Natural Remedies for Allergies & Infections

Behold the healing powers of nature. I can tell you from personal experience that these remedies REALLY help.


Allergies sufferers, try adding these items to your diet or daily routine:

  • Extra Virgin Coconut Oil
    It’s a natural antibiotic / antifungal / antimicrobial agent that stimulates your immune system, is great for your liver, speeds up your metabolism, and does wonders for your skin. Cook with it, spread it on like butter, or use it topically on skin.
  • Raw, Unfiltered Local Honey
    The pollen in the unfiltered local honey helps your body build up an immunity to what is in your air.
  • The Neti-pot
    Be not afraid of the Neti-pot. Salt-water + gravity + your nasal passage = the ability to breathe.

And for anyone with an infection, ingest the following natural anti/pro-biotics (they deal with the bad bacteria without killing all the good):

  • Extra Virgin Coconut Oil
  • Onions
  • Garlic
  • Pro-biotics

A special note to those with asthma:
Look at what cleaners you use or any fragrance you constantly encounter. Cleaners like Clorox and Tilex, etc. are known lung irritants, and anything that lists “fragrance” as an ingredient should be off-limits, even perfumes. (Companies are not legally required to list the potential hundreds or thousands of ingredients in their “fragrances.”) Instead, try using essential oils to make your home and body smell good. I make my own perfume using jojoba oil, orange oil, and frankincense.

Food, Health | May 18th, 2009

12 Responses to “Natural Remedies for Allergies & Infections”

  • Christine at 7:33 pm on May 18th

    The neti pot has saved my LIFE. I had the worst sinus pressure a few weeks ago, tried the neti pot for the first time, and within less than 15 minutes, the pressure was gone. Amazing.

  • Joshua Blankenship at 7:53 pm on May 18th

    I personally like Drew’s instructional Neti Pot video. Be sure to stick around to the end.

  • Justin at 10:46 pm on May 18th

    Great list! I’ve been meaning to try the local honey thing. Top priority for me this week as my allergies have been me.

    And I’m still cringing from that video, Joshua.

  • Justin at 10:46 pm on May 18th

    . . . killing me is what I meant to say. I am not my allergies.

  • veronica at 1:44 pm on May 19th

    i will try these for my poor allergy suffering husband, minus the garlic and onions because i think that might kill him :)

  • Mandy at 2:06 pm on May 19th

    “garlic and onions… might kill him”

    I have a friend who takes garlic and chops it up really small, and then swallows it with a glass of water. Kinda gives the benefit without the taste, but it is HOT going down your throat.

  • 6YearMed at 3:30 pm on May 19th

    Hey Mandy- Just a note on coconut oil (even the “extra virgin” types). I went a little coconut oil crazy about a year ago, then, after digging in a really doing my research, I decided that it probably wasn’t the best option for me. It has absolutely been proven to raise your LDL (bad cholesterol). Therefore, I would suggest using it sparingly.

  • Mandy at 3:50 pm on May 20th

    Danielle (6YearMed),

    My nutritionist would disagree with you. Extra virgin coconut oil is very different than regular coconut oil which will produce transfats when heated. While I have extremely LOW cholesterol––my doctor is helping me raise it––he has never expressed worry at the EVCO contributing bad results. However, if your thyroid is low, it can cause constipation.

  • Crystal Keilers at 10:49 am on May 21st

    Joshua, that was super ick. I mean c’mon whiskey?

    Mandy, the coconut oil is very controversial. I’ve heard and read opposing arguments. But I may try the extra virgin and see if it works well for me too.

  • Olivia at 12:31 am on June 20th

    I use garlic gel pills all the time for *girly* infections, cuts, scrapes whatever whether you ingest them or put them directly on infected area it completely destroys it without anti biotics or having to eat garlic

  • Lauren from Texas at 11:17 am on July 27th

    Thanks girl. I heard the local honey thing from our new beekeeper friends. :) I need to try it! Also, I guess I will brave my fears & try the Neti Pot. I love stuff like this & am always interested in learning more. I joke with Michael (but am actually pretty serious) that I want to have chickens & cloth diaper & make my own baby food. Natural medicine will go hand in hand with that!

  • Mandy at 12:49 pm on July 27th

    Me too! Can’t wait to try all the old school mothering techniques when we have niños.

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