| Approximately one out of every ten Americans | | | | you notice discomfort in the gastrointestinal area, it is |
| suffers from allergies of some type. Allergies are the | | | | important not to use it again. The goal is to work up to |
| body's natural reaction to any foreign substance. | | | | several teaspoons per day to ward off hay fever. If |
| When the body encounters one of these substances, | | | | you decide to use honey, be sure to do several things |
| it produces many different substances, including | | | | first. Talk to your doctor before you try any natural |
| histamines. Once released into the body, these cause | | | | remedies. Remember that you might have a bad |
| tissue swellings called allergies. Allergies can affect | | | | reaction to the honey. Not every treatment works for |
| many different parts of the body including the lungs, | | | | every person. You should only purchase |
| skins, nasal passages, sinuses, and stomach. | | | | non-pasteurized honey. The honey should be |
| Symptoms of an allergic reaction can include intestinal | | | | purchased from a local beekeeper or at a local |
| pain, bloating, mood swings, exhaustion, throat swelling, | | | | farmer's market to ensure the freshest quality |
| difficulty breathing, increased heart rate, swelling or | | | | available is consumed. Try to make sure the honey |
| bloating of the skin, watery eyes, itchy nose, and | | | | was collected at the same time of year that you |
| sneezing. There are many things that cause allergies | | | | suffer from allergies. This will increase the |
| including pollen, mold, flowers, dust mites, grass, and | | | | effectiveness of this cure. To make sure you get the |
| spores. Additionally, food and chemicals can be an | | | | best results possible, use the honey one month before |
| allergy trigger. The medical community has come up | | | | your typical allergy season. Using it in the midst of your |
| with all sorts of ways to treat allergies, but many | | | | difficult season won't be enough. Also, do not heat the |
| people shy away from modern day medicine because | | | | honey. It decreases its natural healing properties. One |
| of the extensive side effects associated with some of | | | | last note, begin with a small amount and increase |
| the treatments. It is often the case that the treatment | | | | gradually. |
| is worse than the cure. | | | | Another natural allergy remedy is green tea. People |
| One natural allergy remedy is butterbur. Butterbur is a | | | | who regularly consume green tea have noticed that |
| plant that grows in marshy areas and has three foot | | | | they suffer less from sneezing, coughing, and watery |
| leaves. They can be found across Europe, in Asia, and | | | | eyes. Green tea is best consumed in purer forms. |
| in North America. It is a gentle, natural remedy that is | | | | Don't pollute it with additives like honey, and don't use |
| free of antihistamines for those who wish to treat hay | | | | chemically processed tea either. It is important that you |
| fever. It has been used for centuries to treat all sorts | | | | consume at least one cup per day. You should try to |
| of ailments, but it has been found most effective at | | | | work your way up to three cups per day. It does not |
| treating allergy style symptoms. It can also help reduce | | | | matter if the tea is consumed hot or cold. |
| the muscle spasms associated with allergies. Butterbur | | | | An additional natural allergy remedy is Echinacea. This |
| is typically taken in tablet form, as the plants | | | | herb has been known to treat all sorts of problems, |
| themselves can be toxic if not properly processed. | | | | including hay fever. It aids in the production of |
| The roots are dried, beaten to powder, and combined | | | | interferon, which assists with decreasing the swelling in |
| with other natural ingredients to create the tablet. It is | | | | tissues, which, in turn, helps stop the runny nose and |
| best to take one tablet three times a day, but consult | | | | watery eyes associated with allergies. |
| the packaging for more specific instructions. | | | | One final natural allergy remedy is vitamin C. You |
| Another natural allergy remedy is locally grown honey. | | | | become extremely susceptible to allergens if your diet |
| This product can assist with hay fever and other pollen | | | | does not contain enough of this essential vitamin. |
| allergic reactions. It is important to start with small | | | | Vitamin C detoxifies foreign substances entering the |
| amounts. Approximately a teaspoon per day should | | | | body and strengthens your cells. Dosages can be up |
| help. You must first ensure the honey agrees with | | | | to one thousand milligrams per day. |
| your body. If it doesn't, discontinue use immediately. If | | | | |