If you are allergic to dust then you suffer from Allergies Type 1, also called Contact Allergies. Dust come into contact with your lungs and your hypersensitive immune system kicks in causing your life to become a nightmare. You can develop hives, shortness of breath, bronchial spasms and other symptoms. Having a Dust Bunnies Allergy is very hard to... Read the rest of this entry

If you are allergic to poison ivy then you suffer from allergies Type 4 or delayed allergies. Up to 90 percent of people are allergic to the urushiol oil that causes the poison ivy rash. Over half of the population will experience a rash with the first contact of the poison ivy plant and is considered the most common allergy in the country. Symptoms... Read the rest of this entry

If you suffer from Gold Allergy then you have Allergies Type 4 is also called cell-mediated or delayed allergies. When T-cells become activated and result in an inflammation of the effected area. It usually develops with repeated exposure to some substance in the environment. All of a sudden you may develop a hypersensitivity to all of your gold jewelry.... Read the rest of this entry

Allergies Type 1 is also called contact allergy. It is is when food, mold, animal dander, pollen, or dust can cause an immediate allergy attack. Whey your body responds to the invasion, your body releases histamine from the irritated area such as the skin, nasal and bronchial areas. A person with Allergies Type 1 is burdened with an overprotective immune... Read the rest of this entry

Allergies Type 2 is also called antibody-dependent allergy. It is when antibodies combine with healthy cells in the your body and then your immune system attacks the health cells. Type 2 usually start in early childhood and are caused by repeated exposure to high concentration of pollen , dust or mold in the environment. Hyperactive children are at... Read the rest of this entry

Allergies Type 3 is also called immune complex allergy. It is when allergens invade the immune system and can cause injury to cells throughout the body. Antibodies form in the blood and are typically deposited in the tissues of the skin, kidney and joints. Rheumatoid arthritis is considered an allergies type 3 disease. The immune system attacks the... Read the rest of this entry

Allergies Type 4 is also called cell-mediated or delayed allergies. When T-cells become activated and result in an inflammation of the effected area. Unlike the other type of allergies, type 4 is not antibody related but rather is a type of cell-mediated response. An example of this is a rash caused by poison ivy. Allergies type 4 is often called hypersensitivity... Read the rest of this entry

Allergies Type 5 is also called stimulatory allergy. Instead of the antibodies binding to the cell components as they do in type 2 allergies the antibodies bind to the receptors on the surface of the cells. This binding to the receptors will stop or slow down the signals transmitted between cells. This is a minor difference between allergies type 2... Read the rest of this entry

Allergies are abnormal reactions to normally harmless substances. The allergens can be inhaled, swallowed or come into contact with the skin. Allergens that most frequently cause problems are: pollen, mold, dust, foods, animal dander, insect bites, insect spores, viruses and bacteria. Normally the human body learns to defend itself though experience.... Read the rest of this entry

What are blackheads? Blackheads are tiny plugs that develop in the pores of the skin. They are caused when the over active sebaceous ( oil manufacturing ) glands in the skin become clogged with oil. This sebum then begins to toughen in the pore. Since skin pores are open to the air, the top part of the hardened sebum or oil oxidizes, turning black.... Read the rest of this entry