My allergies were getting out of control, so I'm at it again. Until pollen levels go down, there will be minuscule amounts of sugar in my diet. I've been doing MUCH more research on this because some people think I'm crazy and that sugar has NOTHING to do with allergies. Here are some facts.
1. Hay Fever is a malfunction of the immune system. Your body sees a completely normal substance (pollen) as an enemy. Pollen has been around for millions of years. As mankind gets farther and farther away from our farming/outdoorsy roots, and spend more time INSIDE, more and more people will develop allergies.
2. Sugar causes insulin levels in your body to rise in order to process the sugar. Higher insulin levels block certain hormones from being used by cells in your body. Those hormones are required by your immune system in order to fight off infection and other anti-bodies. SO...high levels of sugar can reduce immune system effectiveness by up to 40%. Anyone who already has a malfunctioning immune system (hay fever) is FURTHER reducing the effectiveness of their immune system by consuming large amounts of sugar.
For me, a good measure is to NOT consume and more than 10 grams of sugar (honey, fructose, sucrose, corn syrup, etc.) in any given day. Less if I can bear it.
And my symptoms? Dissipated after 48 hours and disappeared after 72 hours. Been 11 days and loving life.
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Wow, this is so fascinating! How did you figure it all out? You're the only person I've ever heard of doing this.
I really need to try this, it would be really hard for me, seeing how I love sugar! But this year has been really bad, even on perscription meds~!
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