These are the Best Foods for Fighting Seasonal Allergies

DANDELION GREENS

Our liver needs all the support it can get when it’s dealing with environmental stressors, like pollen overload. Consuming dandelion greens can help the body process excess inflammation more easily, which supports both your immune system and your liver.

The greater array of detoxifying green foods you can eat, the more smoothly the machinery of your internal detoxification system will function.

RAW HONEY + BEE POLLEN

This may sound counterintuitive, but bee pollen can actually soothe your pollen allergies. Bees collect pollen from local plant life and infuse it with enzymes to create honey, so consuming small amounts of local honey and bee pollen can actually help to ease allergy symptoms.

Think of it as a mini vaccine for your immune system. You consume small, digestible amounts of the irritant to allow your body to build up an immunity.

Locally-sourced honeys and bee pollens work best (as they help you build up a tolerance to the native plants in your area), but regional and sustainably-sourced bee products can be supportive, too.

PINEAPPLE JUICE

Pineapple contains high levels of the enzyme bromelain, which boasts natural antihistamine and anti-inflammatory properties—making it an allergy-fighting powerhouse.

Bromelain is also the enzyme that makes pineapple juice so beneficial to digestion, as it helps to quickly break down proteins and streamline the digestion process. Since immunity and digestion are so closely linked in the body, this is an added bonus for allergy season.

You don’t need much to reap the rewards of pineapple juice. Just a shot in your smoothie will do.

TURMERIC

Bodily inflammation is at the root of seasonal allergy symptoms, and nothing fights inflammation quite like turmeric. It contains some of the most powerful anti-inflammatory properties of any plant on the planet. Bring on the curry and golden lattes!

Put all these ingredients together, and what do you get? The ultimate allergy-fighting smoothie! So go ahead, let thy food be thy medicine.

Sources:

https://www.care2.com/greenliving/these-are-the-best-foods-for-fighting-seasonal-allergies.html

https://www.islamabadscene.com/islamabad-sets-up-pollen-camps-to-fight-seasonal-allergy-epidemic/