Are you Pregnant and Suffering from Allergies?

Is it safe to take Claritin or other allergy medications?

Allergy medications are sometimes recommended during pregnancy. Before you take any medication during pregnancy, however, it’s important to weigh the severity of your symptoms against the possible risks to your baby.

For example, loratadine (Claritin, Alavert) is considered a category B drug — which means that animal studies haven’t shown any risks to unborn babies whose mothers take the drug. Although there are no guarantees about safety during pregnancy, drugs in this class are often the best option when medication is needed during pregnancy.

If you’re struggling with allergy symptoms, it might help to:

Avoid triggers. Limit your exposure to anything that triggers your allergy symptoms.

Try saline nasal spray. Over-the-counter saline nasal spray can help ease nasal dryness, bleeding and congestion. Use the spray as often as needed.

Rinse your nasal cavity with a neti pot. Neti pots are available in most pharmacies.

Include physical activity in your daily routine. Exercise helps reduce nasal inflammation.

Use nasal strips at night. Over-the-counter adhesive nasal strips — such as Breathe Right and Breathe Clear — can help keep your nasal passages open while you’re sleeping.

Vitamin C, a natural antihistamine, 1000mg three times a day

Prolotherapy: A Non Surgical Treatment for Pain

Prolotherapy is a medical procedure that many chronic and acute pain patients, as well as athletes with sports injuries, are turning to because it is used as an alternative to surgery, arthroscopy, cortisone shots, non-steroidal anti-inflammatories, and/or chronic use of narcotic pain medications. Prolotherapy stimulates the body to repair the painful injured area(s) when the body’s natural healing process is not able to do the job on its own. In most cases, commonly prescribed anti-inflammatory medications and more drastic measures like surgery, joint replacements, cortisone shots, and other therapies may not help, and often hinder or even prevent the healing process

The treatment is useful for many different types of musculoskeletal pain, including arthritis, back pain, neck pain, fibromyalgia, sports injuries, unresolved whiplash injuries, carpal tunnel syndrome, chronic tendonitis, partially torn tendons, ligaments and cartilage, degenerated or herniated discs, TMJ and sciatica.

Prolotherapy uses a dextrose (sugar water) solution, which is injected into the ligament or tendon where it attaches to the bone. This causes a localized inflammation in these weak areas which then increases the blood supply and flow of nutrients and stimulates the tissue to repair itself.

read more: http://www.straight.com/article-153736/therapy-takes-a-jab-stubborn-sports-pains

Thyroid Cancer on the Rise

“While the incidence of many cancers is declining, thyroid cancer is one that is steadily soaring, especially in women. It’s got everyone wondering why this hormonal powerhouse is taking such a hit”.

Read more from Dr. Oz: http://www.doctoroz.com/videos/increase-thyroid-cancer

or watch part 1 of his show: http://www.doctoroz.com/videos/thyroid-guards-do-you-need-one-pt-1

Allergies: Can your hormones be making you sneeze?

Did you know that women in menopause have 30% greater allergy symptoms than other people? Allergies can be triggered by much more than pollen and dust. Research shows that hormones utilize many of the same chemical pathways as the immune system. When our hormones are out of balance it leads to immune hypersensitivity that results in allergies. Food sensitivities, hormones imbalance, sleep disturbance: these all play a role in aggravating seasonal allergies. The good news: by balancing the body you can prevent allergies! Check this out:

Female Heart Attack Symptoms Are Significantly Different From Male Symptoms

Quick test: what are the following symptoms an indication of?

•Unusual fatigue
•Sleep disturbance
•Shortness of breath
•Indigestion
•Anxiety

These are the top 5 symptoms women experience prior to a heart attack.

The women’s major symptoms prior to their heart attack included:

•Unusual fatigue – 70%
•Sleep disturbance – 48%
•Shortness of breath – 42%
•Indigestion – 39%
•Anxiety – 35%

Major symptoms during the heart attack include:

•Shortness of breath – 58%
•Weakness – 55%
•Unusual fatigue – 43%
•Cold sweat – 39%
•Dizziness – 39%