Understanding Hay Fever -- Prevention
How Can I Prevent Hay Fever?
Although a tendency to develop hay fever could be in your genes, you may be able to avoid symptoms by taking preventive steps and being alert to the signals. Consult an allergist for specific recommendations that may help you. Also, strengthen your immune system with a healthy lifestyle including wholesome foods and exercise.
Cut down on environmental pollutants and toxins as much as possible by keeping your home clean and your yard neat (but don't do it yourself if you have significant allergies). The best way to avoid allergy symptoms is to avoid triggers that you are allergic to -- something that is often not easily done.
Blocking Allergy Symptoms: How Pretreatment Works
For lots of people, allergy treatment is reactive. You get stuffed up, your eyes water, and then you go to the medicine cabinet for relief. But many doctors say that we’ve got it the wrong way around. Instead, we should be taking the medicine before we have symptoms. Call it allergy pretreatment. “We always tell people to start taking medicine before the allergy season begins,” says Jonathan A. Bernstein MD, an allergist and professor of clinical medicine at the University of Cincinnati. “People...
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