Battling a cold or a virus is not rare in college. Living in close quarters with roommates, staying up late to write a last minute paper… it’s almost too easy to catch something. Now that spring is approaching there is yet another threat to feeling your best: spring allergies.
If you suffer from seasonal allergies, you know they’re not fun, but do you know there’s a simple, natural, and sweet way to prevent them? Consuming a small amount of local honey each day in preparation for the spring can lessen or even eliminate allergy symptoms.
Going the natural route in curing allergies has many advantages. Taking an antihistamine alleviates allergies greatly, but not without a cost. Antihistamines can cause drowsiness: something that college students already have enough of from staying up late night after night.
Having a spoonful of local honey each day works like an immunization. Honey contains the same pollen as some trees and other plants that cause seasonal allergies. By gradually consuming this pollen in the form of honey, your body can become accustomed to the pollen and become more resistant to springtime allergies. This only works with local honey however, because local honey contains the same pollen as the plants in the area you live.
You might be questioning why honey with the same pollen that causes allergies won’t cause a reaction itself. This is because the concentration in the honey is too low to have the same effect an actual tree or plant would.
While honey has not been scientifically confirmed as an allergy treatment, studies have shown that it has provided relief for many people. The amount of relief tends to vary based on what type of pollen triggers seasonal allergies.
Why not give honey a try? It’s a wonderful natural sweetener and it could help your seasonal allergies immensely.
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http://abcnews.go.com/Health/Allergies/alternative-allergy-remedies-fact-fiction/story?id=18792233#1
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