THIS IS THE SEASON!!

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I have joined the society of people with 

 allergies. I know when spring and

 fall allergy season is about to arrive.

 My symptoms began before the official 

 spring and fall dates given by the T.V. 

 weathermen.

I started experiencing itchy eyes and

 nose, sneezing, sinus congestion 

 last week. I have to be careful because

 I get "pink eye" from too much 

 exposure to pollen.

We had 2 weeks of unseasonal warmth

 and the flowering trees in my town started

 blooming. My Japanese magnolia tree is 

 full of purplish pink blooms.

The Crepe Myrtle Trees along the

 highways look pretty now. The weather

 in the Carolinas is fickle. we may have 

 bitter cold temps and frost next week.

I have an arsenal of herbs and meds

 to combat my symptoms.

I use herbal pills for the sinus congestion. 

 Herbal cough drops and saline nasal
drops open up my sinuses too. It's 

 amazing to me that simple saline nose 

 drops work so well. The netty pot and

 hot steam method was unnecessary.

 I used allergy eye drops, capsules,

 and pills for the itchy eyes and

 sneezing.My doctor told me to avoid 

 over the counter (OTC) decongestion
medication because it was elevating my 

 blood pressure. I bought naturopathic

 chewable tablets from the Natural Foods
Store. They eased my sinus pressure 

 within 30 minutes!
I found a website (https://www.huffingtonpost.com)
that had instructions for relieving 

 sinus pressure and headaches 

 with acupuncture. This method worked

 pretty well for me.


I found out the hard way, that I must

 cover my ears with a headband or 

 earmuffs on cold windy days. A severe 

 sinus headache had me in tears because

 I didn't cover my head and ears during 

 cold weather. 

I no longer hate the spring and fall 

 seasons because I have enough 

 remedies to make my allergy 

 problems bearable.









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