Allergies Articles

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Stress and Dust – A Prenatal Recipe for Allergy & Asthma

The first human study in a U.S. population shows a direct link between mom’s prenatal stress level and the immune system competence of her child.

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Preventing and Overcoming Allergy & Asthma in Children

A comprehensive study of children has linked various forms of stress in childhood with various hyper immune system reactions, resulting in a higher risk for the development of allergies.

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Candida Helps Cause Asthma and Eczema

A new study associates Candida albicans allergenic byproducts with asthma (52% of patients) and eczema (54% of patients).

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Quercetin, Skin Issues, and Stress

Quercetin has been found to powerfully stabilize mast cells, helping to prevent stress-induced anxiety and allergic reactions. A chain of recent discoveries helps to place the significance of these discoveries into context, with far ranging implications for human health and improved nerve tolerance for managing stress.

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Folic Acid and Vitamin D Help Allergies and Asthma

Two new studies help to show the power of nutrition to assist allergies and asthma. In one study people with higher levels of folic acid in their blood had had fewer IgE antibodies, fewer reported allergies, less wheezing and lower likelihood of asthma. In another study researchers found that lower blood levels of vitamin D in children were linked to allergy and asthma severity.

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Children Taking Multi-Vitamins Have Less Allergy

Swedish researchers were trying to prove that taking multivitamins as a child would cause more allergy. Instead, they showed that children taking multivitamins regularly from age 4 or earlier have significantly less allergy by age 8.

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Childhood Asthma Epidemic is Linked to Low Vitamin D

In 1982, 2.5 million children had asthma. This number has skyrocketed to 7 million children in 2009 (9.4% of children). This is a national disgrace. It is no doubt a combination of pollution exposure, a lack of sun, family stress, gaining weight, and too much high-sugar junk food. A new study shows that a lack of vitamin D is common in children and the degree of the lack of vitamin D is associated with a higher need for drugs.

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Quercetin for the Common Cold, Allergies, & Lung Problems

Last month the American Thoracic Society held its annual International Conference in New Orleans. There were four papers presented demonstrating the power of quercetin to combat the common cold, reduce airway allergic responses, and even benefit individuals with serious lung problems such as COPD (Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease).

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Low Vitamin D in Infants & Children Linked to Lung Infections, Allergies, and Anemia

Three new vitamin D studies show just how important vitamin D is to the health of our children. This is especially important because it is widely known that 70% of U.S. children are deficient in vitamin D.

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Silymarin Can Help Combat Allergies

Allergies in your airways, such as hay fever, can make your life miserable. A new human study shows that the popular liver herb, silymarin, can significantly reduce the signs and symptoms of allergic rhinitis.

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