More Immune Boosting helpers – Fruit in order of highest vitamin C content: Guava Dried Jujube (I’ll post more on this powerhouse later) Black Currants Kiwi Litchis Apples Pummelo Lemon Strawberries Oranges Papaya Grapefruit PIneapple Cantaloupe Mangoes Tangerines Avocados Starfruit Raspberries Pomegranates Apricots … there are 137 fruits that are considered good sources of vitamin […]
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Back in 1991 a study compared two groups of cold virus sufferers – one group was given decongestants and pain relievers to manage cold symptoms -the other group was given 1000mg doses of vitamin C every hour for the first 6 hours then 3 doses a day thereafter. WHO’S SYMPTOMS DECREASED BY 85%? the Vitamin C
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Do you reach for herbs? Let me suggest a few reasons to consider doing so! You probably know 🧐 School has started 🚌 the weather is a little crazy ☀️🌧🌩❄️🌈 and sore throats 😷 coughs & colds 🤧 and viruses are on the move 🤢 but why is that a reason to reach for herbs?🌱
Keeping you & your athletes healthy! Is it spring sports season at your house? It is at ours – spring season is crazy 🤪 intense for many athletes ⚽️🥍⛹🏽♀️🏊🏼♂️🤽🏼♂️ A few of our boys love ❤️ water polo 🤽🏼♂️ and in our neck of the woods, its high school water polo season 🏊🏼♂️ Last weekend
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Let’s talk about fiber and how much you’re eating in the average day. The current guidelines tell us we should be eating roughly 30g of fiber every day but most of us are nowhere near this.. With supermarket shelves packed with processed foods, and an increased reliance on take -out and fast foods, many people
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Have you recently been told that your thyroid is a bit sluggish? Maybe you’ve noticed several of the symptoms of thyroid disease? (you can find those here) If so, let’s talk about three of the top herbs and nutrients for your thyroid. Selenium Have you heard of glutathione? Glutathione is a powerful antioxidant that helps
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11 years ago I sat like a puddle on the floor-it felt like we had tried everything and yet our children’s health was not improving. we had one Diagnosis after another but no real answers. Two women, who visited me regularly, sat on my couch that day as I poured my heart out to them.
about foods for Eyes, Skin, Bones & Teeth? As women we are constantly bombarded with external products to help us look like we have healthy skin, eyes, bones and teeth -but if we aren’t giving our bodies what they need to actually BE HEALTHY, those products are like a bad patch job. Lucky for us
Someone had to say it – but when it comes to immune boosting foods – Greens are Queens 👑. Not only do they contain large amounts of Vitamin C, many of the leafy green vegetables are an important source of plant based iron (low iron levels cause low energy and suppress the immune system). And
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Remember all those lovely antique and wild roses that bloomed all summer? 🌹 If you are lucky enough to have passed by them again once their blooms have faded you might have found an abundance of Rose Hips. 🥀 Most modern cultivated roses don’t grow rose hips – so you may not see them in
