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| Shakka |
Is the ing pollen count! March Madness down here means an endless yellow-green blanket of sneezing powder. What is being done about this CRISIS?!?!
I love it 120+ is "Extremely High". Extremely high my ass! Try the 5,900 we hit yesterday mother******s!
http://www.ajc.com/health/content/h...llen/index.html
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March 30, 2007
5,768
What this number means
Today's primary allergens:
Pine, oak, sweetgum, birch, sycamore, mulberry and beech
The pollen count is the amount of pollen particles measured within the last 24 hours in a cubic meter of air.
0-30 Low Only people extremely sensitive to these pollens & molds will have symptoms.
31-60 Moderate Many people sensitive to these pollens & molds will have symptoms.
61-120 High Most people with any sensitivity to these pollens & molds will have symptoms.
+120 Extremely
High Almost all people with any sensitivity at all to these pollens & molds will have symptoms. Extremely sensitive people could have severe symptoms. |
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| Fir3start3r |
Ah cho? :nervous:
Well if you didn't have allergies before... |
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| LazFX |
| quote: | Originally posted by Shakka
Is the ing pollen count! March Madness down here means an endless yellow-green blanket of sneezing powder. What is being done about this CRISIS?!?!
I love it 120+ is "Extremely High". Extremely high my ass! Try the 5,900 we hit yesterday mother******s!
http://www.ajc.com/health/content/h...llen/index.html
me! |
Its pretty bad here in Austin, people are calling in sick and , They were reporting on the high pollen counts..... doesn't phase me the least bit, but I don't know man, my eyes get really really frigging red......only when I smoke da SPLIFF mon! he he |
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| NeoPhono |
| You should be glad you have allergies. They are a sign of health and high quality of life that you're living. |
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| metalgearsolid |
| quote: | Originally posted by NeoPhono
You should be glad you have allergies. They are a sign of health and high quality of life that you're living. |
really? |
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| NeoPhono |
| quote: | Originally posted by metalgearsolid
really? |
Allergies are simply an overactive immune system. Overactive in the sense that there are not enough pathogens in the body to keep it occupied so it moves on to inert substances such as pollen. If you look at the instance of allergies in "developing" countries or in areas with poor sanitation, allergies are almost non-existant. In fact, some researchers have even introduced parasites into test subjects and have seen their allergies decrease or disappear.
Now, I'm not suggesting people start living without sanitation, but we evolved without washing our hands after going to the bathroom, without antibiotics and soap and without modern sanitation. Our immune system is made to work with baseline pathogens present, but when we get rid of those baseline pathogens, our immune system finds something else to react to.
Allergies are a byproduct of good health and good hygeine. |
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| Magnetonium |
| quote: | Originally posted by NeoPhono
Allergies are simply an overactive immune system. Overactive in the sense that there are not enough pathogens in the body to keep it occupied so it moves on to inert substances such as pollen. If you look at the instance of allergies in "developing" countries or in areas with poor sanitation, allergies are almost non-existant. In fact, some researchers have even introduced parasites into test subjects and have seen their allergies decrease or disappear.
Now, I'm not suggesting people start living without sanitation, but we evolved without washing our hands after going to the bathroom, without antibiotics and soap and without modern sanitation. Our immune system is made to work with baseline pathogens present, but when we get rid of those baseline pathogens, our immune system finds something else to react to.
Allergies are a byproduct of good health and good hygeine. |
Bwahahahahaha ... hmmm ... I have always followed great hygiene. I have excellent health. And I dont have any health problems or allergies whatsoever. Where the hell do you get your information from??? Jesus Christ. You are getting badly brainwashed at school, bud.
Quite a few people that I know have terrible hygiene standards and they have all sorts of health issues, like my ex-roommate. A smelly, sweaty dusgusting son of a gun who didnt give a rats ass about his health. And he had allergies to dust, allergies to milk - well, no , if you only have seen his room and how often he vacuums it. |
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| Lilith |
| quote: | Originally posted by NeoPhono
Allergies are a byproduct of good health and good hygeine. |
That's still a matter of conjecture in the medical sense, hasn't been quite proved out to be completely correct. Most of it does however seem to be inherited from your ancestors, so if you where asthmatic or get hay fever, chances are down the line you have someone in your family with a history of it as well. |
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| Lira |
| quote: | Originally posted by NeoPhono
Allergies are a byproduct of good health and good hygeine. |
Could my allergy to meat have anything to do with this? :conf:
If so, do tell me, that's been bugging me for decades (and I'm just 24 :D) |
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| NeoPhono |
| quote: | Originally posted by Lira
Could my allergy to meat have anything to do with this? :conf:
If so, do tell me, that's been bugging me for decades (and I'm just 24 :D) |
There's a difference between food allergies and seasonal allergies. Now being allergic to meat is a bit peculiar, you'd have to explain it more, but allergies to wheat (gluten), peanuts, etc. are different biologically than having a reaction to pollen, spores, etc. For most food allergies the individual lacks an enzyme or metabolic pathway, turning a food into a poison. Seasonal allergies is the body reacting to a non-pathogenic substance such as pollen, which is harmless except for the side effects.
People can doubt me all they want, but the "hygiene hypothesis" of allergies, especially seasonal allergies is well known and is taught in modern pathology and immunology. There is a genetic component to allergies, especially non-seasonal ones, but in disease there are both genetic and environmental factors at play.
And as far as roommates living in filth with allergies present, I find it hard to believe that as dirty as your roommate may be, he is living with fecal matter caked to him, drinking unsanitary water or regularly consuming spoiled food. "Dirty" is a relative term and compared to our ancient ancestors, or even those in poorer, developing areas, he is living in relatively top hygienic conditions.
A couple journal entries for your enjoyment:
http://www.ijdvl.com/article.asp?is...=4;aulast=Patki
http://www.sciencedirect.com/scienc...ed272e1e2146393
http://content.karger.com/produkted...0090228&typ=pdf
http://www.jiaci.org/issues/vol16is...16issue05-4.htm
http://db.doyma.es/cgi-bin/wdbcgi.e...4&num=4&pag=129 |
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| Lira |
| quote: | Originally posted by NeoPhono
There's a difference between food allergies and seasonal allergies. Now being allergic to meat is a bit peculiar, you'd have to explain it more |
Basically if, and only if, I eat meat of any kind, acneic nodules appear beneath my skin. Tested it empirically quite a few times and even wondered whether it could be psychosomatic - however, it isn't... a couple of weeks ago, unbeknownst to me, I ate tuna and now I'm left with the scar :( |
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| NeoPhono |
| quote: | Originally posted by Lira
Basically if, and only if, I eat meat of any kind, acneic nodules appear beneath my skin. Tested it empirically quite a few times and even wondered whether it could be psychosomatic - however, it isn't... a couple of weeks ago, unbeknownst to me, I ate tuna and now I'm left with the scar :( |
Bizarre. I don't doubt you, I'm just wondering if there is anything else that might be causing the reaction, such as ingredients that go into meat processing or if it was a mixed-dish, other ingredients besides the meat. If you eat meat alone, freshly prepared, do you get the similar reaction, or is it only with processed meats?
Again, I'm not trying to say you're wrong, as you're living with it, I'm just wondering if there might be something else involved, as a strict meat allergy covering multiple types of meats (fish, poulty, pork, etc.) is very rare and can cause problems during GI development. |
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