Allergy season is just around the corner, but it doesn’t have to be a major disturbance to your everyday.

Over 15% of the Australian population suffers from hay fever or allergic rhinitis – that’s more than 3.1 million people who are affected by this chronic respiratory condition! Every year when the pollen and dust picks up with the wind and as the weather warms up going into spring, those affected begin to have symptoms such as itchy watery eyes, sniffling, runny nose, sneezing, blocked sinuses, headaches, itchy throats, itchy skin and excess mucous production (which the body builds up to try and protect the body against these irritants).

As the weather starts to warm up, we notice that the trees and plants are starting to wake up and produce their beautiful blooms, which we all enjoy seeing, as this is a sign that summer is on its way and the cold weather is behind us, until next year! But with these blooms we also have the fear of breathing in evil pollen and dust spores which cause our systems to go haywire and freak out – this is when hay fever comes into play and our immune system reacts to try and prevent the body from attack.

Rather than reaching for the anti-histamines, which just clear up the symptoms and wreck havoc on our digestive system (and immune health!), here are a few tips on how to build up the body so that we can prevent it from being an issue in the first place!