Category: Allergies

Solutions for Dark Circles Under the Eyes and Puffy Eyes

Puffy eyes can usually be helped - no sunglasses neededDo you dread looking in the bathroom mirror when you first wake up? Scared of seeing baggy, puffy eyes or horrible dark circles under your eyes?

Well, flick on the bathroom light and gaze at your reflection! There are natural solutions to these eye problems. You don’t have to walk around looking like you stayed up all night or got into a fight.

The skin around your eyes is very thin and sensitive. This thin eye skin helps your eyes move easily. Unfortunately, this thin skin easily reveals color changes and swelling.

Instead of skulking around in dark glasses, look into natural eye care that can help with dark circles under the eyes and puffy eyes. Continue reading “Solutions for Dark Circles Under the Eyes and Puffy Eyes”

Blood Tests For Food Allergies in Children May Result in False Positives

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Blood tests for food allergies in children may not be as reliable as you think.

According to a study published in the Journal of Pediatrics 84 – 93% of foods that had been avoided due to blood test results could be reintroduced after passing “food challenges.”  Source: https://www.foodnavigator-usa.com/

This is not to say that we should ignore the ways that food allergies and sensitivities can impact health.  Diseases and conditions people suffer from can actually result from hidden allergies and sensitivities, including everything from rheumatoid arthritis to depression.

Learn more about common allergens and how lifestyle changes and supplements can help you manage food sensitivities.

Acupuncture Aids Weight Loss

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Researchers have just released the results of a new study called “The Effects of Acupuncture on Weight-Loss in Over-Weight and Obese Adults Over 24 Years Old.”

This study has been called “groundbreaking” because it claims that 95% of the participants lost weight over the six week trial.  Even after they stopped receiving acupuncture treatments, 50% of the men and women in the study continued to lose weight.

The study’s subjects lost an average of one to two pounds per week without making any concerted changes to their diet or exercises regimens.

According to one participant, “The study helped with my energy levels and with my appetite. I now sleep soundly and wake up refreshed.” Source: https://www.lef.org/news/LefDailyNews.htm?NewsID=10370&Section=Nutrition

We believe strongly in the power of acupuncture (Natural Eye Care’s founders are both licensed acupuncturists!).  Acupuncture can also help those with allergies and sensitivities as well as diabetes.  Learn more about managing weight loss.

Fall Babies More Likely To Develop Food Allergies

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Babies due in October or November are twice as likely to have allergies to common foods like milk and eggs.

It’s not necessarily related to their birth dates, however, but rather the time of year when they are at 11 weeks gestation.  The high levels of tree pollen present when babies in utero are just developing their antibodies are thought to be responsible.  Also, it is possible that mothers’ low post-winter vitamin D levels at that crucial point in development could be linked to the development in their children’s higher allergy rates.

Of the children studied, 11% of those whose 11th week of gestation occurred in the springtime developed allergies opposed to the 6% of babies who hit 11 weeks during the winter.

The research was carried out at Oulu University Hospital in Finland.  According to this story’s source, Life Extension Daily News, “rising rates of asthma and allergies affecting children over the last 30 years have been attributed to a range of triggers including excessively-clean lifestyles, diet and early use of antibiotics.”

For more information on causes, prevention, and treatment if allergies and sensitivities, visit our website.