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“Taking time to establish a trusting relationship with the patient is an important part of successful allergy treatment,” says Nadine Pope, AAPRI’s Clinical Supervisor.
Recently we posted Dr. Z’s Top 6 Inflammatory Foods where we highlighted the worst inflammatory foods you should avoid. Now we’re flipping the discussion and focus on foods that can actually reduce inflammation, what we call anti-inflammatory foods.
Choosing the perfect holiday gift is hard enough, but buying a gift for someone with allergies can be especially challenging. As the holiday season gets into full swing, we’d like to share our top 5 gift picks that are sure to put a smile on the face of the people with allergies on your list.
You may have heard us talk about allergy immunotherapy, an effective allergy treatment that comes in the form of allergy shots or allergy drops—and can send your allergies into remission. But what exactly is immunotherapy and how does it work? In this article, we delve into these common questions and more to help you determine if allergy immunotherapy might work for you.
According to Dr. Z, one of the biggest misconceptions people have about asthma and allergies is that there’s nothing they can do except take medication to manage their symptoms. “The truth is that there are ways to ‘turn off’ asthma and allergies and send them into remission—I know, because I did it,” says Dr. Z. In fact, it is Dr. Z’s own experience with asthma as a child that inspired him to become a functional allergist.
As a functional allergist, Dr. Z is always looking beyond the symptoms to find the root cause of illness. Over and over, he finds that the food we eat has a major impact on our health. “Food really is medicine,” he says, “so what you put in your body can have either a healthful and beneficial effect or it can be harmful, cause inflammation, and lead to a variety of health problems—including allergies.” What foods should you stay away from? Here’s Dr. Z’s top 6 inflammation-causing foods (in alphabetical order).