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Article: Solutions for seasonal allergies
- Article from:
- Better Nutrition
- Article date:
- April 1, 2001
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CopyrightCopyright Sabot Publishing, Inc. Apr 2001. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
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If you find yourself with a case of the sniffles that lasts longer than the average cold, you may be among the growing number of people who suffer from hay fever. Although hay fever symptoms often mimic those of the common cold, they can drag on for weeks, months or even most of the year.
Although the symptoms of colds and hay fever are similar, the causes are distinctly different. Almost half of all colds occur when we come in contact with rhinoviruses whereas hay fever is simply a misfired attempt by the body to deal with common substances such as pollens, mold, and dust mites that the body sees as dangerous foreign invaders. For some people, these ordinary substances cause specialized ...