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Honey and Allergies

darla499
darla499 Posts: 402 Member
edited October 2024 in Food and Nutrition
Honey and allergies.

Is it true that a tablespoon of honey everyday will help with your allergies to pollen and stuff? I am not excited about all the calories (and sugars) in a tablespoon of honey, so if there is some other solution, I'd really like to know.

Thanks!

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  • AnninStPaul
    AnninStPaul Posts: 1,372 Member
    The theory is that honey gathered within 5mi of your home is basically a natural allergy shot. If you cannot get very local honey, it won't do you any good.
  • mrsmccullen07
    mrsmccullen07 Posts: 159
    My husband keeps bees and I have never ate the honey just because I am not a "sweet" person but in the last month I have started adding a tablespoon to my shakeology each morning and it really has helped me !! I was quite surprised when about 4-5days in I realized my eyes weren't dry and itchy and I wasn't sneezing on my walks :)
  • darla499
    darla499 Posts: 402 Member
    The theory is that honey gathered within 5mi of your home is basically a natural allergy shot. If you cannot get very local honey, it won't do you any good.

    Yes! Sorry, I forgot to mention "local honey." I'd never heard anything about it until yesterday when a friend and I stopped into a local farmer's market.

    Has anyone actually tried it and found it successful? Or are there non-caloric options out there?

    Thanks!
  • SmartFunGorgeous
    SmartFunGorgeous Posts: 699 Member
    The theory is that honey gathered within 5mi of your home is basically a natural allergy shot. If you cannot get very local honey, it won't do you any good.

    This.
  • tikilu
    tikilu Posts: 29 Member
    From what I remember reading about this, it needs to be unpateurised honey, so probably nothing you'll get in a supermarket. Try farm shops or local independent delis, even some local pharmacies stock local honey. As said above, it needs to be local honey, as it will contain the same pollens that you will be reacting to. As to when ether it works, I don't know, but I never suffered with hay fever as a kid and we always ate local honey, as an adult I developed hay fever, and I think we started buying more processed honey around then. Could just be a coincidence? Give it a try, how much harm can it do? Just remember that if you regularly travel out of your area you might find it is less effective than using antihistamines! ;)
  • darla499
    darla499 Posts: 402 Member
    Thanks everyone. I think I'll give it a try.

    In the last couple of years I've developed really watery eyes. They cry constantly and I really need some relief.
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