Allergies/home remedies

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Allergy season is here:

Rather than taking a decongestant the next time you need allergy relief of nasal

stuffiness, try a nasal saline rinse. Mix a solution using one-fourth teaspoon

of kosher salt, eight ounces of warm tap water, and one-fourth teaspoon of

baking soda. The idea is to squirt four ounces of the liquid into one nostril

and let it exit out the opposite side. Then repeat for the other nostril.

a.. Probiotics. Researchers have found eating foods containing probiotics

(live organisms, usually helpful bacteria that are found in such foods as yogurt

and specially formulated drinks) can change the immune system's responses in

allergic rhinitis, and may possibly make the symptoms a little less severe.

b.. Mandarin oranges. Scientists from the U.S. Department of Agriculture

recently discovered that Owari Satsuma mandarins (a type of citrus fruit)

contain significant amounts of synephrine, a natural product that can help

relieve allergy symptoms. Next up: Experts are planning to study how quickly it

enters the bloodstream after eating mandarins, and how long it stays there. If

you have your own home remedies, tell us about it. Zavie says his wife's

chicken soup is the best. More on this at this web site:

http://www.everydayhealth.com/publicsite/index.aspx?puid=816ee660-189c-41c9-940b\

-a916f6a6f0b6 & p=3 & xid=nl_EverydayHealthAsthmaandAllergies_20090415

Blessings,

Lottie