Mar
18
Allergy
Filed Under Allergy Symptoms
We look forward to the flowers and fresh breezes of spring. Everything smells so new and fresh that it makes you want to step outside your door and take a deep breath. For many people, these joys of spring are countered by uncomfortable or even dangerous allergy symptoms.
Seasonal allergies have brought down a favorite season for a vast number of people. Instead of going outside to plant flowers and enjoy the green grass, many people stay indoors with their windows shut and their air purifiers running at top speed. Is there any way to get out there and experience the season first hand instead of watching your neighbors through a plate glass window?
There are a few tips for allergy relief that may get you across the threshold and back to your outdoor hobbies.
1. Consider wearing a face mask. It may not be the exact look you were going for, but it beats staying indoors or having bright red eyes and nose. Although a mask will not keep all allergens out, it can reduce them substantially, thereby reducing allergy symptoms.
When you come in from outside, immediately shed your clothes and shoes. Get them into a hot washing machine and yourself into the shower to wash off the pollen that may have settled on your hair or skin.
2. Keep your house free of allergens by following household tips for an allergy–free home so that you have a safe refuge from allergens.
3. Consider the plants growing around your house. Even if you love the big, flowering bush immediately outside your door, it may be part of the reason you have been staying inside. If you know which plants you are more sensitive to, you can choose to landscape with less offending species of plants.
4. If you have skin allergies to plants or insects prevalent in the spring time, consider wearing long sleeve clothes and pants that hug the ankles. You can also put strings or rubber bands around your pant legs to keep plants or insects from ‘getting’ your ankles. If the weather is warm, you may be able to choose a light fabric that keeps plants and insects out, but lets you stay comfortable.
5. Some people choose to ‘step up’ their homeopathic treatment of allergies during the season when they have more symptoms. A natural remedy can help you manage your allergies without giving up your time outside. Choose a natural allergy treatment best suited to your individual needs.
Before you give up on doing your own gardening or even sitting out for a barbeque or picnic lunch, try a few tips to reduce allergy symptoms. You may want to start slow. Spend a little more time outside every day until you find what length of time you are comfortable with. Some days may be better than others, depending on the weather, humidity, and pollen count. However, with a little forethought and a few new ideas, this may be the best spring you have had in years.
Dec
11
Winter
Filed Under Allergy Symptoms
Most people rarely associate winter as an allergy season. However, recent findings indicate that allergy rates are on the rise. During wintertime, more and more people are complaining of allergy symptoms.
If you are allergic to mold, pollen and mites that live in dust, then winter can be the worst time of the year for you. When you start your furnace, all the dust that has settled into your carpet, atop your shelves and under the sofa gets stirred up . You get allergy reactions with your eyes, nose, sinuses, and throat. Eczema sufferers probably suffer the most, especially if they have dust mite allergies and experience changes in humidity levels that worsen their already dry skin.
You may even be housing an ideal breeding ground for dust mites in your living room with a precut Christmas tree. According to two allergy doctors who released their research findings, precut trees are often harvested as early as September, then hosed down and wrapped in plastic for travel. However, this process creates a great home for unwelcome holiday guests in the form of mites.
You and your doctor may dismiss your respiratory symptoms as just another winter cold. But while a cold generally lasts as long as 10 days, you can begin to suspect that you have an allergy on continued exposure to dust.
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