Spring is Arriving! Are Your Allergies Acting Up?
I love the spring, but for some, spring brings thoughts of itchy eyes, sneezing, coughing, runny nose, congestion – seasonal allergies. Below I have listed a few alternative interventions for allergy season. Hopefully this will help you avoid those awful allergy medications. These recommendations are meant to be early-intervention strategies – and should continue throughout the season (or longer).
Here is another effective and delicious homemade remedy to improve your health!
This product is more commonly referred to as fire cider. However, that name is now trademarked, to the disappointment of many herbalists who regularly recommend this recipe to friends, family, and clients for a host of health benefits – this stuff does much more than just boost the immune system. I’ve renamed mine cider tonic, for now.
Elderberry Elixir
I have a host of preventative methods and early interventions to keep myself and my family healthy. Certain remedies tend to work better for certain people because we each have unique needs. What works very well for one person, may be ineffective, unsafe, or just plain unpalatable for another. However, this particular one is both tasty and effective for most everyone who has followed my recommendation.
Either as a daily preventative when those around me are sick, or at the first sign of illness, I make a large batch of elderberry elixir. I vary my recipe based on my specific goal. Am I trying to ward off a virus, ease a cough, or expel some yucky mucus? I start with the basic recipe below and make slight, but very effective, adjustments as needed – that is the beauty of herbs.
If you want to shorten the duration and reduce the severity of a cold or flu, or stop it from taking hold altogether, it’s important to act as soon as you feel the slightest symptom. The moment you sense you have picked up a virus, take action immediately. Here are some of the basic methods I use at home.
Here are some simple methods you should begin doing today to keep you healthy during the upcoming cold and flu season.
Autumn, my favorite season, is well under way. While it’s beautiful here in the northeast, I know what’s around the corner for many:
Dry, itchy, cracked, and raw skin
Sniffles, colds, and flus
Fatigue
Sadness or symptoms of depression during the winter months
Many of you are aware of the importance of vitamin D. Numerous studies have found that adequate vitamin D status is a key player in good health, while vitamin D deficiency is correlated with a weakened immune system and an increased risk of osteoporosis, cancer, hypertension, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, fatigue, depression, and more.