Allergy Season Tips!

Allergy season starts early here in the desert. The juniper and cypress season here is Dec-March. So this post may be coming out early for some but save it! 

Some pollen allergy season tips-

*Close all your windows in your house to keep pollens out.

*Take your shoes off at the door to keep pollens out.

*Don’t go out on a dry windy day. 

*Tap your hair before entering the house and shake out pollens. Wash clothing & hair.

*Dust with wet cloth often. 

*Use a hepa air filter inside house. 

Herbal allies for allergies - stinging nettles, Yerba Santa, Mormon tea, horehound, golden rod, yarrow, eye bright, garlic

Systems to work on and support-

The liver- Oregon grape root, burdock root, dandelion root, milk thistle  

The immune system- echinacea, garlic, maitake, astragals, elderberry, ginger 

The lymphatic system - echinacea, red root, burdock root, calendula, cleavers 

Microbiome - eat food based probiotics (raw sauerkraut, coconut yogurt, raw kefir, raw milk, lacto fermented pickles, ferments) 

Supplements - 

zinc

Vitamin c(absorbing acid) 

Quercetin/Bromelain

Manuka honey & bee pollen 

More Allergy Tips- 

1. Decrease inflammation in the body by eating an anti-inflammatory diet.

2. Reduce exposure to pollens.

3. Drink nettle tea daily 3 weeks before allergy season starts.(nettles clear histamine) 

4. Open up and drain sinuses with herbal steam.

5. Use a neti-pot to rinse the pollens out  and flush out bacteria from sinus. 

6. Try homeopathic remedies.

I hope this helps and eases allergy season! You can apply some of these tips to food allergies as well. Please comment add your favorite tips!