Most sufferers of asthma and allergies attempt to change their environment to help reduce the sneezing, sniffling and wheezing.  Although physicians focus mainly on cutting down on air pollutants and toxins in the home, sometimes they overlook the part that ordinary tap water and can play in making asthma and allergies worse.

A Belgian study recently concluded that chlorine, a common chemical added to water to help kill bacteria, could be making asthma in children worse.

Fluoride is added to most water supplies to help fight tooth decay in children.  But for some people with asthma and allergies, fluoride can compromise their health.

Households with members who have asthma and allergies can filter their tap water with reverse osmosis filtration to remove chlorine and fluoride from their water.