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Allergy season is upon us, once again – when enjoying a beautiful spring day can be thwarted by sneezing, sniffling, itchy eyes, and coughing, or worse, depending on just how badly one is affected by seasonal allergies. However, there is both anecdotal and scientific evidence that demonstrates the power of certain foods and supplements to lessen seasonal allergy symptoms.
Overview
- These Foods Could Help You Avoid Seasonal Allergies (Prevention – April 17, 2024)
- Top 8 natural antihistamines for allergies (MedicalNewsToday – February 27, 2024)
- Foods that may help calm seasonal allergies, according to health experts (Fox News – May 21, 2023)
- Myth or fact? Eating local honey can cure seasonal allergies: ‘It’s a complicated answer,’ doctor says (CNBC – April 14, 2023)
- 10 foods to support your seasonal allergies (BBC Good Food – April 11, 2023)
- 8 Foods That Help With Seasonal Allergies—and 4 That Make Them Worse (Taste of Home – January 5, 2022)
- The Worst Foods to Eat During Allergy Season (Livestrong – April 7, 2021)
- 14 Foods to Help Stop Seasonal Allergies (The Weather Channel – March 26, 2021)
- Do certain foods help ease hayfever? (Runner’s World – June 9, 2020)
- These 7 Foods Might Help Alleviate Seasonal Allergy Symptoms (Healthline – May 31, 2019)
- Eat to Ease Your Allergies (WebMD – April 11, 2019)
- 15 Foods To Eat If You Suffer From Seasonal Allergies (Delish – March 15, 2019)
- Foods That Fight Allergies (Everyday Health – June 5, 2017)
- The best (and worst) foods to help fight your allergies (USA Today – March 15, 2017)
- 7 Foods That Can Help Fight Seasonal Allergies (Prevention – January 4, 2017)
- Five diet changes to reduce seasonal allergies (Swedish Hospital – May 6, 2016)
- 6 Foods That May Help Curb Your Allergies (WebMD – July 7, 2015)
- Foods to Eat and Avoid with Seasonal Allergies (Flonase)
- What Foods Are Bad for Allergies? (MedicineNet)
Peer-Reviewed Articles
- The Role of Diet and Nutrition in Allergic Diseases (Nutrients – September 2023)
Curcumin (Turmeric)
- Therapeutic potency of curcumin for allergic diseases: A focus on immunomodulatory actions (Biomedicine and Pharmacotherapy – October 2022)
- Effect of curcumin on nasal symptoms and airflow in patients with perennial allergic rhinitis (Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology – December 2016)
- Antioxidant activities of curcumin in allergic rhinitis (European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology – May 4, 2016)
Dietary Fiber
- Dietary fibre in relation to asthma, allergic rhinitis and sensitization from childhood up to adulthood (Clinical and Translational Allergy – August 17, 2022)
- Relationship between Dietary Fiber and Allergy Prevalence in a College Population (Current Developments in Nutrition – June 2022)
- Dietary Fibers: Effects, Underlying Mechanisms and Possible Role in Allergic Asthma Management (Nutrients – November 19, 2021)
- Association of Allergic Diseases and Related Conditions with Dietary Fiber Intake in Korean Adults (International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health – March 12, 2021)
- High-Fat and Low-Carbohydrate Diets Are Associated with Allergic Rhinitis But Not Asthma or Atopic Dermatitis in Children (PLoS ONE – February 26, 2016)
Fruits and Vegetables
- Antiallergic activities of shallot (Allium ascalonicum L.) and its therapeutic effects in allergic rhinitis (Asian Pacific Journal of Allergy and Immunology – 2022)
- Vegetable dietary pattern may protect mild and persistent allergic rhinitis phenotype depending on genetic risk in school children (Pediatric Allergy and Immunology – June 10, 2020)
- Quercetin with the potential effect on allergic diseases (Allergy, Asthma, and Clinical Immunology – May 14, 2020)
- Effectiveness of quercetin in an experimental rat model of allergic rhinitis (European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology – May 10, 2017)
- Quercetin and Its Anti-Allergic Immune Response (Molecules – May 12, 2016)
- Protective effect of fruits, vegetables and the Mediterranean diet on asthma and allergies among children in Crete (Thorax – August 2007)
Honey
- The Potential use of Honey as a Remedy for Allergic Diseases: A Mini Review (Frontiers in Pharmacology – January 25, 2021)
- Honey as a Treatment in Otorhinolaryngology: A Review by Subspecialty (Annals of Otology, Rhinology, and Laryngology – December 2, 2018)
Probiotics
- Research Advances in the Treatment of Allergic Rhinitis by Probiotics (Journal of Asthma and Allergy – October 7, 2022)
- Effects of Probiotics on Allergic Rhinitis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Clinical Trials (American Journal of Rhinology and Allergy – January 31, 2022)
- Probiotics as a Possible Strategy for the Prevention and Treatment of Allergies. A Narrative Review (Foods – March 25, 2021)
- The immunomodulatory role of probiotics in allergy therapy (Journal of Cellular Physiology – September 7, 2018)
- Probiotics for people with seasonal allergies (Australian Journal of Herbal Medicine – June 2017)
- Probiotics (Lactobacillus gasseri KS-13, Bifidobacterium bifidum G9-1, and Bifidobacterium longum MM-2) improve rhinoconjunctivitis-specific quality of life in individuals with seasonal allergies: a double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomized trial1,2 (The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition – March 2017)
- A systematic review and meta-analysis of probiotics for the treatment of allergic rhinitis (International Forum of Allergy and Rhinology – April 20, 2015)
Vitamins
- Associations of dietary vitamin A and C intake with asthma, allergic rhinitis, and allergic respiratory diseases (Nutrition Research and Practice – October 2023)
- Effects of vitamin E and selenium on allergic rhinitis and asthma pathophysiology (Respiratory Physiology and Neurobiology – April 2021)
- Study of vitamin C therapy in allergic rhinitis (International Journal of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery – November 2020)
- Efficacy of Vitamin D Supplementation in Allergic Rhinitis (Indian Journal of Otolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery – June 24, 2020)
- Therapeutic effect of vitamin D supplementation on allergic rhinitis (European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology – July 22, 2019)
- Vitamin D: A Modulator of Allergic Rhinitis (Indian Journal of Otolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery – June 27, 2019)
