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Help with Allergies, Asthma, and Sinus Conditions

Author: lynnawiensmd

  • Eliminating FODMAP foods temporarily can be helpful.

    This web site has a very simple method for food elimination/challenge diet that can be applied to ANY #food intolerance.

  • Mold is not good for anyone!

  • Take a break and learn more about asthma!

  • Something about numbers

    I for one am tired  how my health score is tied to my existence as a person rather than who I really am.   “How to keep up your credit score, what income bracket I’m in, what’s my IQ” are nagging reminders that I may not be anything more than just a number and not a unique person on this…

  • When You Just Can’t Fight It Anymore

    I’m often asked about #immunodeficiency–does my body fight infection like it’s supposed to? Is this baby’s immune system normal? Obviously, probably not. Fortunately, #Stevens Johnson syndrome is quite rare, but antibody deficiency is NOT rare and many strategies can be performed to improve the situation. I often start the conversation about #immunodeficiency: “are you worried…

  • Four reasons I still practice Allergy in the Information Age

    Ever notice how everyone has #allergies these days?  I kid you not, almost everyday, a patient will tell me that #Tulsa (where I practice) has more allergies than any other place in the country.  The irony of it all, is so did patients in Kansas, and patients say the same thing in Virginia and Texas. …

  • Dear Doctor…..

                                  Dear Doctor, Thanks for all your help with my #allergies, but I have a bone to pick with you.  A few minutes into my visit and you’re talking about “rhinitis” and “IgE” and “desensitization”.  By the time my brain catches up with you, our visit is over and I don’t feel like I really…

  • The Carol Burnett show–4 things to avoid frustration with your hives

    I see enough patients with #hives that I sometimes get frustrated with our current treatment options and it doesn’t help when patients have the wrong idea or views about how hives behave. Vicki Lawrence to the rescue!  I applaud her commitment to the truth about “idiopathic hives” and encourage you to listen to her video below (then…

  • I lie and so do you

    I was in my doctor’s office today (yes, I go to the doctor as well) and she asked me if I was taking my #medications.  Of course, I said “yes, the ones that are in my chart”, not really having that photogenic list in my head.  As we talked, I realized my confession of what…

  • Katy Perry has Sleep Apnea!

    No not really, but one of her hits has a slight twist!  I don’t usually digress to humor on a very serious topic, but you might enjoy the break.  Just remember, Shaq has apnea too.