{"id":3234,"date":"2018-02-27T10:10:32","date_gmt":"2018-02-27T15:10:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.knowyouroots.com\/ijustgottashare\/?p=3234"},"modified":"2018-02-26T07:57:05","modified_gmt":"2018-02-26T12:57:05","slug":"preparing-for-allergy-season-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.knowyouroots.com\/ijustgottashare\/2018\/02\/27\/preparing-for-allergy-season-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Preparing for allergy season"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Stinging Nettle infusion and dried<\/p><\/div>\n

Wintertime is travel time for our family. By the end of February, after much travel, we start to get back into our normal routine. Part of our routine is drinking a quart of\u00a0Stinging\u00a0Nettles (Urtica dioica<\/i>)<\/a>\u00a0infusion<\/a>\u00a0daily to prepare our bodies for allergy season.Nettles<\/a>\u00a0nourishes your body all year long, but when taken daily for a couple of months before allergy season, it nourishes the body in a way that helps it deal when faced with allergens.\u00a0\u00a0Nettles<\/a>\u00a0are a natural source of quercetin, a plant-derived flavonoid that supports the body\u2019s response to allergens and inhibits histamine release (the substance produced in the body that causes sneezing, itching, and respiratory issues). An allergen is a substance such as pollen that may provoke an exaggerated immune response in individuals who are sensitive to it. Through this potential action, nettles help to reduce allergy symptoms. It also contains natural antihistamines that help to open nasal passages and ease allergy symptoms.<\/p>\n

During spring and throughout late summer, I pick fresh\u00a0Nettles<\/a>\u00a0for my\u00a0infusions<\/a>\u00a0and recipes. Fresh\u00a0Nettles<\/a>\u00a0can be used in any recipe that you would use spinach. Nevertheless, I also\u00a0dry<\/a>\u00a0them\u00a0during this time in preparation for allergy season. I have found it to be most effective when I drink a quart of\u00a0infusion\u00a0<\/a>daily for at least two months before the pollen flies. It strengthens and supports my body, so allergens don\u2019t hit me like a ton of lead. For any stray allergy symptom, there is always Goldenrod (Solidago<\/em>, spp.)<\/a> to the rescue.<\/p>\n

If you did not happen to dry any\u00a0Nettles<\/a>\u00a0last year, you can purchase them in the bulk section of a health food store or co-op. Don\u2019t waste your time on tea bags, as you need more\u00a0Nettles<\/a>\u00a0than that. Use about an ounce of dry herbs per quart jar, pour boiling water over it and let it steep at least four hours. I like to make it the night before and drink it throughout the following day. It will produce a beautiful rich deep green color, which will nourish and support the entire body, particularly the endocrine, immune, urinary, respiratory, and circulatory systems.<\/p>\n

Do your body a favor and start drinking\u00a0Nettle<\/a>\u00a0infusions every day.<\/p>\n

All information is shared for educational purposes only and has not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration.\u00a0 This information is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Wintertime is travel time for our family. By the end of February, after much travel, we start to get back into our normal routine. Part of our routine is drinking a quart of\u00a0Stinging\u00a0Nettles (Urtica dioica)\u00a0infusion\u00a0daily to prepare our bodies for … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[99],"tags":[7,16,17,181,150,627,44,719],"class_list":["post-3234","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-life","tag-allergy-relief","tag-goldenrod","tag-herbal-remedy","tag-infusions","tag-seasonal-allergies","tag-solidago-spp","tag-stinging-nettles","tag-urtica-dioica"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.knowyouroots.com\/ijustgottashare\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3234","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.knowyouroots.com\/ijustgottashare\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.knowyouroots.com\/ijustgottashare\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.knowyouroots.com\/ijustgottashare\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.knowyouroots.com\/ijustgottashare\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3234"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.knowyouroots.com\/ijustgottashare\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3234\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3768,"href":"https:\/\/www.knowyouroots.com\/ijustgottashare\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3234\/revisions\/3768"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.knowyouroots.com\/ijustgottashare\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3234"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.knowyouroots.com\/ijustgottashare\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3234"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.knowyouroots.com\/ijustgottashare\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3234"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}