Summer Allergy Season Tips

This year June 21 marks the official start of summer, but if you are allergic to grass pollen, mold and mildew spores or weed pollen your body may have already signaled summer’s arrival.  These symptoms can at first seem like a cold. 

The stuffy nose, cough, watering eyes, and sneezing can all resemble cold symptoms.  But a cold generally lasts 5 to 10 days and is gone.  Allergy symptoms can last as long the irritant is around. 

Depending on where you live the last weed pollen can hang around until the first frost in December.  That’s probably not what you wanted to hear, but it’s true.

There’s nothing to be done about the pollen outdoors.  Moving won’t help because spores can be blown for miles from where they originated.  And it’s not possible to stay indoors all the time.  So a management strategy is essential.

Stop the air exchange between indoor and outdoor air.  Use air conditioning and keep windows closed regardless of the temperature outside. Keep car windows closed as well as the vent to outside air.

Keep filters changed on the return for the central air conditioning system.  Isolate clothes and shower immediately when coming in from outside.  This will help reduce the amount of pollen that is introduced into your indoor air.

Use HEPA or high efficiency particle arresting air purifier to remove the seasonal allergens as well as the chronic indoor irritants that can combine to create havoc with allergies.

PurerAir.com offers the Hay Fever Air Purifier that can send 250 cubic feet of fresh clean air into your home every 60 seconds.  See it now at http://purerair.com/hay_fever_air_purifier.html

Take good care,

Debbie Davis, President

PurerAir.com

(800) 997-2989

Solutions for Controlling Pollen

Regardless of whether it’s tree, grass, or weed pollen, there are some common denominators for minimizing the effect that pollen has on you in your indoor space.

Know when the pollen that triggers your symptoms is most prevalent and avoid the outdoors during those hours.

If there is no way around being out in it, make sure that you remove your clothes and shoes, and shower before going about your daily routine at home.

Minimize the exchange of indoor air with outdoor air. Keep windows and doors closed as much as possible in both your home and your car.

Use air conditioning rather than fans. Fans will send any pollen that has settled out of the air airborne again making it available for you to inhale.

Even with these precautions it is almost impossible to keep all pollen outdoors. The best way to effectively eliminate the pollen that gets in on pets, packages, and through doors as you come and go is to filter the air.

An effective purifier for pollen should contain a series of filters designed to filter the biggest down to the smallest pollen and particulates from the air. A HEPA or high efficiency particle arresting filter is a must to insure effectiveness.

By definition this type of filter must be able to remove 99.97% of all particles down to .3 microns in size. Particles that small are invisible to the eye, but if you’re allergic you know that you don’t have to see them to know they’re there.

The good news is that this type of filtration will also take out other pollutants that are common allergens in addition to the pollen. These particles include household dust, dust mites, mold and mildew spores, pet dander, bacteria and viruses.

PurerAir.com offers an air purifier for pollen that thousands have been using successfully for years. See it now at http://purerair.com/hay_fever_air_purifier.html

Take good care,

Debbie Davis, President
PurerAir.com
(800) 997-2989

Summertime and the Grass Pollen is Airborne

It’s summertime, and the living is supposed to be easy. But if you’re allergic to grass pollen, summer can be a trying time.

Grass is one of the most popular ground covers, and the pollen can travel for miles on a gentle breeze making it very nearly impossible to avoid.

Here are 3 tips to help you navigate successfully through summer while still having a great time.

1. Keep your immune system working at its best by getting adequate sleep, eating a balanced diet, and exercising regularly. Not only will this plan of action keep your body healthy and more able to fight off infections, but will help you have a more positive outlook and keep cool when life’s daily stresses nip at your heels.

2. If your allergies are severe, consult an allergist and get help with a management plan that can help you navigate through the season without major disruptions in work and vacation time.

3. Use a HEPA air purifier in your home that can filter airborne pollen as small as .3 microns. This makes your home a haven, and allows your body, mind, and spirit time to rejuvenate. HEPA or high efficiency particle arresting technology is the same technology the medical community uses in hospitals to provide clean air.

Purerair.com offers the Hay Fever Air Purifier which is a HEPA air purifier designed to remove not only grass pollen, but numerous other kinds of pollen that make their appearances all during the year.

Economical to run, easy to maintain with a filter life of 5 years—you’ll want to see it now at http://purerair.com/hay_fever_air_purifier.html

Take good care,
Debbie Davis, President
PurerAir.com
(800) 997-2989

Grass Allergy Solutions

Grass allergies present their symptoms in early spring through summer. And if the grass has greened in your area, and you are sneezing, coughing and constantly wiping a runny nose and watery eyes, you may well be one of the millions who suffer through the grass allergy season each year.

Grass pollination triggers the onset of most people's grass allergies, and your climate will determine exactly when that happens. Many of the symptoms are the same as those for hay fever. Here are a few things that you can do to take back control of your life during grass allergy season.

Keep windows and doors closed in your home and car to cut down on the amount of pollen that is able to affect your indoor air. If you have a garage, use it to enter your home. That keeps your living space from being directly exposed to the outside air, and cuts down on the amount of pollen that can blow in.

Keep your lawn cut short. This will cut down on the amount of pollen produced by your lawn.

Let someone else do the mowing. And arrange your schedule so that you can be inside or away while the grass is being cut.

Use an air purifier to filter the pollen that manages to find its way inside your home. Even if you take every precaution, pollen will find its way into your home on packages, pets, in your hair, and when opening and closing doors to the outside.

Since most of us spend a large amount of time indoors, having an air purifier to eliminate pollen from your indoor air will make you comfortable for much of the season.

PurerAir.com offers an excellent air purifier to remove airborne grass pollen from your indoor air—the Hay Fever Air Purifier. See what relief looks like at http://purerair.com/hay_fever_air_purifier.html

Take good care,
Debbie Davis, President
PurerAir.com
(800) 997-2989