Back To School Immune Support Check List!

Yes, I'm a complete 80's dork. Back to school is upon us.

Oh lord- let the germ exposure begin! 

Fear Not Mom's, Dad's & Teachers...Our bodies are designed to eat viruses and bacteria for breakfast!

Here's what I'd recommend:

• Elderberry/and or Echinacea tincture (take either or both one week on, one week off) About 30 drops (1 dopper full is a prevention dose) Click the Elderberry Link above for instructions on it's use. 
• An Acute dose of echinacea tincture- meaning YOU ARE FOR SURE GETTING SICK- would be 60-90 drops of echinacea every 2 hours. This is 2-3 droppers full. 
• Once your fully sick, these things will help but at this point you may need other herbals to improve symptoms like expectorants, antispasmodics and continued immune support to speed heal time. 
• Pick up a high quality commercial Elderberry Extract here- caution though this size is best for a family as it should be used within 1 month of purchase:)

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I AM HEALTHY SHOT; Real Immune Support?

There's an assortment of these drinks; I'll have to check out the others for you when I'm in there next.I saw a drinkable shot at Better Health today called "I am Healthy"; I was intrigued so I picked it up to read the label.

It contains 100% of the daily allowance of the run-of-the-mill vitamins like zinc, Vitamin C and B Vitamins, and a proprietary blend of Beta Glucan, Goji juice & Hibiscus flower extract and some yerba mate´...does this stuff have what it takes to keep you from getting sick?

Don't get me wrong, goji is a wonderful antioxidant but you wouldn't catch me downing it if I felt like I was getting sick.  Taking it everyday for antioxidant protection is more like it. This helps support slowing the aging process, protects the heart and in general keeps the body from falling apart over time. Hibiscus (while a lovely herbal) used to support healthy blood pressure levels and a very tasty tea is still not what I would consider to be a strong immune support. 

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