One company’s assessment showed that almost 60 percent of workers reported experiencing seasonal challenges or seasonal allergies. Those workers were (on average) 4.1 percent less productive than their coworkers, costing the company a startling sum of just more than $1.8 million per year.
In another study, authors reported that employees who attempted to work through seasonal challenges with nothing other than a “grin-and-bear-it” approach were less productive (by10 percent) than their “non-challenged” coworkers or other coworkers who took steps to deal with seasonal challenges.
What can you expect Dr. Constantinides to do to support your health during this time? She will focus on preseason planning with concrete protocols aimed at prevention for the current season and many seasons to come.
Planning ahead is key. One recent paper suggests the body’s natural immune response can be higher earlier in the season than in the end, even if the amount of environmental challenge is similar.
So if you know what sends your immune system into a spin, make sure you know when your that stimulus is coming. Daily pollen counts are published in newspapers and online. For the tech savvy, there are smartphone apps that track how a person feels or the weather in general. These apps are useful for evaluating how well you can manage and just how challenging the season turned out to be.
Without prior planning, physically cleansing the nasal passages using a saline solution can help to clear out mucus and the irritant it carries. Netti pots or Nasal Saline kits are available at any local drugstore.
Instead of working to stop the body’s natural response, consider supplements that are meant to work with the body to support a measured immune system reaction. Because of the whole food solutions that Dr. Constantinides carries in the office, she can gently guide your body before the seasonal challenges ruin your Spring.
adapted from Standard Process Newsletter April 2012
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