Oct
4
Get
Filed Under Allergy Attack
You can prevent allergies with keeping fit. Keeping fit helps build immunity and to become more resistent to allergens.
When you do brisk exercises, you increase the mobility of the immune cells in your body. Great exercises that are especially great in helping you to fight allergies include yoga, qigong, swimming, jogging and bicycling.
You need a regular exercise program for at least half an hour to an hour a day, at least three times a week. Keeping fit to prevent allergies should not be a one day affair. To ensure that you are able to keep to your routine, you really should enjoy the exercise program that you have chosen. Having a group of friends or getting your spouse or loved one to join you can also keep you motivated.
However, do note that over exercising is not helpful. When you do too much exercise, you release stress hormones that can suppress your immune system for many hours instead. This is counter effective.
If you are down with a severe allergy attack, then do not exercise for that few days. If you continue to exercise when you are feeling run down, your immune system is going to break down. A runny nose may just turn into a more severe cold or flu attack.
Also, ensure that you are also getting adequate rest and eating well as you start on a new fitness regime to help prevent allergies. Not paying attention to these factors will not bring you optimum results.
Oct
2
Natural
Filed Under Air Quality Systems
Natural air filtration systems can be found in certain houseplants that can help filter away certain allergens around the house. These plants can be strategically placed around the house. Using houseplants as natural air filtration systems is particularly helpful if you do not have a mold allergy and if you make a diligent effort in cleaning the dust away from the leaves.
A study conducted by NASA and ALCA showed that certain plants can clean and refresh the air. NASA and ALCA spent two years testing 19 common houseplants plants for their ability to remove pollutants from the air. Of the 19 plants they studied, 17 are considered true houseplants, and two, gerbera daisies and chrysanthemums, are more commonly used indoors as seasonal decorations.
It was found that these houseplants filter away pollutants and irritants such as carbon monoxide, trichloroethylene, formaldehyde and benzene. Additionally, they emit a substance that reduces mold spores and bacteria.
Apparently, some houseplants are better than others in treating certain chemicals. For example, the following list comprises of houseplants that are great for treating air that has Benzene:
1. English ivy,
2. Gerbera daisies,
3. Pot mums,
4. Peace lily,
5. Bamboo palm, and
6. Mother-in-law’s Tongue
Houseplanss that are great for treating Trichloroethylene include:
1. Peace Lily
2. Gerbera daisy,
3. bamboo palm.
Additionally, NASA found that the bamboo palm, Mother-in-law’s tongue, dracaena warneckei, peace lily, dracaena marginata, golden pathos, and green spider plant worked well for filtering Formaldehyde.
These houseplants can easily be found in most nurseries. Here is the list of recommended houseplants:
1. Philodendron scandens `oxycardium’, heartleaf philodendron
2. Philodendron domesticum, elephant ear philodendron
3. Dracaena fragrans `Massangeana’, cornstalk dracaena
4. Ficus benjamina, weeping fig
5. Dracaena deremensis `Janet Craig’, Janet Craig dracaena
6. Dracaena deremensis `Warneckii’, Warneck dracaena
7. Spathiphyllum `Mauna Loa’, peace lily
8. Philodendron selloum, selloum philodendron 9. Epipiremnum aureum, golden pothos
9. Aglaonema modestum, Chinese evergreen 4. Hedera helix, English ivy
10. Chlorophytum comosum, spider plant
11. Chamaedorea sefritzii, bamboo or reed palm
12. Sansevieria trifasciata, snake plant
13. Dracaena marginata , red-edged dracaena
For an average home of under 2,000 square feet, NASA suggests that having at least fifteen samples of these common houseplants to help remove pollutants and improve air quality. Houseplants should also be grown in six inch containers or larger.
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