Allergies

Tips For Fighting Spring Allergies

Sinus symptoms strike 37 million people in the United States each year and March is always one of the toughest months for sinus sufferers. With cold and flu symptoms lingering and allergy season starting, it’s a double-whammy for your nasal passages! Pharmacist Sherry Torkos was on WTSP-TV in Tampa recently discussing her favorite natural remedies [...]

Why nasal rinsing with Alkalol helps cold and flu symptoms

We know using a sinus rinse, like Alkalol Nasal Wash, provides relief from congestion caused by colds, flu, and allergies. But how does nasal irrigation work and why is it such an effective treatment? Ear, nose, and throat specialist Dr. Karin Evan answered those questions recently during a segment on KARE-TV in Minneapolis, where she [...]

A Pharmacist’s Choice For Cold & Flu Season

Pharmacist and wellness expert Sherry Torkos was on KVVU-TV in Las Vegas to discuss natural ways to relieve cold and flu symptoms. Torkos recommends using Alkalol Nasal Wash to fight nasal and sinus congestion. She says Alkalol’s unique saline formula, which contains a proprietary blend of natural extracts and essential oils, is a good alternative [...]

Best Ways To Avoid Cold & Flu

After a mild winter last year, cold and flu season is back with a bang. Flu activity across the country is already up sharply over last year, according to Google Flu Trends, and experts expect the trend to continue throughout the winter. So what can you do to stay healthy and out of the doctor’s office? [...]

Great Health Tips To Get You Energized This Fall

Whether fall means back to school, back to work, or just back to the post-summer daily grind, it’s always one of the busiest times of the year. And it can be easy to feel fatigued now that the days are a little shorter and the temperatures are a little colder. That’s why we were so [...]

Fall Allergies: Three Triggers, Three Solutions

Fall allergies have you sniffling and sneezing? You’re not alone. Many regions of the United States are experiencing weather conditions – hot, dry air, low humidity, high pollen counts – that are combining to create an allergy “perfect storm.” Dr. Michelle Abbo told KNSD-TV in San Diego that she’s seeing more patients with seasonal allergies this [...]

Stop Summertime Allergies Naturally

Today marks the first day of summer. The perfect time for pharmacist Sherry Torkos to do a segment on “San Antonio: Living” sharing her favorite natural ways to prevent and treat summertime allergies caused by tree, grass, and weed pollen. Torkos says she favors Alkalol as a healthy and effective way to rinse away nasal congestion [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]