Healthy Spirit: Allergies

Allergies?
Here are a few kosher tips and tricks you may not have known.

• Green tea is such a powerful antihistamine that it can even interfere with allergy testing!
• Foods that are high in quercetin (apples, onions, parsley) are helpful in preventing allergies.
• Cayenne pepper and ginger are both known to clear the sinus passages.
• Foods rich in omega-3 fatty acids help prevent allergies.
• Licorice root loosens mucous and boosts your body’s natural steroid production.
• Stinging nettle (an herb) is a powerful natural antihistamine.
• Avoid melon, banana, cucumber, sunflower seeds and chamomile if you have allergies to ragweed and pollen.