{"id":2091,"date":"2011-06-07T10:58:00","date_gmt":"2011-06-07T10:58:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.willclower.com\/blog\/2011\/06\/allergies-explained-a-conversation-w-kumar-patel.html"},"modified":"2016-08-12T13:38:26","modified_gmt":"2016-08-12T13:38:26","slug":"allergies-explained-a-conversation-w-kumar-patel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mymedwellness.com\/blog\/?p=2091","title":{"rendered":"Allergies Explained. A Conversation w Kumar Patel"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<div style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;\"><img data-opt-id=342157483  fetchpriority=\"high\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" height=\"320\" src=\"https:\/\/mlcmmqmgggev.i.optimole.com\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-YVrjKF3szG0\/Te4DzsQuG9I\/AAAAAAAADHw\/U-KRpW-yVLU\/s320\/flu.jpg?resize=214%2C320\" width=\"214\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.archive.org\/download\/AboutThoseAllergies\/DWCS060411GuestDrKumarPatelAllergy.mp3\">This audio is from my Saturday Radio program.&nbsp;<\/a><\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">Dr Kumar Patel and I spoke about the ins and outs of allergy now that we&#8217;re suffering through the peak allergy season!!<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">It was a fun conversation because Dr Patel was a good talker, and not a whack job!! 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