Tips to stay Happy and Healthy this Winter.

It seems that many of us are suffering more than ever when winter arrives.
So what can we do to prevent the suffering or at least speed up the recovery process?
Here are some easy remedies to prepare for both adults and children.

Preventative ways and Remedies

• Boost up your Vitamin C levels by taking 1-3 g per day.
• Reduce the intake of sugar, alcohol and caffeine as these substances suppress the efficiency of your immune response.
• Eat highly nutritional, fresh foods and as few processed foods as possible.
• Eat fruit and vegetables that are currently in season like root vegies, apples and citrus fruits. We call them warming foods.
• Avoid foods such as berries, melons or salads, as they are more cooling for the body and great in summer.
• Drink warm fluids like hot water, herbal teas, fresh lemon and ginger tea etc.

Boosting your immune system is the best way to stay away from these dratted cold and flu symptoms.

Simple Remedies that help with Cold and Flu Symptoms.

Mix up “The Germ Juice”
- 1 tsp. of fresh grated ginger
- 1 tsp. of fresh grated garlic
- juice of 1 lemon
- pinch of chilli or half of a small fresh chilli
- 1 nip of brandy or other spirit
- honey to taste.
Place all ingredients into a mug and poure hot water over them. Drink this as hot as possible. Go to bed with extra layers and sweat as much as you can.
Throughout the day keep warm and support the body to sweat.
Bacteria and viruses cannot survive in a body temperature above 38 C.

Rub ‘Vick’s’ on chest and back and use Vick’s for inhalations. Place a small amount of Vick’s into a medium size bowl. Pour hot water over it. With a towel over your head place your face over the bowl and inhale the vapours.

Garlic is a fantastic remedy as it is a natural anti-viral and anti-biotic. Swallow small raw pieces but be careful as it can cause stomach irritations. I recommend that raw garlic be eaten with other foods.

For children

• Increase Vitamin C intake.
• Keep them warm.
• Reduce all sweets drastically as sugar suppresses the immune system.

In cases of cold symptoms

Rub a little olive oil and a freshly cut clove of garlic onto the soles of the Child’s feet. Cover the feet with socks and put your child to bed. This is best done at night.
The garlic will be absorbed through the feet into the blood stream. This is a very safe way of improving the body’s immune response.
Avoid unnecessary medication like ‘Children’s Panadol’ or other cold and flu prescriptions as they mostly control or suppress the symptoms and prolong the body’s efforts to heal itself.

If you have any other successful home remedies please let me know and I will
add them to this site for others to view.

Please note: This advice is not designed to diagnose or treat illness. If symptoms persist please see your Doctor.

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