As summer approaches and the days grow warmer, allergies rear their ugly heads once more. This is a particularly sore spot for runners, who feel allergies can really hamper their runs.
The normal treatment for allergy sufferers is usually popping a few anti-histamine pills. However, a new natural method may be at hand.
Spirulina, a type of blue green algae that grows in fresh water, contains two proteins that affect our ‘mast cells’.
These body cells are from our allergy-fighting immune system. It has been found that spirulina proteins are capable of reducing histamine release from the mast cells – histamine being the natural chemical that’s responsible for many of the allergic reactions we usually see.
So what BodyMe have done, a popular supplier of natural supplements, is purify this algae and condense it into a powdered form.
It’s high in protein, vitamins, minerals and is both vegan and gluten-free.
So those are all the amazing upsides, what are the negatives?
It tastes vile.
Three of us braved it in the office and, well, as you can see from the picture, we only got one sip in. Others sniffed and declined and one refused based purely on sight.
If you want some advice before drinking it, don’t smell it.
As much as I declare how awful tasting this drink is, the benefits are profound for anyone with allergies. So if you can stomach it, it may just be worth it!
Prices start at just £5.99 and 20p from every bag bought goes to the Healthy Planet organisation.
For further details or to buy visit www.bodyme.co.uk.
