Olives: A Tiny Fruit with 10 Big Health Benefits

9. Help for Seasonal Allergies

If you suffer from seasonal allergies like hay fever, you should stockpile olives and snack on them throughout late summer and fall when hay fever strikes. Olives contain compounds that actually block receptor sites for histamines, which trigger your bouts of sneezing and itchy eyes. In this respect, olives function like anti-histamines. While they may not block all of your seasonal allergy attacks, there is research that suggests it can reduce the number and possibly the intensity of your seasonal allergy attacks. Because olives are famously known to provide so many other benefits, their allergy-fighting properties are sometimes overlooked. If you sneeze through the beautiful autumn season, be sure to include more olives in your diet.