I'm gettin' cranky feeling janky!

An excerpt from a poem by Don Bouchard

We've come to August
And late summer sun;
The apples hang robust;
The garden's almost done.
It's time to go and have some fun,
And now my nose decides to run.
The ragweed and the goldenrod
Fill up the air with pollen pods.
I'm gettin' cranky feeling janky!

I will thank ye to hand me a hanky. 

Ragweed is related to the daisy but unlike the daisy no one wants it adorning their tables or flower beds.  It has tiny yellow-green flowers that produce huge amounts of pollen – about a million grains per plant, every single day.  It is a wind-pollinated plant growing from August to November, peaking about mid-September and dying with the first heavy frost.

However, if you suffer from ragweed allergens, you probably noticed that your symptoms are lasting longer every year than just 3 months.

This year, because of all the rain that has fallen across the country it’s expected to top all pollen records, sprouting up in fields, up and down fence lines, in vacant lots and all along the sides of the road. 

A couple of tips and precautions to follow if you are a major Ragweed sufferer:

• ·         Mow it down before is starts shedding the pollen. 
• ·         Stay in doors on windy days.
• ·         Go outside in the early morning before the dew dries and wind picks up. 
• ·         Leave your shoes at the door.
• ·         Change your clothes and shower as soon as you come inside.
• ·         Wash off your pet’s feet and try to keep them off the furniture and especially the bed.
• ·         Keep doors and windows closed.
• ·         Stay one step ahead of ragweed with AllergenaSeasonal Tabs.

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Early feedback tells us they work as good, or better than our popular Allergena sublingual allergy drops.

Allergies – and how the nose knows.

When you are healthy, you are not even aware of the amount of mucus your body makes every day.  It takes 2 quarts just to keep your nose and throat from drying out.  The mucus also shields your lungs from outside pollutants like cigarette smoke, dust, viruses and allergens. 

But when you are sick, it is a whole different ball game.  The mucus thickens. It becomes harder to clear and tends to stick, which is what makes us feel so miserable. It can also change color.  Green or yellow mucus is a sign that your body’s immune system is working overtime. The color comes from a type of infection-fighting white blood cell.

So, what about allergies?  They are not a virus or bacteria.  They are just microscopic things you’ve inhaled and now your immune system is all haywire and instead of 2 quarts of mucus your body is making 6.  You feel miserable, look miserable and nobody wants to be around you for fear you’re contagious.  What the heck is going on?

Your nose knows!  And it’s rhinitis – which is simply inflammation of the nose.   It’s your body’s way of flushing out all the allergens irritating the tissues lining your nose, eyes and throat.   Your body is trying to wash away the pollen, dust mite poop, mold spores, perfume scents or whatever is causing this disruption in the force like a spring rain. 

The best thing you can do is drink plenty of water to keep the rain falling.  Eat healthy and build your immune system up with a natural remedy so that you can fight the allergens and viruses that bring on the down pours.

How Do Homeopathic Allergy Remedies Work? 

Very simply. You would start either with a private practitioner for a classical remedy prescription based on a comprehensive constitutional assessment orbyou could choose an allergy remedy over the counter like Allergena which is prepared for use by region. When using combination remedies like Allergena, the process usually involves taking the remedy repeatedly over a course of weeks. For severe and long-term allergy sufferers, manufacturers recommend that you begin two weeks prior to allergy season taking 15 drops under the tongue, three times a day. Two weeks after the season has ended, they recommend reducing intake to15 drops under the tongue, twice daily. (FOR HOW LONG????) The allergy remedy, chosen properly for your region and needs, should begin to show results fairly quickly. For some extreme sufferers, a heightened allergic response may immediately ensue following administration of the product. Manufacturers and practitioners of combination homeopathic remedies assure users that the response can be expectable and that there is no reason to be alarmed. If a person experiences a headache after taking an Allergena allergy remedy, he may reduce his dose to a tolerable level (fewer drops, fewer times given over the course of the day), then slowly increase over a period of a couple of weeks. It's always advisable to read the label carefully and remember that tinctures contain alcohol.  

Summer Allergies

How to survive summer allergies without living in a bubble.

All across the country weather alerts are reporting record-breaking pollen counts.  And on top of that, there are 14 wild fires raging throughout 8 states with temperatures across the mid-west way above average. 

It’s no wonder our immune systems have become trigger happy, jumping at every little foreign body they sense.  I thought my son’s thumbs moved at lightning speed on his game controller when he played a shot’em up video but they have nothing on our immune systems power to attack and destroy.

 In fact, many individuals who have never had allergies find that they are suddenly developing them. Children seem to be the biggest sufferers.  Asthma is on the rise and no one is without a tissue or bottle of eye drops.

So, besides living in a bubble what’s an allergy sufferer to do?

Minimize the allergens in your house by keeping doors and windows closed.  Regularly clean the AC filters and duct system.  A professional air duct cleaning company can also spray an anti-allergen agent in your ducts to kill any lurking allergens or molds.  Vacuum and dust several times a week. Leave your shoes at the door so you are not tracking in pollen.  We even had friends install a simple outdoor shower so that they could wash off any allergens from their persons as well. 

Change your bedding often or at least your pillow cases.  

On days when the pollen counts are high or it is windy, stay indoors.  Allergy Tracker can help you follow the pollen counts in your area.
 

Hire someone to cut your grass.  When you go out don a hat and large sunglasses. Just take them off if you are going into the bank!  

Use a cold, wet wash cloth to help with irritated eyes or even a slice of cucumber can work miracles.

Keep your rain stick handy and use it often.  Nature is a wondrous cleaner.

