Honey & Hayfever

[GeorginaA]

My hayfever has been terrible this year so managed to track down some local honey (going on the idea that a spoonful a day helps "immunise" against the local pollen to a certain extent).

Does anyone know if it's still as effective if the honey is taken mixed in with a hot drink? Or does the heat change its properties?

I'm not really sure how it works - is it because it is produced using local pollens? Allergic responses are triggered by protiens (as I'm sure you already know) so I would assume that honey works in the same way as immunisation - by exposing you to low levels of the protien or inactivated versions, which will boost your immunity by activating your immune system. If this is the case then I wouldn't put it into hot water as this would denature the protien to the point where the molecular shape isn't recognisable by your immune system.

Waffle waffle, unhelpful ramble, sorry

Someone who actually knows something may well come along soon (if they haven't already in the time it's taken me to type this!)

Have a honey sandwich instead

And if you find honey on its own too sweet, try a sandwich with honey, cheese and tahini

I'm more than happy eating a spoonful of honey, it's just that I'm drinking 3-4 cups of fruit tea at the moment (in an attempt to reduce my caffeine intake) each with a spoonful stirred in - was hoping it would save me the effort

lol

dribble it on yer cornflakes then you lazy moo

Seriously though I think your homeopathic approach to getting yourself back on your feet is fantastic - I really hope it works. I have too many pills and potions to number atm. I'd love to get rid of some of them.

I hope it works too!! Started to feel a bit better today, sneezing fits becoming less frequent. Skin, throat & eyes still very itchy. Had a massive headache today (but I think that's more down to cutting back on the caffeine than anything else).

Hard to tell though how much is season coming to a natural end or whether the homoeopathy is kicking in. Guess I won't really know until next season.

(shhh, don't tell me that, I'm looking forward to the excuse of eating lots of honey... I think I was a bear in a previous life...)

Ds had local honey with the cappings which was supposed to 'cure' hayfever. It didn't do much for him, though I don't know if his hayfever would have been worse without it.

I have suffered with horrendous hayfever all my life. I finally found a real cure 4/5 summers ago and have stopped having to take anti-histamines completely.

I took up running.. hard running. The kind where you get a stitch, your heart pounds and you run out of breath. I trained with someone who was better than me, who made me run faster than was comfortable. Then I entered races... scary.

Then I noticed I didn't get hayfever anymore. My GP friend said it was probably the result of my body producing adrenaline on a regular basis. This makes sense as adrenaline is used as an antedote to severe allergic reactions... like peanuts etc.

Anyway, hope that helps. Produce some adrenaline. Perhaps watching scary movies may have the same effect LOL.

I think I'd rather do the running