5 Easy Ways To Reduce The Allergens In Your Home
Posted by Bronchitis - 06/01/10 at 03:01 amNobody enjoys suffering the effects of allergies even the smaller ones. The frequency that people are experiencing allergic reactions such as a runny nose, itching, and so on is increasing dramatically in today’s industrialised world. Although these aren’t life threatening they are still more than a little unpleasant and they are awkward to get rid of if you do not know the cause.
Three common ways to find out if a particular substance (known as an allergen) has caused your reaction is to:
1. Apply the substance with a plaster directly on to your skin and wait 48 hours. If it an allergen you will witness a bubble, rash or some other form of irritation appear.
2. Have an injection into just the upmost level of the skin of the allergen and wait to see what happens
3. having droplets placed directly on to the skin is the other option and will probably yield the quickest feedback as to whether it is the allergen or not.
If you do not know what the allergn is and wish to reduce your suffering then try a few or all of the following:
Make sure you are washing your linen regularly and that it is not the washing powder causing the reaction. See if things get better after a simple change of washing powders.
If you live in an industrial or downtown area are you leaving your windows open to much and suffering from a build up of pollutants coming in side. Try closing them all for a few days and noting the difference.
Do your reactions get worse when you have been to a particular area of town, visited certain people or eaten certain things. It would be a great help to keep a short log of these things which you can review after a few weeks. This very simple approach can really open your eyes as to what is actually causing the problem.
High levels of phyto nutrients and anti-oxidants can be found in green tea which are great at protecting cells at a cellular level. You may also wish to consider the herbalists approach of upping your intake of garlic and onion. This is as it contains a specific ingredient known as Querticin that is known to have properties effective in the fight against allergens.
A superb starting point would be to start making use of a dehjumidifier. These are great at reducing the level os moisture in the air which in turn lowers the number of allergens in the air. They are a great preventative measure and cure for damp mouldpatches. Having a look around your home to search for any potential damp patches would also be a wise idea. These are a particularly large and unpleasant source of allergens. In such a case a crawl space dehumdifier can be used to be set up and run in a small space and they are very effective. The Comfort Aire dehumidifier range a re partricularly reputable.
Whilst none of the above tips are particularly revolutionary any one of them may significantly ease the symptoms. try each of the strategies and see what responses you get, of course a quick trip to the doctor is always a wise thing as well they may provide you with a nasal spray or other suitable medication. However the best long term approach is always going to be nullifying the root cause.
