- Decreased ability to concentrate and function
- Activity limitation
- Decreased decision-making capacity
- Impaired hand-eye coordination
- Problems remembering things
- Irritability
- Sleep disorders
- Fatigue
- Missed days at work or school
Repeated nights of disrupted sleep on account of allergies can slowly wear you down over time and dull your mental edge.
To add to the disorientation, the allergy medications that you buy to relieve your hay fever usually result in an even hazier condition than that brought on by the allergies alone.
What can be done?
Here are some natural remedies that can help
Quercetin
Quercetin is a bioflavonoid. bioflavonoids are substances that give fruits and vegetables their colors.
They work well with vitamin C, and so if you use the two together, you will benefit even more. The best bioflavonoid for hay fever is quercetin.
It helps stabilize the cell membranes of the cells that otherwise would discharge their histamine. It is a natural antihistamine and works to reduce any inflammation of the nasal passages, the bronchial airways and the throat.
Stinging Nettle
Stinging nettle has many different uses and is one of the most effective natural remedies for hay fever. It contains vitamins C and K, has immune-boosting proteins and an anti-inflammatory agent called scopoletin.
Stinging nettle has long been a traditional remedy for eliminating mucus, treating coughs, relieving chest congestion and causing an antihistamine effect.
Elderberry
Elderberry works as a simple cleanser and as an antioxidant. It is anti-inflammatory, anti-catarrhal, and acts as a mild laxative.
This gentle herb is used for bronchitis, catarrh, common cold symptoms including coughs and sore throats, fevers, influenza, neuralgia, rheumatism, sciatica, skin disorders, and hay fever.
Pine Bark or Pycnogenol
-- In Europe they have used pine bark or Pycnogenol against hay fever and allergies with great success since 1960. It is believed to have a powerful antioxidant effect that stops the production of histamine and so prevents symptoms from developing.
Kelp seaweed can be very effective against hay fever
Some other herbs are useful and effective in their role of supporting the immune system, these include herbs such as cayenne, chickweed and also lemon balm.