It’s spring time, the trees bud and the ragweed blooms and the human body reacts differently to all the changes Mother Nature decides to make. Immune cells release histamines, the chemicals responsible for most of your allergy symptoms. These in turn kick-start inflammation that’s intended to keep the allergens from travelling into the body. The inflammation makes sinuses, nasal passages swell, and eyes itch. Histamines also stimulate the nasal passages to release fluids, resulting in a runny nose and itchy throat, and cause sneezing, another attempt to send the allergens into the air to search another body. Of course this doesn’t happen to everyone, but if you’re one of those suffering from allergies, here’s what you can do to fight them.
A few drops of castor oil mixed with the juice of any fruit or vegetable, taken first thing in the morning can be a cure for different kinds of allergies.
The most trusted cure is lime juice with honey in water taken on an empty stomach first thing every morning. It helps eliminate all toxins from the body, and helps in fight allergies. But it is not helpful for those who have an intolerance to citric foods.
Remember that it is very important to change your diet. Add salmon or any other fatty fish such as sardines, tuna and mackerel to your to your diet because it helps balancing out the ratio of omega-3s to omega-6s in the body, which seems to have several beneficial effects on the immune system that translate into fewer allergy symptoms. Omega-3 helps minimize inflammation, a direct cause of most allergy symptoms, as an Australian study reveals that children who ate fish at least once a week were 80 percent less likely to have ryegrass pollen allergies, a common cause of hay fever, than those who rarely ate fish. Even if you’re an adult, you should have one to two servings of fatty fish per week. If you don’t like eating fish, take fish-oil supplements and so your body will get the omega-3 needed.
Bananas are a good remedy for curing irritations to the skin. It can also help when reactions occur in the form of digestive troubles and asthma. However, do not try this tip if you have a sensitive disposition.
Finally yet importantly, fill your shopping basket with the good old garlic. Make the so-smelly garlic your friend and they will support your immune system with their rich store of antioxidants. Researchers have identified a link between a higher intake of certain antioxidants and a lower incidence of hay fever. You can cut a fresh clove into several chunks and swallow them like pills for a daily dose and your stomach acids will do their job of breaking them down. As the garlic travels through the colon, it releases antioxidants.
Nevertheless, keep in mind that what works for one may not necessarily work for another. A universal cure for allergies does not exist!
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