10 Ways To Reduce Allergy Symptoms

Allergy symptoms can interfere with your day, your head and how your feel. Dust mites, mold spores, pollen, pet dander and insect stings are some of the common triggers of allergy symptoms. From the sniffles to feeling lethargic, breathing problems and a head full of cotton wool; allergies can affect your sleeping and waking hours.

You can’t do things without clarity and energy. With allergies your body feels lifeless and stuffy, nose is constantly running or blocked and you may have a headache. Eyes, throat and skin feel itchy. Here are ways to reduce allergy symptoms and get back to enjoying life.

Ten Ways to Control Allergy Symptoms Without Medication

Start with what you can control; like your diet, home environment and body. Think each of these remedies as an instrument in an orchestra. You might need more than to get a great result. But by stacking them, you could manage your allergy symptoms. Its about choices and will depend on which of these remedies suit your body. They are all tried and tested and worth considering. Make them part of your self care routine; its easy.

• Change Your Bed Linen – Dust mites live off dead skin. We all shed hundreds of thousands, even millions of dead cells each night. Your bed becomes the perfect breeding and feeding ground for dustmites; their carcasses and fecal matter. By replacing your bed linen weekly with fresh, clean bed linen, you will feel the benefits immediately with better sleep, less itching, sneezing and watery eyes. Washing linen, even in cold water, will kill most dust mites. Adding eucalyptus oil to your wash will kill 99% of dust mites. Most households have at least one bed with dust mites; adding eucalyptus oil is worth the effort for a good night’s sleep.

• Probiotics – Adding probiotics daily to your diet can help your digestive system reduce allergy symptoms. Many contain different strains of beneficial bacteria but results are often personal and unique to you. If you do not take probiotics regularly, consider testing them before allergy season and taking them during allergy season. Some strains can create a stronger immune response to common allergens which is highly beneficial in fighting allergy symptoms.

• Saline Nasal Irrigation Think of nasal irrigation as a nasal and sinus wash. Saline is a low grade salt solution. Using this to rinse out your nasal and sinus cavities removes mucus, bacteria and allergens from these areas. The result is that you will feel less stuffy and blocked. It reduces any build up and helps avoid sinusitus, and taking antibiotics if it turns into a nasty infection.

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