Staying Healthy During Cold and Flu Season

It's that time of year again. Every fall people start getting sick with something or another. They key to staying well and kicking it early is early treatment. 

Step 1: Monitor how your body feels everyday. Are your sinuses feeling plugged? Chest feeling a little tight? 

Step 2: Amp up Vitamin C, D3, Zinc, Quercetin and all the other vitamins you're read about. Next is my favorite...

Step 3: Eat the right foods! Lemons, lemon juice, pineapple (fresh is best), garlic, horseradish root, cayenne pepper, honey, ginger root

Recipe: mince 6 cloves of garlic and cover with honey, let it sit for 2-3hrs, then take 1/2-1tsp every hour

Recipe: juice 1 lemon, add lukewarm or hot water, a dash of cayenne pepper and honey to taste. This is best done on an empty stomach.

Recipe: peel and chop a piece of fresh garlic about the size of your finger. In a quart size saucepan add water and ginger, bring to a boil, simmer for a few minutes. Let cool and strain. Great for an upset stomach!

Recipe: for chest congestion, peel chop and put an onion in a saucepan and cover with water. Boil until the onion is soft. Strain out the liquid and soak a cotton cloth in it, put some of the boiled onion in the center to create a poultice and place on your chest.