Thursday, April 16, 2009
As beautiful as that weather is (or should be) in April, spring can be a time some people dread. Allergy sufferers’ eyes begin to itch and noses begin to run, and the chronic sneezing and incessant itching in their throats sends them back inside.
More than 50 million Americans suffer from allergies, according to the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease. For many people, over-the-counter meds just don’t seem to do the trick. But what if the cure for your allergies was just as natural as the flowers that cause them?
Alleviate your allergies: Stinging nettle can help those itchy eyes and runny noses for allergy sufferers.
Tyra Crouch, wellness manager at The Community Mercantile, says the plant stinging nettle is her No. 1 choice to relieve the itchy eyes and runny nose that come with the changing seasons.
“Internally, nettle helps to balance out your histamines. I take a lot in the spring and summer to get rid of my itchy eyes and runny nose,” Crouch says.
The plant is native to the Midwest region and comes in a pill form at most wellness centers and natural grocery stores. Nettle can reduce the amount of histamine the body produces when it responds to an allergen. By balancing out your histamines, the nettle relieves the most common of allergy symptoms.
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