Keep stress levels to a minimum

Planning a holiday with the family can be hectic at the best of times. But if one of your brood has asthma or allergies, things can get even more complicated.

According to the experts, the key is to plan and get organized before you leave. So before you head off, it may be worth scheduling a visit to your health care provider to ensure all medications are up to date. This will also give you an opportunity to discuss your travel plans with them and listen to any advice they may have.Health insurance documents, asthma or allergy action plans and your doctors contact info all need to be packed and taken with you. Also take some time before you leave to check which hospitals and pharmacies are near to where you’re staying.

If a member of your family suffers from food allergies, plan your travel meals in advance and be sure to pack extra in case of delays. If you are flying you should be able to request an allergen free meal for your journey. Remember to pack all emergency medications in your carry-on luggage and be sure to drink plenty of water throughout the journey, as dry air on planes can aggravate asthma and allergy symptoms.It may also be worth ringing ahead to the restaurants at your destination, to check they cater for people with allergies.A little thought and planning before you head off on vacation will keep stress levels to a minimum.

Giving you the chance to enjoy some quality time with your family.

Bon voyage!

For more advice on traveling with asthma and allergies read the full article here

Latest Stories

View all

Your Back-to-School Respiratory Reset: Get Ahead of Cold and Flu Season

Your Back-to-School Respiratory Reset: Get Ahead of Cold and Flu Season

School season is on its way in full swing; You have a head start, so use it. Cold and flu season in North America usually builds through the fall and peaks between December and February—which makes late summer the ideal time to build resilience, not scramble for it.¹ Your defenses aren't fixed. Sleep, food, movement, and the air you breathe measurably change how easily you catch—and shake off—respiratory bugs. There are five factors you can control starting today: Detox your home's air, protect sleep, feed the immune system, move every day, and switch to safer cleaners. It's simple and family-friendly. No doctor's appointment or big budget required. Most of it you can do with your kids this week. Cleaner indoor air ties it together. It's the backdrop to everything else—and where the free Parent-Teacher Toolkit and the 8-phase Immunity Machine come in.

 

Read moreabout Your Back-to-School Respiratory Reset: Get Ahead of Cold and Flu Season

New CDC Mold Data (2026): What It Really Means

New CDC Mold Data (2026): What It Really Means

The first CDC study to measure invasive mold disease—who’s actually at risk, and what it means for the air in your home. In late July 2026, the CDC published the first systematic estimate of how often invasive mold disease occurs in American hospitals. Researchers reviewed 968 possible cases at four Atlanta-area hospitals between 2020 and 2024 and confirmed nearly 450 of them as invasive mold disease. This disease is a serious infection in which mold moves from the airways into the lungs, sinuses, skin, or bloodstream, . ¹

Read moreabout New CDC Mold Data (2026): What It Really Means

The Travesty No One Is Reporting: Schools Are Throwing Away the Air Purifiers Our Kids Still Need

The Travesty No One Is Reporting: Schools Are Throwing Away the Air Purifiers Our Kids Still Need

Five or six years ago, putting air purifiers in classrooms was front-page news. Today those same machines are being sold on eBay, stacked in storage sheds, and left at the curb for the garbage truck—while asthmatic children sit in the very rooms they were bought to protect. Here is why every parent and teacher should be paying attention.

Read moreabout The Travesty No One Is Reporting: Schools Are Throwing Away the Air Purifiers Our Kids Still Need