The theory behind honey as a cure for hay fever is that in ingesting honey, made from pollen, people can desensitize themselves, thus reducing the allergic reaction.

It doesn’t work for everybody, but a number of studies have yielded successful results – and those who it works for swear by it.

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Converts to the cure generally suggest local honey is your best bet, since it will be produced from the same pollen that is causing you so much trouble.

In an ideal world, you would start taking one tea spoon a day (obviously mixed into porridge, or your favourite tea!), before the hey fever season begins. Since we’re probably too late for that, you might as well start now…