3 NATURAL ALLERGIES REMEDIES
1. Limit your time outdoors. Each spring, trees release billions of tiny pollen grains into the air. When you breathe them into your nose and lungs, they can trigger an allergic reaction. Staying inside can help, especially on windy days and during the early morning hours, when pollen counts are highest. 2. Get natural relief. Some herbal remedies may help stave off allergy symptoms. More research is needed, but an extract from a shrub called butterbur shows promise. Biminne, a Chinese herbal formula with ingredients like ginkgo biloba and Chinese skullcap, may also help. One study found that people who took biminne five times a day for 12 weeks still felt the benefits a year later. 3. Tweak your home. Simple changes make a difference. Shut all windows to keep out pollen. Use an air conditioner to cool your home instead of a fan, which draws in air from outside. Take off your shoes at the door and ask guests to do the same. That keeps allergens outside. Finally, don’t allow guests, or yourself, to smoke inside the home. It can make allergy symptoms worse. If you or someone you live with smokes, now is a good time to quit.
HEALTHY RECIPE
Healthier Deviled Eggs
• 1/4 tsp ground turmeric • 1 pinch cayenne pepper • 1 pinch smoked paprika, plus more for topping • 1/4 tsp sea salt, plus more to taste • 1-3 Tbsp water
• 6 large eggs • 1 Tbsp plain or garlic hummus • 1 tsp dijon or spicy mustard • 1 tsp apple cider vinegar • 1 tsp olive oil or avocado oil • 1 ½ tsp raw honey (or sub maple syrup)
Hard-boil the eggs by method of your choice. Once the eggs have been boiled, cooled, and peeled under cool running water, pat dry and halve with a sharp knife. One at a time, tip the eggs over (cut-side down) and transfer the yolks into a small mixing bowl (use a spoon to gently scrape out any remaining yolk if needed). To the yolks, add hummus, mustard, apple cider vinegar, oil, honey, turmeric, cayenne, smoked paprika, and salt. Mash to combine. Add water a little at a time until a smooth paste is formed. Then taste and adjust flavor as needed, adding more salt to taste, vinegar for acidity, honey for sweetness, cayenne for heat, paprika for smokiness, or hummus for fluffy texture / garlic flavor. Transfer filling to a small piping bag or plastic bag with the corner clipped to pipe the yolk filling into the cooked egg whites (or simply use a spoon to fill the eggs).
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