founder of environmet....

Sneezing, also known as sternutation, is the response of the mucous membrane of the nose to an irritant or foreign body that causes allergy in a hypersensitive person.A sneeze is an involuntary explos....

Also see individual agents.Adults: Oral: 60 mg every 4-6 hours, maximum: 240 mg/dayLiquid (Benadryl® Children's Allergy and Sinus): Diphenhydramine hydrochloride 12.5 mg and pseudoephedrine hydrochlo] ...

Rhinitis is inflammation of the mucous lining of the nose.Rhinitis is a nonspecific term that covers nasal congestion due to infections, allergies, and other disorders. In rhinitis, the mucous membras....

Herbal treatment should be related to the cause, but blood purifiers, hormone regulators, and soothing herbs for the skin may be helpful.

Asthma is a disease in which inflammation of the airways restricts airflow in and out of the lungs. The word asthma comes from the Greek word for "panting." The panting and wheezing sound characteris. ...

Eczema, also called atopic dermatitis (AD), is a noncontagious inflammation of the skin that is characteristically very dry and itchy. The condition is frequently related to some form of allergy, whis....

Also see individual agents.Chlorpheniramine competes with histamine for H1-receptor sites on effector cells in the gastrointestinal tract, blood vessels, and respiratory tract. Pseudoephedrine is a ss....