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Diagnosis and Treatment of Allergies

itchy — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:28:12 +0000

Allergies are the cause for many different ailments, including eczema, asthma, psoriasis, hay fever and many other common disorders. If you find out what foods or common allergens you may be allergic to, then you might realize your symptoms relatively quickly. The faster you diagnose what it is you are allergic to, the [...]

Check all labels and ingredients for Hidden Allergens

itchy — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 15:28:02 +0000

Food allergies are a bit different as noted earlier. The best and usually only way to treat food allergies is to avoid the foods you are allergic to. This will require identifying the foods you are allergic to, and then avoiding them. You may have to invest in a special book that addresses [...]

How Effective Are Alternative Treatments?

itchy — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 14:36:08 +0000

How effective complementary treatments will be for you may depend on how severe your symptoms are, your biochemistry and the types of therapies you consider. While many studies suggest alternative medicine is not helpful for allergies, an equal number suggest complementary therapies are very helpful for reducing allergies and allergic symptoms.

Currently, statistics [...]

Herbs and Allergies

itchy — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 14:32:15 +0000

Herbs

Herbs are a common “choice” treatment for allergy sufferers because they involve little effort and are easily incorporated into one’s diet. Keep in mind if you suffer from allergies and take other medications, they may interact with the herbs you try.

You should always contact a qualified healthcare provider before you try [...]

Homeopathy for Allergies

itchy — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 13:31:07 +0000

Homeopathy is another common natural treatment. This is one of the more benign forms of treatment that is least likely to result in health problems, so it may be worth a try. Homeopathy is based on the idea that like treats like; homeopaths generally use substances that contain a microscopic amount of a [...]

Natural Treatments

itchy — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 12:47:30 +0000

There are many other natural treatments a holistic practitioner may recommend to help reduce the amount of suffering you experience from allergies. One technique is the “allergy desensitization technique.” Typically this works as follows: (1) a doctor identifies the sensitivity you have to a particular irritant or substance, (2) the provider uses applied [...]

Alternative Allergy Therapy

itchy — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 17:32:06 +0000

Much of what we have learned so far has focused on traditional therapies and treatments for allergies. Traditional treatments are a good start in the fight against allergies. There is a growing body of evidence and a growing community of practitioners however, focusing more on total body health and awareness, as well as [...]

Zyrtec Allergy Relief (10 mg), 45-Count Tablets

itchy — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 17:23:51 +0000

<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"><tr><td><img src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51PgnbiITQL._SL75_.jpg" /><td></tr><tr><td>ZYRTEC (cetirizine HCl) is a prescription medicine that treats both indoor and outdoor allergy symptoms. And it also treats itching due to chronic hives. Studies show that 1 dose of ZYRTEC works for a full 24 hours. ZYRTEC is also great for the whole family. ZYRTEC is approved to treat indoor and outdoor allergy symptoms in adults and children as young as 2 years old. And it's also approved to treat indoor allergy symptoms in infants as young as 6 months. It's easy to recognize ZYRTEC. ZYRTEC tablets are white in color. And they have the name ZYRTEC engraved on them. ZYRTEC chewable tablets are purple in color. They also have the ZYRTEC name engraved on them. Another formulation is ZYRTEC syrup, which is a clear liquid with a banana-grape flavor.<td></tr></table>