Set Your Goals<\/strong><\/h2>\nAs you visit the various links we provide below, you'll find that setting a few allergy battle goals may help you follow through on tips and think of a few new ways to stay ahead of the issue.<\/p>\n
\n- Know the Enemy:<\/strong> If you suffer, then you should have a basic idea of how allergies work and how you can lessen your misery. This can mean choosing the time of day when you exercise or simply knowing which allergens impact your life and tracking when they are out and about. <\/li>\n
- Keep Them Out:<\/strong> There are lots of things you can do to filter, remove, or leave outside your home the particles that make you suffer.<\/li>\n
- Treat the Symptoms:<\/strong> Talk to your doctor about your best approach to treating allergies. Depending on the severity of your reaction, you may need to premedicate to stay ahead of the problem. However, those with milder cases may be able to just treat the symptom or symptoms that bother them most. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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<\/strong><\/p>\nKnow the Enemy<\/strong><\/h2>\nThe Mayo clinic is one site we turn to for medical advice. They have published: Seasonal allergies: Nip them in the bud<\/a> for those who just want a light version of allergy information. For a deeper look at the issue, we recommend the National Institutes of Health information on Allergic Rhinitis<\/a>.<\/p>\nKeep the Allergens Out<\/strong><\/h2>\nWe do a lot of simple things to avoid bringing the particles that bother us into our home. We use Ultra Allergen Reduction Filters<\/a>![\"\"](\"http:\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=bostonzestcom-20&l=as2&o=1&a=B000H5R1IC\")
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to clean our home. Our outdoor shoes stay in our entry area and this time of year we may change clothes or at least wipe down ourselves and our dog when we come back from a walk in the pollen laden air.<\/p>\nTreat the Symptoms<\/strong><\/h2>\nWe both fall on the take-as-little-medication-as-possible side of the treatment spectrum. If rinsing with a neti pot<\/a>![\"\"](\"https:\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=bostonzestcom-20&l=ur2&o=1\")
will help, we'd rather do that than take any medication that may have side effects. <\/p>\nLinks to More Tips<\/strong><\/h2>\nBoston-based writer Jacqueline Church<\/a> has a great post on this topic. With some serious allergy issues of her own, Jackie is someone we depend on for expert advice on this topic and on food allergies. <\/p>\nTop Ten Tips to Ease Allergy Symptoms During Pollen Season \u2013 AKA Spring<\/a><\/p>\nWe addressed the issue of allergies, when both you and your dog suffer, in our post:<\/p>\n
Allergy Season Tips for Dog Lovers<\/a><\/p>\nThe American Academy of Allergy Asthma & Immunology<\/a> has great tips on their site:<\/p>\nCleaning Tips for Allergy and Asthma Sufferers<\/a><\/p>\nFrom the Atlantic's City Lab<\/a> comes a post that includes what a city can do to help with this problem.<\/p>\nThe Complete Guide to Fighting Seasonal Allergies Where You Live<\/a><\/p>\nDo you have an Amazon Gift Certificate to use? Or do you need to buy one for a gift? Remember to click over to Amazon<\/a>![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.assoc-amazon.com\/e\/ir?t=bostonzestcom-20&l=ur2&o=1\")
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The Mayo clinic is one site we turn to for medical advice. They have published: Seasonal allergies: Nip them in the bud<\/a> for those who just want a light version of allergy information. For a deeper look at the issue, we recommend the National Institutes of Health information on Allergic Rhinitis<\/a>.<\/p>\n We do a lot of simple things to avoid bringing the particles that bother us into our home. We use Ultra Allergen Reduction Filters<\/a> We both fall on the take-as-little-medication-as-possible side of the treatment spectrum. If rinsing with a neti pot<\/a> Boston-based writer Jacqueline Church<\/a> has a great post on this topic. With some serious allergy issues of her own, Jackie is someone we depend on for expert advice on this topic and on food allergies. <\/p>\n Top Ten Tips to Ease Allergy Symptoms During Pollen Season \u2013 AKA Spring<\/a><\/p>\n We addressed the issue of allergies, when both you and your dog suffer, in our post:<\/p>\n Allergy Season Tips for Dog Lovers<\/a><\/p>\n The American Academy of Allergy Asthma & Immunology<\/a> has great tips on their site:<\/p>\n Cleaning Tips for Allergy and Asthma Sufferers<\/a><\/p>\n From the Atlantic's City Lab<\/a> comes a post that includes what a city can do to help with this problem.<\/p>\n The Complete Guide to Fighting Seasonal Allergies Where You Live<\/a><\/p>\n Do you have an Amazon Gift Certificate to use? Or do you need to buy one for a gift? Remember to click over to Amazon<\/a><\/a>
<\/strong><\/p>\nKnow the Enemy<\/strong><\/h2>\n
Keep the Allergens Out<\/strong><\/h2>\n
Treat the Symptoms<\/strong><\/h2>\n
Links to More Tips<\/strong><\/h2>\n