Neti pot to relief chronic and acute sinus conditions

The neti pot is a small container that look like a small tea pot or a magic lamp. It is use to clean, irrigate and drain the sinus passages, relieving all kind of sinus condition. It was first use by yoga practionner, to clean the sinus before doing pranayama ( intense breathing from the nose), but now it is prescribe by EENT ( nose doctor ), and can easily be found in drugstore. The conditions that can be help by the neti pot are: chronic sinusitis, rhinnorea, and allergy syptoms.

The way it work, you fill the pot with a saline solution, and you put the spout in your nostril, turning your head toward the pot and bending the head slightly forward above the sink, while breathing through your mouth. It may feel akward at the beginning but it is very easy to use, and very effective to clean debris from the nasal airways.

Cross-reaction allergy

Cross-reaction allergy is define as, the same antibody, reacting to a non-identical antigen, but of close appearances.

So here is a list of the most common, cross-allergy reported:

• Peanuts: soy bean, green bean, peas
• Pollen: hazelnut, green apple, peach, almonds
• Cow's milk: Goat milk
• Wheat: Rye
• Birch: Apple , carrot, cherries, pear, peach , plum, fennel, walnut, potato wheat
• Grass: Melon, tomato,watermelon, orange, wheat
• Pine: Pine nut
• Latex: Banana, avocado, kiwis, plums, peach, cherries, apricot, nectarine, figs, papaya
• Shrimp allergy: Lobster, crab
• Cantaloupe: Watermelon, guava, avocado, pumpkin, cucumber, squash
• Salmon: Swordfish, sole
• Peach : Apple, plums, cherries, pear
• Ragweed: Banana, melons, zucchini, cucumber, chamomile, honey, ecchinacea
• Gluten: Dairy, nightshade, peanuts, soy

For pollen allergy, you will get oral allergy symptom, when you eat the food. Cooking the fruit or vegetable, will usually, breakdown the allergic protein, and you will not get any reaction from that food.

10 Worst US town to live for fall allergy

If you suffer from fall allergy (ragweed and mold allergy), you may think twice before moving to one of this city. Ragweed allergy run, usually from late summer to the first frost. The symptom include runny nose, itchy eyes, and rhinitis.

The 2009 list, is presented by The Asthma and Allergy Fondation of America (AAFA), and is base on pollen count, the use of allergy medecine in the area, and the number of board certified allergist per patient.

1. McAllen, Texas
2. Wichita, Kansas
3. Louiseville, Ky.
4. Oklahoma city, Ok.
5. Jackson, Miss.
6. Dayton, Ohio
7. Augusta, Ga
8. Tulsa, Ok.
9. Knoxville, Tenn.
10. Little Rock, Ark.

50 million Americans suffer from all type of allergy, wich is 1out of 5 American. The cost of allergy in the USA, is estimated to $7 billion.