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Enjoy Spring by Controlling Your Allergies

Here’s a brief overview of the effects that the spring months have on allergies as well as some useful tips on how to control your symptoms.  Match sure that you are ready for the spring allergy season – watch this video! … Continue reading

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A Drug-Free Allergy Fix

Rinsing out your sinuses with the help of a neti pot or syringe full of salt water can do wonders for your allergy symptoms.  The use of "nasal irrigation" has become very popular with allergy and sinusitis sufferers because it … Continue reading

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You Don’t Want to See This If You Smoke!

If you smoke, or if you live with someone who does, you may not want to watch this video!           A bit scary, right?  If you have any comments about this video, please leave them here. Share … Continue reading

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Stress Allergies

Did you know that stress can impact your allergies?  It’s true – a recent study revealed that stress and anxiety can make your allergic reactions 2-4 times as bad! Watch this video for more information on how stress can affect … Continue reading

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Top 2 Tips for Mold Allergies

Are your allergies acting up year-round?  If so, it might be that mold has taken up residence in your home.  Mold thrive in areas were there is moisture and warm, making your home a perfect green house for growing molds and mildews. … Continue reading

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Christmas Allergies

Watch this video for some surprising facts about how the holidays can impact your allergies!   For more information about how real and artificial Christmas tree might impact your allergies (and some helpful tips), see my post about Christmas Tree Allergies. Do you … Continue reading

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How Did You Get Asthma?

This video features an overview of asthma and also touches on some of the common elements that can cause asthma.  Though genetics play a large role in whether you will or won’t develop asthma, there are several other situations that can … Continue reading

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Watch Allergies in Action

Ever wonder how something as tiny as a grain of pollen can cause your worse allergy nightmare?  This video show the allergen in action – from the time it enters your body to the point that you grab your antihistamine … Continue reading

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#1 Asthma Hospital in U.S. Offers Advice to Young Asthmatics

The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) was named the number one hospital in the country for treating children’s respiratory  disorders.  Watch this video to see what this hospital is doing to improve the health of young asthma sufferers (PS: there are … Continue reading

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Pediatric Allergy Testing

Ever wonder what it’s like to get an allergy test?  In this video, a young boy named Davis DeLozier describes what an allergy test is like.  Watch carefully as the nurse administers the test using little plastic instruments that have trace amount … Continue reading

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