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Allergy Dos and Don'ts

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Allergy Dos and Don'ts: Tips and Prevention

What you should Do for Allergy

Suggest things to do
Keep house windows closed: house with windows closed to prevent pollen from getting into the house.

Keep windows closed

Keep the house windows closed especially at night to prevent pollen or molds from drifting into your home.

You can also use air conditioning to clean, cool, and dry the air if need be.

Stay indoor to avoid allergy from pollen: little boy inside the house staring outside from the glass door.

Stay indoors

Stay inside on windy days, especially when dust and pollen are blowing around or humidity is high.

Take medication: set of medical pills for allergy.

Take medications

Take the recommended dosage of the allergy medications prescribed by your allergist regularly.

Check food ingredients: man checking food ingredients in the supermarket.

Check food ingredients

Check the ingredients of products you buy from supermarkets to see if they contain any allergens.

Always ask the waiter about the ingredients of the food you order in restaurants to make sure they don't contain allergens.

Do food allergy test: woman doing blood test to check for food allergies.

Do the food allergy test

This test helps you recognize the exact ingredients in food that might trigger allergic reactions in your body.

 

Close car window: Car window closed to avoid pollen from entering into the car when travelling.

Close car windows

Keep car windows closed when traveling to prevent pollen or molds from drifting into the car.

Choose proper indoor plant: best indoor plants that can help purify the air.

Choose proper indoor plants

Plants are nice to have inside your home especially for their decorative and psychological values. However, most plants can bring pollen and cause you allergies.

Some of the best plants to have indoor for their air purifying characteristics and capability to remove volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are:

- Peace lily

- Rubber plant- Areca palm

- Lady palm

- Bamboo palm

- English ivy 

What you should Avoid for Allergy

Suggest thing to avoid
Avoid mowing lawns: man mowing grass in the garden.

Avoid mowing lawns

Mowing lawns or being around freshly cut grass stirs up pollen and molds.

Avoid household chemicals: set of different household cleaning products.

Avoid household chemicals

Some household chemicals might trigger an allergic reaction. Check the chemical composition of the household products before you use them.

Avoid indoor plants: mother and daughter taking care of a plant inside the house.

Avoid indoor plants

Most flowering houseplants can cause airborne allergens because of their pollen production. So, if you have allergies, you should avoid indoor plants.

Some of the worst flowering houseplants for allergies are orchids, Stephanotis, and spider plants.

Allergy Prevention

Suggest prevention
Avoid hanging clothes out: clothes hanged outside.

Avoid hanging clothes out

Be careful when hanging sheets or clothing out to dry because pollen and molds may collect on these items.

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