[.uk] My House Is Killing Me!: The Home Guide for Families ... (ISBN 0801867304)

Wonderful resource for some allergies -- but not others:
"My House Is Killing Me!" is a wonderful book with lots of great information for people who are allergic to mold, mildew, and dust mites. Contrary to the broadly worded title, this book contains relatively little information for people who are allergic to tree pollen, grass pollen, weed pollen, pet dander, and chemicals (i.e., chemical sensitivity). Unfortunately, I'm allergic to everthing on the second list and nothing on the first list. So, most of this book wasn't very helpful for me. However, if dust mites, mold, or mildew trigger your allergies, you will find this book quite helpful. Each chapter addresses one room and ends with a list summarizing what you can do to improve that room. The book contains numerous stories about houses triggered allergies of these sorts, why, and what can be done about it -- the presentation of these stories was too mellodramatic for my tastes, but the advice appears to be sound and well considered.

Worked for my family:
My daughters have a range of chronic respiratory issues to simple allergies. This book helped me realize what I can do for them and it has made a difference. The main point is to find the source of the allergen before purchasing solutions. We thought our air purifier and humidifier were great machines to help with cleansing and adding moisture to the indoor air. Boy, were we wrong. We may have actually been spewing out mold particles and distributing dust mite fecal material into the air. The first part of the book was hard to read because it shows the common causes of allergies - dust mites and other little creatures that may be in your pillow at this moment. The book made suggestions from simple to the complex. Some of our changes were simple like using a wet mop on our floors, adding dust-mite-proof pillow cases, and running stuffed animals through the dryer. Fortunately, we didn't have to go to the extreme to get some relief and my daughters are coughing and sneezing much, much less. This book gives you some tools to help you become an indoor air detective in your home or at least, where to begin to get help.

Good book, but not for responsible pet owners:
I got this book for our mildew issues. Our house doesn't breath very well. So far the advice has been good (we breath much better now for it), except I find the chapter on pets very disappointing and limited. The only advice the author really offers on dealing with pet allergies is to get rid of the pets. She is obviously not an animal person as she appears to describe pets as dirty (her most experience is talking about her mothers' ill-trained dogs). A lot of my friends who have allergies and pets would toss this book in the trash because of this as they've learned to live with their pets and fantastically manage their allergies at the same time. There's a lot of things you can do to keep pets even when you have allergies (switch pet foods, litters, shampoos, drink apple vinegar cider, vacuum more regularly, groom regularly, etc).

excellent book:
Jeffrey May is a clear, concise communicator. He offers specific, helpful information. Easy to read and useful.

A must read if you have allergies:
This book has certainly opened our eyes as to what allergens can exist that one would never dream were in their home. It is so totally awesome and explicit with explainations. It's a must read for anybody who has known allergies or even suspects possible allergies. It will surprise you what can be causing your health issues. The culprit may be allergens in your home, in your yard, in your vehicle.