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The Allergy Answer That Works BETTER, SAFER, and LONGER Than Drugs
Over-the-counter and prescription allergy medicines explained:
Although over-the-counter drugs take the edge off, their effects are temporary and they offer no health benefits. Plus, as with any un-natural chemical you put into your body, you can never know what unintended effects will occur later. Putting a drug into your body is like throwing a random piece of hardware into the finely tuned workings of a complicated machine … chances are, it will cause some kind of problem even if we don’t know what yet.
Antihistamines block the effects of histamine once it has been released. Depending on the drug, side effects can include dry nose, mouth, and throat, nausea and drowsiness, dizziness, blurred vision, insomnia, tremors, and irritability. It’s important to note that a chronically dry mouth can increase the risk of tooth decay and gum disease.
Corticosteroids (cortisone-like medicines) are used to provide relief for inflamed areas of the body. They lessen swelling, redness, itching, and allergic reactions. They are often used as part of the treatment for a number of different diseases, such as severe allergies or skin problems, asthma, or arthritis, and can be delivered topically for skin rashes, systemically for severe allergic rhinitis (hay fever), or inhaled for asthma. Corticosteroids are very strong medicines and should only be used for a very short time, as a last resort. They almost always produce side effects, many of which can be very serious.
Decongestants produce a narrowing of blood vessels, which helps clear nasal congestion. Ironically, many decongestants can cause a rebound effect that actually promotes histamine release, leading the patient to feel even more congested than before. This drug can cause an increase in blood pressure—especially signficant for those with hypertension.
Immunotherapy involves getting a series of injections that are meant to desensitize you to specific allergens such as ragweed and pollen. It works but, obviously, only on those particular allergens you get the treatment for. Also, you should know, it is generally expensive and time consuming.
Source: MayoClinic.com
Conclusion
Although conventional drugs are effective for many hay fever and allergy sufferers, one never knows how those drugs will interact with your body over time. The law of unintended effects will eventually rear its ugly head.
Conversely, the botanical extracts here offer a safe and effective way of alleviating symptoms, while avoiding the unknown risks of drugs. And for asthmatics who must rely on inhalers, Rhus punjabensis, luteolin, pine bark extract, and rosemary extract all offer an opportunity to decrease use of corticosteroids, and/or complement their use.
Let’s face it, allergies make you miserable. This time around, instead of relying on pharmaceuticals that provide temporary relief and add different symptoms to the mix, why not try these proven extracts? They have impressive studies to back them up, and because atopic dermatitis, asthma and hay fever all result from an excess of inflammatory mediators, you can take any or all of them to relieve your hay fever, dermatitis and/or asthma.
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