How to Fight Allergies With Foods

People with allergies go to great lengths to reduce allergy symptoms. They install pricey air filtration systems, remove carpets and buy expensive medicines. A cheaper way to reduce some of the suffering is to include certain foods in your diet. The right foods can influence your immune system and help relieve some allergy symptoms.

Instructions

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  Take omega-3 fatty acids, which are natural anti-inflammatories. Fish oil, flaxseed oil and walnut oil all contain omega-3. You can take some of these in capsule form and some added to food like cereal.

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  Drink juice to get a powerful boost of antioxidants. Purchase only 100 percent fruit juice rather than a cocktail that includes a lot of corn syrup.

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  Increase the amount of fiber in your diet to alleviate allergies related to the gastrointestinal tract. Fiber-infused foods include whole grains, nuts and seeds.

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  Restore the balance between good and bad bacteria in your body by eating yogurt. The active cultures in yogurt not only help with gastrointestinal issues, they also help fight skin allergies.

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  Eat an apple a day. Apples contain important nutrients, including antioxidants, that likely improve lung health.

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  Cook with canola oil, which also contains allergy-fighting omega-3 fatty acids. Olive oil is another great cooking ingredient.

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  Include zinc in your diet. Some studies show that people who have asthma are zinc-deficient. Foods containing zinc include plain yogurt, tofu, lean ground beef, lean ham, oysters, crab and the dark meat of turkey and chicken.