Comments on: Allergy Alert: The 10 Best Strategies for Cleaner Air http://health.blogs.foxnews.com/2008/06/30/allergy-alert-ten-best-strategies-for-cleaner-air/ The latest from the FOX News Health team. Fri, 13 Nov 2009 16:13:29 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Cheryl http://health.blogs.foxnews.com/2008/06/30/allergy-alert-ten-best-strategies-for-cleaner-air/#comment-14466 Cheryl Fri, 11 Jul 2008 18:24:42 +0000 http://foxnewshealth.wordpress.com/?p=700#comment-14466 If you must have your windows opened, there are special screens made of a fabric that repels particles as small as 8 microns. This will repel pollens as they are generally larger than 20 microns. Since the material repels instead of traps it doesn't need to be cleaned that often. While it is best to keep the windows closed, if they are going to be open they should be fitted with microair screens. Check out the picture at <a href="http://www.allergystore.com/microairscreen.htm" rel="nofollow"> If you must have your windows opened, there are special screens made of a fabric that repels particles as small as 8 microns. This will repel pollens as they are generally larger than 20 microns. Since the material repels instead of traps it doesn’t need to be cleaned that often. While it is best to keep the windows closed, if they are going to be open they should be fitted with microair screens. Check out the picture at

]]> By: James http://health.blogs.foxnews.com/2008/06/30/allergy-alert-ten-best-strategies-for-cleaner-air/#comment-14415 James Wed, 09 Jul 2008 14:52:59 +0000 http://foxnewshealth.wordpress.com/?p=700#comment-14415 I would just like to expand on tip #5. I live in a basement apartment and have a problem with mildew. I bought one dehumidifier, but it wasn't helping, so I got one for each room and it made all the difference. I can breathe again! Moral of the story: Make sure if you're buying a dehumidifier, buy one large enough for your whole space or enough smaller ones to work for your environment. I would just like to expand on tip #5. I live in a basement apartment and have a problem with mildew. I bought one dehumidifier, but it wasn’t helping, so I got one for each room and it made all the difference. I can breathe again! Moral of the story: Make sure if you’re buying a dehumidifier, buy one large enough for your whole space or enough smaller ones to work for your environment.

]]> By: Caleb Eaton http://health.blogs.foxnews.com/2008/06/30/allergy-alert-ten-best-strategies-for-cleaner-air/#comment-14196 Caleb Eaton Tue, 01 Jul 2008 14:06:14 +0000 http://foxnewshealth.wordpress.com/?p=700#comment-14196 Brand new bit of info that has not yet received lots of attention... Those with a mold issue will also benefit from looking into the remarkable <a href="http://www.secretofthieves.com/mold.cfm" rel="nofollow">mold research</a> done by environmental expert Dr Ed Close. Simply diffusing a therapeutic-grade essential oil regularly in a building can result in an environment very hostel to mold. In one instance, 10,667 stachybotrys mold spores were identified in a per cubic meter area. After diffusing Thieves essential oil for forty-eight hours, Dr Close retested. Only thirteen stachybotrys remained. Similarly, 75,000 stachybotrys mold spores were identified in a sample of sheetrock. After seventy-two hours of diffusing, no stachybotrys mold spores remained. Brand new bit of info that has not yet received lots of attention… Those with a mold issue will also benefit from looking into the remarkable mold research done by environmental expert Dr Ed Close. Simply diffusing a therapeutic-grade essential oil regularly in a building can result in an environment very hostel to mold.

In one instance, 10,667 stachybotrys mold spores were identified in a per cubic meter area. After diffusing Thieves essential oil for forty-eight hours, Dr Close retested. Only thirteen stachybotrys remained. Similarly, 75,000 stachybotrys mold spores were identified in a sample of sheetrock. After seventy-two hours of diffusing, no stachybotrys mold spores remained.

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