Defra has warned that the capital and surrounding South East area is currently experiencing extremely high levels of pollution. Here it has reached the maximum level of 10.
Eastern areas of England have also reached an unusually high level of 9.
So, where has this pollution come from?
The smog has come from local pollution, pollution in our neighbouring countries as well as the “red dust” that adorned our cars on Monday all the way from the Sahara.
Whilst Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin’s “conscious uncoupling” splattered all over the media at the moment, the pair have got away to maintain their privacy and allow them some downtime. Gwyneth wrote “…while we love each other very much we will remain separate. We are, however, and always will be a family, and in many ways we are closer than we have ever been.”
Like Gwyneth and Chris, for many couples it is changes in circumstance, lifestyle and interests that cause separation and not necessarily a broken or unloving relationship. However, whatever the cause of separation, the procedures involved to separate a lifestyle that has been led as a couple in two can take its toll. Getting away, relaxing with some downtime before tackling that bureaucratic untangling is not a bad idea at all.
Many of us suffer from hay fever in the UK. Research has found that between 15-20% of the UK population sneeze, cough and itch their way through summer’s hazy days.
Pollen is the allergen that causes an allergic reaction in hay fever sufferers.
Most hay fever suffers are affected by grass pollen. This starts to irritate people from about mid-May through to July. However, if you are allergic to tree pollen you may have begun to notice your hay fever symptoms already. Tree pollen allergies start irritating sufferers about now, from late March to May.
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