Has anyone ever purchased "local honey"? I'm seeing it being recommended for kids with allergies. But what do you do with it and do you think its effective at all?
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When I was young we would get honey from my uncle who had a beekeeping business. I never had an issue with allergies until I moved 3 hours away for college! I truly think eating local honey helped. My mom would make us peanut butter and honey sandwiches. Or sweeten our iced tea with it.
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I think it depends on your severity and allergens. I tried local honey (daily) when I first moved to Texas, and I still ended up getting allergy shots. I am allergic to grass, trees, animals, dust, etc.
I've read that you need to be eating local UNFILTERED honey to actually ingest the pollen, which is not always easy to find. I still buy local honey, but more to support local bee keepers than to help with my allergies!
For dosing, I'd just give your kid a spoonful daily. But it's excellent on Greek yogurt, in tea, on toast, with peanut butter.
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I buy local honey at a farmers market regularly but I don't get much sense that it helps. I enjoy it enough with yogurt and stuff but can't say my allergies are any better.
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