Hayfever
Keep healthy, even when the pollen count is high! Nip hayfever in the bud
YOU MAY GENERALLY ASSOCIATE HAYFEVER WITH THE SPRING, but in fact it can occur during Spring, Summer and Autumn, depending on exactly the source of your allergy. From March to May, pollens from trees are the most common cause of hay fever.
From May to July grass and flowers are in pollen, making these the most common cause of hay fever. Some people do get hay fever into the autumn months. However this is rare and is usually caused by weeds such as nettles and docks, late flowering plants, and mould spores.
The symptoms are the same no matter when you experience them and include a runny nose, itchy, watery, bloodshot eyes and repeated sneezing attacks. As with all allergies, the symptoms happen as a result of your immune system overreacting to a normally harmless substance in this case, pollen. When the body comes into contact with pollen, cells in the lining of your nose, mouth and eyes release a chemical called histamine that triggers the symptoms of an allergic reaction.
Starting on an anti-hayfever programme ahead of when the pollen is in the air, makes a lot of sense. Fortunately, nature has provided some of its own remedies…
