The bane of my life – allergies – terrible for focus (blocked sinuses) and for recovery from training sessions due to the amount of inflammation and general soreness they can cause.
Symptoms of allergies include:
- Inflammation
- Joint Pain
- Muscle Pain
- Blocked sinuses
- Dizziness
- A general shite feeling
- Feeling spaced out
- Not wanting to train or get hit in the head
- Depression
Rosemary for Allergies
High in Rosmarinic Acid, rosemary is backed by studies suggesting that it can treat both allergies and nasal congestion.
Nettle for Allergies
Studies suggest that nettle can decrease the symptoms of allergies, as well as inflammation.
Nettle & Inflammation study here.
Spirulina for Allergies
A blue-green algae, spiriluna is the food of choice for NASA astronauts amongst others. It’s one of the very few, true superfoods that can actually detox your body thanks to the C-Phycocyanin content.
The superfood-algae has also been shown to reduce allergic rhinitus symptoms. Study here.
Tinospora cordifolia for Allergies
Recommended by many a Tibetan monk, this stuff has a range of benefits and holds promise as an anti-cancer drug. It’s also ace for allergies and a potent anti-inflammatory.
Efficacy of Tinospora cordifolia in allergic rhinitis TC significantly decreased all symptoms of allergic rhinitis. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15619563Not tried this stuff yet…just ordered from Amazon.
Quercitin for Allergies
Quercitin is found in foods such as onions as is a natural anti inflammatory and anti-histamine. I buy the powder and chuck some in my smoothies.
Quercitin on amazon here
Gut Health & Allergies
One thing to point out here, is that a lot of these supplements are treating the symptoms rather than the cause of the allergies. Allergies are often caused by an over-active immune system, which in turn is the result of gut-inflammation or increased gut permeability. For more information on gut health click this link or see the video below:
