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🗓️ 30 April 2025
⏱️ 24 minutes
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Seasonal allergies seem to be getting worse. A lot of people are feeling it now.
It’s common to reach for antihistamines without really thinking about it. They definitely have their place and can be really helpful when symptoms are bad. But taking them every day is something we still don't fully understand, especially when it comes to long-term effects.
If you deal with allergies for months each year, it’s worth pausing and exploring strategies that might be more sustainable.
Many healthy habits that support overall health can also help manage inflammation, immune function and allergy symptoms. They’re not always as quick as taking a capsule, but they can make a real difference over time.
In this episode, I'm sharing:
Quick note about nettle: I didn't find much strong research, but that doesn't mean it couldn't help some people. It just shows how much more there is to learn.
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0:00.0 | With more of a suffering seasonal allergies, myself included, we need better strategies to prevent |
0:06.0 | the symptoms without relying on medications. And the reason why is because there may be potential |
0:11.0 | side effects with antihistamines that people pop every single day for months on end. On today's |
0:17.5 | episode, I dive into preventative measures to mitigate our use of these products |
0:22.4 | and keep them for when we really need them. |
0:25.4 | I also touch on the potential harms of commonly used over-the-counter medications |
0:29.9 | to make you more aware of the issues and how to avoid potential side effects |
0:34.3 | and long-term impacts on your health. |
0:37.0 | Remember, you can watch the podcast on YouTube where you get extra content completely for |
0:42.6 | free. |
0:43.3 | You can also download the Doctors Kitchen app for free, which gives you access to hundreds |
0:47.9 | of our recipes, each with specific suggestions, tailored to your health needs and new recipes |
0:53.6 | added every month. We have at least |
0:55.3 | 15 every single month. We've had some amazing feedback, especially to our new features, including |
1:00.8 | a smart AI driven meal planner, a shopping list planner, and our new print function. So you can |
1:07.4 | print out each recipe, each with a step-by-step images, and even share with your |
1:13.5 | loved ones as well. Remember, you can also sign up to the seasonal Sunday's newsletter at |
1:17.8 | the Doctors Kitchen.com, where we do deep dives into ingredients that are seasonal in nature. |
1:22.8 | For now, on to my podcast about habits to relieve hay fever, seasonal allergies, and the potential harms |
1:29.5 | of taking antihistamines regularly. Hi, I'm Dr. Rupi. I'm a medical doctor and nutritionist. |
1:35.7 | And when I suffered a heart condition years ago, I was able to reverse it with diet and lifestyle. |
1:41.0 | This opened up my eyes to the world of food as medicine to improve our health. |
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