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Permalink Reply by Sheryl on May 2, 2008 at 10:02am

drink nettle tea (I like it with lemon and honey), eat fresh nettle leaves if you can get it. nettle helps minimize symptoms.

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Permalink Reply by Emily on May 2, 2008 at 10:13am

Thank you! I will definitely try some nettle:)

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Permalink Reply by Alec on May 2, 2008 at 10:34am

Hmmm, that's interesting that you're still getting allergies. I'm fairly new to raw foods, but I've been eating them heavily this spring, and I've had basically no allergy symptoms. This is really unusual for me, since I've nearly always had allergies. It's pretty amazing that I've been allergy-free, since here in Kentucky there's so much pollen that it looks like it's snowing. I've also heard that nettle is good for allergies, so I would definitely recommend trying that.

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Permalink Reply by Jef on May 2, 2008 at 11:52am

David Rainoshek said once that juice feasting is the best way to get rid of allergies permanently.

Sometimes bee propolis along with bee pollen can help. I had a period of time when I did propolis and didn't have to use my inhaler for asthma.

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Permalink Reply by Emily on May 2, 2008 at 11:55am

Great! I already use bee pollen so I will add propolis to my regime as well as I work myself up to juice fasting. Thank you for your suggestions!

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Permalink Reply by RawZi on May 2, 2008 at 5:13pm

Unheated local honey (within 5 mile 10 k area), fenugreek, feverfew, fennel, mullein, reishi, astragalus, cat's claw (uncaia tomentosa the bark of the root), neti pot every morning, drink lemon water every morning. I don't have environmental allergies, but try some of those things, I think they'll help you. Are you using any herbs that have caffeine? I think caffeine helps make us morepredisposed to allergies.

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Permalink Reply by Emily Bowe on May 2, 2008 at 5:30pm

The skins of citrus have a natural antihistamine (I forget what it's called) so you could juice whole citrus or do what I do which is scrape with my teeth and eat the white insides of the orange peel. 2 oranges a day seems to be working pretty well for me. I don't have allergies as bad as I did before i was raw but this is my first spring in Albuquerque and there seem to be some new things my body is not used to and is reacting to.

You could also look in your healthfood store for a homeopathic remedy, especially one that is made locally and specifically for the allergins in your region.

And if you have the money, consistent (every 2 weeks) acupuncture treatments can do wonders for allergies in my experience.

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Permalink Reply by Candice on May 2, 2008 at 7:49pm

Have you tried a neti pot? It's a way to do a nasal rinse with only saline water. It's helped my daughter with her environmental allergies by actually rinsing out the nose and sinuses.

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Permalink Reply by RawZi on May 2, 2008 at 10:00pm

Thank you Candice, my (adult) cousin also got rid of her environmental allergies using a neti pot ...

How old is your child? I tried a neti pot on mine at age seven for a cold, but it didn't help.

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Permalink Reply by Candice on May 2, 2008 at 11:00pm

My daughter is nine. I think for a cold, it would only work as a preventative measure, not much help after they've got the bug. If I see her exhibiting the beginning of a cold, I immediately take out any processed foods she might be eating, no matter how "healthy," take her as Raw as possible, and put her on rest. She's usually able to fight it off with just those 3 measures. Of course, it's easy for me to do, since she's homeschooled.

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Permalink Reply by RawZi on May 2, 2008 at 11:22pm

Homeschooling's the best I think. That's great :)

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Permalink Reply by Candice on May 2, 2008 at 11:24pm

Thanks! We're really fortunate!

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