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Prevention of Allergies

allergy preventionCan I prevent allergies. What recommendations could give us a better way to address them?

The doctor after examining the patient, perform a physical examination and knowing your medical history and family history, you can perform a series of tests such as skin test.

The skin test and allergic skin test involves applying a series of known substances that often cause allergies. Are injected through a lance to a few millimeters below the skin.

Each substance is inoculated separately in order to see which of them is what causes the allergic reaction. After spending 15-20 minutes there is skin to see what red zone.

When it comes to other substances such as certain foods or medications, should be subject the patient to an induction to the reaction under medical supervision.

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The Symptoms of Allergy Sufferers

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What are the symptoms that allergy sufferers?

The pollen allergy rhinitis seasonal produce. Symptoms vary from patient to patient but, generally, are characterized by sneezing a lot and have congestion, itching or fluid in the nose. His eyes may also have itching, burning, swelling or be watery.

Other signs are itchy throat and cough. You can also have their ears plugged or diminish the sense of taste or smell. Sudden changes in temperature, smoke snuff and environmental pollution can worsen this allergy.

Some people have more severe symptoms as they are, in addition to the above, headaches, irritability, insomnia, sneezing and watery eyes. Sometimes you notice shortness of breath and wheezing with breathing.

Symptoms of food allergy: urticaria, eczema, swelling of lips, hands, feet, shock, and atopic dermatitis. The most common symptoms in children are diarrhea, abdominal pain and vomiting.

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The Symptoms and Causes of Allergies

allergyIf you feel itchy eyes, sneezing more than usual and have welts on the body … Most likely you are suffering from the dreaded allergy, an enemy who attacks us with more force when the spring begins.

Intiminero spoke with the Doctor, Denisse Moran, Chief Medical Collahuasi to know more about allergies, how can we confront them, their symptoms and some basic recommendations for addressing, among other related aspects.

What are allergies, what causes them?

An allergy is an overreaction of the body to a substance perceived as a harmful agent.

The human body contains a number of components, cells and proteins that are responsible to defend when attacked by foreign agents. These components form the immune system.

Sometimes agents are considered harmful to the body, are not dangerous but that is as perceived by the defense system. When these agents come into contact with the body produces an exaggerated response that causes the symptoms of allergies.

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Be careful with the Supplements of Fish Oil

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Not complete it, if a mother has not given fish oil supplements for her daughter’s son. How important was this supplement?

Described by Prof. Dr. Deddy Muchtadi, fish oil supplements can not be consumed by anyone. Because if not exactly its use could cause harm to the body.
”So if you want to consume more fish oil supplements should be more careful. Because actually it depends need by circumstances.”

According to food science and nutrition experts, the fish oil supplements on the market usually contain omega-3 and vitamin A. Fish oil supplements containing omega-3 should be consumed by pregnant women and infants. ”If toddlers and age on it, no longer need to consume this type of fish oil supplements.” Continue reading

The Dangers of Consuming Soft Drinks Overstated

Soft DrinksIf you are a fan of soft drinks, be careful with your body. Perhaps you’ve been used to consume carbonated beverages, both carbonated drinks in general as well as diet sodas to those that are reducing consumption of beverages that have high sugar content. Well, you have to be careful with drinks containing soda because if consumed to excess can cause problems for the kidneys, stomach, and your throat.

Diet sodas themselves are dangerous because, according to the American Society of Nephrology, artificial sweeteners are often used to drink diet soda have a high risk that could cause kidney damage.

By Dr.Lamrentha Simanjuntak, an excessive consumption of soda is very dangerous because it contains gas and soda heavier strain on the kidneys work. If the kidney is difficult to filter can cause kidney failure and kidney becomes difficult to produce urine. Continue reading

Vitamin Supplements May Increase Risk Of Breast Cancer

Vitamin Supplements Women who regularly a multivitamin and mineral preparation shall have a higher risk of breast cancer, according to a Swedish study (American Journal of Clinical Nutrition,
with more than 35,000 women between 49 and 83 years old. The women were followed for almost 10 years.

Of the women who regularly swallow vitamin pills, breast cancer was 3.25% during the study. In women who took no vitamin pills, it was 2.6%. After taking into account other risk factors (such as age, family histories, etc.) decide Swedish researchers that women who take vitamins on average 19% more likely to develop breast cancer than women who do not take vitamins. What exactly would be responsible for this vitamin is not known. Continue reading

What Does a Caffeine Beverage For You?

CaffeineEach active person has paid the wonderful feeling when you leave the gym after an intense fitness training.

You feel fresh, clear, charged and thus prepared for the rest of your day or evening. Mind and body are together ‘tuned’. A feeling of “all right” washes over you.

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Drinking caffeine for fitness training. Contains 130 mg of caffeine per 500 ml. Contain caffeine from Yerba Mate from.
Have you ever wondered what it would be with the same feeling in the gym going? Because let’s face it, who do not occasionally go to the gym seats? Continue reading

Function Of Vitamin A For Skin

SkinThe main function of vitamin A for skin that is to support the process of skin renewal or regeneration sel2

skin. deficiency vitamin A makes the skin dry.produk2 containing vitamin A to stimulate cell division in the epidermis and increases skin sel2 function that protects the large dosage of vitamin skin. partly A capsule or tablet is packaged in ready to drink and also formed in the preparation of cosmetic cream which is also accompanied by the shape with a moisturizer to protect skin from dryness.

Quintessence of this vitamin is known as Retin A or retinol/retinoid.Bahan2 produk2 often see on skin care because the function sel2 shed dead skin according to skin that has begun to experience wrinkles / Wrinkle because the top layer of skin consists of dead skin sel2 already replaced with a whole new layer of a more healthy and fresh so that in addition to the effect that wrinkles can also also for diluting the black flek2 skin. for skin with acne on the function of vitamin A acid content of the existing open blockages in the skin pori2 thus speeding the healing of acne, preventing the inflammation and prevent new comedones. Continue reading

Functions of Iron

Functions of IronIron (Fe) is an essential micro minerals that have important functions in the body. It takes a total consumption of about 1.5-2.2 mg per-day, iron has an important function in the body such as a transport medium for oxygen from the lungs to various body tissues and will also serve as a catalyst in the process from energy in cells. As a kind of micro-essential minerals, iron deficiency in the body can cause some negative impacts such as decreased immunity, decreased concentration, decreased memory, decreased learning performance, irritability, loss of appetite, and decreased physical fitness.

Atlet especially distance running athletes, vegetarian athletes, female athletes and athletes who consume meat less than 1 times per week had a risk of iron deficiency. Female athletes who have regular menstrual periods will have a risk of iron deficiency is higher when compared with male athletes. Once the athletes were also vegetarians compared with non-vegetarian athletes, although for this vegetarian athletes can be met through the selection of the consumption of vegetables or fruits that are appropriate. Especially for long-distance runners, tugs at the legs to run the hard surface can cause footstrike risk of hemolysis, namely rupture of red blood cells which is accompanied by the release of hemoglobin into blood plasma as a result of foot tugs on a hard surface. Continue reading

Aftermath of Anorexia and Bulimia

Aftermath of Anorexia and BulimiaEating disorders can cause serious permanent sequelae in the body of patients, these range from organic to psychological disorders. A longer time of suffering, the consequences are more likely and severe, is well established that the life of a person with anorexia or bulimia dangers past 5 years of disease Continue reading