Fighting pollen with powder and winning
Cruel, Cruel Month!
It was a beautiful spring night, and a comfortable breeze carried the aroma of new growth and freshly mowed lawns.
I was sitting on a friend’s back deck, enjoying the balmy temperature and a glass of wine when I noticed something moving in the beam of a floodlight directed toward the yard.
I took a closer look and was startled by the sight of a thick flow of pollen swirling in the air.
Outside of the beam you couldn’t see it. But near the blub, the direct light revealed that everything was getting covered by a fine layer of pollen.
The next day, cars were coated with the yellow dusting and friends with seasonal allergies were suffering. For them, T.S. Elliot nailed it when he called April the cruelest month.
But some find that the cruelty can be significantly diminished with a unique nasal treatment.
Fighting pollen with powder
Eight years ago I first told you about Nasaleze–a hay fever remedy produced in the U.K.
Nasaleze is an organic powered plant extract that’s sniffed into the nostrils where it creates a mucus-like gel that protects the nasal passages from pollen, dust, and mold spores.
Since 2002, hardly a year has gone by without a new study that shows the effectiveness of Nasaleze in relieving seasonal allergies. And right on schedule, Paul Duxbury, my contact at Nasaleze, recently sent me the details of a new study that tested Nasaleze on children.
Researchers at a children’s hospital in Sweden divided 50 children (ages 4-14) with seasonal allergic rhinitis (SAR) into two groups. For six weeks, 30 children were treated with Nasaleze. Those in the second group were given conventional treatments.
Results were immediate. Twenty-six subjects in the Nasaleze group began to respond in the first days. Overall, the group had a steady decrease of all SAR symptoms. Specific symptoms–such as sneezing, nasal itching, and watery eyes – were controlled better in the Nasaleze group than the conventional treatment group.
The study authors also note that because the cellulose powder is inert, it can’t be absorbed by the body. So Nasaleze is completely free from drug side effects, which makes it safe for children, pregnant women, and nursing mothers.
Not to mention horses.
That’s right, horses. Just imagine how miserable it must be to be a horse with hay fever. But so many horse owners and veterinarians reported good results treating horses with Nasaleze that Paul and his staff developed a special bottle with a delivery tube designed specifically for a horse’s long nasal passage.
If you happen to own an unhappy horse with hay fever, you can find more information about NostrilVet (the Nasaleze product for horses) on the website nostrilvet.com.
For children and adults, check nasaleze.com.
To Your Good Health,
Jenny Thompson
Source:
“Intranasal Inert Cellulose Powder in Prevention and Management of Seasonal Allergic Rhinitis in Children” Presented at the National Swedish Physicians’ Conference, Stockholm, Sweden, November 2009
