Vitamins That Could Help with Allergic Conditions

Keeping your vitamin levels balanced is essential for your body to function at its peak. Vitamin D, A and E are all important for the immune system and fighting diseases – including allergic diseases like seasonal allergies, asthma and eczema.

This study called The Role of Diet and Nutrition in Allergic Diseases explains which vitamins have been found to positively impact allergic diseases, and we break down a few of the findings in this blog.

Seasonal allergies

Seasonal allergies, or allergic rhinitis, creates symptoms like itching, congestion, cough, and more after breathing in pollen from a problem allergen.

This study shows that vitamins E and D (alone or together) can improve symptoms. Vitamin E, specifically, can reduce histamine by up to 78% – and histamine is what causes symptoms when exposed to your allergens.

Allergic asthma

Allergic asthma is the tightening of the chest, wheezing, and shortness of breath that occurs after inhaling allergens.

Vitamin A, D, and E are all helpful in controlling asthma symptoms. Vitamin D may play a role in airway remodeling in asthma, this study states.

Eczema

Eczema is red, inflamed, itchy skin that occurs after inhaling, or physically touching, a problem allergen.

This study explains that vitamin D is needed for general maintenance of the skin barrier, so adding this to your regimen can help control eczema, too.

How to Increase Vitamins

Now that you know what may help you feel better, you’ll need to decide how to add more of the vitamins into your routine. An easy option is to grab a multivitamin that contains adequate levels of all three, or individual supplements.

Better yet, you can aim to get these essential vitamins by adding some of these foods to your diet:

• Vitamin D: Fish, mushrooms, fortified juices, milk
• Vitamin A: Sweet potato, carrots, spinach, pumpkin
• Vitamin E: Red pepper, mango, nuts, sunflower seeds

Beyond upping your vitamins, you may also consider treating the root cause of your allergy for long-term symptom relief.

How to Treat Your Allergies

Allergychoices advocates for treating allergy with allergy drops, because it’s a disease-modifying treatment, it’s safe, it’s affordable, and it’s easier for patients to follow.  Allergy drops following The La Crosse Method™ Protocol contain tiny amounts of the allergens you’re allergic to, and over time, the amount is slowly and safely increased. The body gets used to the allergens and learns not to react when exposed – which means lasting symptom relief.

Continuing to take your vitamins is always helpful, and maintaining a healthy level of vitamin D has been linked to stronger immune responses in allergy treatment—especially in winter as days are shorter and time spent outside may be limited.

If you’re tired of suffering through allergies and the related diseases like asthma, eczema and chronic sinusitis that come along with it, find a provider near you that reports offering allergy drops following the La Crosse Method with validated results.