Ahhh, September is upon us!
The kids are back to school, summer vacations are behind us and the holiday season is around the corner. Time to start thinking about naturopathic medicine in San Diego for the long winter ahead!
Typically at this time of year people knuckle down and get refocused. Moms and Dads get super busy making sure the kids settle into their new class or school, they start to think about what they want to get done before the Holidays and they put a big effort into their jobs and/or businesses.
All these activities are great, however when school starts, kids are in their classrooms with lots of their friends, breathing the same air, using the same “tools”, sharing the same resources. With that comes its own set of problems, germs spread, bacteria grows and before long your precious child could come home sneezing and coughing having caught a cold or the flu from one of their classmates. And in the time of the C-virus, we definitely want to avoid that!
If your immune system is not in peak condition, it’s only a matter of time before you fall victim to that same cold or flu … and then you swing into reactionary mode to recoup as quickly as possible. You run to the pharmacy and grab all the cold and flu medications to alleviate and cover your symptoms until it passes, but let’s face it having a bad cold or flu is miserable right? The coughing, sneezing, runny nose, sore throat, headache, body aches … yuk!
As naturopathic doctors in San Diego, we want to assist you with a holistic approach to building your immune system with natural medicine, vitamins, basic lifestyle strategies and IV therapy in San Diego options. While there are no guarantees when it comes to avoiding common colds and flus, here are some simple, effective steps you can take to build up your immune system now, before the cold and flu season starts!
Here are some of our top preventative and immune-boosting strategies:
- Self-care: do what you can to reduce stress, get good sleep (8 hrs minimum), and get in plenty of fresh water and exercise. Take a walk, get fresh air – nature does wonders for vitality!
- Clean up the diet: removing fine sugars, carbohydrates and other potentially inflammatory foods can free up your body’s energy for fighting a possible viral or bacterial exposure.
- Keep the sinuses and nasal passages clean and moist: this can include saline rinses with a Neti pot, salt-water gargles, or steam inhalation with essential oils.
- Immune-supporting supplements and herbal anti-microbials: consider both oral and IV options.
- Our Immune Support IV Bags deliver key nutrients that combat common bacterial and viral invaders.
- IV Nutrient therapy in San Diego (such as our ImmunoBoost Shot) is a fast and easy way to a quick nutrient boost.
- Some of our favorite oral immune-boosting supplements include:
- Vitamin C: higher doses support the cellular functions of both the innate and adaptive immune system.
- Vitamin D: essential to immune function, higher short-term dosing can trigger a strong anti-microbial response.
- Vitamin A: another key to healthy immune function, it can be taken at higher doses short term. Toxicity is possible, so be sure to do so only under medical supervision.
- Zinc: the immunity mineral, it supports multiple aspects of the immune system, but is especially critical for mediating innate immunity.
- Bio Vegetarian by Priority One: a powerful mix of strong and effective anti-microbial and anti-viral herbs that can be taken preventatively or at the first sign of illness/exposure.
- Black Elderberry Syrup: elderberry offers strong anti-viral and immune-boosting properties.
It may not sound all that exciting , but when your co-workers are turning up sick around you, you will appreciate that you took these preventative measures!
As always if we can help in any way, please call us to schedule an office visit with NaturopathicRX today!
Naturopathic medicine is a distinct system of medicine that skillfully combines natural therapeutic traditions with modern science to restore and optimize health. For more information or to schedule an appointment with a Naturopathic doctor, please call NaturopathicRX at (858) 914-3444.