Best Food for Hay Fever (Seasonal Allergies)

Nutritional yeast has many health benefits, including potentially reducing allergy symptoms. Shutterstock

“[A] great deal is asked of [our] immune system. On one hand, it has “to respond rapidly and violently to invaders, but at the same time limits both the… response and the collateral damage to the host.” Anaphylactic shock, like when someone with a peanut allergy drops dead after eating a peanut, is an example of an overactive immune response. The flip-side is an underactive immune response, which can put you at risk for infection.