I have apparently lost my tolerance for food toxins - the chemicals that companies put into food to ... well, to do a variety of things; extend shelf life, add appealing colour, add texture, induce addiction ( Read more... )

I've been experiencing increased pains lately; waking nights with numb, painful tingling in my hands. I assumed that it was a result of late night snacking, and have made efforts to ... well, cut it out. I know that I ate healthy yesterday, didn't overeat at dinner and didn't snack afterwards, but still woke up with the pains ( Read more... )

to be fair, though, it isn't the weather that's frightful, but the pollen count. According to the weather site - which is where I find the local information - it is rated today as 'HIGH'. I must admit that I am surprised; I had to take an antihistimine immediately upon getting up this morning, which I thought bespoke a day with a rating of 'VERY ( Read more... )

Not feeling so great today - probably allergies (I'm allergic to September, always have been). Whatever the reason, I have a dull aching pain behind my itchy aching eyes, no real appetite (although I keep wanting something to snack on - usually something bad for me) and no energy. B is worried about me - I'm not eating dinner and he's afraid I'm ( Read more... )

I don't want to be up, but I am. I wanted to be in bed, asleep, dreaming, but my stupid nose woke me up. Or rather, my allergies. I can't breathe because of congestion and the Benedryl needs more time to take effect. So I'm up.

Now what do I do?

Last night in a chat with a friend, I mentioned that I take antihistimines to deal with low-level allergies. She wanted to know what it was - exactly - being as she's in England and not the States. When I went checking, I also found a listing of side effects. The ones that struck me as pertinent are fuzzy vision at times, ringing in the ears ( ( Read more... )