Can your Diet Help You Breathe Better?
Can eating local honey reduce seasonal allergy symptoms? How about consuming stinging nettle extract or even pine bark? As more people search for natural alternatives to OTC and prescription sinus and allergy drugs, I’ve noticed a spike this spring in the number of stories promoting dietary solutions for seasonal-allergy sufferers. Here’s a small sampling of [...]
Don’t Let Sinus Problems Send You To The DL
Sinus problems are – excuse the pun – nothing to sneeze at. Just ask Oakland Athletics outfielder Coco Crisp, who was forced on to the 15-day disabled list last week partly because of a stubborn sinus infection that was keeping him out of the lineup, or Boston Red Sox TV announcer Jerry Remy, who has [...]
Asthma Capitals 2012
The American Asthma and Allergy Foundation marked World Asthma Day by releasing its 2012 Asthma Capital rankings, a list of the 100 “most challenging places to live with asthma” in the United States. Memphis, TN has the dubious distinction of earning the top spot after being No. 3 last year. Alkalol is a nasal wash, not [...]
Monday Health Tip: Important Questions For Your Allergist
Your nose is irritated, you’re congested, and run down. Like one in five Americans, you’ve got seasonal allergies and you feel awful. The good news? You don’t have to keep suffering. Help is only an allergist visit away. Here are some important questions to ask your allergist on your next visit: 1. What Are Allergies? Seasonal [...]
The Cost Of Getting The Flu
Ever thought about the real cost of getting the flu? Me neither until I came across an info-graphic this week on FrugalDad.com that illustrates the economic impact the flu has each year on individuals, businesses, and the total U.S. economy. While the graphic (posted below) is primarily focused on the cost benefits of flu shots, there are some [...]
Gallup Data: U.S. Allergy Season Worse Than Usual
If you’ve been sniffling and sneezing more than usual, you’re not alone. Allergies are impacting more Americans this spring than in recent years, according to Gallup data released today. Likely caused by the unseasonable warm weather this spring, the Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index found more Americans are suffering from allergy symptoms this April (22.8 percent) than in [...]
Can Stress Really Make You Sick?
We know pollen causes allergies, but what about stress? New research from Carnegie Mellon University suggests chronic stress significantly raises the risk of contracting allergies, cold and flu, and a number of other ailments, including heart disease, due to elevated levels of the hormone cortisol. The New York Times blogged about the study today. [...]
Alkalol is now on Pinterest
Are you pinning? We just started and we’re having a blast filling up our boards with some unique Alkalol pictures and knickknacks from our archives. You can now find a tab on our Facebook page linked to our Pinterest page, making it really easy to check us out and follow us. Happy pinning!
Our Favorite Neighborhood Pharmacies
Ok. I admit it. We’re pharmacy geeks here at The Alkalol Company. Maybe it comes from being the great-grandson of a pharmacist, or spending time with my grandfather who taught me as a kid how to mix the formula for Alkalol by hand, but there are few things I enjoy more then rummaging around traditional neighborhood [...]
Alkalol: Even our offices have a unique history!
The Power Station We love history at the Alkalol Company. So we thought it would be fun to share the story of our office building here in Boston, which has a history longer and just as unique as Alkalol’s. Our offices at 580 Harrison Ave. are part of a large, old industrial warehousing complex in the [...]
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