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Tips for surviving spring allergy season
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Millions struggle each year
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- Date Mar 20, 2013
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I did today is -- spring and all we're saying goodbye to winter weather supposedly.
Even though it's 35 degrees out will soon be saying hello to spring allergies more than forty million Americans suffer from hay fever each year.
And -- can't read the air of those pesky -- -- there are some ways to reduce your exposure.
To that -- inducing pollen.
Health and lifestyle expert Rebecca George is here with some very helpful tips about the great to see you happy -- Abby spring sort of burn gas but -- -- luckily it's a little cold because as soon as it gets warm we start sneezing -- -- some great tips I've never heard before all.
Think you and -- right in this here it's going to be worse than ever so these are things you -- really start to incorporate into your routine and the first thing is technology download an -- like allergy capital tell -- the pollen count for the day so you know if it's high skip your morning run outside and go to the gym and -- -- -- know.
You say shower before going to bed every night how does that help absolutely you're outside all day you've got talent all of your skin -- here want to get.
Rid of them before you hop into -- and I'm Nancy no.
Changing sheets regularly if you normally do it every other week once we -- allergy season change them weekly you also recommend sleeping with two -- -- -- help you know the first set of course to get rid of allergies you wanna take tennis -- his -- I really like -- tact that's going to help you feel better but you also want to look at ways that -- help you -- -- -- when you're sleeping.
Propping your head up with two pillars pillows -- helped him to bring those -- so when you wake up in the morning you're not -- You also remember that your pets carry allergens then inside the house what do you do about that not just humid salty yeah these sound before they get inside these cleanse egg -- -- probably normally use them for your make up.
Use -- -- -- -- his little paws off before it gets inside and death and in the top regularly beaten them get rid of all that pollen.
You also say springtime means spring cleaning and you had a great suggestion vacuum regularly did not just food and water to -- directions you got to get in there.
And that means going for different ways with the backing and the reason why pollen can really get trapped in your carpet fibers -- -- -- soared to go every which way to get rid of it all and mop up what floors regularly to pick up the -- This helps with allergies the laundry -- -- and get yeah really get a big pair of sunglasses -- to -- the reason why.
Blocks up the pollen intelligence from hitting your eyes you can protect them and it reduces your very quickly last don't use booster -- songs jump I don't want -- -- with -- -- kept right the reason.
Is allergens can stick to styling products so you definitely want to avoid using them this time but here and if you -- know wash your hair regularly report brought up and they have -- -- better and then throw the and the Washington and -- George great suggestions thanks so much have a great spring.