“allergic load” and detoxificationsome anti-inflammatory nutrients such as vitamins C, E, and D,
quercetin, fish oil, and flax and/or primrose oil; normalize gut
function by either replacement of the good bacteria or killing of
abnormal pathogens (yeast, overgrowth of bacteria, parasites);
clean up their home environment, especially their bedroom; and
flush their sinuses several times per day, what they will find with
the next allergy season is that their seasonal allergies are much
lessened.
All types of allergies are interconnected. If you reduce food sen-
sitivities, you generally have less inhalant allergies when the next
season comes around and vice versa. So when people get worried
about the upcoming “allergy season,” I really try to get them to look
at the bigger picture of their food intake, home environment, and
gut function, in addition to addressing their upcoming inhalant al-
lergy concerns.
Controlling Your Immediate
Environment and Allergic Load
Environmental control is critically important. One must work
from the bedroom, through the home, to the work environment, and
to the world. A handout I use for patients, “How to Allergy-Proof a
Bedroom,” shows an optimal environmentally clean bedroom and
is available at NationalAllergySupply.com. There are many very
simple things that can be done to reduce the insults you receive in
the place most people spend most of their time—the bedroom:
- Use blinds or shades (no hanging drapes)
- Low-pile carpets or hardwood floors
- Mattress and pillowcase covers
- HEPA air filters and humidifiers in the bedroom
- Filters for the vents
- No stuffed animals or dolls on the bed
- No pets in the bedroom! No pets on the bed!