| Most people in the West have a pet: a cat, a dog, | | | | second, just as every human being sheds bits of |
| a hamster, a rabbit or a parrot. They are good | | | | skin every second as well. You have to stop |
| company and doctors believe that living with a pet | | | | these particles becoming part of your inhalation of |
| lowers stress and stress is the biggest killer in the | | | | breath. |
| West. Keeping a pet helps you live longer. It is a | | | | What you actually require is an air purifier. Almost |
| real pity then that some people develop allergies | | | | all air purifiers will extract pets' detritus from the |
| to their pets. | | | | air, but be aware that not all air purifiers are the |
| If you or someone in your close family has | | | | same. Most of the good air purifiers are quite |
| developed an allergy to a family pet, it can be a | | | | specialist items. Some will eradicate smoke more |
| complicated problem to solve. Especially if you | | | | efficiently, while others will trap airborne mold and |
| have young children. Young children become close | | | | mildew more effectively. Therefore, you have to |
| to pets very quickly, so the obvious answer to | | | | check the capabilities of any air purifier you fancy |
| the problem - getting rid of it - is not always an | | | | before you purchase it. |
| alternative. If this is your quandary, help is at | | | | Portable air purifiers can normally only deal with a |
| hand. | | | | small volume of air at a time, so they will only |
| You see, the allergens - the substances that | | | | cleanse a small room. This is all right if you live in a |
| cause allergies - are almost always airborne. The | | | | bedsitter, a caravan or a trailer or are camping |
| allergens come from bits of dry skin, hairs, | | | | out in a tent. If, however, you live in a house or |
| feathers and dry faeces floating on the air and | | | | apartment, you ought to try to invest in a whole |
| entering your nostrils while you are breathing. It is | | | | house air conditioner. As the term says, this will |
| quite logical then that if you can eliminate these | | | | clean all the air in your whole house |
| substances from the air that you breathe, you will | | | | simultaneously, which is far better than doing just |
| reduce the severity of or even completely | | | | one room. |
| eradicate your allergy. | | | | The problem with less powerful, portable air |
| Therefore, you more severe hygiene routines | | | | conditioners is that as soon as someone opens |
| could reduce your predicament. Wash, comb or | | | | the door, you are back to where you started, |
| brush your pet more often and clean out their | | | | whereas a whole house air purifier means that |
| cages or baskets more often. This could work, | | | | you can walk around the house and go about |
| but it probably will not work completely. This is | | | | your daily routines as normal. |
| because these substances are being shed by the | | | | |