As we head into the darkest days of the year and the heart of cold and flu season, I'd like to share some of my tips for staying healthy. Many of my clients have the belief that it's "normal" to get sick 2-3 times each year. While it may be common, I believe complimentary medicine has a lot to offer us in terms of getting and staying healthy. We are all surrounded by viruses, and yet we're not sick all the time. When our bodies are in balance, our immune systems work to fight off "dis-ease" most of the time.
To stay healthy during this time of the year good self-care habits are essential. Winter is governed by the water element and that calls for extra pampering of our bodies so that we can develop strong roots for the growth that comes with Spring - on many levels. However, most of us have extra things we do this time of year, not more free time. So, if you start to feel that tickle in your throat or the beginning sniffles or a few body aches, here are some things you can do ...
1. At the first sign you are fighting a cold or other virus, take a nap. Hold the master immune points, found below clavicle in center of chest. Do this for a while before you go to sleep and visualize your body's resources being marshalled to fight the intruder. Then, repeat whenever you wake up and throughout the day.
2. Drink, drink, drink a LOT of non-caffeine tea with honey and lemon. Sip it warm, not too hot and let it swish around in your mouth before swallowing.
3. Cover a diced onion, some fresh chopped garlic, a handful of fresh gtsted ginger with water and bring it almost to a boil then then off. A little fresh gtated turmeric is a nice addition, but can turn your skin yellow so I get the white turmeric at the Berkeley Bowl. Put the entire contents of the pot into an old stocking or sock and take a nice, hot bath. Put the stocking/sock in the tub along with half the liquid. Mix some fresh raw honey into the other 1/2 of the liquid and drink itis a tea. Bring 2 big glasses of water into yhe bathroom with you to drink. This bath will make you sweat!!! A lot!!! This is good because it flushes toxins. See #2 and drink more. The more you drink, the more you pee, and that flushes toxins and you'll be healthier and happier.
4. Colloidal silver kills viruses and is available in nasal spray form online.
5. A Neti pot is is the best way to wipe out a sore throat and runny nose (sold at natural foods stores or online). Use only boiled water that has cooled to warm and about a teaspoon of NON-iodized salt to rinse your sinuses and gargle with some of the same water. Be sure to wash the neti pot well after using.
6. Yin Chiao is the Chinese patent formula remedy (equivalent to over-the-counter). I like to get Henry's family formulation at Draline Tong Herbs in Oakland Chinatown at 10th & Webster. He also does more customized herbal formulas and IF a virus gets into the chest I strongly recommend a visit.
Hope this helps!
To stay healthy during this time of the year good self-care habits are essential. Winter is governed by the water element and that calls for extra pampering of our bodies so that we can develop strong roots for the growth that comes with Spring - on many levels. However, most of us have extra things we do this time of year, not more free time. So, if you start to feel that tickle in your throat or the beginning sniffles or a few body aches, here are some things you can do ...
1. At the first sign you are fighting a cold or other virus, take a nap. Hold the master immune points, found below clavicle in center of chest. Do this for a while before you go to sleep and visualize your body's resources being marshalled to fight the intruder. Then, repeat whenever you wake up and throughout the day.
2. Drink, drink, drink a LOT of non-caffeine tea with honey and lemon. Sip it warm, not too hot and let it swish around in your mouth before swallowing.
3. Cover a diced onion, some fresh chopped garlic, a handful of fresh gtsted ginger with water and bring it almost to a boil then then off. A little fresh gtated turmeric is a nice addition, but can turn your skin yellow so I get the white turmeric at the Berkeley Bowl. Put the entire contents of the pot into an old stocking or sock and take a nice, hot bath. Put the stocking/sock in the tub along with half the liquid. Mix some fresh raw honey into the other 1/2 of the liquid and drink itis a tea. Bring 2 big glasses of water into yhe bathroom with you to drink. This bath will make you sweat!!! A lot!!! This is good because it flushes toxins. See #2 and drink more. The more you drink, the more you pee, and that flushes toxins and you'll be healthier and happier.
4. Colloidal silver kills viruses and is available in nasal spray form online.
5. A Neti pot is is the best way to wipe out a sore throat and runny nose (sold at natural foods stores or online). Use only boiled water that has cooled to warm and about a teaspoon of NON-iodized salt to rinse your sinuses and gargle with some of the same water. Be sure to wash the neti pot well after using.
6. Yin Chiao is the Chinese patent formula remedy (equivalent to over-the-counter). I like to get Henry's family formulation at Draline Tong Herbs in Oakland Chinatown at 10th & Webster. He also does more customized herbal formulas and IF a virus gets into the chest I strongly recommend a visit.
Hope this helps!
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