SC - Allergies in general

[DianaFiona at aol.com]

In a message dated 3/2/00 3:31:04 PM Eastern Standard Time, 
baronsig at peganet.com writes:

<< 
     OK, here's my 2 cents worth. Most of the people I know who have
 allergies tend to spend most of the time in air conditioned environments.
 There are several risk factors there, most notably mold and spores living in
 the ductwork. Also, those who live that lifestyle (air conditioned work,
 car, home) tend to have minimal exposure to things that can stress (i.e.
 work out or strengthen) the immune and related systems. Generally speaking,
 the more insular the lifestyle, the worse the allergies. I've also always
 harbored a sneaking suspicion that it's psychosomatically induced, and is a
 manifestation of some kind of self destructive stress reaction. >>

    Your Excellency may have a point in some cases--I know all about the 
nasties in the ducts! ;-) But it's not the answer to all cases. For instance, 
I spend much more time indoors now than I ever did as a child, and my pollen 
allergies are much less severe than they were when I was younger. I used to 
play outside all day, and certainly got a lot more exercise--another thing 
proven to help allergies--as a child than I do now. My allergies then could 
incapacitate me for weeks, now I seem to have "grown out of it" to some 
extent, and only am useless for a few days here and there....... ;-)

                Ldy Diana