Living With Grass Pollen Allergies
Written by admin on Announcement – 7:45 pm -Grass pollen has been shown to be one of the most frequent allergens for people who suffer from hay fever. The following information will help you manage your allergies more effectively and help you survive grass pollen season whenever it begins where you live.
Moving to avoid grass pollen is not effective. It’s true that there is less grass in some parts of the country than others, but because pollen is so easily transported by wind, there is very little you can do to totally insulate yourself from exposure to it so forget about running away from it .
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You can avoid large amounts of airborne pollen by choosing to do outside activities later in the day and the air will contain less pollen after rain because it literally washes the pollen out of the air. So if you are an avid gardener, or just enjoy being outdoors, as long as you choose carefully, you can still do a lot of the activities you enjoy.
If you are seeing an allergist for your condition, they will be well aware of months that are the most worrisome for you. You can also keep a daily check on the pollen count by checking the website of the American Academy of Allergy Asthma and Immunology. Upon request, they will send a daily pollen and spore count to you each day by email. The local newspaper and TV weather channels are also excellent resources for what’s happening with air quality in your town.
Close the windows to your home and your car. Use air conditioning to cool rather than window or whole house fans. Try to park in the garage at work and at home to keep pollen from settling on your car whenever the grass is cut. Have someone else cut the grass if you have it as ground cover at your home. If you must cut it, use a mask to filter as much of the pollen as possible.
Add an air purifier to your home, your heating and air conditioning systems probably do have filters, but those filters are designed to trap big particles that might interfere with the efficient operation of the machinery connected with the system. A high efficiency particle arresting (or HEPA) air purifier is specifically designed to remove small particles including all types of pollen, mold and mildew spores down to .3 microns. This is an excellent solution to making your home a place that is virtually free from pollen.HEPA purifiers are also incredibly efficient at removing other normal household pollutants that aggravate allergies such as dust, dust mites, and pet dander. So filtering your air not only during grass pollen season, but all through the year would insure that there are less pollutants in your air to trigger your allergies because you are always breathing the cleanest air possible.
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long term ways to stop cat and horse allergies?
Written by admin on February 27, 2010 – 7:34 pm -I want to work with animals once i leave sixth form but have quite bad allergies to cats and horse but nothing else. Anyone know any ways to stop allergies in a long term way
Thanks
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Skin Allergies and Ways to Get Relief From Them
Written by admin on February 26, 2010 – 6:49 pm -Due to the increase in the level of pollution ever day, people are suffering from a variety of skin allergies and rashes. The causes behind skin allergies are not only the rise of the pollutant levels in the air, but there are other causes. These causes include skin contact with gold, balsam fragrance, nickel, cobalt chloride and fragrances, to name just a few.
Nickel is used in buttons and jewelry, but someone can also have contact with cobalt chloride with the use of antiperspirants and hair dyes. Allergies can be defined as the malfunction of the immune system of a body which causes a hypersensitive reaction by the contact of a benign substance.
By carrying out an allergy test, one can easily discover the substance that could be causing the adverse reaction to the body. Skin allergies can also be a result of an intake of particular food items that might not suit your body type. Peanut oil is one of the most common ingredients that cause allergies.
There are various types of skin allergies that can attack a person. These include:
- Hives and Swelling: Hives, popularly known as ‘Urticaria’, is a rash that causes itching. The person can be attacked by this itchy rash at any age. Red bumps appear on the skin in various sizes and shapes and can last for a few minutes to a few hours. Scratching the rash also leads to bleeding and swelling. It is a common problem suffered along with the hives. The swelling is not irritating but it causes a tingling and burning sensation.
- Eczema: This skin allergy is normally experienced by young children. It occurs when a person scratches his skin. The rash has oozes and bumps and causes severe pain in case of severe scratching.
- Contact dermatitis: This type of skin allergy is caused when the body comes in contact with some harmful substance such as certain metals, cosmetics or hair dyes. Common body parts where this rash occurs are the neck, feet, hands and eyelids.
In order to find the main culprit behind your skin allergy, it is important to note and find out the main causes behind it. Suppose that you are allergic to coffee, it is better to switch over to tea or another hot beverage. Apart from eliminating the exposure or contact to the toxins, it is also important to re-build your own immune system so as to protect yourself from getting skin allergies.
Natural treatments should be opted for as they eliminate the risk of getting skin allergies completely rather than treating them on a temporary basis. The natural treatments use natural extracts so that there are no side effects and the cost of the medication is also reasonable.
Therefore, if you are facing the problem of skin allergies, start with an allergy test so that the main causes or toxins can be detected. As soon as you know the main culprit, stay away from it and opt for natural or other medical treatments.
The article is written by Nammy Mike. If you want to find out more useful articles, please visit Skin Disease and Skin Treatment
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