What causes allergies and can they be helped?
There are multiple causes of allergies. Pollen takes more than its fare share of blame. But perhaps the most aggressive allergens in existence are related to mold and dust mites. Both of these tend to be home-dwellers. They live with us in concentrated form. The A/C coil and self defrost refrigerator spew enormous amounts of mold debris airborne. It is for this reason, many believe that up to 60% of all allergies are caused by airborne mold material. The biggest culprit tends to be mold enzyme, called mycelium. Enzymes digest proteins, and by doing so in the nasal cavity, set off a very powerful allergy reaction. Dust mite fecal pellets have a covering that is also a enzyme. Cats tend to be an allergy source for about 9% of the U.S. population. All airborne allergens are organic compounds. Thus they are susceptible to UVC and breakdown to irradiation.
