“Vitamin D could almost be thought of as a designer drug for helping the body to handle viral respiratory infections..... It boosts the ability of cells to kill and resist viruses and simultaneously dampens down harmful inflammation, which is one of the big problems with Covid.” Dr. Adrian Martineau, a professor of respiratory infection and immunity …
Keep Calm & Boost Immunity 23: Free-From Dexamethasone?
You'll no doubt have seen the news that giving some patients on respirators and oxygen the steroid drug Dexamethasone could help. I asked Christine (TGF supplement woman) to find grain and dairy free versions in case any of us with those sensitivities need it - hope not, but pays to be prepared! Here are her …
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Chocolate Orange Nutrient-Boost Smoothie for Kids
Yummy nutritious smoothie for your children
Keep Calm & Boost Immunity 22: Mouthwashes
Keep Calm & Boost Immunity 21: Inadequate Nutrition = Poor Immunity
"Public health officials are encouraged to include nutritional strategies in their recommendations to improve public health." Taken from: Optimal Nutritional Status for a Well-Functioning Immune System Is an Important Factor to Protect against Viral Infections You can read the abstract and full text here, but here's the gist of it for you: The role nutrition …
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Keep Calm & Boost Your Immunity 20: Supporting Recovery
I am aware that whilst some people get only mild cases of Covid-19, others really go through the mill with it and the recovery process can be lengthy and arduous. I was considering how we might be able to aid recovery in some way and a few things have occurred to me, so I thought …
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Magnesium Factsheet Updated
Just a quickie to let you know I've updated the Magnesium factsheet in the A-Z for you. Hope it's useful.
Keep Calm & Boost Immunity 19: Will Masks Help?
Quite frankly, I'm surprised we weren't advised weeks ago to wear masks when out in supermarkets, queues etc and certainly it should have been announced that it was compulsory to wear one when we were all advised to go back to work - many people were unable to avoid crowded public transport. But then again, …
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Keep Calm & Boost Immunity 18: Resilience – How’s Yours?
Our ability to weather storms like COVID-19 is crucial to our ongoing mental and physical health. It's called being resilient. This is one I've struggled with over time. Thanks to my ACE disorder, my symptoms come back with a vengeance with any major stress, mostly probably because my amygdala - the old part of the …
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TrulyGlutenFree Hot Drinks
Here are some ideas if you want a warm drink but you're off grains and dairy. Hot Chocolate/Milk Heat up some almond or other nut or seed milk and add 2 pieces of chocolate to melt slowly. Sweeten if desired. Yummy hot chocolate my-stylie. If you don't have chocolate, just the milk and a little …