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BY SANDRA INACIO-HOPPER
Manage Your
Spring Time Allergies
At last, spring is here! The days are longer, warmer, and brighter. It’s time to put away
the winter sweaters, open our windows and let the curtains flow. Yards come to life with
colorful planters and flowerpots; the smell of grass is in the air… Literally!
any of us welcome spring every year with teary
eyes and itchy noses, just to mention a few of
the bothersome symptoms. Seasonal allergies
are at their peak, the pollen counts are high, and
adding the so-called and much needed Spring Cleaning
weekends it can be a miserable combo to many allergy
sufferers. Restoring shoes and leather goods back to their
original color after the mold or mildew has completely
taken over, is perhaps a chore most families in Bermuda are
accustomed to. Molds, pollen, insects, dust, our lovely Cedar
trees, grass and even our dear pets, are only a few of the al-
lergens most people face this time of year, but what are we to
do besides labeling our symptoms as “allergies”?
Quitting the guessing game and getting tested is indeed
a key step that allows you to target appropriate treatment
or symptom relief. According to Dr. Susan Waserman, an
uvc
for family health
Cleans air: destroys mould,
bacteria & viruses
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