diet can greatly improve health and reduce allergy symptoms. This is best accomplished by the elimination and challenge diet.
Eating Habits
To reduce allergy symptoms, it’s recommended that you eat a moderately low-fat, high-complex-carbohydrate diet. Drink 1/2 of body weight in ounces of water daily (e.g., a 150 lb person would drink 75 oz of water). Include a lot of the following foods in the diet:
- Dark green, leafy vegetables
- Deep yellow and orange vegetables
- Nettles, bamboo shoots, cabbage, beet tops, beets, carrots, yams
- Onions, garlic, ginger, cayenne, horseradish
Eliminate The Following From The Diet:
- Alcohol, caffeine, and dairy products
- Bananas and citrus fruit
- Chocolate
- Food colorings (tartrazine)
- Peanuts
- Red meat
- Sugar
- Wheat
Supplements, Vitamins, and Minerals
Bioflavonoids (e.g., quercetin, catechin, and hesperidin) – Take 2-3 grams daily. When symptoms are