I'm performing tonight. I've spent most of the morning and, now that it's afternoon, the afternoon too.... SNEEZING! I've already taken Alavert, my usual go-to allergy medicine. I can't seem to stop the sneezing. GAH! Any suggestions? I'm afraid I'll sneeze through 2 sets tonight.

<achoooooooo!>

Excuse me!

Ideas??

~S~
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~Sasha~
Phoenix
  • Re: Dancing.... with Hayfever?!?!?

    Sun, May 4, 2008 - 9:16 PM
    take a shower, take a mega-dose of vitamin C, take...

    oh, wait.

    well.....did you survive?

    (sorry I'm too late to help!)

    a sympathetic allergy sufferin' belly dancer~~
    • Re: Dancing.... with Hayfever?!?!?

      Mon, May 5, 2008 - 1:56 AM
      I discovered that drinking red wine can unstuff the nose. Or inhaling peppermint oil, anything with menthol. Tribe.net has guided me to youtube where they teach you in a video how to use a "neti pot" to rinse and flush your sinuses. I used a little tea pot, and it works, if you are lucky. Long live youtube, it can teach you the strangest things. ; )
  • Re: Dancing.... with Hayfever?!?!?

    Mon, May 5, 2008 - 11:07 PM
    Ok, didn't we just have a whole neti pot discussion somewhere? You guys and your nose toys. =P
    • Re: Dancing.... with Hayfever?!?!?

      Wed, May 7, 2008 - 11:48 PM
      nose toys.... you just wait til you become allerigc to cherry blossoms or something, Aubre...I am not even really allergic to most things, but I think, anything to keep your system clean is great for a dancer, and the net pot is one of those nifty first aid things before a show (or going to work). Maybe somebody could make some suggestions for blood cleaning or generally spring cleaning the body next?
      not me, I am in bed with a cold caught in the spring rain...
      • Re: Dancing.... with Hayfever?!?!?

        Thu, May 8, 2008 - 1:48 PM
        For spring cleaning the body, I recommend Colonix. www.drnatura.com. Check out the website and believe the hype! That's all I got to say about that!!! :)

        Taaj
        www.taaj.org
        • Re: Dancing.... with Hayfever?!?!?

          Sun, May 11, 2008 - 6:51 AM
          Well, yes, I read the advertisement but what is it, actually? A tea, pills, a mechanical device?
          I discovered a few things about my body after I read "Eat right for your type", giving you the right diet suitable for your blood type. Actually it was mostly things I was already doing intuitivley. Then I read another book about cutting down on carbs, and since I never much cared for carbs anyway, I did that. It synched with what the 1st book said about my blood type. And voila- the bloated, stuffed feeling left my body, since I was eating mostly things it could handle easily, and cutting down on things that were heavy on my particular system.
          But yeah, some method how to encourage the process without placing a strain on the body would be nice. Some of these detox- or anit retaining water remedies have the exact opposite effect on my body, it goes into stubborn protest mode somehow. Or I end up sick and feeling drained.
          I found that going under a cellulite-crushing machine that kind of expresses toxins from your epidermis has a double benefit- slimming and lifting, and also feeling emotionally uplifted because the toxins are gone.
          Please, Taaj, can you explain some more details? I suspect all that sticky stuff the people are talking about in that advertisement might be the drug itself...
          How about cleansig foods? Any good ideas for a fruit fast, or raw vegetable days or something like that?

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