HEALTH & WELLNESS
NATUROPATHIC INSPIRATIONS
INGRID PINCOTT ND
Winter Home Care Kit The best place to be when you are sick is at home.
Echinacea, astragalus and goldenseal are more of my
Unless you are seriously ill or not improving, then
favorite herbs that give deeper immune support. St.
head to the Emergency Room or your health care
Francis Herb Farm make a wonderful Deep Immune
provider. This information is for self-care in the early
formula for those who tend to get really
stages of your symptoms of colds, coughs and flus.
sick every winter with chest infections,
A well stocked “Home Care Kit” comes in very handy when you are sick in the middle of the night or on the weekend! Here are some of my favorites. Dosages are reduced for children.
Vitamin C chewable or powder: Vitamin C is good for every body system. It improves your immune system to fight both bacterial and viral infections. If you are not sure what you have yet but you feel congested in the sinuses or chest, have a sore throat and feel a cough coming on, dose it upwards of 3000-6000mg per day in divided dosages or until you get a bit of diarrhea. You can maintain these high dosages until you feel better then gradually decrease it. Maintaining on 1000-2000mg per day during the winter and spring is a great preventive. Look for ACES and Zinc which is a natural immune formula that is easy for the whole family to take. Did you know that vitamin C is great for constipation? If you feel toxic you might want to
colds or flus. This can be taken regularly all winter long as a preventive, five days on and two days off. If you are getting sicker, then these wonderful liquid tonics can be dosed at 3-6 times per day. A natural antibiotic that I have made up for my family contains vitamin A, vitamin C, echinacea, goldenseal, zinc and garlic. For children, tasty chewable echinacea or zinc tablets taken throughout the day are great at the onset of sore throats, colds and flus.
Drosera Cough Formula: It is always great to have a good cough formula on hand. This formula is for a dry cough. Bronchosan is good for a wet cough. My patients relied on my Upper Respiratory Formula for getting over a nasty bronchitis. Contact your ND for a comprehensive formula like this to have on hand.
take extra vitamin C for a week. It is great for cleaning
Homeopathic Influenzium: these homeopathic pellets
out the gallbladder.
are taken weekly as a preventive all winter long, and
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