Pollen alert from this weekend
The weather this weekend is set to be sunny and warm… yippee! But that also means, of course, that from Sunday we’re in for a few days of high pollen counts. Here’s our alert on what will be the top culprits for your hay fever, with a few suggestions on how to ease sniffles and irritations
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10 easy ways to ease hayfever symptoms
According to the Met Office from Sunday the top culprits for giving you gyp if you’re a hayfever sufferer are grass and weeds – now there’s a good excuse to avoid doing the weeding! Here are our suggestions for ways to ease your symptoms:
- Take 2g+ Vitamin C (it raises immunity); omega-3 fish oils (reduce the inflammatory response); and bromelain (a natural anti-inflammatory).
- Eat local honey all year round – it contains pollen from your area so you become de-sensitised to it.
- Use an ioniser in your bedroom.
- Avoid going out early evening/mid-morning when the count is at its peak.
- Smear a little Vaseline in the nostrils to give an extra barrier to pollen grains.
- Wear wraparound sunglasses to shield eyes.
- Air bed linen in early mornings when pollen count is at its lowest.
- Get a pollen filter for your car, or have your existing one replaced.
- Avoid going out in the early evening and mid-morning when the pollen count is at its peak.
- Keep windows closed when there is a lot of pollen in the air – this can reduce exposure by a factor of 10,000.
Click here for some nutritional tips that could also help ease your hayfever
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