Allergies Again

Oh wonderful flowers blooming and filling my nose with congestion.

I've found better ways to deal with allergies than the tea and honey I used to drink.

My new favorite friend: Immune-Tea by Birthsong Botanicals. I love the taste of this tea! And the smell cannot be beat... Cookies. I can't tell you why but it smells like cookies. You can find it here at their etsy shop http://www.etsy.com/shop/BirthSongBotanicals

To add a boost of vitamin C I've been putting elderberry extract to the tea. It adds a nice fruity flavor and accents the rest of the tea.

To top it off I've been putting a few dried mint leaves and local honey in the tea. Not only do they help soothe sore throats they do wonders for the immune system when fighting off that nasty pollen.

What's your favorite way to fight allergies?

Stay green,
Yasha

Allergies have gotten the best of me.

I, like many others worldwide, have allergies. Hay fever or seasonal horrendous horrible nasty allergies that knock me out for a few weeks of the year. How do I deal with this yucky snotty time each year?

Bee pollen and Carmex.

No joke. I go through a jar of unfiltered local honey each spring and fall. I don't mind the massive amount of honey. I actually love the taste. During this time I put the honey in tea, on croissants, biscuits, or toast. So tasty; it makes allergies tolerable.

The Carmex you ask? I use that on my poor chapped red raw nose. Before bed I just apply a little to my schnoz and no more redness! I wake up with a plain ol' nose. No redness. Granted my skin tends to peel but that what loofahs are for. The plus side to Carmex? the menthol in the lip balm acts like Vicks and opens your sinuses while you sleep.

I guess I'm just too cheap to go buy antihistamines.

Stay green,
Yasha

PS No I'm not too cheap to go buy them. I just prefer this method after spending years on prescription meds. My symptoms seem less intense this way too. Hope this works for others!