Is Climate Change Making My Allergies Worse?
Climate change is a known contributor to changes in the lifecycles & even biological processes of plants & it’s making our allergies worse!
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Dealing With Spring Allergies The Eco-Friendly Way
Use these tips to fight springtime allergies in an eco-friendly way….
Hygiene Hypothesis Says Mess Is Best Exposure to More Bacteria & Viruses Seems To Be Trick to Staying Healthy
According to the “Hygiene Hypothesis,” less exposure to bacteria & viruses during childhood could explain the rise in allergic diseases in recent decades.
Peanut Allergy Rise Worries Environmentalists Theories still abound regarding causation, but definitive proof remains elusive
Do scientists think there’s a big environmental component to the huge rise in peanut allergy cases in the U.S. and beyond in recent years?
Home Breathable Home
Take these 10 tips to heart for improving indoor air quality around the house, office or any other interior space where you care to breathe….
It’s Alive! Yogurt's Health Secret is Live Bacterial Cultures
“Cow’s milk yogurt is packed with calcium, protein and Vitamin D,” says Althea Zincowski, a spokesperson for the American Dietetic Association. People who are allergic to milk products, or very lactose intolerant, can try a non-milk soy-based yogurt. Most, but not all of the lactose (natural milk sugar) in yogurt is digested by beneficial bacteria, so the majority of lactose-intolerant people can eat yogurt unless they are very sensitive. For a more exotic flavor or animal alternative to cow’s milk, there are also goat’s milk and sheep’s milk yogurts.
Is it true that global warming can exacerbate allergies?
Global warming can make allergies worse simply because the major pollen producers that trigger allergic reactions thrive and flourish in warmer air.