Sneeze and wheeze

With half my friends coughing and sneezing along with me these days for the past month, I have to believe something mysterious is in the air causing us to suffer.

Not a government conspiracy. Allergies.

I've blogged about the Whole Foods Whole Body Podcast before, and recently they've dealt with seasonal allergies. It's interesting to hear a doctor speak about using stinging nettle to control the histimine reaction that causes those allergy symptoms (although the herb is probably not a good idea for pregnant women like me), as well as supplements like Vitamin C and other good ideas for combating allergies naturally.

My husband and I have also used an air purifier for several years in our room. Don't tell it how much we've been coughing and sniffling, though -- it might get a complex.

My son's room has a humidifier on more days than not. Yeah, that's right -- a humidifier. In South Florida. That's like watering your yard before a hurricane hits. But I guess it's helpful indoors, where the air conditioning sucks the humidity out of the air.

Being pregnant, there isn't too much else I can do about the allergies besides have the baby early (bad idea) or find out what the heck is blooming out there and single-handedly mow it down (unlikely).

Maybe I should turn my attention to our two cats, known allergen producers . . . they might be plotting to kill me . . . .