What can be done to prevent it?
So the problem is not one to ignore, with far reaching effects on the daily
lives of those suffering with the symptoms and for their families. Experts agree
that there is no known cure for allergies, but much can be done to ease the
symptoms and prevent them from getting worse.
Both the AAAAI and AAFA offer some simple guidelines that can help lessen the
exposure to allergens and mold spores during the height of allergy season. Here
are some of them:
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Do a thorough spring cleaning: a lot of dust and mold
collect throughout the winter.
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Know your local pollen and mold count – the National Allergy
Board gives a record of these counts 3 times a week for most
areas across the country . Also find out if you live in one
of the allergy capitals of America.6
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Keep windows closed - especially if you see a film of pollen
on the frame or sill. Use air filters or air conditioning if
possible, and remember to change the filters regularly.
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When traveling by car, keep windows up and air conditioning
on.
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Stay indoors on hot, dry and windy days
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Don't hang your laundry out to dry. Allergens will collect
on them.
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Do not mow the lawn, rake the leaves or even be outside
without a facemask when the pollen and mold count is high.
The facemask will help diminish the amount of pollen you
breathe in.
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Wash bedding often in hot water.
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Shower and wash your hair every night before going to bed.
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Mold spores thrive in moisture: Fix all leaks inside and
out, and clean moldy surfaces regularly – especially in
bathrooms and kitchens.
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Mold spore counts are high after a heavy rain and in the
evening.
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Limit the number of household plants which carry both pollen
and mold.
Dana Ullman, founder of
Homeopathic Educational Services7 ,
gives an interesting anecdote on how a British homeopath of the 19th century
first recognized that exposure to pollen caused sneezing and nasal discharges.
Ullman also points out that an American homeopath was one of three physicians
who founded the current AAAAI. The very roots of recognizing and treating
allergies are deeply rooted in homeopathy.
Much has also been said about how conventional medicine has borrowed from
homeopathy by treating allergy symptoms with small doses of the allergen.
Homeopathy does the same – but in much smaller, infinitesimal doses.
Even the AAFA acknowledges the findings of experts showing that 40% of Americans
seek alternative medicines to help alleviate allergy symptoms.
Mainstream media along with the more traditional medical field continue to
report on the benefits and growing consumer demand for homeopathic treatment.
Just recently on the local NBC Baltimore television station, Dr. Mimi Palenque,
a naturopathic doctor at the Medispa at Mercy Medical Center in Baltimore was
commenting on how homeopathy can help alleviate allergy symptoms and that more
and more people are seeking alternative treatments for allergies .8
In the Question & Answer section of the acclaimed and highly respected
Prevention Magazine, Dr. Andrew Weil, clinical professor of Medicine at the
University of Arizona and director of its Program in Integrative Medicine,
offers advice to a reader seeking natural relief for her allergy symptoms after
using conventional medicines that make her drowsy. He explains to the reader
that "for many people, homeopathy can be the last, best hope for ending allergy
symptoms without side effects. Unlike the medications you mentioned, homeopathy
can actually change the way your body responds to allergens, instead of merely
suppressing the symptoms they cause." 9
A former alternative medicine editor for Prevention Magazine also wrote an
article on how out of sheer desperation she consulted a homeopath to help solve
decades of allergy problems. Within a few days she was, and still is – symptom
free. She calls it her "instant allergy cure"! 10
Homeopathy is a natural approach to medicine that stimulates the body’s curative
response to heal itself. Homeopathy works on the principle of “like cures like”
– specific symptoms are resolved when the conditions are matched with the
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need to match your symptoms with the indications on the Drug Facts panel on the
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4
“Chronic Conditions: A Challenge for the 21st Centrury,” National
Academy on an Aging Society, 2000,
www.aafa.org
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