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Allergies

Allergies and environmental sensitivities affect millions of Americans, becoming more prevalent every year. They can be disguised as digestive disorders, skin breakouts, or chronic fatigue.

Learn how you can decrease your allergic reactions and sensitivities without drugs—for the long term.

Quick Reads

Short on time? Looking for the latest research briefs, news items and topic tidbits? Click below to get started!

Relieve Allergies Naturally

Supplements for Allergy Symptom Control

What's My Alternative: NAET for Allergies

Nambudripad’s Allergy Elimination Technique provides relief to one woman.

Achoo Alert

Your allergies may affect you in more ways than you think.

The Sniffle-Season Diet

Calm your allergies this time of year with these 7 recipes.

Fun find: iFlora Nasal Health

Your nasal cavities may need a bacterial boost.

Ragweed Relief

A few simple steps can help lessen the blow of allergy season.

Safe Remedies, Healthier Kids

Homeopathy is good for childhood ailments from diaper rash and colds to tummy aches and the sore gums of teething.

Web Exclusive—Fight Perfume Pollution

Find out the best ways to voice your opinions about unhealthy fragrances, change national legislation on perfumes, and improve product development.

Health Matters—Better Memory With a Gluten-Free Diet?

New research from the Mayo Clinic shows a link between dementia, which affects more than 4.5 million Americans, and celiac disease, one of the most under-diagnosed and common diseases in America.

Toxic Avengers

Your home may be hazardous to your health.

The Perils of plastic

According to researchers, plastic is one of many environmental culprits causing allergic disease rates to skyrocket in developing countries.

The Truth About Pasteurized Milk

Eating in the raw is all the rage, and the fad doesn’t end at flax crackers and seed cheese.

Who’s Hypersensitive to Allergies?

When worried parents see their child suffer a rash, nausea, or some other unsettling symptom, they often blame food allergies.

Antibiotics: The Road to Allergies and Asthma?

The rates of allergies and asthma have skyrocketed in the past 40 years, a new study suggests a rise in the use of antibiotics is at fault.

Stop and Smell the Butterbur

Although flowers often trigger seasonal allergies, at least one flower, butterbur, may cure them.

Pooch Protection

Fido may be doing more than just looking cute.

Herb Profile—Licorice

Licorice is an herb with light purple flowers, whose root has been used medicinally for more than 5,000 years.

Nutrient Profile—Quercetin

Quercetin is a bioflavonoid that gives pigment to many plants and herbs.

Herbal Help for Hay Fever

When pollen counts skyrocket, the sneezing, stuffy noses and watery eyes of hay fever begin.

Read All About It

This section delves deep into the heart of the matter. Click below to read in-depth investigations, article features, cover stories, and the inspirational journeys of others.

So Long, Seasonal Allergies

Silence hay fever’s sneezing, wheezing, and sniffles with homeopathy.

Allergy Test

Allergy relief starts with finding your triggers.

End Springtime Allergies

Ease allergies, or even rhinitis, by controlling triggers and seeking natural relief.

Stop Making Scents

What are the hazards of synthetic fragrances?

Healing Foods—Inside Scoop: Kombucha

The health benefits of kombucha tea include removing toxins from the body and taming overgrowths of Candida yeast.

Heal Thyself—The Inside Scoop

Magnolia flowers and bark have been used in Chinese medicine for years to calm anxiety. Maybe that's why Billie Holiday tucked a magnolia flower behind her ear before performing.

Green in the Grain

Sustainable furniture lets you and the planet rest easy.

Healing Foods—Indigenous Grain Uprising

Meet three ancient whole grains that can bring energy to your diet—and panache to your meals.

Healthy in the City

Fast-paced life getting to you? Get on the slow track for a more balanced lifestyle.

Living Spaces—What Lurks in Your Laundry?

Can it really be called “cleaning” if you’re soaking your clothes in toxins?

Food as Medicine—Good Libations

Your guide to choosing healthful wines and beers

What Lurks in Your Laundry?

Can it really be called "cleaning" if you're soaking your clothes in toxins?

Irritable Bowel Syndrome

Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) affects nearly 50 million Americans, or almost one in five, and is more common in women than in men.

When Pets Go Natural

A dog, a cat and a cockatoo: Three companion animals’ adventures with alternative therapies.

A Broken Dancer

A dancer’s path to wholeness which includes acupuncture, pilates, and an allergy free diet.

Natural Beauty—Next to Your Skin: Natural Fabrics

Save your skin: Natural fabrics to the rescue.

Drop Milk?

The government tells us milk builds better bodies and is an essential part of a healthy diet, but nutritionists say, don’t buy it.

Blueprint for a Healthy Home

Toxic cabinets. Chemical-laden carpets. Killer caulk. Here’s how to avoid nine common mistakes that can turn home improvements into health hazards.

What’s Wrong With Wheat?

An allergy to wheat, or its most severe form celiac disease, might be causing your stomach trouble, fatigue, or skin problems.

Homeopathy Finally Gets Some Respect

Patients swear by it, and the scientific evidence for this gentle therapy is beginning to catch up to its reputation.

Ask The Doctor

Everyone can use good advice. Below, we've gathered top queries and answers for you. Don't see the answer to your question? Email us and our team of experts with respond!

Ask The Doctor: SAD, Snoring, and Acid Reflux

Ask The Doctor: Lyme Disease

Hay Fever

Integrative physician Mark Hyman, MD, offers natural solutions for tackling seasonal allergies.

How to Decipher That Rash

I try not to overreact every time one of my kids gets a rash, but it still freaks me out. How can I tell if it signals something serious?

Through the Grapevine

In the spirit of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, one survivor shares what she believes saved her life

Migraine Prevention

Stopping migraines before they start.

Practitioner’s Corner—About Kids, Diet and ADHD

About Kids: Dietary changes to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.

Goat vs. Cow

Goat cheese vs. cow’s cheese: which is healthier?

Ephedra Alternatives

Ephedra alternatives

Practitioner’s Corner—About Kids and Attention Disorders

About Kids: Natural ways to treat attention disorders.

Healthy Carpet Cleaners

Healthy, nontoxic ways to clean the carpet.

Controlling Childhood Asthma

Natural ways to ease childhood allergies and asthma

About Kids' Allergies

Natural ways to ease allergies and asthma in children

Acupuncture for kids' allergies and asthma

Acupuncture for easing children's allergies and asthma

Your Sneezing and Coughing Kids

Natural ways to soothe your kids' sore throats and sneezy noses

Herbal Allergy Treatments for Kids

Herbal ways to ease allergies and asthma for kids

Allergy Testing For Kids

What kinds of allergy tests are good for kids?

Recipes

Isn't it wonderful that your food can be your "medicine"? All the recipes below include ingredients that act positively on your body for this condition. The bonus? Each one is delicious!

Quinoa With Feta, Swiss Chard, and Black Olives

Recipes using ancient whole grains amaranth and quinoa that bring energy to your diet and panache to your table.

Cherry-Vanilla Amaranth Breakfast Porridge

Recipes using ancient whole grains amaranth and quinoa that bring energy to your diet and panache to your table.

Salmon Teriyaki

Recipes for mercury-free fish—salmon teriyaki

Anchovy Dip

Recipes for mercury-free fish—anchovy dip

Trout with Sweet Onions

Recipes for mercury-free fish—Trout with Sweet Onions

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