| Do you enjoy the outdoors? Do you love pets? | | | | - Dust mites. These microscopic animals are |
| What if you had to choose between these | | | | in every home. They survive on skin flakes |
| things and your ability to breathe? | | | | and usually live in mattresses, pillows, |
| | | | carpets, upholstered furniture, bedcovers, |
| Unfortunately, for many asthma sufferers, | | | | clothes, stuffed toys and other |
| that choice is one they make every day. | | | | fabric-covered items. |
| Asthma affects millions of Americans, many of | | | | |
| them children. Asthma is a serious condition | | | | To keep dust mites at bay, wash sheets, |
| that restricts airways and causes breathing | | | | bedcovers and blankets at least once a week |
| difficulties which result in approximately | | | | in hot water; cover mattresses and pillows in |
| 5,000 deaths annually. | | | | dust-proof covers and maintain low indoor |
| | | | humidity. |
| So, how can asthma sufferers do the things | | | | |
| they love without suffering? Knowing asthma | | | | Pets. To keep pets around and avoid asthma |
| triggers and how to manage them are the first | | | | problems, pets should be kept out of bedrooms |
| steps to a fuller, happier life. | | | | and any other areas where people sleep. They |
| | | | should also be kept away from fabric-covered |
| Here are a few asthma triggers and ways to | | | | surfaces, which can collect hair. |
| manage them, as recommended by the Consumer | | | | |
| Federation of America: | | | | Mold. Mold can grow on wood, paper, carpet |
| | | | and foods. Mold can best be controlled by |
| - Secondhand smoke. Tobacco smoke, whether | | | | controlling moisture in your home. To do so, |
| exhaled by a smoker or emitted from the end | | | | fix leaks in pipes and make sure |
| of a burning tobacco product, irritates air | | | | moisture-filled areas, like kitchens and |
| passageways. | | | | bathrooms, are well ventilated. |
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| To keep secondhand smoke from triggering an | | | | Cockroaches. Droppings or body parts of |
| asthma attack, asthmatics should politely ask | | | | cockroaches can be asthma triggers. To manage |
| friends and guests in their home to refrain | | | | them, free your home of places for them to |
| from smoking. | | | | hide and be sure not to leave out food or |
| | | | garbage. |
| Parents with asthmatic children should | | | | |
| prohibit smoking in their homes and | | | | Eddy's website is about Asthma Trigger. Click |
| automobiles. | | | | here for more FREE reports. |
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