#wellness

NPR's Life Kit talks with Manoush Zomorodi (TED Radio Hour host, author of Body Electric) about infomania: how to spot information overload (eye twitching, poor concentration, self-interruption), set information goals instead of aimless browsing, time-box to minimize task-switching, and use short walks to restore glucose-depleted focus.

Allergist Dr. Prathyusha Savjani explains why oral antihistamines fall short for seasonal allergies — they block histamine but not the inflammation caused by leukotrienes and prostaglandins. Better approach is nasal steroid sprays (Flonase) combined with saline rinses, with immunotherapy as the long-term fix.

Reframed how I think about allergy treatment — oral antihistamines feel like the obvious first move but they're actually pretty limited. The real work is reducing pollen exposure first, then treating inflammation with nasal steroid sprays and saline rinses, with antihistamines only if symptoms persist.