Get wrapping

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Bedroom items that can’t be washed, such as pillows, mattresses and box springs, should be covered in tightly woven, hypoallergenic dust-mite covers. Stuffed animals and throw pillows should be eliminated or kept to a minimum.

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Clean your pets. Wipe off their paws when they come home and wipe down their fur after they’ve been outside.

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Clean the airways

Clean the airways
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Rinse out your nose with a simple saline solution. Clear the pollen from your passages using a Neti pot or a spray bottle.

Turn to herbs

Turn to herbs
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Instead of drugs, take a few herbs. To alleviate a runny nose and sinus congestion, try freeze-dried stinging nettles. Eyebright can soothe red, itchy, watery eyes. And the supplement quercetin, a bioflavonoid often found packaged with Vitamin C, can also be an effective antihistamine. Butterbur can alleviate symptoms of grass allergies.

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Source: RD.com

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