A clean home is key in preventing allergies, asthma, food poisoning, and more.

Significant research has been done on ironwort confirming its popular use to prevent colds, flu, and allergies.

A high intake of antioxidants, zinc, and selenium during pregnancy may help prevent allergies.

There are several types of medications to prevent and treat allergies.

However, changing a mother's diet during pregnancy or while breastfeeding does not seem to help prevent allergies.

For most children, changing the diet or using special formulas does not seem to prevent allergies.

But the studies do not mean that people should buy pets, abandon housecleaning, frequent farms or send their children to day care just to prevent allergies.

The research may eventually lead to new treatments to be given early in life, perhaps as vaccinations, to prevent asthma and allergies.

If you are taking montelukast to prevent only allergies, take your dose either in the morning or the evening.

Breastfeeding can help prevent and decrease allergies.