by Tia Muhammad
Runny noses, sneezing battles, and drowsy headaches hit us most during springtime. Its allergy season and we’ve all been fighting to simply breathe again! Tired of running to the pharmacy for medication?
Try stocking up on these seven food items that will help with allergy relief:
Onions
Acting as mast-cell stabilizers, bioflavonoids and quercetins release histamine that fights against inflammation and provides allergy relief. Try eating onions, tea, and red wine.
Leafy Greens
Leafy green vegetables will boost your immune system and help detoxify your system during allergy season.
Start to include more portions of greens like spinach, kale, collard greens, romaine, arugula, and watercress in your daily meals to soak up their rich vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, and enzymes.
Turmeric
The active component found in turmeric, curcumin, can block the release of histamine to prevent allergy symptoms from developing. The Indian spice has long been known and used for its anti-inflammatory properties.
Try adding some turmeric powder or the root to your smoothies, soups, steamed veggies, or hot teas.
Seeds & Nuts
Magnesium-rich foods have a calming effect on the muscles of the bronchial tubes and the whole body.
Foods such as almonds, cashews, wheat bran, and kelp, are excellent foods for allergy relief as magnesium is a natural bronchodilator and an antihistamine.
Walnuts and flaxseeds are also helpful to allergies and are rich in inflammation-fighting omega-3s.
Vitamin C Fruits
Foods rich in vitamin C do wonders for your allergies.
Oranges, strawberries, apples, and watermelon hold antioxidant and histamine-fighting components that counteract the inflammatory allergic response that comes along with allergies.
Cold-Water Fish
Cold-water fish like salmon, tuna, sardines, and mackerel are rich in omega-3 fatty acids that have anti-inflammatory components that help with allergy relief.
Yogurt
Probiotic and fermented foods like yogurt, kefir, sauerkraut, kimchi, natto, raw cheese, miso, and kombucha will help support your immune health by repairing damaged intestinal lining, desensitizing your body’s food triggers and boosting your immune system.
