Allergy relief, naturally

I had been doing so well this spring season, not suffering from allergies in the least. Today, it was as though someone flipped a switch and it was my day to join the millions of sneezing, itchy, runny, drippy folks who are allergic to pollen.

Admittedly, the first thing I did was to pop an Alavert, because I was suffering. Sadly, it did close to nothing to ease my histamine response, so I decided to remind myself of the natural remedies that have worked so well for me in the past.

Mother Earth News has a list of six natural allergy treatments that have been medically proven to work. The very first treatment they mention is one of my favorites, using a neti pot to cleanse and irrigate the sinuses, effectively rinsing away the irritants in your nasal passages. In a previous post, M.E. gives extensive details on exactly how to clean your sinuses.

Other remedies mentioned in Mother Earth's article are the herbs stinging nettles and butterbur, quercetin, sublingual immunotherapy, and eating allergy fighting foods such as omega-3 fatty acids.

Me? I'm definitely off to use my neti pot and perhaps make an acupuncture appointment as well.