Dilworth Fall Allergy Podcast
Josh Rimany - Your Functional Pharmacist
It’s September here in Charlotte, NC, and we rank top ten in the nation for allergies. Something every city wants to rank for, right? With lots of pollen now in the air, allergies are starting to spike, & more people are coming in to Dilworth Drug & Wellness Center for antihistamines all the time. Let’s talk about the why behind the allergies, how to get in front of it, our DD&WC favorite natural products to help prevent the symptoms of allergies, and how you can get back to living your most vibrant life.
THE WHY BEHIND THE ALLERGIES
the WHY needs attention before allergy season hits. if you can get the body good signals before the allergens come, then that’s the best way to do it.
WHY do we have allergies?
Why is fall allergy season? Most people get their allergies cyclically - in the fall and in the spring. Spring for obvious reasons, everything is blooming. But, why the fall, too? Think about it - in the fall, it’s time to reseed, aerate, and do all that stuff to your yards. Pollen.com is a great useful resource to check on severity levels when you know your specific allergies.
Commonly, people don’t understand that our immune systems are not supposed to be so hyperactive. A lot of the time it’s because there’s some sort of balance issue with the gut or other things going on in the body triggering a histamine released in the body causing the symptoms you have - inflammation, runny nose, itchy eyes, sneezing,
Hand in hand with talk of allergies and their symptoms, we talk about food allergies, too. Leaky guts are sometimes the underlying culprit mimicking seasonal allergy responses. (Read more on that here: https://www.dilworthfunctionalwellness.com/post/is-the-healthy-food-you-eat-actually-making-you-sick) Not only can it mimic seasonal allergy reactions, but the gut is our first line of defense, so if it’s out of whack, allergens can more readily affect our systems.
So this is your reminder: start early, take advantage of some products that will help you get out in front of the allergies and you’ll be happier this allergy season!
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