Most recently updated July 7th, 2023
Spring!
It’s the time of year when trees in the South release massive clouds of yellow pollen into the wind, to be distributed to allergy-prone noses and lungs everywhere.
Around here, it’s known as “The Pollening”.
Even if you don’t live in the South, it isn’t unusual to find your allergies heating up along with the air temperature.
The horrors of pollen season are so well-known that years ago, when my boyfriend told me he’d be unavailable for a few weeks due to severe allergies, I had nothing but sympathy for him.
Much later, I realized that my boyfriend’s allergies struck at exactly the same time as the “March Madness” basketball playoffs. Hmmm…
I’m not as gullible now, but I still have nothing but sympathy for people with allergies 🙂
If you have allergic asthma symptoms throughout the year (like I do), or even seasonal allergies and asthma, you can’t do much about what’s floating around in the air outside.
What you can do is take steps to control allergens inside your home, so you can breathe and rest easier year round.
According to the The American Lung Association, the air quality inside your home could be 2-5 times worse than the air outdoors. Continue reading 10 Tips to Control Indoor Allergens – and Stop the Madness!