This time of the year produces one of my most hated seasons on this earth, Allergies. According to Dr. Jan McBarron, from the hit television show, Duke and the Doctor, Allergic rhinitis is an allergic reaction that happens when your immune system overreacts to substances that you have inhaled, such as pollen. The two types of allergic rhinitis are seasonal allergic rhinitis (hay fever) and perennial allergic rhinitis, which occurs year-round. Hay fever is caused by outdoor allergens. Perennial allergic rhinitis is caused by indoor allergens such as dust mites, pet dander, and mold.
I sneeze, blow my nose, cough, cover my mouth with my sleeve, and then my eyes, oh my eyes, feel like somebody has poured a pitcher of fluid into the top of my head, and the exit out of my eyes burns, and seems to never stop. So, what do I do? How do I fight off, or arm my body with the weapons of protection? The first thing I have to do is remove myself from the area that I found the allergens to be most powerful. In training, this can be hard and sometimes unachievable, so, I have to find another way of dealing with it, which is to flush my skin and eyes with cold water, in an attempt to flush the allergens off my face, out of my nose, and away from me. I also have to drink more fluids in order to keep those allergens from drying up and filling my lungs with spores, which will cause me to wheeze, and cut off the pure oxygen I really need. I have also found that taking an anti-allergy vitamin that contains vitamin C, helps enormously with giving my body the ability to build a better immune system, and the ammunition to live a better, allergy free lifestyle.
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