What foods can fight allergies

First of all, it must be clear that there is no special food that can directly "treat allergies". If you are in the acute attack of allergy, you should be hesitant to take antihistamines or seek medical diagnosis. However, many foods with high nutritional density and containing specific anti-inflammatory regulatory ingredients can indeed help people with allergies reduce their symptoms in daily conditioning. It can reduce the frequency of attacks and reduce symptoms during attacks. Of course, this effect is also very individualized. The effects vary greatly among different people. There has always been a view in the industry that "the anti-allergic effect of food is overestimated". It is believed that the dose of active ingredients that can be consumed in daily diet is very low, making it difficult to have a clear intervention effect.

I previously met a programmer who had a history of dust mite allergic rhinitis for more than 3 years. He basically couldn't do without nasal sprays in spring and autumn, and he carried loratadine in his bag all year round. Last year, he started following the advice of a nutritionist and made sure to eat about 200g of dark colored vegetables every day, alternating between purple cabbage, bell peppers and spinach, plus a small handful of original almonds, twice a week. Salmon or saury, I persisted for almost 8 months. This fall when I was riding a shared bicycle after get off work, I passed through a section full of French wolfberry catkins. I only sneezed twice and passed away. My nose was not blocked like in previous years and I couldn’t breathe. Later, I went for an allergen-related blood test and found that the inflammatory indicators were much lower than before. He himself said that he felt that his body was indeed more tolerant than before.

However, this positive effect cannot be replicated by everyone. I have also encountered a completely opposite case. A girl heard that drinking local unprocessed honey can prevent pollen allergies. She went to a farmer to buy honey that was said to be "containing local pollen impurities" and brewed a cup of it every day. As a result, within two weeks, hives broke out all over her body. After going to the hospital for a checkup, she found out that she was mildly allergic to bee products, which directly triggered an immune response.

In fact, there is no need to specifically search for unpopular "anti-allergy foods". The commonly eaten fresh dates and kiwi fruits that are rich in vitamin C, blueberries and cherries that are rich in flavonoids, deep-sea fish and flax seeds containing Omega-3, and sugar-free fermented yogurt containing active probiotics. As long as you are not allergic to these foods, consciously arranging more of them in your daily life is equivalent to "calibrating" the immune system, so that it will not directly overreact to the slightest external stimulus. If you have severe allergies, it is best to check the corresponding allergens before adding new foods, so as not to step into a trap instead of trying to adjust.