Allergic Triggers

(These may be causing your allergies)


They’re microscopic, ugly, scary, in your bed, in your carpets, and float in the air reproducing and leaving their droppings to pollute the environment and cause perennial problems. Some things can help…vacuuming, dusting (damp cloth), and washing sheets regularly can help but dust mites can not be completely avoided.

Yes, mold is bad, period. Mold reproduces when airborne spores land on wet surfaces, so any room or surface with moisture is vulnerable (bathrooms counters, showers and tubs, as well as windows due to condensation) whole house ventilation systems, and even plumbing leaks in walls can all be major problems.

It’s not the animals fur or hair that causes allergies. It’s a protein in their saliva. When animals lick themselves (think cats), the protein attaches to their fur and that’s the real issue. When the animal sheds their fur, hair ends up in carpeting, on furniture, in air vents, etc. where it stays for months. This same protein is also present in an animals’ urine. So, rabbits, ferrets, gerbils, hamsters, and other small animals can also be a problem.

Yes, cockroaches also contribute in the same manner…proteins in their saliva and feces that can circulate through the air. Not counting the fact that they climb all over surfaces during the night leaving behind their proteins.


When you lie on the grass do you ever start itching? Allergies? Yep. Is your lawn Bermuda, Johnson, Timothy, Kentucky Bluegrass, Sweet Vernal, or Orchard grass? Why? Because these are the worst for allergy sufferers. When lawns get cut, pollen starts flying. It attaches to your clothes and pets and ends up in your home. What can you do besides allergy drops or shots? Vacuum and shower frequently.

Tree pollen…another problem: Do you have any of these trees within 50 miles of your home? Alder, ash, beech, birch, box elder, cedar, cottonwood, date palm, hickory, juniper, oak, palm trees, pecan, poplar, red & silver maple, sycamore, walnut, or willow? Why 50 miles? Because pollen can travel up to 50 miles on a strong wind.

What about weeds? Weeds are continuous pollen factories. Ragweed is the worst offender because a single plant can release up to 1 million grains of pollen per day. Just because you don’t have Ragweed in your area doesn’t mean your safe. Other problem weeds are English plantain, Lamb’s quarters, Red root, Russian thistle (or tumbleweed), and sagebrush.

Do you get an itchy throat when eating certain foods? Do you believe you have food allergies? Maybe it’s time for AllerAlt allergy drops which cover the following foods.

Apple
Apricot
Banana
Barley
Beef
Broccoli
Cantaloupe
Casien
Cauliflower
Celery
Cherry
Chocolate
Corn
Crab
Egg
Fish Mix
Grapefruit
Lobster
Milk, Cow
Milk, Goat
Mustard
Oat
Orange
Pear
Peach
Potato
Rice
Rye
Shellfish Mix
Soybean
Strawberry
Tomato
Walnut
Watermelon
Wheat