During a recent morning run as I smelled the flowers and
grass, I thought back to the days when I suffered with
allergies. So bad, that I'd be sniffling and sneezing half
the day after just a half hour outside.
But not any more.
I'll tell you why in a moment, but let's first look at...
The pain of allergies
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Seasonal allergies are more than a nuisance--they can
hamper your activities, make you lose sleep, affect your
attendance at work and school and ruin your quality of
life.
Standard treatments for allergies are decongestants,
antihistamines, steroid nasal sprays and eyedrops or nose
drops.
While these drugs might temporarily ease your sneezing,
runny or clogged nose, coughing, itchy eyes, nose and
throat, the real root cause of the allergy -- your body's
reaction to what it perceives as a threat -- remains
untouched.
Plus, like all drugs, allergy drugs come with their list
of side effects too.
Here are just a couple of them:
One of the side effects of decongestants is an eventual
INCREASE in nasal congestion -- so they worsen the very
thing they're supposed to help, making you even more
dependent on them.
Bet you didn't know that.
And antihistamines, another common treatment, cause
sleepiness, stomach upset or pain, headaches, rapid
heartbeat and a dry mouth. So your nose may be clear for
a little while, but you're sleeping at your desk. Or
flying to the bathroom 10 times a day.
The other answer
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But there is great news for allergy sufferers who want to
get REAL relief...
Probiotics.
Here's why. I'll give an example using pollen, but this
applies to ANY allergen:
Your body is equipped with a system of enzymes to "digest"
pollen using a 2-step process.
First, when you breathe in the pollen, enzymes break down
the protein molecules in the pollen into little things
called peptides.
Next, secondary enzymes digest these peptides and turn
them into amino acids. Once they have been turned into
amino acids, your body can deal with them and there's no
risk of an allergic reaction.
This efficient process can only run properly if you have
enough of the right kinds of enzymes, though.
And if you don't?
Well, you have a problem with allergies. Your body
doesn't have the needed levels of enzymes to break down and
transform an allergen into benign amino acids.
Make sense?
Good, because all you need to eliminate or dramatically
decrease all kinds of allergy symptoms, and actually get
rid of the allergies altogether is probiotics.
Because they actually manufacture enzymes to help give
your body a fighting chance against allergens.
The studies prove it
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In one double-blind long-term study, a probiotic mixture
was given to 1,223 pregnant women 2-4 weeks before they
delivered. Once the children were born, they too were
given the probiotics for 6 months.
The children who received the probiotics before and after
birth were 34% less likely to develop eczema and other
allergic disorders.
In another study conducted at UC-Davis, 60 adults were
divided into 3 groups of 20. One group was given yogurt
every day for a year to which probiotic supplements were
added. The second group ate just plain yogurt and the
third was instructed not to eat yogurt.
After a year the probiotic group showed a significantly
lower level of allergy symptoms as compared to the other 2
groups. These findings were published in the Journal of
Nutrition.
Over 50 million people in the US alone suffer from
allergies, and those numbers continue to grow. But they
don't have to, the research suggests.
Clearly the current treatment options aren't cutting it,
and more people suffer each year with allergies AND the
side effects of the drugs they take for them.
So my suggestion is to help your body naturally by giving
it a boost of the good bacteria that it needs so it can
make enough enzymes to fight allergens (that aren't enemies
at all).
My allergies completely disappeared over 18 years ago, and
taking probiotics everyday was the reason why.
Why not see what a quality probiotic supplement can do for
you?
PS: Charisse doesn't have to take her allergy meds anymore:
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Sherry:
I have suffered from seasonal allergies for most of my
life. After the birth of my first child 13 years ago it
seemed to get worse and worse each year.
In October 2009 I started taking Super Shield and have
noticed a wonderful difference in health. This is the
first season in at least 10 years that I have not had to
take ANY allergy medication.
My symptoms have quietly disappeared. Thank you Super
Shield!
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