The Neon Nurse's Charting

This is something I've been meaning to post to my general contact list, although some of you have heard me go on about it one on one.

I'm not hugely allergic, happily, but I do have hay fever type reactions to pollen and all the usual suspects. I used to pretty much live on generic Benadryl and Sudafed from May to first good freeze. Then someone on a list I'm on was talking about something called quercetin, "a 'cousin' of the more well-known bioflavonoid rutin, ... one of a thousand or so members of the bioflavonoid family."

Here is the article I got that quote from:

http://www.immunesupport.com/92fal004.htm

To cut to the chase, it's not expensive, as supplements go (I pay roughly $10 for a 120 capsule bottle) and it works great. I've taken a Benadryl once or twice after getting a cat hair in my eye, all summer, and when I accidentally ran out, I had to go back to the Sudafed within a couple of days, until my new supply came again.

Being a food substance, it's pretty safe, although like with anything else, start slowly, eh? I'm sure it isn't equally effective on everyone, but it's sure worth a try if you like to breathe free!