FROM: Nick Nonas, M.D.
RE: bromelain/quercetin for Allergies

Many people with allergies clearly benefit from antihistamine medications. But nearly as many find the side effects distinctly unpleasant. This is where quercetin, especially when combined with the absorption-enhancing enzyme bromelain, may be helpful. Quercetin is apparently able to block both the manufacture and release of histamine, reducing inflammation in the airways and lungs.

HOW IT HELPS ALLERGIES
There are two good reasons to combine quercetin, a plant pigment that quells inflammation and has long been used for allergies and other inflammatory conditions, with the pineapple enzyme, bromelain. Not only is bromelain another natural anti-inflammatory, but it may actually enhance the absorption of quercetin into the bloodstream.

WHAT TO LOOK FOR
The quercetin-bromelain combination may be hard to find. Quercetin by itself is available in both capsule and powdered form. Bromelain comes in capsules. Any combination requires at least 300 mg of quercetin to produce an antihistamine effect.

OTHER SUGGESTIONS
Although allergic reactions are always possible, quercetin and bromelain are both extremely safe even in large quantities. For maximum absorption, you're best off taking this particular combination on an empty stomach, or at least half an hour before or two hours after a meal.

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