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Are you worrying about getting colds, flu or the dreaded Covid this year? Do you want to avoid the inevitable mood drop some of us get when the weather gets 'mizzly' as we call it here in Cornwall? Yep. Me too. My number one top tip for Winter Wellness is to check and get your …
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We're coming into Winter now with the threat of Covid and, I believe, more colds and flu this season than usual. So, I was interested to see this protocol and advice in Orthomolecular News about how we can prevent infection. I'll give you a heads-up: lots of garlic could be a good idea. Yay, more …
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Things change with Covid as the virus develops, waxes and wanes and it's useful that the Zoe app is still tracking those changes. Throughout the pandemic, they have done sterling work to advise us what to look for - which often does not correlate with official guidance from the NHS, sadly. So, what's the current …
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There seems to be more and more evidence stacking up that we should take enough Vitamin C at the start of any symptoms and that Vitamin C early on in acute cases can help enormously. The Frontline COVID-19 Critical Care Expert Group (FLCCC), a group of emergency medicine experts, have reported that, with the combined …
Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com Biocare has written a great overview and I thought it might be useful to share it with you - and of course do share it with any of your family and friends who may be at risk. I've added in some product info and links to help you find what …
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Many of you have been asking me what you and your children can take this Winter to avoid the inevitable germs, especially when we are in such close quarters with family who might be bringing more to the party than they thought! I was thinking about it and then saw that Biocare had beaten me …
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A useful run-down from my former homeopath, Karen, on useful remedies to have in for coughs, colds and Wintery nastiness. Some of these I know from experience, can stop a problem developing pretty darn quickly. I always have this First Aid kit in my cupboard for just such eventualities; it contains the most common ones …
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 Since we are still in cold and flu season, and everyone I speak to has either got it, had it, knows someone with it or is trying to prevent it, I thought I would pass on these two interesting reports from the Life Extension Foundation for you. The first suggests, as do many other experts, …
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Useful article this morning on using Vitamin D to prevent and shorten flu. This could be useful if anyone gets flu in your household so I pass it on in case it helps for you. It comes from Dr O at the GFS. Vitamin D Therapy Protocol I Recommend this protocol as a safe alternative …
Here we are entering cold and flu season. Hopefully, you won't get anything but, in case you do, I pass on this useful tip for you from Patrick Holford: ...the best cure for a common cold is mega-dose vitamin C, taking around 1 gram an hour, or 2 grams every two hours, until symptoms abate. …