I don't know about you, but I love it when the hot summer days turn into the cooler days of autumn. It marks a transition time that we should pay attention to with regards to our health.
School, online or in person, starts again and a new cycle begins that we should support our immune systems for.
Changes in diet as we move forward should include warming and colorful foods. Spices like cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg and turmeric can be added to steamed oat milk or coconut milk for a nice morning pick me up.
If the damp and cool weather makes your bones ache, you'll want to prepare some homemade Epsom salt baths with 1:1 ratio of Epsom salt and baking soda. Add essential oils of your choice 7 drops / 2 cups of dry mix. Some I like to include are Eucalyptus, Ginger, Orange, and Frankincense.
I've put together a few immune favorites for this time of year that you can order on FullScript here:
I hope this finds everyone safe and sound. These are difficult times, but they are not hopeless times. Just like you, I have had friends, family and clients who have gone through COVID-19 scares. Thankfully no one I know has died.
My heart goes out to those who have experienced dealing with death during this time - whether from the frontlines or with your own household.
My mom was in the ICU for 3 days (she is okay now) and my dad had an ER visit and came home with a nebulizer. It's been scary. Many of the practitioners I work with have shared they've experienced COVID symptoms but were unable to get tested. Some have ended up in the hospital, or diagnosed by their primary care doctor, with pneumonia.
In my consulting practice, clients have had pneumonia symptoms and urgent care diagnoses since late November and I wonder how many of those may have been this virus? I have no idea when we will know the truth but I do...