Be prepared this summer. Allergy Awareness Week 2021. PPP-210421-090140003
NHS Lincolnshire Clinical Commissioning Group is supporting Allergy Awareness Week between April 26 – 30.
Each year it says the number of allergy sufferers increases with half of those affected being children. The aim of Allergy Awareness Week is to raise awareness of the impact of allergies, as well as some of the things we can do to help.
An allergy develops when the body’s immune system reacts to an allergen as though it is a threat, like an infection. It produces antibodies to fight off the allergen, in a reaction called the immune response.
Crack down on food waste & make your grub go further with these cash saving tips
Edited by Giselle Wainwright
Updated: 27 Apr 2021, 21:06
SAVE on food waste, save on cash: It’s a win-win.
Every year, households in the UK throw away £400 worth of food each that comes to about £10billion in total.
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To celebrate national Stop Food Waste Day today, we give you some tips on how to make your grub go further while saving cashCredit: Getty
So to celebrate national Stop Food Waste Day today, I have put together some tips on how to make your grub go further.
PORTION CONTROL: Freeze everything in portion sizes. Pop meat, mash and sauces in reusable freezer bags or tubs and then simply get out what you need to cook when you want it.
Ammanford optician warns lockdown gardening could be affecting our eye and ear health THE huge increase in popularity for gardening and home improvements throughout lockdown is set to wreak havoc on hay fever sufferers this summer warns Specsavers. Keen gardeners planted 322 million more plants in 2020 than in the previous year, spending an average of three more hours per week in their gardens. Sales of hedge strimmers alone are up 115 per cent as people start to spruce up their gardens for long-awaited social gatherings. However, for many people gardens can become a ‘no go zone’ during peak pollen season. Hay fever, which is the common name for allergic rhinitis, is a widespread allergic condition affecting up to 20 per cent of the UK’s population. That is why this Allergy Awareness Week (April 26-30), Specsavers is sharing advice on how to treat the hay fever symptoms that are due to be provoked by the population’s newfound horticultural hobbies.
THE huge increase in popularity for gardening and home improvements throughout lockdown is set to wreak havoc on hay fever sufferers this summer, warns Specsavers. Keen gardeners planted 322 million more plants in 2020 than in the previous years, spending an average of three more hours per week in their gardens. Sales of hedge strimmers alone are up 115 per cent as people start to spruce up their gardens for long-awaited social gatherings. However, for many people gardens can become a ‘no go zone’ during peak pollen season. Hay fever, which is the common name for allergic rhinitis, is a widespread allergic condition affecting up to 20 per cent of the UK’s population. That is why this Allergy Awareness Week, which runs between April 26 and 30, Specsavers is sharing advice on how to treat the hay fever symptoms that are due to be provoked by the population’s newfound horticultural hobbies.