Fend Off The Flu or Cold This Season.
Keeping well is all about nurturing our immune system – our body’s natural army when it comes to fighting off infections like the cold or flu. There are several things we can do to keep our defense system bolstered, along with drinking plenty of water (at least 1.5-2 L a day), and a moderate exercise routine, like getting out and walking three-four times a week.
Recommended natural products for winter wellness include:
Vitamin C
Some of the soldiers that make up our immune system army, namely phagocytes and T-cells, require vitamin C to perform their role. Phagocytes eat foreign material and bacteria that are harmful to us, and T-cells are part of the memory of the immune system. They remember past antigens (things that make us sick) and also remember the antibodies required to neutralise them – like the body’s antidote recipe encyclopedia.
Ascorbic Acid is a very bio-available form of Vitamin C, and only a 1/4 of a teaspoon gives you 1000mg dosage. The taste is very tart. If you’d prefer something gentler on the stomach, then Sodium Ascorbate is the form you’ll want.
Echinacea
Famous for its immune boosting qualities, Echinacea is actually better taken to ward off infection rather than after you already have one. Studies have found that it increases the number of white blood cells, the soldiers who go out and destroy the invaders that shouldn’t be there.
Not all Echinacea is equal however. The best is a mix of the two species purpurea and angustifolia. You know immediately if it is good quality by how much your tongue tingles. If there’s no tingle, it’s not good Echinacea!
We can mix up a batch of the very finest, most tongue tingly Echinacea which, taken daily, could help boost your immune system and ward off those winter infections.
Breatheze Balm
Oh No! The worst has happened and you’re actually sick. Sometimes, no amount of immune bolstering can save you. Now you want to ease the symptoms, and nurture the body through it. Breatheze balm is an all natural vapour rub filled with the comforting scents of Eucalyptus, Camphor and Peppermint, which helps to ease congestion, unblock the sinuses, and help you feel more human again.
Cold/Flu Relief
Can’t shake a cold or flu that’s been hanging around for weeks, or even months? Or know you’re coming down with something, but really don’t have the time to get sick? Then you may want to give this mix of liquid herbs a try. Formulated by a Naturopath and Medical Herbalist, customers have been astonished by how quickly it works. And how bad it tastes! Yup, that’s right. It’s truly awful. But if you’re brave enough to take it, you’ll be astonished at the results!
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