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Hay fever?? - read this lol
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Mags | Report | 5 May 2006 12:48 |
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In the newspaper today: Japanese scientists have discovered that 30 minutes of passionate kissing can help control hay fever. Tests suggest that it relaxes the body and reduces the production of histamine and that didn't happen when the couples were asked to just cuddle.A spokesman said that 'These results indicate for the first time that kissing may alleviate allergic responses' Sooooo if you know someone that sneezes and sniffles through the pollen season - they ain't snogging long enough! LOL Back to the garden to see if I can catch it. Byeee xx |
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Rachel | Report | 5 May 2006 12:49 |
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lol |
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***Maureen*** | Report | 5 May 2006 12:52 |
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My son in law suffers terrible in the summer I,ll have to tell him to get his act together Maureen |
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Jen ~ | Report | 5 May 2006 12:56 |
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Mags, Andy Peters brought this up on City Hospital, BBC 1 this morning, to one of the doctors.......... apparantly the adrenaline that is released, during a kissing session helps to narrow/contract the sinus' and would appear to help the condition for a short time. Jen |
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Rachel | Report | 5 May 2006 12:57 |
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does that mean I have to get my brother a prescription of girlfriend this year??? He'll hate me even more if I did tha mind!! |
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Julia | Report | 5 May 2006 12:58 |
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surely the sufferer would suffocate before the adrenaline was released and who on earth would want to snog someone who was leaking fluids from various orifices on their faces? |
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Jen ~ | Report | 5 May 2006 13:04 |
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Ugh Julia Does't sound so romantic does it? Jen |
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Julia | Report | 5 May 2006 13:05 |
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not in the slightest Jen :-)) |
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Mags | Report | 5 May 2006 13:06 |
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I AM going back out in the garden, honest! LOL The study tested the levels of Immunoglobin E (IgE) the antibody that encourages the production of histamine. The results showed a significant drop in IgE after the kissing session but no drop after cuddling. No mention of adrenaline. It's more about suppressing the body's allergic reaction to pollens by reducing histamine in the blood. Hmmm, still a thought to ponder though. Do I not suffer because I HAVE snogged enough already? Or am I not prone to it at all? Sadly, I think it's the latter LOL Mags xx |
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Bec | Report | 5 May 2006 13:13 |
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Hmmm.... Paul suffers from bad hayfever.... or does he...? lol xx |
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Jen ~ | Report | 5 May 2006 13:16 |
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Mags, Don't think I explained that very well, I think what that doctor was getting at was that the adrenaline released contained a small amount of histamine which helped. Jen |
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Clare | Report | 5 May 2006 13:32 |
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Any men going free?? sat here with a dribbling nose & streaming eyes...on docs antihistimines as the stuff from the chemist doesn't work!! |
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