Allergy - What is an Allergy?
An allergy is the term given to a condition where someone’s body reacts to something in an adverse way even though the substances that they body is reacting to are not generally harmful to the human body. This basically means that a person’s immune system mistakes a substance for something harmful and reacts in a way to protect the body from the perceived threat. Usually the immune system protects the body from harmful substances like viruses or bacteria but when it attacks substances that are not generally harmful at all, these substances are termed allergens. An immune system that is oversensitive recognizes certain allergens as harmful and reacts to attack it by releasing chemicals like histamine.... MORE
Allergies - Causes and Symptoms
Allergies are caused by over reaction of our body to different stimuli. But what are the real causes of allergies? And what are the indications of having allergies? Some scientists are not sure of the real reason behind the question why people are having allergies. They said that allergies originated thousand years ago and until today, they do exist. Scientists also believe that allergies can be inherited from our parents, like for example, if a parent has an allergy on something, maybe his or her children are more likely to develop the same allergies..... MORE
Allergy - Understanding and Basic Information
Irritation – this is what you experience when you got allergies. You got irritated and you never felt comfortable with what you are doing for a reason that allergies put a misery in your life again.
And it will not just affect your physical being; rather it also extends to influencing your physiological, psychological, emotional and mental health.
Allergies, for your scientific information, are irregular and atypical reactions of the body’s immune system to foreign substances or chemicals that are commonly harmless to man. Such substances, which are referred to as allergens, include plant pollen, certain foods and medicines, dust mites, pet dander, latex, mold spores, insect stings, and many others....MORE