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Start the Year Right with these Allergy Resolutions
January is the month to make New Year resolutions with hopes that this year is the best one yet. If you are suffering from skin allergies, a few changes to your routine, whether big or small, could make a difference in preventing your symptoms in the New Year.
Primary Care Doctor or Dermatologist?
Most skin conditions caused by allergies can be easily fixed by over the counter medications. However, those who get allergy symptoms for the first time are in a quandary as to whom to approach best when seeking diagnosis for their skin condition. Should it be a dermatologist, a primary care doctor or a specialist?
Eyelid Dermatitis: What to Do When Itch Strikes
There are several things that can cause irritated eyelids, including eczema, which causes dry itchy skin, a rash, and other symptoms. Unfortunately, no part of your skin is eczema-immune. Here’s what to do when your eczema decides to show up on your eyelids:
3 Alternatives If You're Allergic To Band-Aids
Even the items that are supposed to help heal our wounds can be the ones that could aggravate our condition. Take for example band-aids and bandages that can trigger an allergic reaction. They’re supposed to heal our wounds but some people who are allergic to adhesives and latex can exacerbate their wounds if these are used on them.
Chronic Itching May Indicate Other Health Issues
Many people tend to ignore medical issues until they progress into something serious. Take for example, a persistently itchy skin. It’s only a minor thing when you think about it, but there could be worse underlying medical causes that should be attended to as soon as possible to reduce damage.
What Your Itchy Skin Reveals About Your Health: Connection Between Kidney and Skin Conditions
There are things that the body tells us that is more than skin deep. One primary example is intense itching all over the body which often occurs when there is already a problem with our kidney or liver. Those who manifest skin disorders such as extreme itchiness almost always precipitate renal failures that are attributed to late stage kidney problems.
Recent medical studies reveal that more than 40% of dialysis patients suffered from moderate to extreme renal itch. “The itch is so intense that people wake up in the middle of the night scratching,” said Jahmene Johnson, a medical doctor at the New York Presbyterian Hospital.
Histamine: The Good and the Bad
Histamine is one of five biogenic amine neurotransmitters, namely; dopamine, norepinephrine, epinephrine, serotonin and histamine. To put it simply it is the body’s first response to allergy – a reaction that triggers skin disorders.
Histamine is made throughout the bodies tissues, especially in the GI track, skin and lungs and is produced by the immune system as an inflammatory response, hence the signal the body uses like potential allergy reactions. When stressed, or worse, when our immune system is down, histamine is released that leads to allergy reactions. Although stress alone doesn’t actually cause allergies, it can make an allergic reaction such as rashes and reddening of the skin.
Liver and Allergies: Detoxify Your Way Out of Allergies
The liver is one of the largest organs in the body and is instrumental in our well-being both physically and psychologically. It is a great mediator in the body that detoxifies toxins and renews our system and over-all health. However, when the liver works overtime due to large intake of alcohol, protein, medication and processed food, it can instigate our stress hormones that trigger a reaction on our skin such as allergy.
Drinking Coffee May Reduce Rosacea Risk
A new report from the medical journal, JAMA Dermatology suggests that drinking coffee may reduce the skin redness associated with rosacea, a condition which affects about 415 million people worldwide. Rosacea is a common chronic inflammatory condition that affects the face in the form of flushing and blushing, and sometimes acne-like bumps. People with rosacea are usually advised to avoid hot beverages, sun exposure, spicy foods, and other things that are considered triggers.
Yes, Water Allergy is Real
Imagine not being able to come in physical contact with water in any way. That would be really devastating, considering that water is a substance that makes up about 70% of the earth and almost as much of our bodies. Of all the allergies in the world, aquagenic urticaria, may be the strangest.
House Cleaning Tips to Keep Allergies at Bay
We list some tips to help you keep your house clean while keeping your allergies under control:
• Vacuum with a HEPA-filtered vacuum cleaner
HEPA stands for high-efficiency particulate air. This type of filter works by forcing air through a fine mesh that traps harmful particles such as pollen, pet dander, dust mites, etc.
• Declutter your home
Extra boxes and decoration act as wonderful vantage point for dust, mites, and roaches and you don’t want those in your home.
5 Easy Ways to Avoid Textile Dermatitis
Textile dermatitis is what happens when you experience a rash whenever you put on a wool sweater or a pair of jeans. The rashes occur in places of your body that’s covered with the fabric on your clothes and oftentimes the cause of these rashes are the synthetic fibers, dyes or other chemicals that are in the fabric.
