From the sniffling and sneezing to the red eyes and itchy nose, allergies rank high on the health misery scale. Whether you flare up from time to time or live with them chronically, allergies can make you feel run down, foggy, brained, and irritable. To make matters worse, most conventional allergy treatments will induce either drowsiness or restlessness. And they certainly don’t address the root cause of the ailment – they just suppress symptoms temporarily.
One of the best-kept secrets of “alternative” medicine is that allergies are treatable through natural methods. An allergic reaction happens when your immune system believes that it is being compromised. This occurs when a foreign substance (like pollen or dander) enters the body. In response to this “threat,” your immune system creates antibodies to fight off the attacker, which results in inflammation. The result? Swollen sinuses, headaches, skin reactions, and all those other irritating symptoms.
With a few preventative lifestyle adjustments and holistic, plant-based remedies, treating allergies is possible without a prescription:
Here are my go-to’s for minor allergy symptoms.
Often overlooked....eating an anti-inflammatory diet really is key to keeping overall inflammation levels lower in the body, which can help with overall immune response.
Removing food triggers is KEY. Jorge had OUTRAGEOUS seasonal allergy symptoms until we ran food sensitivity testing on him and found out he was wildly reactive to a few items! Once we pulled it out, his symptoms decreased by 90%. Now they're a mild discomfort when pollen pops off.
