Your Allergy And Your Kitchen: Part 4

Kitchen furniture
Kitchen cabinets are often made from board products, such as chipboard (particle board), which give off high concentrations of formaldehyde vapour when new. Choose cabinets made from laminated board, a solid softwood, or from stainless steel. Ceramic or quarry tiles, granite, marble, or solid wood can all be used for worktops (counters).

Refrigerators and freezers
Check inside and under your refrigerator and freezer, especially the doors seals, and clean if necessary. The drip pan should be easily accessible for emptying and cleaning. You need to do this weekly to stop bacteria and mould from growing. Emptying the drip pan also removes a water source for cockroaches. Keeping cooling coils clean, so that they don't become coated with dust, saves energy as well as helping to improve air quality.

Try to buy as much natural fresh food as possible, especially vegetables and fruit. These are rich in antioxidants compared with processed foods, which contain high levels of preservatives and additives. It has been shown that there are reduced incidences of allergic disease in communities where a lot of natural fresh food is eaten.

Fly-killers
Toxic chemicals from solid block or aerosol fly killers contaminate the air and any uncovered food, while some fly sprays are respiratory irritants. Home-made flypapers can be made by boiling equal parts of sugar, corn syrup, and water together and then spreading the resulting mixture on paper strips. When the mixture has set to a sticky consistency, hang the strips up near doors and windows.

Some fresh herbs, such as basil (Ocimum basilicum), rosemary (Rosmarinus), and thyme (Thymus), are also said to deter flies. Instead of spraying potentially toxic chemicals into the air, why not grow pots of these aromatic herbs on the window-sill, where they would also be conveniently to hand for cooking? Dried orange peel, lemon peel, and cloves stored in open jars will also act as a fly deterrent, so do fly screens over windows or doors. If the screens face windward, they also help to trap dust.



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