Seasonal allergic rhinitis (SAR) affects more than 25 million Americans each year, and current studies indicate that the problem of seasonal allergies is on the rise.

Numerous clinical observations and case studies have led researchers to propose that methylsulfonylmethane (MSM) may help significantly reduce SAR symptoms.

In a 2002 study, fifty people with chronic SAR completed a study. They consumed 2600 mg of MSM per day. As part of the study, respiratory symptoms, energy levels, and immune and inflammatory reactions were measured. All participants noted a marked improvement and tests conducted on the individuals in the study measured and confirmed that the use of the MSM supplement had achieved a physically distinctive rectification of SAR symptoms.

Study results suggest that MSM supplementation of 2600 mg per day for 30 days may help reduce SAR symptoms; most of the side effects are associated with the use of MSM.

(The information obtained for this article was found in the Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine. Feb.2003, Vol. 9, No. 1: 15-16)

A PERSONAL NOTE: I have used MSM as a supplement regimen for 10 years. I have been a chronic hay fever sufferer my entire life, and found that using MSM stopped my itchy eyes and scratchy throat during hay fever season. I still sneeze, but the more irritating side effects of hay fever have been mostly eliminated.

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