Hay Fever Relief Package

What is hay fever?

Hay fever is a type of allergic rhinitis that occurs at certain times of the year in response to pollens (from trees and plants) or spores (from moulds and fungi) in the air. When people who are sensitive to the pollens or spores come into contact with them the immune system reacts to produce histamine which can cause a wide range of symptoms including:

• Cough

• Runny or blocked up nose

• Red or bloodshot eyes

• Fatigue

• Sneezing

• Headaches

• Poor sleep

• Itching of the eyes, nose, mouth, throat or skin

• Blocked sinuses which may lead to facial pain

• Watery or streaming eye

• Breathing difficulties including worsening of asthma symptom

• Sensation of burning in the nose, throat or eyes

• Blocked sensation in the ears

• Impaired sense of smell or taste

Hay fever is extremely common condition affecting an estimated 20% of the UK population and costing UK businesses around £7.1 billion every year but it’s not only adults that are suffering, children and students are affected too making the summer exam time even more stressful.

Some hay fevers, particularly those attributable to tree, grass and weed pollens may be affected by foods common in our everyday diet such as fruit and vegetables, legumes, wheat, and many more. This is because both the foods and the pollens have a similar epitope – the part of the molecule that reacts with the body’s immune system – and so cross-reactions can occur.

In individuals sensitive to a particular epitope the immune system becomes stimulated by the epitopes both in pollen in the air and in the corresponding foods in the diet, so the more you eat the problem foods, the more your immune system reacts and the worse your hay fever becomes.

Knowing which foods might be affecting your hay fever could be invaluable as avoiding them during the hay fever season can help to decrease your symptoms.

Hay Fever Relief Package

Christine’s Hay Fever Relief Package includes:

• A two hour consultation, noting all details of how hay fever affects you

• Allergy/Sensitivity testing for up to 245 foods and 40 environmental substances

• Lifestyle advice to help minimise exposure to pollens

• Homeopathic remedies aimed at relieving hay fever symptoms

The Hay Fever Relief Package costs £85 and is available at clinics in Maidenhead, Sunninghill and High Wycombe.

To book an appointment or for a no-obligation chat about whether the Hay Fever Relief Package might be suitable for you, please call Christine on 01628 821166.