The red, watery eyes. The itchy inner ears. The glorious and abundant snot rockets. It must be allergy season!
According to Columbus, Ga., allergist Robert C. Cartwright, M.D., "allergy season" is actually allergy half year in the south. For the next six months yours truly, along with millions of other sufferers, will be sneezing their way to a tighter core. That's actually the only advantage to this sloppy and uncomfortable condition.
Here's the deal: The spring brings powdery tree pollen. The summer months bring prehistoric-sized mosquitoes and grass allergens. And, just when you thought you were over the worst of it, ragweed gets ya in the fall.
Cartwright's advice: Try not to spend too much time outside when the pollen count is wicked high. For those of us who have jobs and responsibilities, get yourself on an antihistamine like over the counter Zyrtec. If you don't like polluting your body with medication read this.
Whatever path you choose, Cartwright suggests you see a specialist first. Get the tests. Figure out what you're allergic to then treat it.
One final piece of advice: Carry tissues with you at all times. Don't wipe your runny nose on your sleeve. Interestingly enough, most people don't find that sexy or hygienic at all.
xoxoL
2 comments:
For us older folks, the choice of the white on whatever that other color is, makes reading the article more difficult than it neads to be.
Thanks for the feedback Terry. I was wondering if that was the case. I'll play around with other font color options.
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