Everyone hates to catch a cold, and winter is here already and you may be finding it hard to keep the germs away. You are at your most vulnerable during winter so I have compiled a few bits of advice to get you fit for fighting off the bug.
While I can make no assurances, I can tell you that following a few of these small tips might end up helping you out when it comes down to it.
Here are 5 tips to bring about the best chance to preserve and enhance our energy for the coming winter months. We need to remember that although this Fall’s cold and flu season has passed, school will be starting again after the holidays which brings a greater chance of getting sick.
To prepare for the cold and flu season, the Fall is the optimum time to build up the immune system. In traditional Chinese medicine the Fall is the time of harvesting, saving and storing what the abundant summer has produced. This principal applies to the human condition in that we have built strength and muscle and vitamin D stores to serve us through the less active winter months.
Migraine headaches are certainly nothing to laugh about and for those who have them, life stops completely when one comes on. Some people have to stay in a dark room with as much quiet as they can get until their migraine passes. The safest all natural migraine cure that you can use to rid yourself of these horrible headaches may not be as far as you think.
The American Indians knew what to do about a migraine headache. Butterbur root is one of the greatest natural cures for migraines. Taken daily over time has been shown to help reduce migraines frequency. Butterbur is a wonderful cure but you have to be careful, however, because although Butterbur is a natural herb, it contains chemicals called pyrollizidine alkaloids that can damage the liver. So make sure to use a butterbur extract that is purged of these chemicals. Search on line for remedies that are patented with other ingredients to keep this from being a threat. Talk to your doctor about replacing your current migraine medication with Butterbur and see how your migraines disappear.
Cold and flu typically affects 20%-50% of the U.S. population each winter. The flu and the common cold are both respiratory illnesses but they are caused by different viruses. Cold and flu are a highly contagious disease, spreading mostly by direct person-to-person contact. Coughing, sneezing or hand to hand contact will easily pass the virus on. The virus can linger in the air for as long as three hours.
Catching a cold or flu requires exposure to bacteria and viruses and a body with a weak immune system. When our immune system is compromised we are more susceptible to the viruses invading our bodies. The “compromise” can come from stress at work, lack of sleep, or other medical conditions.
