Eating Local Honey to Help Fight Allergies

There are various ways to help alleviate the symptoms of seasonal allergies. One could get an allergy shot from their doctor, or take antihistamines. There is also the method of moving to another area where there are not allergens that bother you. But that is really not practical.

Allergy shots and antihistamines can be very effective for some people, but there are always the concerns of taking too many unnatural chemicals and what those may be doing to your body. Wouldn't you like a more natural way of controlling your allergies? Allergy shots help through a process called immunotherapy. You become desensitized to the allergen by helping your body build up an immunity to the allergen. This same process can be done in a natural, healthy way by eating local honey.

Local honey is defined as honey that is made by bees processing the pollen from your local area. This could be a matter of a few miles from your home to as far away as a couple hundred miles. It depends on where the allergen grows in relation to where you live. Therefore finding a beekeeper in an area that contains the same pollen sources as your allergy is what will mean "local" for you.

You also want to find "raw" honey. This simply means that it has not been pasteurized, or heated to more than 120 degrees. While pasteurization can help keep the honey from fermenting, it kills the active pollen spores that your body needs to help build up its immunity.

To get the honey you need find a local beekeeper you can buy from. You can do this by asking your friends in any kind of social group if they know a beekeeper who can be a source for local honey. Your social group could be co-workers or friends at church. Another way to find a local honey is in a health food store. They will often stock raw honey that is from the area. They, and their customers, know of the wonderful benefits to local, raw honey.

Enjoy some new freedom in being able to breath while also enjoying some sweet goodness provided by the bees from your area.

Beyond finding a beekeeper to help you get local honey, you will make a new friend in case there is ever a need to remove a swarm from your property.