Category: Allergies
Boost Your Immune System with Salt Therapy
Dry Salt Therapy, also known as Halotherapy, benefits adults and children alike as well as athletes and animals. It is natural and safe with no harmfu [...]
Local & Natural Bath Products for the Holidays at Farm to Bath
Farm to Bath started with our daughter, Katie, who has severe cerebral palsy and is highly sensitive to chemicals in cleaning products. I used to buy [...]
Can Food Allergies Increase with Age?
The most common food allergies in the population are peanuts, dairy, eggs, soy, shellfish and wheat. Food allergies typically begin in childhood, howe [...]
Breathe Easier During Allergy Season
‘Tis the season for sneezing, congestion, headaches, and itchy eyes. As the beautiful trees begin to bud and flowers push up through the ground, peop [...]
A Sacred Reunion: Shamanism and Allergy Release
Allergies…have you been affected by them at some point in your life? Have you had to curtail outdoor activities during certain seasons lest you suffer [...]
Allergies! Your Food IS Your Medicine
It’s spring...the trees are green, the grass is lush after a wet winter, and the flowers are blooming beautiful colors. With this being so, your aller [...]
Jessica Pizano, Owner of Fit to You, LLC
This business spotlight is our fifth in a series recognizing local holistic practitioners and businesses that are celebrating 10 years in 2017. I had [...]
Food: You Are What You Eat
Food is the ONE thing that people dose themselves with every single day. Food provides comfort and nourishment. It is engrained in casual social even [...]
Finding Relief with a Low Histamine Diet
Many years ago, I embarked on an autoimmune Paleo diet (AIP) to see if it would help calm my immune system. The results, at first, were remarkable. I [...]
Seasonal Allergy Suffering is on the Rise
The number of seasonal allergy sufferers have been on the rise in recent years. There are only so many nasal sprays and decongestants that can be take [...]
The Body’s Brilliant Recycling Project
We hear a lot about “detox” but many of us don’t really stop to think about what that means in our body. Most often we hear about detox cleanses wher [...]
The Horror of Histamine!
After a long, cold winter we are finally starting to see the early signs of spring. The snow has melted. The temperatures are warming. Birds once agai [...]
Enjoy Springtime Without Allergies
After a long cold northeast winter, the light and warmth of the spring season is always a refreshing balm to the body and soul. The fresh green growt [...]
Have You Sneezed Yet?
Is your nose running and your eyes itching? Are you wheezing? Coughing? You are in good company. It’s allergy season already. Pollen allergy is one of [...]
Really LIVING with Food Allergies
Researchers estimate that over 15 million US citizens suffer from food allergies. The allergy can range in severity from mild examples of itchy mouth [...]
A Multidimensional Approach to Allergies
Allergies or “Allergic Diseases” are conditions in which an individual’s immune system becomes hypertensive to triggers that are harmless to others. T [...]
Holistic Treatment of Acne
It’s that time of year again! We can start “stripping away the layers” and look forward to going outside without bundling up first. It is the season f [...]
BioSet – A New Way to Treat Allergies
BioSet is a gentle, drug free means of eliminating food intolerances and environmental sensitivities. Based on the principle of the energetic body, as [...]
Ragweed: The Anguish of August
Ragweed grows along the country roads of Connecticut, flourishing in the August heat along with its companion goldenrod. Ragweed has that mess of redd [...]
Bug Bites, Tick Bites, and Bee Stings: What Every Parent Should Know
It’s that time of year again when the days are longer, weather is warmer, and the kids go outside to play. It’s also the same time of year that bugs, [...]
Treating Children’s Seasonal Allergies Naturally
Seasonal allergies, also known as allergic rhinitis, are an overreaction to substances that you breathe, causing an inflammatory response that affects [...]
Allergy Season is Upon Us
The April rainfall along with all this snow melting is going to make for a very wet season and lots and lots of mold. Rainy days increase mold spores [...]
Retrain Your Body to Prevent Allergies
Allergies occur when the body reacts inappropriately to a harmless substance. The reaction is a learned error in the immune system that creates a vari [...]
Chronic Sinusitis; Beyond the Decongestants
For those who suffer from chronic sinus inflammation, it can become life altering. Headaches, postnasal drip and sinus pressure are just some of the s [...]