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Remedies for Allergy (I)
Allergy (also called hypersensitivity reaction) appears as the body’s defense system, the immune system overreacts against exposure to an allergen, it can reach these tissues through direct contact with skin, membranes mucous membranes or through the bloodstream after absorption.
Examples of allergens are pollen, plants, dust (mite), cosmetics, and hair of animals, vaccines, and medicines. Also, physical agents such as heat, cold and sunlight can cause allergies and, likewise, a variety of foods such as oranges, milk and eggs, wheat, fish and other sea foods, chocolate, tomatoes, and strawberries.
It is important to know that allergy symptoms are not the first time we come in contact with an allergen, as it is required a continuous exposure to the immune system begins to consider the substance as harmful and creates a defense response. Read the rest of this entry »