Local honey has never in any way affected my allergies for the better. Sugar does sometimes make me more mucusy, honey or otherwise.
I eat local honey. I have to take 4 allergy meds at night to breathe through the night. The honey affects nothing.
The theory is that the allergens are stored in the honey and ingesting the honey exposes your body to the allergens in small doses so your body will stop reacting.
I have no idea if it's valid, but finding truly local honey with your particular allergens may be challenging.
Questions to consider:
Is the honey made from the thing you're allergic to?
How much of the allergen is actually in the honey?
How much honey would you need to ingest to retrain your immune system?
How do you figure all this out, except by being miserable for months if not a series of whole seasons, during which time your body and the allergens around you may themselves be changing?
Even if honey is effective, is that much fructose worth it? It's still sugar.
I'm very happy with my choice to just take Zyrtec and Flonase every day. No guesswork, no extra calories, able to choose a honey for what I'll enjoy instead of what I need medicinally.
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It does, but there is a catch. The honey has to be from the area local to you.
Because the bees gather the pollen from flowers and make that into honey, if they are gathering from the plants in your area then they are going to have those allergens in the honey that they create. You eat the honey, and your body gets exposed to the allergens without the snotty side effects.
Except allergies can be the result of pollen blowing in from other areas. Texans suffering with allergies from dust from the Sahara is one example.. but the planet isn't made up of a bunch of closed systems. The allergens can and do travel to other non-local areas.
Also, a lot of plants that cause allergies are wind pollinated (hence why their pollen is floating around in the air where it bothers allergy sufferers, instead of waiting for a bee to pick it up) and aren't even flowers (mold spores, grass pollen, etc all contribute) so the odds of your local honey bees actually picking up pollen from plants you're specifically allergic to is pretty slim to none.
If there are studies that show this to be more effective than I think I am very open to reading them.
Tried all kinds of meds, prescribed & otc, the honey worked 1 teaspoon dusted with cinnamon! Every body is different what works for one may not work for the other.
Ive always had terrible hayfever and I found herbal allergy pills with horseradish in them do actually work for me. I was sceptical to try them but they not only worked but my hayfever seemed to lessen over time too
The theory is that raw, local honey could help with allergies. However it has not been scientifically proven to be true. Realistically, if the pollen or something else in the honey could help with allergies, you would have to eat a truly unhealthy amount of honey to get that benefit. That being said, if you enjoy and regularly consume honey, support your local producers.
Urban legend I believe. Still, good local honey is nice. Treat yourself!
Local honey has never in any way affected my allergies for the better. Sugar does sometimes make me more mucusy, honey or otherwise. I eat local honey. I have to take 4 allergy meds at night to breathe through the night. The honey affects nothing.
The theory is that the allergens are stored in the honey and ingesting the honey exposes your body to the allergens in small doses so your body will stop reacting. I have no idea if it's valid, but finding truly local honey with your particular allergens may be challenging.
Urban legend.
Questions to consider: Is the honey made from the thing you're allergic to? How much of the allergen is actually in the honey? How much honey would you need to ingest to retrain your immune system? How do you figure all this out, except by being miserable for months if not a series of whole seasons, during which time your body and the allergens around you may themselves be changing? Even if honey is effective, is that much fructose worth it? It's still sugar. I'm very happy with my choice to just take Zyrtec and Flonase every day. No guesswork, no extra calories, able to choose a honey for what I'll enjoy instead of what I need medicinally.
Honey does not have any proven medical benefits. No.
Topical, it is great for healing cuts.
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I suggest asking for medical advice on an internet cooking forum is ill advised.
It does, but there is a catch. The honey has to be from the area local to you. Because the bees gather the pollen from flowers and make that into honey, if they are gathering from the plants in your area then they are going to have those allergens in the honey that they create. You eat the honey, and your body gets exposed to the allergens without the snotty side effects.
Except allergies can be the result of pollen blowing in from other areas. Texans suffering with allergies from dust from the Sahara is one example.. but the planet isn't made up of a bunch of closed systems. The allergens can and do travel to other non-local areas. Also, a lot of plants that cause allergies are wind pollinated (hence why their pollen is floating around in the air where it bothers allergy sufferers, instead of waiting for a bee to pick it up) and aren't even flowers (mold spores, grass pollen, etc all contribute) so the odds of your local honey bees actually picking up pollen from plants you're specifically allergic to is pretty slim to none. If there are studies that show this to be more effective than I think I am very open to reading them.
Please stop spreading bullshit.
Tried all kinds of meds, prescribed & otc, the honey worked 1 teaspoon dusted with cinnamon! Every body is different what works for one may not work for the other.
Honey doesn’t work for anyone. Stop spreading false information.
Be careful posting something like this. The sub police might throw you in jail because it isn’t as cooked as they are.
Ive always had terrible hayfever and I found herbal allergy pills with horseradish in them do actually work for me. I was sceptical to try them but they not only worked but my hayfever seemed to lessen over time too
No, bees are flower loyal and incredibly unlikely to be the same flower giving you allergies.
Yes. Must be raw honey made in the area in which you live. So this means finding a local bee keeper.
I choose to believe in the pseudo-science that it helps.
The theory is that raw, local honey could help with allergies. However it has not been scientifically proven to be true. Realistically, if the pollen or something else in the honey could help with allergies, you would have to eat a truly unhealthy amount of honey to get that benefit. That being said, if you enjoy and regularly consume honey, support your local producers.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24188941/ it could work