Thursday, August 31, 2006

Bee-Collected Pollen Recommended for Allergies

Allergy Sufferers Look to Nontraditional Relief
By Robin Clayton, The News Leader (USA), 8/31/2006

Bessie Davis remembers taking her daughter Davilyn Artis to the doctor constantly when she was a little girl.

“She had allergies really bad,” said Davis. “Her eyes would get so much mucus in them that they would close shut.”

Davis doesn’t remember how long it’s been, but after years of taking prescription medication for her allergies, Artis finally gave another solution a try. Despite available prescription and over-the-counter allergy medications such as Allegra and Claritin, many allergy sufferers, like Artis, are turning to nontraditional treatment methods

“She started with taking bee pollen tablets,” said Davis Tuesday afternoon as she picked up some allergy relief products for her daughter at Healthabit Natural Foods in Kinston. “She takes those and she doesn’t have a problem all summer.”…

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