The answer is blowing in the wind.
Ragweed is a weed grows throughout the country, especially in Minnesota. Ragweed flowers in mid-August and one plant can release up to a billion pollen grains. The ragweed pollen can travel over 400 miles by the wind and unfortunately finds its way to the sinuses of allergy sufferers. (more…)
Spring – it’s here! Warmer days. Baseball. Patio dining. Buds on the trees. And, the grass is starting to take on that familiar tint of summer green. This is great news for most of us, but if you’re an allergy sufferer, it can also signal the start of a long-term battle to keep your allergies in check.
Wait, is it allergies or a cold?
As opposed to the common cold, where symptoms come and go pretty quickly, allergy symptoms last much longer, and involve nasal congestion, post-nasal drip, sinus headaches, wheezing and coughing. (more…)
