Archive for 'Allergy' Category

Food Allergy

At some point in our lives food allergy/food intolerance occur. Whenever we have an unpleasant experience after we consume a particular food, we might think that we have allergy to that food, but only up to 3% of adults and 6%-8% of children have clinically proven true allergic reactions to food.
A typical food allergy is [...]

Asthma

What is Asthma?
Unlike a normal person, the lungs and airways of people with asthma are hypersensitive to various trigger factors, such as exercise, pollens or cold air. They react abnormally and due to these reactions the airways become narrower, reducing the space for air to flow through and making it harder to breathe.
Continued exposure of [...]

Hayfever

Overcoming Hayfever:
Hay fever is an allergic reaction. It is your immune system’s response to foreign particle in the air you breathe. It is  usually refers to allergies to outdoor, airborne materials such as pollens and molds. Most people associate hay fever with spring, when airborne pollens from grasses are at their peak. However, hay fever [...]

Allergy

What is an Allergy?
Do you know that one person in four is allergic to something ? and out of all allergy sufferers almost half of them are children?
An allergy refers to an exaggerated reaction by our immune system in response to bodily contact with certain foreign substances. The main reason for allergy to occur is [...]