Documents tagged 'Symptoms'
Published: 24/07/2008
When you eat a banana does your mouth become itchy? Does you stomach fill with gas when you eat an apple? Does your throat swell when you eat raw peaches? When you eat raw or canned pineapple does your throat burn or do you break out in hives?
Experiencing any of these symptoms may...
Published: 24/07/2008
Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) is the term used for a neurological condition marked by difficulties with attention and concentration and usually difficulties with self-control and overactivity or restlessness. It is also known as Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) because...
Published: 24/07/2008
Adults and Asthma
This article talks about Asthma for the grown up and elderly. We know that asthma has many medical implications.
Adult asthma normally comes from one of three conditions. First off, some adults that have had asthma their entire lives or that have had it...
Published: 24/07/2008
It amazes me that even today, knowing the connection between the mind and body that we continue as a nation to feed ourselves with medicines and other such pills whenever our bodies send us the message that something is wrong. I feel that more time and money should be invested in...
Published: 24/07/2008
Short Celiac Disease Article
I gained an interest in nutrition at a young age while growing up on a farm where they grew organic, home-grown fruits and vegetables.
In the past half of a century, there have been a growing number of people with autoimmune disorders, and the...
Published: 24/07/2008
You cannot relate to the discomfort that allergies do cause to people, unless you have experienced it yourself, having a negative reaction to a certain substance. Such reactions to different elements can make a person feel extremely miserable. When people are suffering they start looking...
Published: 24/07/2008
Nexium has come as a wonderful relief in treating heartburn in acid reflux disorders. Acids are released in the stomach for digestion of food. When some of this acid persistently flows back into the food tube, the esophagus, its lining get damaged leading to a condition known as erosive...
Published: 24/07/2008
Asthma (pronounced AZ-muh) is defined in the book "Essential Allergy", by Mygind, Dahl, Pedersen, and Thestrup-Pedersen as "A lung disease characterised by: 1. variable and reversible airway obstruction; 2. airway inflammation; and 3. bronchial hyper-responsiveness. Asthma is a chronic...
Published: 23/07/2008
Allergy shots are given to some people who have persistent and disruptive allergy symptoms. The shots do not treat symptoms, but by altering the immune response they prevent future reactions. (This is referred to as immunotherapy.) Treatment involves a series of shots, each containing a slightly...
Published: 23/07/2008
Most people with asthma or hay fever or other outdoor allergies think of their home as a haven where they can escape their allergies. Unfortunately, houses and apartment buildings harbor their own allergens (agents that cause allergy symptoms). The inside of your home actually traps allergens,...
