How many arbos have allergies?

Tom Dunlap

Tom Dunlap

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MANY years ago I had a theory about allergies. It seemed to make sense that if our body ingested a tiny dose of some nasties that there was good chance that we'd develop some sort of immunity. As years went by and allergies/asthma has increased in a younger age group medicos have done research. The conclusion is that being isolated from nature has lead to higher asthma/allergies.

Here's another study:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-17952320

I wonder how many arbos have allergies/asthma issues? This sure wouldn't be scientific but, if you respond, please comment and list your age. I'm 58 and no asthma/allergy issues...touch wood [my noggin
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] If heard that almost everyone who moves to central Texas will succumb to 'Cedar Fever' when the cedar/junipers pollinate...so far, so good...touch wood again, ya can't be too careful!
 
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At 52, I'm one of the few arborists still immune to poison oak, and always have been since childhood in the woods of North Carolina.

I still get calls to remove oaks and eucs etc entwined with poison oak.

All three of my kids though are highly allergic to poison oak, and still are as adults.

I have friends that used to be immune to it like me, but no longer are. So like you, I knock on wood and thank my lucky stars every chance I get.

Jomoco

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I have no allergies to outside pollens. I have heard that buying and consuming local honey helps those that stick to a certain location.
 
Still have hayfever and tree pollen induced sneezing fits but nothing compared to what it was when I was a prarie dog in a cubicle town.

I would generally agree with Tom D on his theorem.

However, I grew up an outdoor kid in all sorts of stuff and my allergies were at their absolute worst in from my early teens. When I became a prairie dog they became slightly better but lasted almost all year. this went on to my late 20's when I returned to teh outdoors.

Now I just have a week or two each year where it is a nuisance.

BTW I also have fewer colds now and they last shorter durations
 
I'm 51 and have just developed some allergy-like symptoms in the past year or two. Of course, it could be some kind of food allergy since it is very inconsistent and seems to strike at random intervals. I should probably get it checked out; I'm a few years overdue for my 10-year check-up. Did I mention that I tend to avoid doctors?
 
FWIW today I got hit with a sneezing fit, itchy eyes and throat. We pruned a Quercus rubra that was in full bloom. When the limbs hit the ground the pollen created a cloud.

At least I now know one species that sends me a-sneezing!
 
Oh man when i lived in new mexico, the junipers killed me. Here i have a problem with siberian elms. Not so bad, lasts about a week or two.
 
I developed allergies a 10-15 years back, and they got progressively worse, year after year, to uncontrollable sneezing, and then to itchy eyes...

Guy at the health food store said allergies are caused by weakened adrenals, so for the last few years, I've been taking herbs to support the adreneals, and the allergies have subsided greatly... I take the herbs year round and use local bee pollen in the spring..

IMO teh increase in allergies among kids has more to do with diet and environmental toxins and even vaccine damage, than lack of exposure to the outdoors...
 
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I'm allergic to disco.

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HAHA

I have mild hayfever and a dust allergy. Over the years it has got less severe though, but I find taking meds for it just bombs your natural immunity, only winter wheat triggers my hayfever now. I can handle everything else no problem.
Unrelated kinda, I am the only one on my crew immune to poison ivy as well.
 
I am 35, and have had allergies since I can remember to dust, pollen, and cat dander seems to be one of the worst. I do believe that exposing yourself to the allergens builds a tolerance, that is the whole premise behind allergy shots. My dust and pollen allergies are much less than they used to be, still can't pet a cat without my eyes itching.
 
I noticed that I have had problems with pollen the last couple of years and it looks like it's getting worse.
Pruning a birch in full bloom is followed by a clogged up nose and forehead for a long time.
Yippee-aye... Just what we need.

Wolter
 
I developed allergies around the age of 30, and they eventually were bad enough to cause headaches that lasted days or weeks (no sneezing or runny nose, though). I went to an allergist to get tested and they came back with this list of things I am apparently allergic to:

TREES
BEER
CATS
DOGS
DUST
CHEESE
WINE

Basically, my life in a list. Although none of the allergies are too serious, I eat a good deal of local honey, and I take Allegra and Mucinex to stop the post-nasal drip/bronchial issues from about mid-April until July, and again for a month or so in the Fall.

Interesting about the adrenals, Daniel. What herbs are you using?

-Tom
 
Please do! You see me on a day to day basis, so you know they are not severe, but its pretty funny how the list came back! I swear that's exactly how they read it to me!

-Tom
 
I am allergic to shellfish, dust, sawdust from certain trees and cats. I am sure they are others but the above I am totally aware of. I take sinus medicine to relieve the sinus pain, but not every flare up. It is more a discomfort than anything and these things only arose after I turned 35, ten years ago. Diet can alleviate certain allergies but I am interested in herbal remedies as long time management. Over the counter medicines taken too often can't be good.
 
32, allergic to yellow jacket venom. Did about 1.5 years of immunotherapy. Since I've been nailed a few times. 5 stings on one occassion, with nothing more than "normal" localized reactions, nothing systemic. The immunotherapy seems to have worked for me.
Never had asthma or breathing problems. But as a kid I didn't spend much time indoors, and I ran track and cross country. My lungs have always been pretty healthy. I had seasonal allergies as a teen, but those went away sometime in my 20's. Still get a light rash from dealing with juniper, but I guess that's pretty common.
 
I grew up allergic to everything from milk to dust. Got 3 shots 3 times a week for years when I was somewhere in the 6-10 range. Ended up in the hospital a few times from some allergies.

Now at 32 I don't really have any issues other than poison ivy. I didn't get it from probably 12 to around 25. Then I got cocky and ripped up a bunch by the roots. I suppose I deserved what I got because my hands looked like lobster claws and now if I look at the stuff wrong I somehow get it.

It's worth mentioning that I also did homeopathy for my allergies growing up. I think that had a lot to do with me getting over the allergies. When I remember to take Oral Ivy I also have little to no issues with PI. The smallest doses of things can definitely make the biggest difference.
 
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