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Hay Fever Case Studies

Naomi Clegg Hay Fever Case Study

Naomi, 22, from Bristol, started suffering from hay fever in her mid-teens. At first antihistamines seemed to keep it at bay, but it wasn’t long before she became immune to these…

“I suddenly started suffering with hay fever at the age of 15. What I thought was just a cold soon escalated into a full blown allergy.

My eyes were very sore and itchy and looked as if I’d been crying the whole time, my nose wouldn’t stop running and I couldn’t stop sneezing; I felt as if I had a permanent cold!

My doctor was quick to diagnose hay fever and every year since, I’ve had the same warning signs, an itchy nose or suspicious sneezing, towards the end of April.

At first antihistamines seemed to work for me; I’d take them throughout the hay fever period without any symptoms, but after a couple of seasons I noticed they were no longer as effective as they had once been.

I’d still be sneezing, my eyes were redder than normal and a trip to the park with my friends was simply out of the question.

My mum could see I was suffering again, so asked at the local health shop to see if there were any natural remedies that might help.

They suggested I try Viridian’s Quercetin B5 Complex together with the herbal remedy Bilberry & Eyebright.

Quercetin, found naturally in fruit rind, inhibits the body’s inflammatory response and Bilberry and Eyebright are traditional herbs for eye health.

I was happy to try anything; the last thing I wanted was another summer like the first!

I started taking them at the beginning of May and continued taking them until the end of the hay fever season, which for me is usually mid-August, and I couldn’t believe how much better I felt.

I don’t think I had any ‘hay fever’ sneezes that summer, my nose wasn’t itchy and my eyes were no longer sore or red. That was almost two years ago. Last year I used the same combination of herbals to ensure theseason passed without event and I’ve already stocked up in anticipation for this year’s pollen onslaught!”

Viridian’s Quercetin B5 Complex

Quercetin, found naturally in fruit rind, is one of several bioflavonoids with anti-inflammatory, anti-oxidant and anti-histamine properties.

Thought to be one of the most active flavonoids, it inhibits the production and release of histamine and other allergic and inflammatory mediators from the body’s mast cells.

Vitamin B5 is vital in the production of the stress-regulating hormones in the adrenal glands and is often called the ‘anti-stress vitamin’.

In supporting the adrenal glands it helps to regulate the production of cortisone, the body’s natural anti-inflammatory hormone.

Viridian’s Quercetin B5 Complex costs £6.10 for 30 vegetarian capsules and is available at Tarporley Health Store.

Viridian’s Bilberry with Eyebright

Bilberry and Eyebright are traditional herbs for eye health and can be particularly helpful for ‘hay fever eyes’.

Bilberry is rich in flavonoids known to help improve blood flow and the delivery of oxygen to the eye, and help prevent the release of inflammatory chemicals such as leukotrienes, histamine and prostaglandins.

Eyebright has broad protective properties, helping with inflammation, styes, eye fatigue symptoms, sensitivity to light, weeping, stinging, and functional eye disorders of muscular and nervous origin.

When ingested, it can also help with nasal catarrh and congestion.

Viridian’s Bilberry with Eyebright costs £8.45 for 30 vegetarian capsules and is available at Tarporley Health Store.

Quercetin beats even a florist’s hayfever

As a florist and busy mother of two, Sarah Tynan cannot afford to suffer from hayfever.

“It doesn’t look good for business to have itchy, bloodshot eyes,” she explains. “But for the past three years, each Spring my symptoms appear and I feel as though my eyes are falling out of my head.”

Sarah had tried everything the chemist could offer without relief and so it was to her local health food store she eventually went for help. They suggested Viridian’s Quercetin/Vitamin B5 Complex together with the herbal remedy Bilberry/Eyebright. Each day she took just one capsule of each and quickly noticed her symptoms disappearing.

Quercetin, naturally found in fruit rind, inhibits the body’s inflammatory response. Vitamin B5 is vital in the production of the stress-regulating hormones in the adrenal glands and is often called the ‘anti-stress vitamin’. The adrenal glands are involved in the release of cortisone, the body’s natural anti-inflammatory hormone. In this way, if the body requires cortisone (ie: in arthritis or allergic conditions), a well-nourished body that has all the necessary vitamin B5, will be able to create all the natural cortisone required.

Bilberry and Eyebright are traditional herbs for eye health. Bilberry extracts are rich in a flavonoid known as anthocyanoside, which exerts potent effects primarily through improving blood flow and the delivery of oxygen to the eye. Anthocyanosides and other flavonoid compounds found in bilberry prevent the release of inflammatory chemicals such as leukotrienes, histamine and prostaglandins.

Eyebright exerts broad protective effects on eye health including; styes, eye fatigue symptoms, sensitivity to light, weeping, stinging, and functional eye disorders of muscular and nervous origin.

But the science didn’t really convince Sarah, who just wanted results. She says: “If I am honest, I didn’t really believe the remedies were working. I thought my allergies had just naturally gone away. But when I stopped taking the capsules, it was hideous. All the symptoms came rushing back and my eyes were back on fire.”

“I quickly started taking Viridian’s Quercetin/Vitamin B5 Complex together with the herbal remedy Bilberry/Eyebright again and within a few days my eyes were back to normal. It really made a huge difference.”

Sarah’s shop, Oasis Flowers in the High Street Portishead, specialises in trendy hand-tied arrangements and unusual exotic flowers and so if a florist who is surrounded by petals and pollen all day long can find hayfever relief, there is hope for us all!

All the above products are available at Tarporley Health Store.

To purchase any of the above products please call into Tarporley Health Store, or for Mail Order (We only charge for the cost of the stamps on top of the price of the goods as we have plenty of packaging available!). Please call us on 01829 730662.