allergies

A pet can do wonders for family wellness, but not so much if you’re allergic to animals. Your allergies may put you off even risking your wellbeing in the first place, or else walking that endless tightrope of medications and hand-washing…

These days it seems as though every other kid is allergic to something, which can make family wellness complicated. Even if your own child’s wellbeing isn’t affected by allergies, chances are that he or she will bring home a friend who is,…

Hay fever isn’t actually anything to do with a fever, rather being associated with your body’s over-reactive immune system which sees pollen and dust to be a dangerous foreign body in the respiratory system. As a result, it creates a…

More and more parents have health concerns for their children that are linked to food intolerances or allergies. The good news is that new research is indicating a positive step forward for those whose children are affected by egg…

Look at your allergy symptoms: sneezing, runny nose, congestion, itchy watery eyes and fatigue – feeling in the mood? I guess not. Although you may not be aware, allergy symptoms really take their toll on your sex life, with 83% of those…

By summertime, anyone with allergies will be feeling the brunt of their condition - noses streaming, eyes watering, and a constant supply of coughs and sneezes. It doesn’t necessarily need to be this way though - there are some things you…

While food allergies are already a health concern for children, if your child does suffer with allergies their wellbeing may be under threat in other ways; bullying. This is according to a new study, published in the journal Paediatrics,…

You may think that things like snake bites, allergies and food poisoning always need good old-fashioned Western medicine, but the complementary wellness practice, Ayurveda, provides a treatment stream considered equivalent to toxicology;…

For a long time, allergies such as eczema, hay fever and asthma have been known to occur due to a combination of genetic and environmental factors. However, wellness experts have been unclear about which genes are responsible – until now.…

There are over 55 diseases associated with gluten, which is a protein found in wheat, barley and rye. 99 percent of the people who have a gluten intolerance or coeliac disease are never diagnosed, which means they spend a lifetime suffering…

We often hear remarks about milk and dairy intolerances, but what is the difference between an allergy and an intolerance? Is one more serious than the other, and how can you identify between the two? A milk allergy is when your baby's…

If you’ve found that asthma or allergies have particularly taken their toll on your wellbeing lately, you might want to take a look to climate change for a culprit. Environmental wellness experts have noted a link between carbon dioxide, a…

Allergies of all kinds are on the increase, but two of the biggest reported problems, in terms of family wellness, are skin and food allergies, according to a large survey carried out by the government recently. Experts can’t be sure…

Having asthma can be difficult, and never more so than during pollen season. Around 75 percent of those who suffer from asthma have a type known as allergic asthma, where their wellbeing is affected by airborne irritants, such as pollen.…

People who suffer from allergies are often willing to try anything to help improve their wellbeing. It can be frustrating for them to suffer asthma, for example, day in and day out without really knowing what they can do to improve the…

Studies have shown that over 25 million children and adults in America are diagnosed with asthma. Although it has previously been thought that underlying allergies were only the cause of asthma in children, it is now believed that many…

By Brooke Chaplan Allergies are a major problem for millions of people. There are many different sources of allergies inside the home. Everything from mold to dust mites can lead to sneezing, itching and irritation.…

At the risk of jinxing the whole thing, it seems like spring has finally arrived. Though that often doesn’t mean much of a difference, weather-wise, this time of year can sometimes bring sunnier skies, blooming flowers, warming weather,…

There has been lots and lots of research done on the worst cities for allergies, and each spring brings with it a new tide of claims about where are the best and worst places to live. The one question you may be asking yourself, if you…

Asthma affects your wellbeing with chest tightening, wheezing and coughing, so is it any wonder that many asthma sufferers have trouble sleeping at night? As an added wellness bonus, asthma and allergies often go hand-in-hand, and a new…

Spring cleaning might seem the ideal solution to ridding your home of the dust and mites that can trigger asthma and allergies. But there’s more to achieving an allergy-free home than simply dusting and vacuuming behind the sofa.…

During the spring season, many people find that their body is more sensitive to pollen and other allergens. The body's natural defence against allergies is for the immune system to create an anti-inflammatory attack on the allergen - it…

Coughing is a regular, natural occurrence which chucks out the bad things that get caught in your throat in order to keep breathing in the good. Chronic coughing is when this persists for a matter of weeks. Unless you're a smoker, chronic…

If your child suffers from allergies you’ve probably taken steps to reduce the number of allergens in your home environment. But when it comes to taking your child outside the home, you have much less control. And of course, a large chunk…

Occasionally, we all feel under the weather, especially in the winter months.Though, sometimes without the other symptoms of a cold, you can feel painful sinus pressure. There are a few things your sinus pressure could be telling you, and…

Research in America has uncovered that asthma suffers that used self-management programs reduced the amount of times that they had emergency visits and an improved quality of life. By self-monitoring their own condition, those with the…

As a condition, asthma is much more common in children than it is in adults. This is likely because, as a rule, children are at a much higher risk of allergenic stimuli than adults. They’re smaller and as such the things in the environment…

Asthma is one of the most common chronic conditions in the world today. A recent estimate put the total number of sufferers in the world today in the region of around 235 million people. Clearly that’s a lot of people and considering how…

In early life there’s nothing more important than the support of parents. Having a good relationship with your parents and a strong bond with them will help set you up for later life in all sorts of ways. It’s also a strong psychological…

As the colder months approach, so do the colds and flu viruses which render us bed-ridden for days. There are a number of factors which increase our risk of catching colds and viruses, such as cold weather, changes in immunity and our…