Hay Fever

It’s the first day of spring and your nose starts running like a faucet.  Your eyes itch and burn.  It’s hayfever season.  Surprisingly, hayfever has nothing to do with hay or fever.  A hundred years ago, a doctor sneezed every time he walked into a barn, so he called it hayfever.  Hayfever, or more correctly, seasonal allergy, is a reaction of your upper respiratory tract to anything to which you may be allergic.  It’s prominent in the spring, but some people have it all year round.

Air Borne Allergens Abound

The pollens from grasses and trees in the spring, and the ragweed and moulds of late summer and fall, are the allergens that trigger your allergic response.  Conventional treatment for seasonal allergy is to avoid the allergens and take anti-histamines to reduce runny nose and sneezing.  More aggressive treatment includes steroids to alleviate symptoms, but none of these treatments address the underlying or deep rooted cause of your seasonal allergy.

Pollens and Grasses Aren’t the Culprits

Most people assume that the allergens (pollens, grasses, moulds) are the problem.  These allergens, however, are really just the triggers that cause the allergic response (seasonal allergy) in a person.  Whether seasonal allergies appear in the spring, fall or all year round, they are still a reflection of an impaired immune system.

Boost Your Immune System

It’s not always possible or practical to avoid every allergen; even a plastic bubble suit has its limitations.  The best treatment, therefore, is to strengthen your body’s immune and defense systems so they can better handle allergens.  Therapeutic doses of B vitamins, essential fatty acids, vitamin C and German natural medicines have been shown to improve your immune response and lessen the symptoms.  Allergy testing identifies foods and airborne allergens that may be depressing your immune system.  Most airborne allergies are dramatically reduced when you avoid food allergens such as dairy, wheat, red meat, sugar, food colouring, additives and coffee.  Colon hydrotherapy is advised in some cases.  By cleansing and detoxifying your intestines you can reduce and even eliminate allergic reactions.  Special medicines can be taken orally or injected that help desensitize you to a specific allergen like pollen.  They reduce the symptoms, but more specifically, increase your resistance to the allergen and lessen or eliminate your allergic response.

Ease Allergy’s Onslaught

A key consideration is to start preparing six weeks before the assault of allergens in the spring with a Seasonal Allergy Prevention Program that strengthens your immune system and targets the allergens.  Hayfever can be treated quickly and naturally.  Just because you’ve had it in the past, it doesn't mean that you have to get it again.  Try this new strategy the next time your hay fever strikes.

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