If allergies are making your life unbearable, it could be the microbes in your gut.   Typically a healthy body can resist pathogenic attacks on a daily basis. When we have chronic symptoms such as allergies, our body is telling us there is a problem.  I hear this following statement from people all the time in regards to allergies and their habitual use of OTC allergy medications "my doctor said I'm just more susceptible to pollen" But why? Why is your condition now chronic? The Study Scientists from the University of Michigan Medical School presented findings from studies involving mold and laboratory mice. Results showed that antibiotics might be responsible for producing changes in microbes in the gastrointestinal tract, which in turn could impact the way the immune system responds to common allergens in the lungs.  They claim antibiotic use eliminated bacteria in the gut, which enabled fungi to take control until the bacteria grew back after antibiotics use was...

Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis, although distinguished by well-known characteristics, are collectively known as inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD). IBD is characterized by a host of symptoms such as diarrhea, abdominal cramps, rectal bleeding, weight loss, fever, and a host of extra-intestinal symptoms, including disorders of the eyes, liver, gallbladder, muscles and joints, kidneys, and skin. The treatments usually focus on relief of symptoms with anti-inflammatory drugs or surgery (i.e. removal of the affected part of the intestines).    The cause of IBD remains "unknown." Some have implicated a viral etiology to IBD. In the medical journal The Lancet, Dr. Wakefield and colleagues found that three of four offspring in mothers that had measles during pregnancy developed severe Crohn’s later in life. Of note is that recurrent antibiotic-resistant pneumonia preceded the Crohn’s in every case. This is important because antibiotics are known to increase the risk of fun...

  Why does my AC unit smell musty? This is one of the most frequently asked questions during the summer months. Most people are referring to the removable, window-mount units. The answer is quite simple.   Mold requires three things in order to grow: 1. Organic material. 2. Moisture (water) 3. Oxygen   Over time the AC unit will collect dust, dander, dirt and other material that may contain organic material inside the housing. So, you now have 1 of the 3 needed. There is Oxygen in the air. Now we have 2 of the 3. The AC unit is one big condenser which produces moisture. Now we have 3 of the 3 needed. So, it is just a matter of time before mold and bacteria are growing in you AC unit. Although the means of contamination is different, this is common with all AC systems, including residential and commercial HVAC systems. Treatment Window-Mount - We offer services to address mold in these units, however the prices of new units are so inexpensive, unless you had...