Hope you all have a happy Halloween tomorrow! Funny thing is, I don’t need a holiday to get dressed up lol. On a more serious note, don’t be spooked by the increasingly colder temps. Here are 7 preventative supplements and herbs to have on hand during this time of year:
- A Good Selection of Herbal Teas. Nettles, green tea, gypsy cold care, and Egyptian licorice are just a few of my favorites.
- Slippery Elm Bark Powder. This amazing herb soothes and coats the throat, has expectorant properties so it can help to expel mucus, and is also a great supplement to include in your regimen for gut healing.
- Ginger will never go out of style as a preventative measure and a remedy in the event that you find yourself under the weather.
- CALM is a powder supplement that is essentially magnesium citrate and can help with winding down if you are dealing with regular stress and anxiety, while also giving your elimination a boost too.
- Vitamin C is something you can never go wrong with having more of. In fact it is perfectly healthy and acceptable to take up to 16,000 mg of vitamin C daily without any adverse side effects. We can also include foods such as oranges, papaya, Camu Camu powder and more.
- Vitamin D is not just a vitamin, it’s a hormone responsible for many essential reactions in the body and also helps to keep our immunity high. It’s not necessary to take vitamin D separately unless you have a deficiency. For most, taking a multivitamin with at least 2000 IU of vitamin D is adequate.
- Umcka Cold and Flu is my favorite homeopathic cold remedy when and if the onset of sniffles begins. You can find it online and at general health food stores in tablet and cough syrup forms. It can help with cough and congestion and works pretty rapidly to help the body get back to one without any side effects. -XO