Allergies Archives

Allerpet Solutions for Pet Allergies

As a pet owner, (3 cats and 2 birds) I hate it when someone calls and tells me someone is allergic to the cat and the doctor said get rid of it. That’s like tossing out a family member. Getting rid of a family member because of pet allergies is just sad.

There are some people that have such severe pet allergies that they have no choice but to find their pet a new home. Those are the exceptions, not the rule. Before you evict Fluffy or Spike, try a few these things first if you can:

Keep the pet outside
Keep the pet out of the bedroom
Wash the bedding and anything else they get on
Treat them with Allerpet Solutions, Allerpet/C for cats and Allerpet/D for dogs. Allerpet Solutions gets rid of the dander and harmful allergens without hurting the pet.
Wash the dog, I will not try to wash my cats, with a good shampoo
Use HEPA air cleaners
Wipe down furniture and walls. Dander floats and sticks to everything
Get rid of rugs and carpeting or treat it

These are just a few suggestions that we have gotten from our customers over the years.

Wishing you the best of health
Mike Krause
AllergyStore.com – Serving Customers Since 1989
800 771-ACHOO

Why Do Allergies Occur – Allergies – Why Me?

Customer called up and told me she has never been allergic to anything in her life and now all of a sudden she is allergic to dust mites. “Why do allergies occur and why me?” were her two questions.

First of all she really should be asking her doctor that question when she received the diagnosis. Don’t be afraid to talk to you doctor and ask questions. Why do allergies occur is a legitimate question.

Years ago when I was 14 or 15 I got really sick after eating some watermelon. My face was so swollen I had a hard time seeing and breathing was not easy. Mom took me to the doctor. He said I was allergic to melons. Of course Mom told him no way, because I had been eating them all my life and never had a problem. He went on to tell us sometimes allergic reactions just happen for no reason. I did not believe him, thought it was just a bad watermelon, so I ate some more. I had the same reaction.

Our body and our immune system change as we age. Being exposed to certain things, mold for example, can cause our immune system to react differently. In “Flourishing with Food Allergies” they discuss something called the toxic load theory where your body gets overloaded with too much of a certain thing or a combination of several things at one time. Oh, and let’s not forget stress. Stress affects sleep, and loss of sleep affects the immune system.

Sometimes bad things just happen to good people. By the way, I still try a little piece of watermelon once a year to see if the allergy has gone away. Not yet but I am still hoping.

Wishing you the best of health
Mike Krause
AllergyStore.com – Serving Customers Since 1989
800 771-ACHOO

HEPA Room Air Cleaners

We get asked every so often why we only carry Austin Air Healthmate and Airpura HEPA air cleaners. The answer is very simple. They work. You turn them on and they suck in the dust and other allergens floating in the air. I don’t agree with consumer reports on this one.

Neither the Austin Air or Airpura air cleaners have any fancy controls, flashing lights or warning noises. All they have is a 3 speed on/off switch. Pretty simple yet very effective. The machines are made from 16 gage steel and have a powder coated finish so there is no out gassing or rattles coming from any plastic. My daughter even uses her air cleaner as a night stand.

The design of the Austin air and Airpura units is basic. Air is drawn into the unit on all sides of the machine. Then it is drawn through 2 prefilters, activated carbon/zeolite and the the HEPA filter. A couple of the Airpura air cleaners also incorporate UV as a way to keep the filter free of virus and bacteria. Like I said, simple but effective.

Several brands of air cleaners being sold today use ionization as a way of cleaning the air. All ionization does is make the particles heavy and they drop to the floor or on the furniture. The air is cleaner until you walk across the floor and then the particles will become airborne again. They float around awhile and then fall again.

Both manufactures stand behind their machines with warranties of 5 to 10 years. I can guarantee you most of the air cleaners being sold today will not last more than 2 years much less 5. We have customers that have had their air cleaners for 15 plus years and they are still going strong.

We can have any air cleaner we want in our home. The only HEPA air cleaner we use are Austin Air Healthmate. They are simple yet effective. For more general information about air cleaners and air purifiers check out hepaaircleaner.com.

Wishing you the best of health.
Mike Krause
AllergyStore.com

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