DIY Allergy Remedies?

[rooneyburger]

I have mild allergies to stuff like pollen and horse hair (environmental stuff, no food allergies)...I was prescribed Zyrtec and Singulair, but I hate putting synthesized shit into my body, so I'm currently looking for some DIY allergy remedies. Any ideas?


Cheers

[Sentinel owl]

Some people claim that honey (especially local honey) can accustom your body to local allergens, but this applies mostly to pollens. As for horse hair...stay away from stables and don't play the violin?

[ytter_man]

Honestly there's not much DIY for all that, unless you want to make air filters or something.

Diphenhydramine has always served me well for allergies.

[Virus]

Moving to Carved Outta Wood

[postdiluvium]

Originally Posted by Sentinel owl

Some people claim that honey (especially local honey) can accustom your body to local allergens, but this applies mostly to pollens. As for horse hair...stay away from stables and don't play the violin?

I think that claim may be correct.

"Oral desensitization in children"
Allerg Asthma (Leipz). 1965;11(3):118-23. German. No abstract available.

"Hay fever and transitory hypertonia following honey injections."
Dtsch Gesundheitsw. 1953 Feb 5;8(6):166. Undetermined Language. No abstract available.

"Resultant therapeutic method variations in pollen allergy with special consideration of oral desensitizing of pollen allergic children with honey."
Praxis. 1957 Aug 15;46(33):717-21. German. No abstract available.

Old German articles from the 60s.

[Osirius]

I can vouch for the honey thing. I have a little bit every day, especially with summer fast approaching.