Health Alert From Pollen And Mold

Here are tips that will help you to protect yourself, family and visitors from unnecessary suffering or from exposure that might be linked to the cause of lifelong allergies.

• Stay indoors during peak pollen hours: usually 5am to 10am.
• After you've been outside, change your clothes(but not in your bedroom) and take a quick shower. Pollen from the air can collect on your clothes and hair.
• Shower and wash your hair every night to remove pollen.
• Don't line-dry clothes.
• Pets who live both indoors and outdoors should be bathed often.
• Keep windows in home closed.
• Monitor pollen counts and adjust outdoor activities accordingly. Dry, windy days, especially after a rain, can be particularly high in pollen.
• Use air conditioning and change filters often.
• Reduce the time you spend mowing the lawn (which stirs upboth pollen and mold spores) and raking leaves(which stirs up mold spores). If you must mow the lawn, wear a mask to filter out pollen and mold spores.
• When driving, keep windows rolled up and use air conditioner (set on re-circulate) to reduce pollen exposure.
• Post reminders to take medication during the day, carry it with you.