Health is wealth – and these days, it feels more critical than ever!
We often step up our health regimens when cold and flu season approaches, but as we adjust to the “new normal” we’re constantly focusing on our health and looking for strategies to protect it.
You’ve eaten well, always get a good’s night sleep, taken immune-supporting supplements and are careful to wash your hands several times a day – but now you feel that familiar tickle at the back of your throat. There’s no doubt about it, a cold is coming on – so now what?
The back-to-school situation varies among Canadian families as restrictions ease and safety guidelines are established. Making the decision between the classroom or educating at home can be difficult as many parents are apprehensive about the ability of safety measures in schools to protect their children from getting sick. There’s also the worry about kids being exposed to sickness outside of school, in group activities or on the playground, as socialization increases.
“The goal of [allergy] treatment should be to convince the immune system that it can coexist peacefully with these substances. Conventional medicine does not achieve this goal.”
-Dr. Andrew Weil
Are you stocking up on the usual drugstore antihistamines in anticipation of the arrival of pollen this Spring?
The air has a crisp edge, the nights are cooler, and the simpler, sunny days of summer are coming to a close. It’s back to school time, which, unfortunately, also means it’s back to germs time! With this change of season, the return to a busy, intensely social school environment inevitably brings greater exposure to germs not only for our kids, but also for mom and dad.
