
September 26, 2017
Manage your hay-fever with this easy solution
It’s that time of the year again. Aaaaccchhhooo! It’s the sneezing epidemic, the dreadful allergy that is hay-fever. The winter just gone wasn’t particularly harsh but the spring didn’t really materialize and suddenly summer surprises us with consistent sunshine and humid air. For most of us, the sun is a pleasant mood-booster but it’s also a miserable spell for pollen-allergic hay-fever sufferers. With that, some of us are paying the price – increased pollen counts normally mean hay fever sufferers are struggling more than normal. Many of us know what it’s like, suffering from an early age. The symptoms can be so bad that sometimes, people are given strong injections of antihistamines so that they can simply carry on with their lives. At Willow, our philosophy is that medication should be a last resort; but so many people don’t know there are alternatives to pharmaceuticals when it comes to dealing with allergies.With a natural remedy in mind, how can we stop symptoms such as:
- Sneezing
- Blocked and runny nose
- Itchy eyes
- Cough and occasional wheeze
- Itch along roof of mouth and back of throat
- Intense lethargy

Here is some advice from leading experts on how to combat allergies with changes to your diet:
Naturopath Roger Newman Turner of the Research Council for Complementary Medicine says: ‘In nearly 40 years of practice I have found that diet plays a very important role in the management of hay-fever. Most of my hay-fever patients have been able to reduce the severity of their symptoms and, in some cases, eradicate the condition.’ Nutritional health expert Linda Lazarides agrees, commenting about people getting rid of their hay-fever using nutrition alone. Both experts agree the nutritional approach involves cutting down on foods which encourage mucus production, while boosting foods that have natural antihistamine and anti-inflammatory properties. A predominantly raw-food diet (fruit and vegetables) helps to reduce the inflammatory tendency and patients also do well on cleansing diets or even short fasts..jpg.aspx?width=500&height=333)