The Best Time For Treating Seasonal Allergies Is When You Don’t Have Symptoms

Do you suffer from allergies at certain times of the year? If so, you’re in the right place so please keep reading.

It may sound bizarre, but the best time for treating seasonal allergies, also known as hay fever or allergic rhinitis, is when you don’t have symptoms.

For hay fever sufferers, this means during the winter months. Taking monthly homeopathic remedies over the winter will prepare your body for the following year’s allergy season.

Your acute hay fever symptoms in spring/summer are the result of a chronic underlying condition. This is best treated “out of season” when your body isn’t constantly stressed and on hyper-alert to specific allergens. 

What improvement can I expect?

In the first year after a winter programme, you should notice your “acute” symptoms are less intense and/or frequent. If you continue with the winter programme over a few years, symptoms are likely to diminish significantly.

“Since doing the hay fever winter programme last year, my breathing has been good”

What is an allergy?

An allergy is your immune system’s reaction to something that is normally considered harmless. It’s an over-reactive response by your immune system.

The substance that triggers the reaction is called the allergen. For hay fever sufferers, the allergen is usually a pollen or grasses. This Pollen calendar may help you identify what your allergies are likely to be.

When a person with an allergy comes into contact with their allergen, for example, pollen, their body mistakenly believes the pollen is invading the body so respond to the attack by producing antibodies, in this case, Immunoglobulin E (IgE). 

The IgE antibody joins with other cells, called Mast cells, to produce chemicals, the main one being histamine. It is this over-production of histamine that results in your hay fever symptoms.

What is the homeopathy winter hay fever programme?

Rather than just treating your hay fever symptoms when they occur, using medications that suppress the symptoms, homeopathy looks to support your whole body to rebalance naturally.

The homeopathic remedies will –

1. Support your Immune System 
2. Support your body to de-sensitise from the allergens by using homeopathic remedies derived from those allergens, for example, pollen & grasses.
3. Support your body to naturally rebalance.

As with all initial homeopathic consultations, the focus is on you and your unique symptoms. Together we will look at how your seasonal allergies impact your life and look at each symptom in detail. We will also look at your overall health and lifestyle.

The programme involves taking one homeopathic remedy each month for 6 months over the winter period.

Once your next allergy season starts, another consultation is necessary to look at your specific symptoms again, which may be different from previous seasons. “Acute” remedies, individual to your specific symptoms are then prescribed.

What changes can I expect?

During your next allergy season, your symptoms are very likely to have changed. You may find your symptoms are less intense and/or less frequent. You will have your acute homeopathic remedies at hand to take as you need them.

Research conducted by the US National Library of Medicine shows that hay fever can be “significantly alleviated” with homeopathy (PubMed).

Homeopathy enables you to take control of your health and encourages your body to heal itself naturally. Homeopathic remedies are gentle and don’t have side effects common with mainstream medications. They are suitable for all ages including babies, and can be used alongside conventional medicine.

 Interested in finding out more?

If you are interested in finding out more about how homeopathy can support you and your seasonal allergies, please get in touch to arrange a free, no-obligation discovery telephone chat by clicking on the link below.

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