Bee Pollen for Allergies

Are you thinking of using bee pollen for allergies?

Laura W. recently sent me this...

"P.S. I love the Bee Pollen (2 tbsp/day), and it definitely made a difference in hayfever/pollen problem."

One of the reason's why bee pollen is such a major part of my life and more specifically, my husband's life, is because of allergies.

He has suffered from them his whole life. Come June each year, life has been 'difficult' to say the least.

Since we got married, I've had him taking bee pollen daily as a remedy to try and rid himself of the burden of hay fever.

Taking bee pollen for allergies combined with some nutritional modifications allowed him to see dramatic results in just 3 months.

Luckily, he was open to taking natural therapies. He has tried many, many different therapies and herbs – with limited results. I have seen dramatic results first hand with him as well as with my sister and mother’s allergies, not to mention the countless customers over the years in our honey shop.

If you suffer from any type of seasonal allergy, you should really consider using bee pollen to help you immune system rid itself of the symptoms on its own. You just may be able to handle seasonal allergies with regular use of bee pollen.

Click here to read real world details of using bee pollen for allergies

Bee Pollen and Allergies: A Testimonial

"My husband (33, active, healthy) has terrible allergies! When I met him he was allergic to my dog and that was a very big problem for us. There was NO WAY I was going to part with my 4-legged companion but I really wanted him around as well so I started looking into natural antihistamine blockers.

I started reading up on bee pollen and was astounded by the testimonials. However, testimonials can come from just about anywhere so I bought a small container of bee pollen granules and we gave it a try. My husband (boyfriend at the time) didn't feel the effects right away but over time and without our really noticing, his eyes stopped itching and watering after he mowed the lawn, he didn't seem to have such a negative reaction to my dog's fur and even his mother's cat was tolerable!

My husband's daughter is 6 and also has allergies to pollen, dander, dust and things of that nature so we started giving her a small amount of bee pollen with her breakfast and dinner and sure enough, she has suffered far less from her allergy symptoms. Even after they stopped taking it for a while their symptoms were less severe. However, we ran out, spring is here and so are their allergies! While bee pollen does not cure seasonal allergies or even relieve the symptoms immediately, it certainly helps to make them manageable once you have started to make it a regular part of your diet."

Bee Pollen and Allergies: A Study

Scientists at the Juntendo University School of Medicine in Japan fed mice bee pollen on a daily basis.

What they found was that by doing this, the number of mast cells activated was reduced in a dose dependent manner (the more bee pollen they gave the mice, the better the result). Mast cells are responsible for the production and release of histamine when you come into contact with an allergen. Histamine triggers the inflammatory response you know as sneezing, itching, a runny nose and coughing. Hence the term anti-histamine when it comes to allergy drugs.

So to reduce the amount of histamine being produced is VERY good for allergy sufferers. And this study confirms bee pollen's ability to do this!

Bee Pollen for Allergies: Another Study

• 73 % of patients with hay fever averaged a 75% improvement in their symptoms when given Bee Pollen orally

• 78% of asthma patients averaged a 75% improvement after taking Bee Pollen

• 17.8% of hay fever sufferers and 33.3% of asthmatics experienced a complete improvement on oral Bee Pollen supplements

• the earlier Bee Pollen supplementation was begun prior to allergy season, the greater the rate of its success

Hayfever Symptoms

Things That Burden the Immune System

• Sugar (watch your labels as its in everything these days)

• Stress

• Being constipated or having less than one bowel movement per day

• Dehydration (consuming less than 8 cups of water per day)

• Dairy

• Gluten (found in wheat, oats, spelt and many grains)

• Alcohol

• Chemicals (cleaning products and personal care products are the worst culprits)

• Pollution

• Cigarette Smoke

Foods Commonly Linked with Allergy Symptoms

• Wheat

• Nuts

• Chocolate

• Colas

• Sulfites

Using Bee Pollen for Allergies: My Recommendations

If you find you are sensitive to bee pollen, read my article on how to properly desensitize yourself. Remember to start slow. And be aware that symptoms could worsen temporarily.

• Try removing wheat and gluten from your diet for 4 weeks and then introduce it one time a week after thereafter.

• Remove any dairy products from your diet for 4 weeks and then introduce back into the diet one time a week thereafter

• Take more Vitamin C and Quercetin (Mark takes 3000 mg per day during allergy season)

• Take 1 – 2 tablespoons of raw, local honey each day. Click here to read a great article on using local honey for allergies.

• Control your stress levels (exercise, sleep, mediation, yoga, breathing, say NO) There is a great product out there called Anti Stress that Mark uses)

• Change your fabric softener, laundry detergent, household cleaners, cosmetics to natural, green non-allergenic brands. Chemical overload stresses the liver and weakens the immune system.

• Remember to change your furnace filter every 3 months

• Avoid sugar and food with added sugar (Use Raw Honey instead)

• Avoid sulfites and sulfates

• Rotate foods and diversify the diet

• Try converting to organic foods

• Increase fiber intake to 20g per day minimum

• Drink more filtered water

• Get an allergy test from a Naturopathic Doctor to see what foods upset your immune system. (the items on the list may surprise you!) We had this done for Mark - the results were unbelievable.

Using Bee Pollen for Allergies: How it Works

For example, why would I eat bee pollen if I'm allergic to pollens?

The concept is this:

When you put a small amount of the seemingly harmful irritant (bee pollen from local flower pollens) into your body, your immune system builds defenses or immunities against the foreign substance.

This will make the immune system “ready” to handle any of that substance in larger quantities the next time it is in contact with it. So there is no “hyper-reaction.”

It is a similar concept to using a vaccine.

Bee pollen goes quickly into the blood stream in small doses, just enough to kick your immune system into gear.

The outcome?

Using bee pollen for allergy relief has been life changing for my husband. He can now enjoy the outdoors in June and he feels empowered knowing that he conquered his allergies!

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