It can be difficult to figure out if you are suffering from allergies, what triggers your allergic reaction, and how to manage your environment to minimize exposure to your allergic triggers. Fortunately, there are plenty of books available to help you learn more about allergies and how to manage them.
Allergy-Free Gardening
Many people with allergies would love to enjoy the outdoors without suffering. Author Thomas Ogren's "Allergy-Free Gardening: The Revolutionary Guide to Healthy Landscaping" can help homeowners and communities create a landscape that everyone can enjoy---even people with severe allergies. According to Ogden, an allergy-free garden design will be mindful of both plants that release pollen and plants that cause allergic reactions due to their scent or through direct contact. A large portion of the book is dedicated to rating individual plants with an allergy index.
My House Is Killing Me
Jeffrey C. May, a scientist whose specialty is indoor air quality, is the author of "My House is Killing Me!" Subtitled "The Home Guide for Families with Allergies and Asthma," this book is published by the Johns Hopkins University Press. Taking the reader on a tour through a typical home, the author uses client case studies to illustrate the link between indoor air quality and allergies.
Understanding and Managing Your Child's Food Allergies
The U.S. National Agricultural Library lists this book by Scott H. Sicherer, M.D. as a food allergy resource. Dr. Sicherer is a specialist in pediatric food allergies. Published by the Johns Hopkins University Press, "Understanding and Managing Your Child's Food Allergies" is a comprehensive guide for both parents and other caregivers of children with food allergies.
Cooking Free
Also listed as a resource by the U.S. National Agricultural Library, "Cooking Free: 200 Flavorful Recipes for People with Food Allergies and Multiple Food Sensitivities" by Carol Fenster is filled with recipes that are free from gluten, dairy, eggs, and sugar. Be advised that not all of the recipes are free from all four troublesome ingredients. In addition to recipes, the book offers guidance on converting standard recipes. Carol Fenster is the author of several books that address special dietary needs.
Breathing Space
"Breathing Space: How Allergies Shape our Lives and Landscapes" by Gregg Mitman explores the history of allergic disease within the context of environmental changes. It also ponders controversial reasons behind the upward trend of allergic disease in the United States, an issue of interest to many allergy sufferers. The author holds a doctorate from the Department of History of Science at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
