It's a chilly but beautiful spring here in Lenoir City!
Okay, so clearly I can't figure out how to lay out my images so that it's nice and tidy.....that OCD side of me. These are a few of the flowering goodies around the house: Flowering Magnolia, Violets, Crab Apple tree and finally, the Cherry tree.
With spring comes allergy season for some, and that can include your beloved pet. My dear Dachshund, Nestle suffers from allergies and has been thin on hair for the bulk of his life. Poor fella! In addition to prescription meds available from your vet, did you know that feeding a local honey to your dog can help with those allergies, too?
Here's how it works... The worker bees go out and collects nectar and pollens from the local plant life, right? You knew that. These very things that our bodies react to are put into what becomes honey. Natural bee pollen is also available from some local farm markets and this is much higher in the allergens that trigger us.
So, if you (or your pet) regularly ingest a local honey (and or bee pollen) the body gradually builds up a resistance to these allergens and what results is a lowered reactivity ~ less allergic.
It's sort of works like. this ~ When I was in my early 20's I had an allergy to animal dander (Yes, me! Can you imagine?!). That summer I worked at a riding stable where we led tourists on rides in the mountains for 8 hours a day. We groomed and saddled 40 horses every morning. Ahem.... "I" groomed 40 horses every morning! Needless to say this played havoc on my sinuses! My response was to wear a bandana over my nose and mouth every morning as I groomed the filthy beasts (don't get me wrong, I LOVE horses! But, this crew did come in from the pasture pretty filthy). ..... Amazingly enough, after about a month of this sort of sinus torture, I felt fine. I mean, I felt really good and was no longer having reactions to the horses dander. I didn't need to wear a bandana anymore. I worked there a total of 4 years and I never, ever had dander reaction again....with any species....for over 30 years.
Eat local honey.
