Asthma & Allergies
.
Drinking
Water, Asthma & Allergies
Asthma
and allergies go hand in hand.
An allergic response
occurs when your immune system mistakenly identifies a harmless substance such
as pollen or dust as a dangerous invader.
Antibodies attack the
allergen in an attempt to protect your body from the substance.
The chemicals
released by your immune system lead to allergy symptoms such as nasal
congestion, runny nose, etc. For some people, this same reaction also affects
the lungs and airways, leading to asthma problems.
Most sufferers of
asthma and allergies attempt to modify their environment to help cut down on
the sneezing, sniffling and wheezing.
Although physicians
focus primarily on cutting down on air pollutants and toxins in the home,
sometimes they overlook the part that ordinary tap water and can play in
making asthma and allergies
worse.
Chlorine
& Chemicals
Testing
your drinking water might be a good idea if you or a family member has asthma
and allergies.
A Belgian study
recently concluded that chlorine, a common chemical
added to water to help kill bacteria, could be making asthma in children worse.
Fumes from chlorine in pools, and even in the
shower, could trigger an attack for some people with asthma and allergies.
Those who suffer from
asthma and allergies are often sensitive to gases that are produced when
chlorine sanitizes bacteria in sweat or urine.
These gases can build
up in an enclosed shower, irritating the lungs of children and adults who have
asthma and allergies.
Conditions
caused by chlorine exposure:
· Respiratory
conditions (Nose, throat, lungs, asthma, bronchitis)
· Dry
or brittle hair
· Dry
skin, dandruff, itching and rashes
· Eye
irritations
Other chemicals in
drinking water can affect people with asthma and allergies.
Flouride is added to
most municipal water supplies to help fight tooth decay in children. But for
some people with asthma and allergies, fluoride can compromise their health.
Allergists for
decades have known that documented cases exist of both adults and children with
asthma and allergies who have suffered severe reactions to fluoride.
In 1967, the Annals
of Allergy published a study finding infants, children and one adult who had
allergic skin reactions and asthma attacks after being exposed to tap water
treated with fluoride.
Households with
members who have asthma and allergies can filter their tap water with reverse osmosis filtration to eliminate chlorine
and fluoride from their water.
Drink More
Water
One researcher believes that the lack of
water vapor in the lungs causes the airways to constrict and for the
asthmatic's lungs to produce mucus, the two factors that cause an asthma
attack.
The researcher recommends that people with
asthma drink at least 10 eight-ounce glasses of water every day, along with a
pinch of salt, and to avoid caffeine.
This is because salt regulates water in the
body and caffeine robs the body of needed water.
Home cures include drinking hot water and
inhaling steam from a bowl or kettle to get quick relief.
Since contaminated water may contain
numerous allergens which can make people’s condition worse, they should only
drink water that has been purified by a quality water filtration system.
A reverse osmosis system can remove all the
chemicals and pollutants present in drinking water by squeezing it through a
semi-permeable membrane.
This is the same technology used to
desalinate seawater to turn it into drinking water.
This method of filtering can remove
virtually all of the fluoride and chlorine out of tap water.
This can be helpful for the family member
with asthma and allergies who has sensitivities to these chemicals.
What Else
Can I Do?
People with asthma
and allergies can control their home environment even more by filtering
chlorine and fluoride out of their tap water, allowing everyone to breathe
easier.
This is easily done for drinking water, but
what about for our showers and baths?
There are shower filters in the market that
will reduce the amount of chlorine, but they are only moderately effective.
This is because the small amount of media
in shower filters coupled with the fast flow rate of the water reduces the contact
time with the media and its effectiveness.
These filters also cannot remove fluoride
or other chemicals from the water.
Luckily, there are whole house filters that
are specifically designed to remove chlorine, chloramines, and even fluoride
from every faucet in the home.
These filters come in 10” and 20” housings
and can be used together to remove practically all chemical allergens to
provide clean, spa-quality bath water.
Other simpler methods to reduce exposure to
water irritants include taking shorter showers, avoiding excessively hot
showers (heat increases steam inhalation and opens up the pores for great
absorption), and shutting the water off while soaping your body.
These techniques will help reduce your
exposure to toxins if purchasing a filtration system is not an option.
The good news is that there are real and
effective treatment solutions for people who suffer from sensitivities to
chemicals in water.
Understanding the health effects is key,
and now that you are aware of the problem you can take the proper action to
reduce your allergies and asthma and improve your health.
Breathe deeply and breathe well.
Today is a clear new day!
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