All the leaves are brown…
Friday, November 4th, 2011
Autumn… full-on autumn! We are making wishes that you are having a sweet and delicious season!
And… with this season begins the time when folks are more likely to catch a cold. Some suggestions:
1) Wash your hands. Best way to avoid getting the bug in the first place. Use warm to hot water and wash until you’ve sang the Happy Birthday song to yourself twice over. And smile at yourself in the mirror while you do so.
2) Keep your Vitamin d levels up. We can’t make it from the sun for the next many months so you’ll need to supplement and/or use a safe vitamin D/tanning bed. The Vitamin D Council recommends 5,000 i.u.’s/day. And if you find yourself beginning to go down with a cold, take 70,000 i.u.’s for 2 days in a row. We use and carry NOW Foods D3.
3) We recommend at least 1,000 mg/day of a quality, buffered vitamin C. Should you start to get sick, though, your body will absorb much more. Try 500 mg’s every waking hour. It helps boost the immune system and is a natural antihistamine (without the negative side-effects of the pharmaceutical ones). Here at Mandala we are stocked with several dosages of buffered Vitamin C products.
4) Facial steams and neti (sinus cleansing) are amazing ways to help deal with the sinus stuffiness/congestion that often accompany a cold. If you’re not sure how to use these, give us a call or stop in and we’ll walk you through it. We carry all the necessary equipment, oils and salts for both!
5) Zinc! It will shorten the life of any cold that you might end up getting. But you need to take 75 grams/day as soon as you feel the bug coming on. It’s been clinically proven to reduce the duration but it has to be 75 mg’s/day. 75 is the magic number.
6) Far-infrared sauna! Helps to burn out anything while moving blood and lymph. Helps to detox and soothe your body. Use ours here at Mandala and if you desire one for home use, why we can make sure you get the best and ship it right to your door.
7) Stay positive. The more negative we are in our minds, the worse off we will be. Take it as a message that your body wants to slow down a bit and remember that it’s not even close to the end of the world. You’ve gotten through these things in the past and odds are greatly in your favor that you’ll get over this one too.
8) Enjoy hydrating beverages. Warm liquids like tea are soothing to the throat and will help make sure you are moving plenty of fluids through your system.
9) When congested, avoid using dairy products and grains, especially wheat. Both promote the formation of mucus at a time when you really don’t need it.
Be good to yourself always. We need you to be healthy and happy. The world needs more vibrantly healthy and joyful people!
And of course, if you’ve any questions please know that you can phone or email us anytime. We are here to help.
Soon,
Garret, Sarah and Amy