1. Allergies are on the rise

• 50 million Americans suffer from allergies
• Every year more children and adults are diagnosed with allergies
• It is the 6th leading cause of chronic illness

2. When in doubt, get checked out

• Visit a board certified allergist to find out specifically what you are allergic to
• A skin test will tell you within minutes your individual allergies

3. How to alleviate symptoms

• Allergen immunotherapy (IT) is the most natural and best way to treat allergies
• Covered by insurance and safe for all ages

4. Allergies can come on at any point in life

• As young as 2, children are diagnosed with allergies
• Allergies can present late in life that could be due to hormonal changes, moving to a new location, getting a pet and developing a sensitive immune system

5. Keep your home clean

• Change your AC filters
• Wash your bedding on hot/warm
• Shower and change clothes after having been outside

6. When you take your medications matters

• If you start your antihistamines after you feel symptoms, it’s probably too late
• Start your OTC/prescriptions two weeks prior to Spring season
• We offer the only FDA approved oral immunotherapy for grass

7. Pollen isn’t the only culprit

• Grass and mold, along with pollen, are often the trifecta of allergy issues for spring
• Especially in the Lowcountry – we have much higher mold counts then in other areas

8. Learn to track the pollen

• Allergies have a forecast much like the weather
• Find out what your local pollen counts are as levels matter
• Look for our daily pollen counts as we are a certified pollen counting station

9. Local honey won’t keep allergies away

• Bees may eat pollen but it’s usually off of blooming flowers that are not the same pesky pollinators that cause your symptoms
• There is so little pollen found in honey that it is nowhere close to what a board certified allergist provides to immunotherapy patients

10. Allergies are genetic

• If one parent is allergic, you are 40% likely to pass it on to your child. If both parents are allergic, you are 60-70% more likely to pass allergies on to your child.