Boosting Your Immune System

Most people with allergies have undergone several kinds of treatment from over the counter medicine to weekly shots. There are pills, drops, inhalers, and so many appointments that it can be dizzying.

The discouraging thing is that many of these treatments, while they provide some small relief, rarely do they actually enable you to feel and act normally. They may stop the sneezing, for example, but will often not stop the red nose and itchy eyes. A lot of allergy medications that are not emergency medications have this half-fix available.

But what if all you had to do to begin to enable your body to fight allergens was to start a vitamin regimen? Vitamins are excellent supplements to our daily lives. Most people do not get all the nutrients they need to maintain an ideal strength. The idea behind vitamins helping with allergy symptoms is that vitamins can help build your immune system and your natural defenses.

There are several immune system boosters available, including vitamin A (which is also an anti-inflammatory), Vitamin E, grape seed extract and others. All of these have dosage information on them and there are several resources available to help you gauge how much you should take for how severe your allergies are.

Vitamin C is a natural antihistamine, and when taken in combination with histamine blockers like Quercitin or CoQ10, can help your body resist and react better to the typical triggers in the air. A diet high in Omega-3 fatty acids can help reduce allergic reactions. These fatty acids can be found in many foods (avocado, salmon, some nuts, etc) and you can take a B5 and a digestive enzyme to help your body absorb these nutrients.

This is only a short list of the vitamins available to help with allergic reactions. The resources are endless. If you’re tired of the constant medication that, more often than not, doesn’t do that great of a job, it would be a great benefit to consider vitamin supplements.