Surviving Allergy Season in Greenville, SC — How MLD, Reflexology and Aromatherapy Can Help

If you live in Greenville, South Carolina, you already know the drill. One morning in late February or early March you walk outside into what feels like the most gorgeous morning of the year — soft light, birds absolutely losing their minds with joy, the first pink blooms on the cherry trees — and then you notice it. That fine yellow-green dust coating your car. Your porch furniture. Your dog. Possibly your soul.

Pollen season has arrived.

Spring in the Upstate is genuinely one of the most beautiful things. The dogwoods and redbuds bloom in waves, the trails along the Swamp Rabbit fill up with wildflowers, and the whole city seems to exhale with relief after winter. I am deeply, sincerely in love with spring in South Carolina. And also — it tries to destroy my sinuses on a regular basis, and I hear the same story from clients constantly.

My Top 5 Favorite Herbs For Spring Renewal

If I had to pick just one herb for spring, nettle would be it. This is the herb I reach for first when allergy season hits, and for good reason — it is one of the most well-researched natural antihistamines we have.

A study published in Planta Medica found that freeze-dried stinging nettle significantly reduced allergic rhinitis symptoms, with participants reporting relief from sneezing, itching, and nasal congestion. Researchers believe nettle works by inhibiting the production of prostaglandins and histamines — the inflammatory compounds responsible for that miserable itchy-eye, runny-nose response to pollen.

Best Herbs To Help You Achieve New Year Resolutions

When we think of herbs we normally think of alternative medicine, sickness, prevention or making dinner more tasty. Herbs, however, have a long history of assisting us energetically and spiritually. When I was in my first year of herbalism school we were required to meditate with herbs before we could start researching its medicinal properties and it was a fascinating experience. Many of us in the class would have the same experience during meditation, whether that be a visual of the plant and what it was traditionally used for or perhaps a feeling in the body where that plant is beneficial. I was blown away by these experiences as they were not isolated and happened over and over again throughout the year.

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