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Vitamins And Supplements To Reduce Allergy Symptoms

29 Jul



Allergy symptoms such as sneezing, a running nose, coughing, and watery eyes can make your life very miserable. It is therefore paramount that you find ways to reduce your symptoms so that you can lead a better quality of life. One of the most effective way of boosting your immune system to fight allergies is with consuming vitamins and supplements. Here are some:

- Vitamin C. Vitamin C can act as a mild antihistamine, which can help you to have fewer allergy symptoms when you come into contact with a particular allergen. Two to ten thousand milligrams of this vitamin can be taken in divided doses throughout your day to help keep that antihistamine property throughout the day, since Vitamin C is excreted from the body after four to six hours.

- Beta-carotene. This vitamin works to boost the immune system, which can help you to naturally fight off the histamine or allergy response to specific allergens. Some foods naturally contain beta-carotene, including deep orange vegetables and fruits like papaya or cantaloupe. You can up the intake of these foods or you can choose to take a beta-carotene supplement.

- Magnesium. Magnesium has been found to help make breathing easier. It helps in decreasing the constriction response in the lungs. If this has been one of your allergy symptoms, then magnesium could be an excellent choice for your allergy regimen.

- Vitamin E. Vitamin E is known as an antioxidant that can help boost and increase the effect of your immune system. It has been found very effective in studies in decreasing the symptoms of allergic rhinitis, which an inflammatory response in the nose, eyes, and throat that is caused by allergen exposure.

- Vitamin B Complex. Studies have found that taking Vitamin B Complex can help to reduce your allergy symptoms by half. This is a significant finding, because it can move most allergy symptoms down into a more manageable range that is easier to deal with. Some patients saw their symptoms decrease to almost nothing, which gave them the opportunity to live a normal life for the first time.

Allergy vitamins can strengthen the immune system of your body so that it can work better than before. They can help decrease your histamine response when your body comes into contact with an offending allergen. Taking high quality vitamins and supplements is a much healthier preventative option as compared to treating yourself with over-the-counter medications and/or prescription medications. Be sure to check with your healthcare provider about taking any of the above mentioned vitamins and supplements and their recommended dosages before consumption.

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How to End Sinus Drainage

08 Dec



Drip, drip, drip. When will it end! Have you said that to yourself when post nasal drip – sinus drainage – went on and on? If we were to know the causes we could go right to the root of the problem. So here are some of the causes of sinus drainage:

Irritation of the nasal passages, caused by: Allergies, air pollution, smoke, viral infection Air dryness Bacterial infections

Given your particular living environment and lifestyle, try to ascertain the one thing, among those mentioned, that you think could be the cause of the problem. Do a little experimenting. For example: Get your nose close to the carpet, or to some plant in or around the house and sniff profoundly to try to detect whether you are allergic to it. Have you noticed whether the problem begins or is more severe when the air is very dry? Could it be that the drainage started after you have had a nasal or sinus congestion for several days, which then developed into an infection?

The answer to these questions could determine what caused the drainage and how best to end it. For example, if the drainage discharge is very profuse, clear and watery it is most likely an irritation of the nasal passages and in this case you would want to: Drink a lot of pure, simple, room temperature water, at least 5 full glasses a day. If allergies seem to be the culprit then an antihistamine such as loratadine 10mg – Claritin – would stem the drainage. The latter does not cause drowsiness, this is important if you need to drive. Taking extra vitamin C is very helpful in many cases.These three simple remedies should begin to relieve allergy symptoms within 24 hours.

If the cause of the drainage seems to be air dryness, then the use of a cool steam humidifier in your immediate environment should offer substantial help. I use an ultrasonic humidifier and it seems to work very well. It keeps the nasal and sinus membranes properly moist and avoids the extra watery mucus they produce to compensate for the air dryness. Again, drinking abundant plain, pure water can do much good and help prevent a sinus infection.

Bacterial infections are sometimes the cause of the problem. You would know it by the thick, sticky, yellow-green discharge. If the infection has already fully developed the best thing to do is to go see your doctor who would very likely prescribe an antibiotic such as Bactrim DS. If you catch the infection early on, then drinking lots of plain water and

 
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