Can Local Honey Really Help With Allergies?

Spring is on the way, which means sunshine, green grass, and…a nose that literally won’t stop running. 

Yep, when the days get longer and the temps get warmer, those miserable symptoms of seasonal allergies also rear their ugly heads. And if you have them, you’ve probably tried all the remedies out there (shout out to Flonase, Zyrtec, and literally any other OTC allergy med). 

But what about something a little more…natural? Say, honey, for instance. Isn’t local honey supposed to help clear up allergies? Can’t being exposed to the local pollens (that you’re allergic to) a little bit at a time, actually make you immune to them? It would definitely be far more convenient than dishing out cash at the drug store…

Excerpted from Women’s Health

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