tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1334761054277672365.post1277447343501101665..comments2024-03-22T03:19:38.110-04:00Comments on Forever In Hell: But It's Natural!PersonalFailurehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03034292023591747601noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1334761054277672365.post-23288918726428232462011-05-15T18:30:27.990-04:002011-05-15T18:30:27.990-04:00I have a tendency to wake up upon a spring morning...I have a tendency to wake up upon a spring morning, with bright sunlight streaming gracefully through the windows and the birds singing in the green trees, with blood-red demonic fucking eyes that itch painfully and scare the hell out of anyone I see. And then the sneezing starts. I have never in my life sneezed just once. My minimum sneeze-count lies somewhere between 15 and 30.<br /><br />I have prescription eyedrops for the eyes (they work wonders) but the sneezing I just have to deal with. It's embarrasing when it happens in company.<br /><br />And anyone who prescribes a homeopathic solution needs be given homeopathic surgery, where we make a large number of small, paper-cut incisions and then throw them in the ocean.Quasarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09398018171200335379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1334761054277672365.post-6120590965714035782011-05-13T14:33:56.073-04:002011-05-13T14:33:56.073-04:00I happen to be an Ear, Nose and Throat Specialist ...I happen to be an Ear, Nose and Throat Specialist having practised for over forty years.<br />Simply placing a dab of Jalapeno pepper dip/fresh horseradish/wasabi (only one of these at a time!)on your tongue and pressing it against the roof of your mouth will safely decongest your nose for an hour or two and, providing you then spit it out rather than actually swallowing, has no important side effects. Indeed, I have used this approach to help patients who have become dependent on Afrin to help them break the habit. It can be used as often as necessary throughout the day or at night.Harveyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10797750710657979526noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1334761054277672365.post-83327367319908680662011-05-12T09:22:25.014-04:002011-05-12T09:22:25.014-04:00I stir a spoonful of local honey into a mug of gre...I stir a spoonful of local honey into a mug of green tea. Doesn't cure hayfever, but it does reduce the effects. Has to be local though, so it contains the pollens that produce the hayfever in the first place. And you don't need to do it often (at least, I don't, which is good because I don't really like honey), once a week is usually enough.Joules *Dances with Haddock* Taylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07946812390903077312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1334761054277672365.post-45374153929024676222011-05-12T02:48:46.958-04:002011-05-12T02:48:46.958-04:00mutzali:
i must have gotten that prof! [seriously...mutzali:<br /><br />i must have gotten that prof! [seriously, in a political science class, i SUPPOSE talking about boycotting is sort of germain, but... boycotting the cafeteria until it goes "all organic WITHOUT raising prices!" is INSANE!]<br /><br /><br />this is me singing:<br />i have porphyria. therefor, NO, i will NOT take unproven herb A or B or C, because i 50jillion [JILLION] things i can't take BECAUSE of the porphyria and it causing death if i take it. such as your "tomato seed oil" - allergic to tomatoes because of porphyria! no fish oil - allergic to fish! and etc.<br /><br />it's an oldie but goody, that song :)<br /><br /><br />seriously - i thank the stars every. fucking. spring. as everyone i know gets hit with "seasonal" allergies and i... just don't. [knock on wood]<br /><br />i'm sure as fuck not going to take some random non-tested herb for it! the POINT of drugs [especially allergy meds] is that they are REFINED. you know what asprin is? WILLOW BARK. refined so it it's, ya know, deadly.denelianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08083149213773118359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1334761054277672365.post-42405073683932383742011-05-11T22:48:38.594-04:002011-05-11T22:48:38.594-04:00Funny I clicked reply to mention Wasabi and someon...Funny I clicked reply to mention Wasabi and someone beat me to it. Seriously though it seems to help, I get hours of relief and culinary satisfaction from a spicy tuna roll with a nice shot of Wasabi on each piece.Rykhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16424545934239146403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1334761054277672365.post-13587857895979722222011-05-11T19:08:46.246-04:002011-05-11T19:08:46.246-04:00Back in the mid-70s, I was in college. One botany...Back in the mid-70s, I was in college. One botany prof ("Plants and Human Culture") got tired of kids using his lecture time to talk about protesting the dining commons until they served only organic food, because "organic foods are NAAA-CHUUU-RALLLLL!" The prof finally said "Gonorrhea and syphilis are natural too, but you don't see people standing in line to get some!"mutzalihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06720707287114630951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1334761054277672365.post-6065179938738334712011-05-11T15:56:56.551-04:002011-05-11T15:56:56.551-04:00Haha, Fannie, the same thing happened to me taking...Haha, Fannie, the same thing happened to me taking an herbal thing for my eczema. Oh.My.God.the.itching. However, it's another herbal thing that suppresses it by about 75% (along with benadryl) so sometimes alternative treatments can help. I never understood thinking that "natural" was superior, though, you just have to go with what works.Clairehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13569203211829108437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1334761054277672365.post-45920538957119045062011-05-11T15:10:16.364-04:002011-05-11T15:10:16.364-04:00"it looked like avocado to me"
Lulz.
