Physical Health Guide

Nobody like to suffer from the effects of allergies. however coughing, sneezing fits, runny noses and itching are becoming more and more common place in our industrialised world. Should you not know the cause of these symptoms they can be hard to eliminate, although they are not going to kill you the symptoms certainly are not pleasant.

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 of the potential allergen placed directly onto your skin will provide you with the best feedback in the shortest time frame.

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 the symptoms ease after changing to use a different washing machine powder.

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. After giving them a try for a few days jot down any differences you notice.

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 very helpful to make a not of these things and review it after a couple of weeks. This very simple approach can really open your eyes as to what is actually causing the problem.

Drink green tea as it contains high levels of phyto nutrients and also anti-oxidants both of which help to fight allergens 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.

Buying and running a dehumidifier would be an excellent place to start. 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. It would be a very wise idea to take a good look around your home to see if there are any damp patches. This source of allergens is particularly bad. 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.

The symptoms may be significantly eased by any one of these tips even tho0ugh they are not particularly revolutionary ideas. Try them all and see what works, of course a visit to the doctor is always a good idea and they may possibly prescribe you a nasal spray or some other medication to ease your suffering. However the best long term approach is always going to be nullifying the root cause.