(NEXSTAR) – If spring means rapid-fire sneezes and anger-inducing eye itchiness, there’s a decent chance you’ve heard that consuming raw local honey can help combat seasonal allergies.
“If eating honey helps with allergies, then why can’t I just lick the pollen off my car?” one TikToker asked, adding, “I’m at the point where I’m fully willing to do this, so if a doctor could just green-light this I’ll start right now.”
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A daily dose of honey — not lapping pollen off the hood of a car — is an appealing solution for multiple reasons. For many people, eating something sweet is preferable to daily nasal sprays and allergy pills, for instance. Also, a number of allergy sufferers find a certain amount of logic behind it, according to Dr. John Overholt, with The Allergy, Asthma & Sinus Center.
“The idea is that a small amount of pollen carried by bees makes its way into the honey and that regular ingestion of the pollen leads to desensitization,” according to Overholt…