Spring allergy season may seem like a distant glimmer on the horizon, especially if there’s still snow outside your window.
But, if you suffer from seasonal sniffles, you can actually start preparing now for a more peaceful encounter with pollen.
How?
Before the world bursts into bloom and sends you sniffling your way to the tissue box, be sweet to yourself and start indulging in a daily dose of honey.
Pesky (and sometimes paralyzing) pollen allergies arise because of continuous over-exposure to the same plants. When honey bees collect pollen from the flowers of these plants, trace amounts of the pollen ends up in the honey that the bees create.
So, when you eat honey that is produced in your local area, you consume tiny bits of the very pollen that causes problems. In this way, your body becomes accustomed to dealing with it gradually, which boosts immunity.
