Natural Allergy Relief


by Ocha Nix - Date: 2007-01-21 - Word Count: 408 Share This!

Whether it's the long-awaited change of winter into spring, or the quiet fading of summer into fall, for many people the changing of seasons means the start of seasonal allergies.

Sneezing and wheezing, runny nose and itchy, watery, red eyes are just some of the symptoms that more than 35 million Americans face each year as the pollen from trees, grass, flowers, and plants makes it way into the air.

Drugstore counters offer a wide array of traditional medications available to help. However, for an increasing number of allergy sufferers, relief can be a natural allergy relief product provided by Mother Nature. A variety of all-natural treatments that studies show can help -- often without many of the troubling side effects ascribed to traditional care.

Using natural allergy relief products can be a very useful way to handle mild allergies and even some more significant allergies. There are many types of natural allergy relief products and treatments you can safely try.

Among those generating the loudest buzz right now is the European herb butterbur. In one study, published recently in the British Medical Journal, a group of Swiss researchers showed how just one tablet of butterbur four times daily was a very effective natural allergy relief product as a popular antihistamine in controlling symptoms of hay fever.

Other natural allergy relief products include the herbal supplements, freeze-dried nettles and a tonic made from the herb goldenseal, which can be used by adding it to still one more natural allergy relief treatment -- a saline (salt water) nasal spray.

Saline works to wash out pollen and reduce or thin mucous while the goldenseal has astringent and local antibacterial properties. Other natural allergy relief products are grape seed extract and a flavonoid compound known as quercetin. Although both occur naturally in many foods -- and are especially abundant in red wine -- when used in supplement form they can be extremely helpful in reducing allergy symptoms, particularly in conjunction with vitamin C, says James Dillard, MD.

Another good source of natural allergy relief products can be found in your kitchen. You might want to try cooking up some allergy relief in the form of hot, spicy foods. Experts say the spicier the dish, the more likely it is to thin mucous secretions, which in turn can clear nasal passages. Among the most frequently recommended spices for this purpose include cayenne pepper, hot ginger, and fenugreek, as well as the traditional onion and garlic, all of which are natural allergy relief products.


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Ocha is the owner of Ocha's Home Shop website and blog Beyond Home Cooking. Sharing good recipes and ideas is something he really enjoys. His online businesses are providing him with more fun and enjoyment than any "job" he has ever held. Visit him at: www.ochashomeshop.com and www.beyondhomecooking.blogspot.com

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