Mar 22, 2011

Tips for Allergies

"Global warming has caused allergy season to begin a little earlier every year and last a few days longer," Dr. Anju Peters, allergist at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago (source: Parade Magazine, March 20, 2011).

Dwane has been bothered by allergies this spring, and this article says that besides over-the-counter and prescription medications, one can try: Adding lime to drinking water as it has bioflavonoids which are a natural antihistamine; use a pinch of petroleum jelly at nostril exterior opening to catch allergens before they go into nasal passages; eat more salmon for its omega-3 fatty acid which has anti-inflammatory properties; increase your magnesium intake which relaxes airways.

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