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[D109]Decorate Your Christmas Tree

by B. B. Hilsen, B.

What Holiday Symbol is GREEN and making you sneeze? Your Christmas Tree could be the answer.
Allergists have long suspected that live Christmas trees are the culprits behind some folks' runny, itchy noses during the holidays reports an article from the Orlando Sentinel written by Linda Shrieves.
In the article a Connecticut allergy specialist, Dr.John Santilli states; I've been in practice for over 30 years and every year between Christmas and New Year's we have everybody come in with recurring sinus infections.
Determined to prove his point, Santilli placed a live Christmas tree inside an intern's apartment and took air samples for two weeks. For the first three days, the mold counts inside the apartment hovered around 800 spores per cubic meter of air, compared with a normal range of 500 to 700 spores per cubic meter. But by day 14, the mold count had skyrocketed to 5,000 spores per cubic meter. "The longer you keep the tree up, the worse it gets," said Santilli, who presented his study at a recent national meeting of the American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology in Dallas. "By the second week, the tree was putting out a bucket of spores. That's when it gets to be a problem, especially if you have asthma or are prone to sinus infections."
Though most of us don't associate mold with Christmas trees, Santilli says the dead tree begins decaying shortly after it's cut. "The molds take over and start decaying it." Mother Nature's cleanup crew is the mold, he said.
Although "Christmas Tree Allergy" is well known in the medical community there has been some debate over what causes the sneezing, runny noses and watery eyes: pollen or mold.
Canadian researchers interviewed 1,657 allergy patients in 1969 and theorized that as many as 7 percent of people with allergies also may be allergic to their Christmas trees.
That Canadian team suspected the culprits were pollens that stuck to the Christmas tree and balsam resins. Santilli, on the other hand, thinks his new research proves that mold may be the biggest problem.
Minnesota based WorldWide Oxide offers an EPA Approved GREEN mold preventor called Vital Oxide that is the perfect product to keep the mold problem at bay, states company spokesman Tom Heller. Vital Oxide is water based and completely odorless. Heller states that more information on this is available at the company website www.worldwideoxide.com

As the holidays approach, I'm sure you are quickly preparing to choose your Christmas tree for the season. Choosing a Christmas tree today isn't? nearly as easy as it was when we were children. There is a seemingly endless selection of available trees that make the decision of which tree alone difficult enough. Today, there are companies that exist solely for the purpose of growing Christmas trees. These companies have discovered that there is such a large market for Christmas threes and other Christmas items that they can sustain their families year round on the earnings of the Christmas season. This of course allows them the time to care for and grow more trees for the next Christmas season.

Some opt to purchase an artificial tree that can be used year after year. There are some benefits in doing this. The first one being that there are no worries over disposal. Second (well first for me) is the fact that you will not find a mountain of needles stuck in your carpet next August. Third is the fact that the same tree can be purchased once and used year after year. When you look at them this way, artificial trees are very cost effective.

The thing to remember when selecting your tree is that you need to find the three that is right for you and your family rather than buying a tree to compete with the neighbors, cousins, brothers, or monkey's uncles. It is your home the tree needs to compliment and your family it needs to inspire. Here are some tips for finding the perfect Christmas tree.

1)How much room is there in your home for a tree? Is your space over cluttered with furniture? Do you have low ceilings? High ceilings? How much floor space can you really spare?

2)What is your budget? This is the deciding factor for many families. Not only do you need a tree but also the decorations to go on it.

3)How important is the tree really? Not all families place as much emphasis on the Christmas tree as others if you have small children it's almost a must, however if your children or grown and gone or you do not yet have children, you could easily opt out of a Christmas tree or decide to go with a very small Christmas tree.

Deciding these things can go a long way towards helping you decide your specific needs for your Christmas tree. Whether you tend to go light on tree, heavy on presents, or go all out for both, or decorate massively while limiting your giving. Whichever choice works best for you and your family is the choice you should make concerning your Christmas tree purchase. The important thing to remember is that no Christmas tree is complete without decorations. So be sure you leave a little room in the budget for ornaments and lights as well.

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