I am going to take as many of the antihistamine strategies that I can conceive of and put them together in as pleasing of a manner as I possibly can.  Antihistamine Green Smoothie!  Keeping it easy, there are substitutions if you don’t have all of the ingredients on hand. This smoothie is gingery and delicious but it is NOT for the faint of heart.  As always just adjust the ingredients to work for you, your system and what you have on hand.

Is this for real? Yes! This is a hard core antihistamine smoothie that I developed just for you (ok and me). Moringa can inhibit up to 70% of histamine production. Ginger is a great anti-inflammatory which I find helpful for my seasonal allergies. Nettle does contain histamine in the stingers but the leaves also contain powerful antihistamine compounds like quercetin and more. Watercress can help to stabilize the Mast cells and decrease histamine production. I like the spiciness it adds to the smoothie. Pomegranate, dandelion, holy basil and echinacea also have antihistamine properties and the fruits in this smoothie were chosen because they were low or very low in histamines. If you can get mangosteen juice it has many benefits beyond its histamine reducing abilities. It can be very stabilizing for the immune system. The sour cherry is high in quercetin and a good replacement for onions/garlic, the usual quercetin sources, which were really not fitting into this green drink at all! I chose to use green tea extract here because in order to get the antihistamine benefits from the tea itself I would have had to add too much liquid and caffeine. You could choose to use matcha powder instead or leave it out.

You may choose to sweeten this with stevia or yacon or another choice of sweeteners and if so don’t worry 🙂 These ingredients were not chosen for their gentle tastiness but for their springtime allergy busting power. Enjoy!

Ingredients

Nettle (2 C fresh or replace with spinach) Watercress (1 C can replace with parsley) Ginger (2 small nubs or 2 T juice)
Hemp seeds (2 T)

Coconut milk (1/2 C)
Mango, frozen or fresh (1/2 C) Pomegranate (1/2 C seeds or 1/4 C juice) Dandelion greens (1/4 C)
Holy Basil or Echinacea tea, can replace with water or low histamine juice (1.5 C)

Mangosteen juice (1/4 C if available or one fresh mangosteen if available)
Tart cherry juice (2 T optional)
Moringa (1-2 tsp optional)
Green tea extract (1 t optional)
Stevia or Yacon syrup to taste
Lemon EO (optional 4 drops)