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If you have seasonal allergies…

29 Tuesday Mar 2022

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…eat orange foods, like carrots and sweet potatoes. They’re full of carotenoids – powerful antioxidants or plant pigments the body turns into vitamin A. Carotenoids can also stop the release of histamine, which is what causes sneezing, itching and red, watery eyes. Studies found eating a cup a day of carotenoid-rich foods can cut allergy flare-ups in half. Because the carotenoids make our immune cells more stable. Aside from carrots and sweet potatoes, you can also get carotenoids from butternut squash and spinach, even though it’s green.

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Improve your immune response!

12 Friday Mar 2021

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Next time you see someone hacking up a lung, do a double-take. Why? Just looking at a sick person may boost your immune system.

Canadian scientists asked 28 study participants to view photos of people coughing and sneezing… and then they tested their blood. The result? Their white blood cells contained 24% more cytokines – the proteins that improve immune response. They believe it’s an automatic defense to help you keep from catching whatever the sick person’s got.

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Are you reusing tissues?

14 Thursday Jan 2021

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So you’re sick – and you’ve been using the same tissue to blow your nose all morning. Is that a problem? Well, according to Dr. Wendy Bennett, an internist from Johns Hopkins, that ratty tissue won’t hurt you – but it could hurt those around you. Because each time you touch it, you’re touching your infected mucus germs – and then whatever you touch afterward will be contaminated with your virus. So grab a new tissue and use that. Or sneeze into your sleeve, since that’s less likely to touch other surfaces or people.

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Give this a try for hay fever:

10 Tuesday Nov 2020

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Do you fight hay fever with antihistamines, and still suffer from itchy eyes, a runny nose, and sneezing? Try a nasal steroid spray, like Flonase, instead. Researchers at the University of Chicago say nasal meds are more effective and faster-acting than pills and shut down allergy symptoms for 80% of people within hours. Plus, they don’t get into your bloodstream, so they don’t cause side effects like some pills can.

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If you have seasonal allergies…

23 Friday Oct 2020

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…eat orange foods, like carrots and sweet potatoes. They’re full of carotenoids – powerful antioxidants or plant pigments the body turns into vitamin A. Carotenoids can also stop the release of histamine, which is what causes sneezing, itching and red, watery eyes. Studies found eating a cup a day of carotenoid-rich foods can cut allergy flare-ups in half. Because the carotenoids make our immune cells more stable. Aside from carrots and sweet potatoes, you can also get carotenoids from butternut squash and spinach, even though it’s green.

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How come you’re all stuffed up and sneezing?

18 Tuesday Aug 2020

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You could be allergic to something under your own roof. For example:

Your fish tank. Having a fish as a pet is a good hypoallergenic option – but the tank can be harboring mold. So clean the tank and filter once a month.   

Another allergy trigger? Your computer printer. They often emit volatile organic compounds and other particles that can trigger asthma and damage the lungs. So make sure your printer is at least 10 feet away from where you sit, and in a well-ventilated area.

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The way we sneeze reveals a lot about our personality.

12 Tuesday May 2020

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That’s according to neurologist and psychiatrist, Dr. Alan Hirsch. He says sneezes are like laughter – some laughs are loud, some are soft, and it’s a reflection of our personality. Doctors say the shape of our nose and face has a very small effect on our sneeze style. And most of it is actually controlled by us. For example, an outgoing person usually has a loud sneeze to match. While someone shy tends to sneeze softly. And attention-seeking people tend to have sneezes that sound explosive – while cutesy personalities have sneezes that make them sound like a kitten.

And we usually form our sneeze style as children, and it stays constant throughout our life.

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Sneezing with your eyes open?

21 Friday Feb 2020

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Have you ever wondered why it’s pretty much impossible to sneeze with your eyes open? It’s because reflexively closing your eyes during a sneeze is your body’s way of protecting your eyes from whatever contaminant you’re about to sneeze out of your nose… and it keeps particles from irritating your eyes, or causing damage, like a painful scratch to the cornea.

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Tissue germs!

30 Wednesday May 2018

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If you’re sick – and you’ve been using the same tissue to blow your nose all morning – is that a problem? Well, according to Dr. Wendy Bennett, an internist from Johns Hopkins, that ratty tissue won’t hurt you – but it could hurt those around you. Because each time you touch the tissue, you’re touching your germy mucus – and wherever your hands land afterward will be contaminated with your virus. So grab a new tissue. Or sneeze into your elbow, since that’s less likely to touch other surfaces or people.

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This is how germs are spread!

22 Tuesday May 2018

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We know that coughing and sneezing spreads germs. Now, researchers say, so do singing, whistling and laughing!

Virologists at Singapore’s National University Hospital say singing produces an even stronger, “more penetrating plume of infection” than coughing. How do they know? Because the researchers used a gigantic mirror and high-speed camera to watch the splatter of saliva… and they figured out exactly how far those flu droplets flew when someone was singing!

So what’s the point of this research? Researchers can apply it to how far apart hospital beds need to be to prevent airborne infection. But for us, we should steer clear of strangers who are whistling on their way to work – and maybe avoid close contact with singers on karaoke night! Keep a minimum distance of 20 feet… and know that viral droplets can stay suspended in the air for up to 10 minutes.

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