B..."it looked like avocado to me"<br /><br />Lulz.<br /><br />But I will keep wasabi in mind the next time I'm really congested.Fannie Wolfehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04296502470605119779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1334761054277672365.post-64455040388157577722011-05-11T13:59:22.752-04:002011-05-11T13:59:22.752-04:00Fannie, makin' trouble whereever she goes! ;)Fannie, makin' trouble whereever she goes! ;)PersonalFailurehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03034292023591747601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1334761054277672365.post-31459480599771744212011-05-11T13:01:11.026-04:002011-05-11T13:01:11.026-04:00I developed horrendous year-round allergies in my ...I developed horrendous year-round allergies in my late 20s and have tried everything for them- pills, sprays, spicy foods, nasal steroids, acupuncture, probiotics, head stands, you name it. <br /><br />When I finally got around to trying the natural herbal remedy guess what happened?<br /><br />I had an allergic reaction to it and broke out in hives.Fannie Wolfehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04296502470605119779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1334761054277672365.post-31468542008997108202011-05-11T11:07:00.521-04:002011-05-11T11:07:00.521-04:00It'll do more than blow apart your nasal passa...It'll do more than blow apart your nasal passages. . . let's just say, it looked like avocado to me. <br /><br />I take benadryl to go to sleep most nights. And while I suppose being asleep would mean I wouldn't notice my allergies, I don't think my boss would appreciate it.PersonalFailurehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03034292023591747601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1334761054277672365.post-47326692305306062132011-05-11T10:54:24.399-04:002011-05-11T10:54:24.399-04:00apparently I'm mildly allergic to, well, Dalla...<i>apparently I'm mildly allergic to, well, Dallas</i><br /><br />I have that, too. Except for me it's more psychological...<br /><br />Also, I'd suggest wasabi. Man, that stuff will blow your nasal passages apart.Gedshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15047239425466517786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1334761054277672365.post-8896531590885921972011-05-11T10:20:42.233-04:002011-05-11T10:20:42.233-04:00Another allergy sufferer, here. Mine aren't ba...Another allergy sufferer, here. Mine aren't bad, but apparently I'm mildly allergic to, well, Dallas. Where I live. Where the pollution levels frequently increase my allergy symptoms by a whole order of magnitude. Trees, grass, mold... if it's local to this area, I'm mildly allergic to it.<br /><br />And honestly, the single best thing I've found (besides over-the-counter decongestants) has been the nasal irrigation. <br /><br />I actually would second recommendation of spicy foods, because I've done that myself when I needed some relief... but that isn't a general answer for allergy symptoms, it's something I do when I've got a lot of gunk sitting in my head and I need to get it to move.<br /><br />And I practically live on cough drops; I should really buy stock in Hall's.Michael Mockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06233321050691782148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1334761054277672365.post-1965232541024816592011-05-11T09:56:26.722-04:002011-05-11T09:56:26.722-04:00I have bad allergies and because of that I am now ...I have bad allergies and because of that I am now addicted to Afrin. You separate me from my Afrin and bad things happen.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1334761054277672365.post-43313227244077795972011-05-11T09:48:44.319-04:002011-05-11T09:48:44.319-04:00I have terrible allergies and always have as long ...I have terrible allergies and always have as long as I can remember. Three allergists have suggested I never go outside. I am a geologist and marine biologist. I have, at some point in time, tried everything known in this existence. <br /><br />One word: benadryl.jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04294710640794526679noreply@blogger.com