Tag ‘Conditions and Diseases’
Upper Back and Shoulder Pain – It Friggin HURTS!
I have had this issue with my upper back and shoulder pain for many years. It even started before I was ever pregnant. It’s this horrible pain between my shoulder blades that sometimes just completely lays me out. Other times, it just makes it painful to drive my car. My upper back and shoulder pain more
Stuffy Nose at Night? 6 Ways to Reduce Nighttime Congestion Without Medication
I always had a stuffy nose at night as a child. My medication was never strong enough, even the Benadryl. Certain seasons were worse than others, and my mother did her best to help me cope and feel more comfortable. Over the years, my medications have improved significantly, and I have less trouble with nighttime more
5 Ways to Prevent Asthma Attacks
When my 4 year old was diagnosed with asthma a year ago, it came on him during a cold that wouldn’t let up. He was coughing a lot, and all that stress on his lungs caused him to start wheezing. He required a rescue inhaler throughout the duration of his cold. Now, anytime he gets more
When the Flu Kicks Your $#%!
I’m pretty sure we caught the flu. What else would make you: cough sneeze wheeze feverish nauseated BM like you just ate bad Mexican food? In addition, because our youngest has asthma, we had some stressful complications due to this nasty chest bug. Last Thursday, I rushed him to the Emergency Room because his breathing more
Shortness of Breath – Dehydration, Asthma, and Exercise
Climbing the stairs some days, I experience symptoms like those depicted on the many pharmaceutical commercials. “…may experience shortness of breath.” Yep. That’s me! There’s a lot of information out there about shortness of breath, or asthmatic symptoms, but how many people know that this is very much linked to a severe and chronic case more
Nasal Allergy Symptoms Getting Worse?
After a couple of weeks of not having any trouble with my nasal allergies, I am suddenly finding that my nasal allergy symptoms have increased. Thankfully, though, I can figure out why that is. Reasons Nasal Allergy Symptoms are Getting Worse: Dehydration – I haven’t been getting as much water as I should be. At more
Why Am I Always Sick? – 13 Reasons Why You Are Always Sick
FYI – this isn’t me. Image by the Italian voice via Flickr Why am I always sick? That’s one I frequently ask myself (which is why I have this blog), and one that I have found goes through Google quite often. While some people have immune system disorders or hidden chronic conditions they are yet more
Food Allergy Legislation – URGENT!
Do you or a loved one have food allergies? Does eating at a restaurant cause anxiety for fear of cross contamination or a mix up in the kitchen which may result in a food allergic or anaphylactic reaction? Do you avoid restaurants entirely for fear of your food allergies? Right now, legislation is being proposed more
Local Honey For Seasonal Allergies
by Welton Hong For those of you who dread seeing those first spring blooms because of seasonal allergies, there may be some relief in sight..local honey. Local honey is believed to prevent the symptoms of seasonal allergies, also known as hay fever. Drinking local honey may work much like an allergy shot in that it more
Food Allergy Friendly Restaurants
Image via Wikipedia Yesterday, I wrote about Food Allergies – 8 Tips for Dining Out Safely. In it, I mentioned that, if you have food allergies in the family, going online to check out ingredient lists and to look for allergy menus was a great way to make your experience dining out simpler and more more
