Dealing Allergies #3

If you want more suggestions on dealing with allergies,

check out a weather.com article  of 20 Ways to Stop Allergies at http://www.weather.com/health/allergy/20-ways-stop-allergies-20120330

Dealing with allergies #2

Do you deal with allergies? 

1.     I have found that wearing a mask when I am doing ‘deep cleaning’ helps protect me from dust which causes me a miserable allergic reaction. 

2.     Allergy medicines can help keep the symptoms under control.  Talk to your doctor about which allergy medicines are safest for you to take.  Some of the over-the-counter antihistamine medicines can make you sleepy and feel ‘foggy’ with your thinking.

3.     Some of my friends at work suffered with severe allergies and they have found ‘allergy shots’ have improved their health.  Allergy shots, given under the care of allergy or ear nose and throat (ENT) doctors, give small doses of the allergen so your body learns to tolerate the allergen.  Allergy shots decrease the miserable symptoms and the risk of a severe allergic reaction. 

This information can be found at http://www.healthfinder.org/News/Article/686022/allergy-season

Dealing with allergies #1

A recent article on healthfinder.org gives good suggestions about how to deal with allergies:

1.      Learn what you are allergic to.  An allergy doctor can help you identify what causes your allergies.

2.      Stay inside when pollen counts are high for the allergen that causes you problems.  The weather.com pollen count page can be found at  http://www.weather.com/health/allergy/main

3.     Use your air conditioning and keep windows and doors shut to protect yourself from pollen issues. 

4.     When you have been working or playing outside, take a shower, wash your hair and change to clean clothes to decrease the amount of pollen you are exposed.  More suggestions next time. 

This information can be found at Allergy Season Springs into Bloom, http://www.healthfinder.gov/News/Article/686022/allergy-season...

 

Springtime means allergy season begins for some

As the cold winter leaves us bringing sunshine and blooming flowers, some of us begin dealing with allergies.  Are you one of them?  What can we do to minimize allergies? 

As I mentioned on the March 26 blog post, people all across the US deal with allergies.  Different parts of the country have different allergens (substances which cause those nasty allergy symptoms—runny nose, sneezing, watery eyes, etc)  Next time more about allergies and how to deal with them. 

 

In the News--Flu Vaccine Lowers Children's Risk of ICU Flu admission by 3/4

A study reported by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) found that when children received this year’s flu vaccine, the kids were less likely (74%) to end up in the intensive care unit. 

 “The CDC recommends annual flu vaccines for everyone 6 months and older and especially for children at high risk of serious flu-related complications.”  This information can be found at http://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2014/p0327-flu-study.html

 

 

Easter Sunday, Amazing Song about the Resurrection.

Christians celebrate Easter Sunday because Jesus died for our sins and rose again.  Because He did this, our sins will be pardoned when we ask for forgiveness.  God sees us as clean and forgiven.  Wow.  All our mistakes, bad attitudes, and bad behaviors, all of it forgiven when we ask and the promise of heaven when we die. That's why we celebrate Easter.  Here's the Easter story on youtube: 

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fq3lgmn_vMo

Resurrection Song

I enjoyed hearing the Resurrection Song on Youtube.  I
hope you do also. 

Revelation Song, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D-zk-E55dRk