Relief From Cedar Fever
Posted on December 2, 2009
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Nothing says “Happy Holidays!” like cedar fever symptoms: sneezing, itchy eyes, coughing, sore throat, headache, sinus congestion, a low-grade fever, and a horribly grumpy attitude.
Beginning around Christmas and ending around Valentine’s Day each year, thousands of people in Texas and Oklahoma suffer a severe allergic reaction to the pollen of juniperus ashei trees. You probably know who you are, and if this is your first year, congratulations, you have what we refer to in Texan speak as cedar fever.
Fortunately, there are some simple steps you can take and safe, effective remedies you can use to make mountain cedar allergy season a much easier time of year.
Mountain Cedar Fever Relief Strategy 1:
Avoid the cedar pollen.
Whenever possible, stay indoors, especially if it’s windy. The wind transports the cedar pollen from the trees to whatever it encounters, and that includes cedar allergy sufferers like you.
If you have to be outdoors, especially if you are doing yard work, wear a dust mask. To help reduce the pollen inside, change your HVAC filters frequently. It may also be helpful to purchase an air purifier and keep it running nearby, especially when sleeping.
Mountain Cedar Fever Relief Strategy 2:
Wash the cedar pollen away.
Unless you are prepared to seal yourself in giant hamster ball, some exposure to cedar pollen is inevitable. Whenever you come indoors, take a moment to wash your hands and rinse your face and eyes.
Also, rinse your nose out several times a day with nasal saline solution, available at most pharmacies. Alternatively, make your own saline using water, sea salt and use a neti pot for application. Just getting rid of the majority of the pollen in your nasal passages can provide considerable cedar fever relief.
Cedar pollen can also accumulate on clothing. If you wear it outside, it gets cedar pollen on it, so it’s important to wash garments or have them dry-cleaned often. Likewise, if you have a pet that goes outside, the pollen will stick to its fur, so bathe your pet frequently.
Mountain Cedar Fever Relief Strategy 3:
Avoid swapping one health problem for another.
I understand that you are miserable with cedar fever symptoms, but avoid taking on new, different health problems in your pursuit to cure your cedar fever.
Pharmaceutical cedar allergy treatments sometimes ease allergy symptoms, but they also tend to cause unpleasant side effects. That’s why drugs come with lengthy packet inserts. There are significant, potentially lethal side-effects associated with corticosteroids, decongestants and antihistamines. Also, most pharmaceutical treatments focus on symptom relief only, not long-term allergy elimantion.
There are effective, non-pharmaceutical treatments for cedar pollen allergies, including herbal treatments. Convenient, safe herbal cedar fever remedies based on traditional Chinese herbal therapy are available. Not only can these remedies provide symptom relief, but a good herbal formula can, over time, provide elimination of the allergic reaction.
Herbal combination formulas often work better for allergy relief than single herbs. This is especially true if the remedy has been constructed specifically for treating cedar fever, as some products are.
Whether you use a cocktail of single herbs or a pre-formulated mixture, be sure that your cedar fever remedy includes astragalus root, which is essential for modulating the immune system. It is also prudent to take herbal remedies produced in the United States, subject to stringent quality control standards.
By reducing your pollen exposure and using effective herbal remedies, you’ll have a much more pleasant mountain cedar fever season.
Jeanine Adinaro is a licensed acupuncturist and CEO of Third Coast Herb Company, Inc., a Texas company specializing in quality-controlled Chinese herbal remedies, and manufacturers of Herbalogic concentrated herb drops, including Easy Breather, a specially formulated cedar fever remedy. For more information on relieving your cedar allergy symptoms, visit the mountain cedar fever website.
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