How effective is eating honey for alleviating allergies?

October 31st, 2005 by admin

pet allergies
Beth asked:


My husband has severe allergies to all kinds of things, not only pollen. Would eating more honey help him significantly? He also has allergies to smoke, pet dander and strong perfumes.
No, I’m not asking IF honey helps, I’m asking how much. It’s been proven to help.
Thank you TheBirdLady. We do have a local farmer’s market where there is local honey. We will just give it a try and see!

4 Responses to “How effective is eating honey for alleviating allergies?”

  1. hambrandlee Says:
    October 31st, 2005 at 10:42 pm

    Not effective.

  2. finding_my_dream Says:
    November 1st, 2005 at 8:10 pm

    I don’t think it would be a good idea to eat honey if you have allergies to pollen. That is what honey is made of!! You can’t control exactly all the different pollens in honey, though some may say that it is clover honey or something. You can’t control where the bees go to collect!!

  3. lynno Says:
    November 4th, 2005 at 10:24 pm

    may be allergic to honey,if not it is a brilliant,for health, but your husband is better off getting an anti histamine,it helps me, so many on the market,pyritese is good and gentle/

  4. TheBirdLady Says:
    November 5th, 2005 at 6:44 am

    Actually, they say eating LOCAL honey is GREAT for allergies. It is like a natural anti-histamine. It’s a natural home remedy for allergies. It builds your immune system to the local pollens in the area. It’s like getting the pollens in a tiny dose so your body builds up a resistance. It’s like natural allergy shots.