I’ve written before on how our family has a lot of history with allergies - which pretty much guaranteed that my kids would also face the challenge of allergies.

Little did I know what I was in for.

Long story short (which you will be able to read as a serial this year on the blog) is that my son - who had the worst allergies - is now virtually symptom free. No hives. No wheezing. No foods we have to avoid. No sneezing through the spring, summer and fall.

As a result, a blog entitled “You Can Recover From Chemical Sensitivities And Allergies” caught my eye. After all, it’s interesting to read what others have done when faced with this chronic - and sometimes life threatening - condition.

I’m always open to a new tip or two.

Beverly Hartsfield shares her experience with allergies on The Gardening Guide. Her approach was to focus on getting the body healthy and reducing her exposure to irritants of all kinds, from chemicals to dust and pesticides to cleaners. She recommends getting fiber, dropping processed foods and eliminating sugar and high glycemic carbohydrates (which the human body isn’t really designed for anyway). She says to buy organic food - which is smart no matter who you are.

Her other recommendations include probiotics like cultured vegetables and kefir. She says to get rid of soy while you get coconut oil in your diet.

For Hartsfield, it worked. She claims to be 98 per cent better and that most of her allergies are gone.

I know that our approach worked too. We don’t have the budget to eat all organic, but we also focus on good nourishment. We avoid processed food. We eat as naturally as possible. We take advantage of our health insurance and do some alternative medical treatments to help our healing along.

It is possible to recover from allergies. Your doctor may not know it - but it is.