Zinc is an element and a metal. It is required in trace quantities by the human body. Thousands of proteins in the body include zinc in their chemical composition.

Zinc plays a role not only in the chemical composition of the body, but also in its operation.

Some types of cells in the human body secrete zinc ions, including cells in the immune system. Since the immune system is central to the allergy mechanism, zinc is an important element to consider when dealing with allergies.

The recommended daily allowance for zinc is 10 to 15mg (various sources differ in RDA).

When you think about food, perhaps you mostly think about the energy it provides? If you are feeling pessimistic, you may also worry about how much weight you will gain if you eat certain foods.

While this is part of the picture, it is a very small angle on the whole food picture. Yes, food does provide energy, but it does a whole lot more than that.

Essential to your well being are the micronutrients that promote the health of your body, including vitamins, minerals and other dietary supplements.

The Recommended Daily Allowance (RDA) specifies the quantity of vitamins, minerals and nutrients you should consume on a daily basis to remain healthy.

Keep in mind that this value is the minimum amount and not all experts agree on what minimum levels of some nutrients are necessary for a truly healthy body (as opposed to a barely functioning body).

The RDA is not universal. The intake that is right for you might be quite different according to your gender, health, size, weight, age, exposure to pollution ... and many other factors.

For some, myself included, sleep deprivation and allergy symptoms go hand-in-hand.

Lack of sleep is a common complaint. Besides the direct symptoms caused by allergies, lack of sleep, caused by allergy symptoms, causes fatigue. The more fatigued you get, the more stressed you become, which affects your sleep ... etc.

There is a great deal of controversy over raw milk lately. A growing number of people say that raw milk is more health than pasteurized milk.

In perfect counter-point, a growing number of institutions remind us that raw milk is hazardous to your health.

Why the discrepancy?

I think there are several reasons.

First lets look at what raw milk has in it's favor:

Asthma

External Links

• Wikipedia on Asthma

Amaranth

Flax

External Links

• Wikipedia on Flax
• World's Healthiest Foods on Flax

There is now a section on this allergy website that describes some of the most common allergy-causing molds. Although they are not described in great detail, there are links to other websites that describe them more.

Molds are important. Mold damage occurs both to people and their things. This website does not deal with mold damage to the things exactly, but in a way it does. When things, especially buildings, encounter mold damage, there is lots of mold growing, resulting in allergy-causing spores, and myotoxins, a major indoor air quality problem.

Anyhow, I am getting ahead of myself. The nastiest molds in the allergy department include:

• Alternaria
• Aspergillus
• Aureobasidium
• Cladosporium
• Epicoccum
• Fusarium
• Mucor
• Penicillium
• Rhizopus

One or two of the articles have rather interesting and beautiful illustrations, but most are plain for now. I might get around to fixing that at some point ....

Anyhow, I hope you like what I have produced so far. Leave a comment or send a message with your feedback.