How to Cure Hay Fever
Hay fever occurs when pollen granules from trees, weeds and grass travel through the air and lodge in a person's nasal cavity. When this happens, an allergic reaction occurs and leads to sneezing, runny noses, itchy eyes and throat soreness. However, various remedies relieve symptoms for hay fever sufferers.
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Cut out foods that cause hay fever. Foods containing caffeine, refined sugar and dairy wheat products exacerbate hay fever symptoms. People cure hay fever symptoms in as little as a week after cutting these items out of their diets.
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Eat foods rich in vitamin C and calcium to cure hay fever. Many of these foods include citrus fruits, dark, leafy greens, yogurt with active cultures and soy milk.
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Add honey to your diet. Either take 1 tsp. of honey daily before hay fever season or add honey to a drink made of boiled grapefruit and lemon. A report in The Times of London states that honey cures hay fever because the bee pollen in honey desensitizes the body to other pollens.
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Consume peppers. The capsaicin found in chili peppers and red peppers opens nasal passages and reduces congestion caused by hay fever.
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Chew raw onions. The Times of London report says that the chemical quercetin found in onions cures hay fever by enhancing the body's defenses.
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Purchase a neti pot to cleanse the nasal passage as a natural cure for hay fever. Using this pot with herbs like chamomile or saline solutions twice a day cleans out the nasal passage and relieves breathing problems.
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See an acupuncturist. A licensed practitioner knows where to place needles in order to cure hay fever and relieve nasal pressure.
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