Seasonal Allergies
There are no doubts about it, seasonal allergies can be a huge inconvenience, especially during the spring and fall. With flowers blooming, fruit trees blossoming, and the grass looking greener than ever, stepping outside can be a huge risk for allergy sufferers. Needless to say, shutting yourself in your house can often seem like a tempting compromise to avoid coughs, sneezes, and runny noses.
Ways to reduce chronic allergies:
- Avoiding common food allergens such as casein, gluten, and soy can significantly reduce the body’s “inflammatory & allergenic” response to spring pollen and other airborne allergens.
- The following supplements are some of my favorite and can be extremely helpful for reducing sneezing, runny nose, burning/watery/red eyes, and congestion:
- Quercetin
- Bioflavonoids
- Vitamin C
- NAC
- Probiotics
- Essential Fatty Acids
Try a short Detoxification/Cleansing Program:
- For 3-9 days try the following regiment to support your body’s detoxification systems:
- Eat ONLY the following foods: vegetables (with strong emphasis on cruciferous vegetables), fruits (only berries and apples), raw nuts/nut butters, and seasoning/condiments
- Apple Cider Vinegar – 1-2 tsp 2-3x daily
- A vegetarian based protein drink: rice, hemp, pea protein. Try to get 10-20grams of protein at least 2x/day
- Drink half your body weight in ounces of purified water daily. Can squeeze lemon juice into the water and/or add Apple Cider Vinegar (above)
- Natural herbal teas including Green Tea
- Limit your coffee intake to 1 cup per day and make it organic
- Avoid ALL other foods, liquids, etc, for this time period
- Take nutrients in the form of supplements that aid and assist the body’s phase I & phase II detoxification pathways:
- Alpha Lipoic Acid
- Glutathione
- NAC
- Tumeric
- Milk Thistle
- Dandelion
- Artichoke
- Taurine
- Glycine
- Methionine
- Chlorella
- TMG
- Phosphatidyl Choline
- Folinic Acid (5-MTHF form)
- Methylcobalamin
Suffer from season allergies? Try these health tips!