In Texas- our allergy season is starting  early due to the warm days we have been having (we have already hit 90!)

Soooo-  here is what the Doctors are saying to do… View this video Clip from WFAA

Basically they say to start your meds 2 weeks early and drink lots of water!  The extra water they talk about is to compensate  for the drying effect of the antihistamine or decongestant that you may be taking. 

We agree on two things-  lots of water and starting early- however, I suggest trying to boost your intake of vitamin C – including bioflavinoids like quercetin.  More minerals are also needed due to the stress that allergies put on the system.  

The allergy itself is an immune imbalance problem- or perhaps better described as an overactive immune system.  Chirpractors say they have had great results with reducing allergic response when the spine is in allignment.   Be sure to work with your chiropractor through this sort of issue.

The vitamin C family can help to boost the immune system and having a good general dose of vitamins and minerals helps to bring the systems into balance.   Be sure to find a C supplement  that has the family of bio-flavinoids in it.  You want to be sure you have Quercetin.  As a separate supplement, quercetin is often found with bromelain- the enzyme found in pineapple. Magnesium is also important and most of us need more…  because it is so important to so many metabolic functions and is not included in fertilizers for our food.  We deplete magnesium in sweating, stress, allergic responses, etc.  also many other elements can easily replace the magnesium, leaving our bodies with a poor substitute that cannot be used… or worse, stopping a cellular activity that is essential to our health.

The sinus infections that result from allergies are a slightly different issue.  Mucus builds up in the sinuses and possibly the rest of the respiratory tract because of the immune response, then the extra mucus becomes a nice moist environment for the growth of fungus, bacteria or viruses that cause a sinus infection.

For thousands of years, some cultures have been rinsing the sinuses as a daily practice.  These people do not have sinus infections the way we do here in America.  I am a proponent of the neti pot to rinse the sinuses and I make a salt mixture that includes essential oils.  I add this to the water with which I rinse my sinuses.  This provides relief from the extra mucus, and reduces the potential for sinus infections.  Whenever I have been in an overly dry room, work in the garden, spend a lot of time outdoors, etc., I rinse the sinuses to remove any small particles that may become an irritant… this includes pollen, dust, leaf mold, pet dander.  In this way, I have virtually eliminated the chronic sinus infections that I once had. 

I am working on the regulatory process to be able to offer to you the salt mixture that I have used so successfully to eliminate the irritating runnies during allergy season and beyond.     Use the contact form to email me and ask about this salt mixture.

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