Allergies got you down? Here's the answer

So this is the time of year when allergies start striking allergy sensitive people. I love flowers but my body has been breathing pure air all winter and all this pollen is a bit of a shock. I can play mental games with myself (relax now body, there is nothing to fear) which works ok, but it is kind of like trying to steer a car with a flat tire - a lot of work.

So a couple years ago I was turned on to a great idea that seems to work. Eat local bee pollen. Here in Vancouver we are lucky enough to have a wonderful pollen produced by the Chilliwack River Valley company, and sold by Choices. The one at 16th and MacDonald is in stock at the time of this writing; the one on Cambie is not.

The pollen itself is a sweet/sour mix, and when mixed with Liberty Mediterranee yogurt it becomes a dangerously tasty snack. The allergies have struck me pretty hard this year, due in part to my already reduced defenses and fighting off a cold, so I'm into the pollen.

As a final note, I've totally given up on antihistamines. For one, they don't work well with my teatotalling exercise (yes, they make me high), and also they can form a dependence which causes allergy-like symptoms once a tolerance occurs. Have fun coming off that drug.