Tips for Allergy Sufferers

See the following tips on allergy exposure and prevention.  For more detailed information on Allergy and Asthma see the website for the Asthma and Allergy Foundation on America (AAFA).

Some facts about allergy exposure:

          Allergens can be inhaled                 ingested 

                                  injected    

         absorbed through the skin

Jackson, MS ranked #1 in the AAFA report on the 100 most challenging places to live with allergies 

Prevention tips: 

       dust to control mites               vacuum often 

                            reduce pet dander          shut out pollen                avoid mold spores