The symptoms? Disgusting nose dripping, excessive impolite sniffling, post-nasal drip induced coughing, headaches and all around miserableness. Gross, right?!
The culprit? Seasonal allergies.
Ugh. Need I say more?
While the good ol' American way of treatment involves an armory of over the counter anti-hystimines on a regimented schedule of swallow pills, get drowsy, block symptoms, repeat, I encourage you to find a more natural way of coping.
Hypocrites, the father of modern medicine, wisely stated, "Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food." He figured it all out two and a half thousand years ago- we should listen.
Here are a few quick tips to help fight those annoying allergies.
Vamp it up!
Not the blue eyeshadow kind of vamping. I'm talking vampires! Onions and garlic are nature's natural anti-hystimine. They are packed full of quercetin which helps alleviate symptoms of pollinosis. Say what?! In other words, quercetin's help put a stop to the gross nose stuff that pollen in the air causes.
Eat your greens
No brainer. Fresh produce, especially GREENS are full of carotenoids. A study in Public Health Nutrition (2006; 9:4) 472-9) showed that more carotenoids ='s less allergy suffering. Green up!
Be a C student
I'm giving you the ok to be average. Vitamin C is an antioxidant that fights free radicals. Allergies occur when free radicals attack your cellular membranes and antioxidants put a stop to these radical dudes before the damage occurs. Chow down on lots of citrus fruits, kiwi, and strawberries. And while your at it sneak in some more vitamin C rich greens like cabbage, spinach, broccoli, and kale. I told you to eat your greens!
Fight hard and eat well,
Joanie
Joanie Johnson, CHC
Motivated Nutrition
www.motivatednutrition.net
joanie@motivatednutrition.net
The culprit? Seasonal allergies.
Ugh. Need I say more?
While the good ol' American way of treatment involves an armory of over the counter anti-hystimines on a regimented schedule of swallow pills, get drowsy, block symptoms, repeat, I encourage you to find a more natural way of coping.
Hypocrites, the father of modern medicine, wisely stated, "Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food." He figured it all out two and a half thousand years ago- we should listen.
Here are a few quick tips to help fight those annoying allergies.
Vamp it up!
Not the blue eyeshadow kind of vamping. I'm talking vampires! Onions and garlic are nature's natural anti-hystimine. They are packed full of quercetin which helps alleviate symptoms of pollinosis. Say what?! In other words, quercetin's help put a stop to the gross nose stuff that pollen in the air causes.
Eat your greens
No brainer. Fresh produce, especially GREENS are full of carotenoids. A study in Public Health Nutrition (2006; 9:4) 472-9) showed that more carotenoids ='s less allergy suffering. Green up!
Be a C student
I'm giving you the ok to be average. Vitamin C is an antioxidant that fights free radicals. Allergies occur when free radicals attack your cellular membranes and antioxidants put a stop to these radical dudes before the damage occurs. Chow down on lots of citrus fruits, kiwi, and strawberries. And while your at it sneak in some more vitamin C rich greens like cabbage, spinach, broccoli, and kale. I told you to eat your greens!
Fight hard and eat well,
Joanie
Joanie Johnson, CHC
Motivated Nutrition
www.motivatednutrition.net
joanie@motivatednutrition.net
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