If sneezing and itchy eyes are part of your day-to-day life at this time of year, you may have seasonal allergies. Try the following to see which have the most beneficial effects on your allergy symptoms:

• Try freeze-dried stinging nettles, quercetin, and butterbur. All three perform as well as antihistamines, without the drowsiness. You can usually find these packaged together in a single allergy supplement.  You can also drink stinging nettles as tea. Brew it up like regular tea. You can drink it warm or cold. Start taking regularly several weeks before your typical allergy season begins. 

• Eliminate dairy (due to the potential for immune-system irritation in some). Opt for unsweetened dairy substitutes from coconut, almond, or cashew if you are missing them.