Allergy, especially food allergy is a serious health issue in America.

There are facts that food allergy is on the rise globally and statistics have proven this to be a threat to the US and others like Australia, Germany, Italy, and Norway.

While our focus today is on the natural way of preventing and managing allergies, an allergic person is someone whose body system is reacting negatively to a product or food.

Allergic rhinitis commonly referred to as hay fever and hives are the popular types of allergy.

The former causes symptoms such as the runny or itchy nose, watery eyes, itching of the eyes, nose or mouth.

The later causes itching of the skin and people tend to take drugs that help in reducing the inflammation or inhibit histamine release.

 

Roles of Histamine and Antihistamines 

Antihistamines are a substance that blocks the histamine activity of one’s body.

As we all know, histamine is a protein that can trigger the symptoms of your allergy such as scratchy nose, sneezing, and itchy eyes.

Home remedy for itchy Nose, Eyes and Skin all over the body

No medication is infallible, however, natural healing is now more embraced and knowing the foods that can reduce allergies and the ones that can cause it is very important.

When you want to avoid taking prescriptions to relieve the symptoms of your allergy, which sometimes result in nausea or drowsiness, then a low histamine diet plan should be set up.

Foods that are high in histamines, such as kimchi, cheese, buttermilk, sauerkraut, kombucha, or any pickled or fermented vegetables should be avoided in order to prevent allergy.

Foods that can help with Allergies and Asthma

Foods to eat when you have skin allergy it other types of allergy are the ones that are rich in the following nutrients and examples are right below this.

Vitamin C

Vitamin C has been proven many times to help boost our immune system since they help in the production of blood cells and the immune cells, which means that, it’s essential in fighting pathogens in the body.

Vitamin C plays a vital role in the treatment of allergies because it’s a strong antioxidant and also anti-inflammatory.

It is also a natural antihistamine and of course, foods that are high in Vitamins generally would help to prevent allergies, especially Vitamin C.

Some of the vegetables and fruits that can help as natural antihistamine foods for hives, urticaria, and others are listed below in no order of priority.

Most of them are also rich in vitamins of different groups.

  • Bromelain
  • Butterbur
  • Winter squash
  • Strawberries
  • Cantaloupe melon
  • Citrus Fruits
  • Kiwi Fruit
  • Quercetin
  • Cauliflower
  • Broccoli
  • Stinging nettle
  • Bell Peppers
  • Bromelain
  • Ginger
  • Turmeric

Bromelain

Bromelain is commonly known as a remedy for swelling, especially for those persons who suffer from sinuses.

These enzymes can be found in the juices of pineapples and it is also a good supplement.

People do prefer bromelain to some other natural supplements because they are likely going to cause I’ll effects.

Examples are stomach upset, change in menstrual flow or heartbeat rate.

 

Butterbur

Butterbur can be found on the extract of a shrub plant; basically this is being used to relieve the pains of migraines, fever, and allergic rhinitis.

This has been recognized as an effective supplement to treat allergies.

Kindly note that there are possible side effects of using Butterbur in treating allergies, such as headache, drowsiness, fatigue, diarrhea, and even eye itching.

It may cause several unwarranted health issues in the long run.

 

Quercetin

Quercetin is rich with antioxidants that can be found from a variety food and plant.

In fact, it has been shown that by adding quercetin to your diet, it can help to relieve the symptoms of allergy.

Some of the foods and vegetables that are rich in quercetin are apples, Red onions, black tea, berries, Grapes Broccoli.

There are testimonials on the effectiveness of Quercetin in treating allergies better than many other natural supplements.