Allergies+on+the+rise

The aim of this report is to raise awareness of the increasing number of allergies due to our lifestyle, enumerate the causes and suggest some recommendations.
 * ALLERGIES REPORT **
 * INTRODUCTION**

As everybody knows, allergies have been increasing over the last half century. Nowadays there are more allergies than in the past due to a different and strange range of reasons, such as: wrapping with plastics, the common use of synthetic fabrics, clothes, not to mention the allergies to cats, dust or rare food like kiwis or mangos (fruits that didn’t appear before in our diet). Now we can have different fruits and food out of season. Many times this food has been produced in unnatural circumstances - they are grown in greenhouses. This phenomenon is so important that the media make a daily forecast about how the atmosphere is, in order to warn people if they have to go out, especially in spring and autumn. We are informed about the pollen ratings on TV, radio and on the Internet.
 * CURRENT SITUATION**

A recent research has shown that the main causes of allergies in order of importance are: 1. The continuous increase of pollution, especially in the areas near industrial towns. 2. The obsession with cleanliness and body hygiene. 3. The excess of chemical substances used on farming fields like pesticides and chemical fertilizers.
 * CAUSES**

Modern medicine has developed many different treatments in order to reduce the symptoms, and in some cases to cure the illnesses altogether. At the beginning the antihistamines were very strong and had many drawbacks, they caused drowsiness, and stomach ache. They were not very effective and safe, and sometimes dangerous. Nevertheless, now, the new generation of antihistamines hardly ever has secondary effects, on the contrary, has many benefits. Thanks to our Health System allergies are detected very soon, mainly in children. It’s very common to see some of them with their aerosols, especially in spring, when the pollen increases. Allergic people before the spring season are advised to take an injection or vaccine to prevent it.
 * TREATMENS AND REMEDIES**

Scientists don’t really know why allergies appear. It may be a mixture of different causes mentioned before. Nevertheless, they give us some advice: a) Keep a healthy diet: eating vegetables and fruit. b) Avoid bad habits: smoking and drinking alcohol. c) Do some daily physical exercise.
 * RECOMMENDATIONS**