Spring is right around the corner! As with any beginning of a season, there will be new allergens, bacteria, and viruses that make us feel sick. The weather gets warmer, the flowers begin to bloom, animals shed their winter coats, and flu season comes back around. It’s a confusing time of year in terms of…
Springtime is nearly here. The weather is warmer, plants are blooming, and winter coats (for animals and humans alike) are being shed until next year. During these changes of weather, it is not uncommon for windstorms to arise, especially in the desert. As the wind picks up so does congestion, pressure, sneezing and more. How…
A Valentine’s Day Poem Roses are red, violets are blue, love is in the air, and you can smell it, too. The bouquets are so sweet it makes the heart skip a beat. The “Your” songs and “Our” songs are happily sung from the deepest of breaths, the fullest of lungs. The dinners, the candles,…
Constant allergies are a struggle for people around the globe. What makes it even more troublesome is when allergens are found in the house – animal dander, dust, pollen, weeds or grasses, cleaning agents, etc. It makes it difficult to be truly at ease in a place made to make us feel comfortable than in…
Our faces are full of individual parts that make a whole, and, much like a puzzle, they are all connected to each other in one way or another. Some may notice if they feel a sinus infection, an earache or even a sore throat that it is often accompanied by a symptom in another part…
Ear, nose, and throat problems can occur when a person is experiencing a cold or allergies, and it is not uncommon to experience problems in more than one of the three areas, as they are all interconnected. Many people often blame these symptoms on allergies or a cold, or simply feeling “under the weather,” however,…
For most of us, a cough seems to be associated with having a cold or irritation in the throat. It’s what we have been taught our whole lives; but what if a cough was the result of something other than just a cold? It may be hard to determine but coughing may be the outcome…
Everyone has experienced a headache in their life. Some from dehydration, others from stress, some even just have chronic headaches. Some headaches are more than annoying, they can be debilitating to the people that have them, and some can even make people feel sick. These severe headaches are likely to be migraines. Yes, there can…
Allergy season seems to come around every season. “Something in the air” is always to blame for feeling congested or under the weather. It can be pollen, a shift in the wind, or even fur from the cat. However, there is a possibility that it may not have anything to do with allergies at all.…
We have all seen those commercials that advertise “new and improved ways” to get a good night’s sleep and snore less. For some people, multiple tricks and gimmick products provide no relief. There is hope but it lies at the root cause of the snoring. What is Snoring? Snoring is the sound made by…