Both allergies and a cold can develop during any time of the year. But there is a way that you can tell if you’re dealing with one or the other. First, if you have a cold, you should know that it takes a virus to create the symptoms of a cold – and that common antibiotics won’t cure a cold and it won’t keep you from giving the virus to other people, either.

But here are some ways that you can tell if what you have is an allergy or a cold. The length of time that you’ll deal with a cold will vary from three or four days to two weeks, while the allergy will stick around as long as you’re around whatever it is that’s triggering the allergy. Continue reading →

Your body will always let you know whenever something is going on. It lets you know this by producing a symptom – or a series of symptoms. For those who think what they’re experiencing may be an allergy, your symptoms will show up first on your face.

You may start to develop sneezing or a runny nose. The runny nose will be clear – and it’s a sign that your body is fighting back against the allergen. The symptoms actually mean that your body’s defense mechanism is at work. Continue reading →