Allergies: Ingested vs. Contact vs. Inhaled

I often wonder why food allergies can kill us, while seasonal allergies just make us wish we were dead.

There are four ways in which you can present an allergic reaction:
Ingested Allergies, food allergies or medication
Injected Allergies, insect bites and stings and medication
Contact Allergies, contact with your skin
Inhaled Allergies, airborne allergens like pollen

Ingested Allergies are usually Food Allergies:

Medically viewed as food hypersensitivity - this is when your immune system shows an intolerance to a food. Food allergies are most often caused by cow's milk, nuts, eggs, and fruit. Children who develop Ingested Allergies are more likely to develop other allergies later in life. 

Symptoms of food allergies can be mild, as is the case with hives after eating strawberries. Other symptoms can include red, itchy, and inflamed skin—a condition called hives. More severe symptoms of ingested allergies may include abdominal cramps, vomiting, or diarrhea accompanied by a rash, swelling of the lips or eyes which appears and disappears quickly, or, in very rare cases, anaphylactic shock: a sudden, extreme allergic reaction that may result in death. Anaphylaxis is the extreme reaction. This is a rapidly progressing allergic reaction than can be treated quickly and relieved but could lead to death without treatment.

Contact Allergies often mistaken for Irritants

There are many products we use everyday, often cleansers or lotions, that irritate our skin. The degree to which a substance is an allergen or an irritant is narrow. Common irritants include soaps, detergents, hair dyes, jewelry, solvents, waxes, or polishes. Natural allergens include poison oak, poison ivy, and ragweed.

Symptoms may include redness, itching, swelling, scaling, or blistering. Treatment is simple including appropriate over the counter creams and ointments. If symptoms continue past 3 days, you should seek medical attention. 

Inhaled Allergies are often referred to as Seasonal 

These are the allergies that change with geographic location or weather. They include allergies to cats and dogs, trees, weeds and grasses. They are literally the tiny particles you can inhale. 

Allergena offers several Sublingual Immunotherapy Formulas for these types of allergies. 

Visit Allergena to see what will work for you.

Allergic to Beautiful Women

Have you ever seen a beautiful woman and started sneezing uncontrollably?

Don't worry, you are probably not actually allergic to beautiful women, you may just be allergic to their perfume. Perfumes are made from many different products.

Madehow.com tells us this about perfume:

While fragrant liquids used for the body are often considered perfume, true perfumes are defined as extracts or essences and contain a percentage of oil distilled in alcohol.

Human Touch of Chemistry says this:

Most perfumes are made by mixing three kinds of essential oils. Scents that fade quickly are called top notes. They are light scents that fade quickly and give the first impression, like bergamot and citronella. Middle notes last for a few hours and provide the dominant scent of the perfume. Like rose, juniper or marjoram. Finally come the base notes, made of exotic material like anise, myrrh and frankincense. The last is a thick, gum like material extracted from Boswellia trees that grow in Yemen. The dried gum when powdered and mixed with charcoal is often used in incense and dhoop sticks.

Basically, perfume, as wonderful at it smells, is airborne pollen, concentrated and complex. No wonder you sneeze. Don't get me wrong, as a woman, I love the smell of beautiful perfume especially when it is worn by a beautiful person. If it is making you sneeze, you have an option, and I'm not going to tell you to steer clear of beauty. 

Allergena for Fragrances, Smoke and Pollutants: 

Allergena is a Homeopathic Sublingual Immunotherapy. It reduces your body's negative reaction to environmental irritants such as Fragrances, Tobacco Smoke, Car Exhaust and Fireplace Smoke. Allergena homeopathic allergy drops help build immunity towards your allergic symptoms 

A Cold Spell Hits Florida

If you live in Florida, you are currently experiencing an unexpected cold spell. How about unexpected allergies?

I came to Florida to visit my friend, hoping for a nice warm relief from the cold. I was welcomed by gusty 35 degree weather. To say I was disappointed is an understatement.
Interestingly, my friend was a fit of watery eyes, nose and sneezing. He keeps telling me he has a cold but I'm convinced he has allergies. "How can I have allergies, I've never had allergies?"
Well here we go...
As a reminder, because of the nature of allergens, you can form allergies at any point in your life to anything.

In a climate like Florida, Allergies are bound to develop.

Florida is a wildlife playground. There are millions of variations of grasses, shrubs and trees. During the rain, the plant life is nourished and thrives after the rain. During a cold spell, like this week, the plants briefly hibernate and when the sun and rain emerge again. When adults from other parts of the country move to a pollen rich environment like Florida, the allergens are new to their system and after a couple months or even years can develop into full blown allergies. 

Allergena Zone 3 - 

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. 

To begin Immunotherapy for your Florida Allergies Order Today 

Indoor Allergies Making You Sneeze

In the winter, the most common allergies making you sneeze are pet dander, dust and indoor mold.  

Allergena offers Immunotherapy for allergies that will be impacting you all year round.

How does Allergena Pet Dander work?

The immune system defends us against disease. When harmful substances are detected, such as animal dander, the immune system creates antibodies. The antibodies destroy or neutralize allergens (i.e. mold, animal dander and/or pollens) that are causing your allergic reactions.

How does Allergena Dust + Mite work?

The immune system defends us against disease. When harmful substances are detected, such as dust, the immune system creates antibodies. The antibodies destroy or neutralize allergens (i.e. dust mites, mold and/or pollens) that are causing your allergic reactions.

How does Allergena Mold Mix work?

The immune system defends us against disease. When harmful substances are detected, such as mold, the immune system creates antibodies. The antibodies destroy or neutralize allergens (i.e. mold, fungi and/or pollens) that are causing your allergic reactions.

*Important to remember that Immunotherapy is an ongoing effort. It is not an allergen blocker and it is not to take away symptoms that are currently present. It is similar to receiving allergy shots, but much simpler and less evasive.