Nature is also a great provider for natural remedies.  Meditrend has developed Seasonal Tabs, using nature’s ingredients to form this new, sublingual, chewable allergy tabs which contain antigens of over 140 different trees, weed and grasses.

So, see, you don’t have to live in a bubble, just be a little more clean, stay indoors when the pollen count is sky high and take Season Tabs!

Which plants produce pollen and when? When is allergy season?

Which plants produce pollen and when in Albuquerque and hen is allergy season?

What this table shows

The Pollen Production table shows when different kinds of pollen are produced in Albuquerque.

• Juniper/Cedar pollen is produced from January through April and from September through December.
• Elm pollen is produced from January through April.
• Ash pollen is produced from March through June.
• Cottonwood pollen is produced from March through June.
• Mulberry pollen is produced from April through May.
• Chenopodiaceae pollen is produced from April through August.
• Sage pollen is produced from May through August.
• Grass pollen is produced from May through October.
• Ragweed pollen is produced from August through October.
• Albuquerque's Pollen Season lasts from March 1st through October 1st.

If you live in New Mexico and suffer allergies you probably are fighting runny noses, watery eyes and sneezing year round.  

Stop buying tissues and start taking Seasonal Allergena Tabs.  

How do the Tabs work?

The immune system defends us against disease. When harmful substances are detected, such as pollens, the immune system creates antibodies, which destroy or neutralize allergens (i.e. pollens, dust and/or mold) that cause us to have allergic reactions. However, sometimes even our immune system is not strong enough to defend against these allergens. Allergena is a Homeopathic Sublingual Immunotherapy that reduces the body's negative reaction to allergens. Our homeopathic allergy drops build immunity by exposing your body in micro doses to whatever it is that you are allergic to. This way, the body becomes safely conditioned to tolerate the allergens that previously brought on allergic reactions, and ultimately reduce allergic symptoms. Below are a few definitions to give you a better idea of how Allergena works:

• Sublingual: Underneath the tongue. 
• Immunotherapy: Treatment to stimulate or restore the ability of the immune (defense) 
  system to fight infection and disease. Allergy shots are another form of Immunotherapy.

Allergy Medicines and Dementia

Are your allergy medicines increasing your risk of dementia?

A recent study showed some allergy medicines can increase your risk for dementia.  Anticholinergic drugs are drugs that block the action of the neurotransmitter acetylcholine in the brain.  They are found in several medicines taken for asthma and allergies.  Researchers at Indiana University found that people taking medicines that contained anticholinergic drugs did worse on cognitive tests and had smaller sized brains than those who didn't take the drug.

This is not the first time a link has been established, but it is the first time that anticholinergic drugs and their ability to block the brain chemical called acetylcholine has been suspected.
 

See a list of drugs the researchers studied. (1)

Scientists are hoping the findings will lead to a better understanding of how this type of drug affects the brain and if it can raise the risk of dementia and/or impair thinking. 

The newest study that was published in JAMA Neurology engaged over 450 people who were all over the age of 70.  60 of them were taking at least one of the medicines listed as an anticholinergic drug.

The thinking based tests disclosed that those taking this type of drug did not test as high as those who were not taking the drugs. 

The study also revealed that anticholinergic drugs led to users' brains processing blood sugar differently in both the region of the brain that is tied to memory and Alzheimer’s and the overall brain.

Further tests showed the people who were using the drugs had larger brain cavities or ventricles and smaller brains. 

Even though the tests are not conclusive scientists are working on finding another drug to administer to elderly patience that do not have anticholinergic properties.

And though I am not elderly, I do not want to increase my risk of Alzheimer’s or dementia.  I lost my father to dementia.  It is a mean and terrible way to die.  There is no one who is left untouched when a family member suffers from a debilitating disease like that. 

If you suffer from allergies, there are several natural andhomeopathic remedies on the market.   Our moto, if it wasn’t around 500 years ago or if it is synthetic you don’t need it.  

Nanoparticles or Allergena Tabs

Nanoparticles or Allergena Tabs – the results are the same!

More and more research has linked food and seasonal allergies to our immune system’s whacky way of dealing with harmless objects, like pollen and sea food, as the enemy rather than the ally.

Scientists have been trying for decades to find a way to “calm down” the immune system.  A new trial research, using nanoparticles as infiltrators to sneak the allergens past the immune system’s defenses, is underway. So far, the studies have only been tested on mice.  And even though the results are promising, there’s a whole lot more validation to be done before it hits the markets.

The concept behind the nanoparticles is to load up the immune system with whatever allergen you want to eliminate like ragweed, peanuts or dust mites to build up the immune system to stop the allergic reaction.

The dissolvable nanoparticles are developed out of an FDA-approved polymer.  The first study was done using an egg protein that was injected into mice who were known to have egg allergies.  

Normally, the mice would developed an allergic response, but because the egg protein was smuggled inside the nanoparticles the mice no longer had an allergic reaction to the egg protein.  Their immune systems were actually stronger.

Many more tests need to be completed with mice before they move on to humans.  The goal is to test everything from season and food allergies to asthma.

But the bottom line is what Allergena has been reporting for 25 years - Treating an irritant or ailment by etymologically giving a "similar object" but in very small doses to the patient, can develop a healthy immune response, thereby being able to ward off allergic reactions.

Allergena Tabs are homeopathic tablets that build immunity by exposing your body in micro doses to whatever it is that you are allergic to. This way, the body becomes safely conditioned to tolerate the allergens that previously brought on allergic reactions, and ultimately reduce allergic symptoms.

For more information on nanoparticles research go to Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

If you don’t want to wait for the mice to be allergy free click here to order your Allergena Tabs.