{"id":793,"date":"2016-01-17T21:38:52","date_gmt":"2016-01-18T02:38:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cathybiase.com\/?p=793"},"modified":"2016-01-17T21:38:52","modified_gmt":"2016-01-18T02:38:52","slug":"cold-flu-natural-medicine-kit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cathybiase.com\/index.php\/2016\/01\/17\/cold-flu-natural-medicine-kit\/","title":{"rendered":"My Cold and Flu Natural Medicine Kit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As the Christmas season fades in to memory, we move in to cold and flu season. \u00a0And this was the topic that we were asked to speak of on Daytime Durham.<\/p>\n<p>In general our best defence against disease is ensuring the following:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Eating a whole foods diet rich in colourful fruits and vegetables<\/li>\n<li>Getting 7-8 hours of good quality sleep each night<\/li>\n<li>Staying well hydrated<\/li>\n<li>Regular exercise<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>But when cold and flu season rolls around having a natural medicine kit on hand to give an added boost to our immunity and remedies if a cold or flu takes hold is recommended.<\/p>\n<p>There really are so many remedies that could be included in my kit but the ones that I always keep on hand are: Chaga Tea, Oil of Oregano, Manuka honey, Holy Basil tincture, Bee Propolis, lemon, garlic, ginger and a good probiotic. \u00a0And the reason is that these items play dual roles. They help to build up immunity which aids prevention and they help combat infection when it takes hold.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/cathybiase.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/1_Untitled-design-7.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-804\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-804 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/cathybiase.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/1_Untitled-design-7.jpg\" alt=\"Untitled design (7)\" width=\"630\" height=\"420\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Chaga Tea<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Chaga is a type of mushroom found growing predominantly on birch trees. \u00a0Chaga tea is full of minerals, vitamins and amino acids. It is antibacterial, anti-fungal and antiviral.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Oil of Oregano<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Oil of Oregano is packed with vitamins and minerals. \u00a0It is an immune booster, fights infection and is a strong antioxidant. \u00a0This is the first remedy my family grabs when we feel anything trying to take hold. \u00a0It is VERY strong. \u00a0If you are using it for the first time my recommendation would be to add a drop to one cup of water and sip until finished. \u00a0As you become more used to it you can build up to taking one or two drops straight on your tongue.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Manuka Honey<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Manuka honey is produced from the pollen of the manuka, or tea tree. \u00a0It contains more vitamins, minerals, amino acids and antioxidants than other types of honey. \u00a0It helps to boost the immune system preventing colds and flus. \u00a0It is anti-viral, anti-bacterial and anti-inflammatory.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Holy Basil Tincture<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>In Ayurvedic medicine Holy Basil is used often as a remedy for cold and flu. \u00a0It eases bronchitis, earache and fever. \u00a0Holy Basil is considered an\u00a0adaptogen thus helping to normalize body function.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Bee Propolis Throat Spray<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Bee propolis is made by bees and is used to cover the inside of the bee hive to act as a disinfectant and to seal small holes and gaps in it. \u00a0Bee Propolis has antioxidant and antimicrobial properties. \u00a0 It also has healing, analgesic, anesthetic and anti-inflammatory properties. \u00a0The throat spray is an easy way to incorporate bee propolis in to your regime.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Lemon<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Lemon is a star in my kit. \u00a0It has vitamin C,\u00a0calcium, iron, magnesium, phosphorus, potassium, sodium, zinc,copper, manganese and selenium. \u00a0And I use it in combination with honey and ginger to make great tasting homemade cough syrup and lozenges.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Garlic<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Garlic is touted for many medicinal purposes including preventing and fighting colds and flus. As well as containing nutrients such as selenium, manganese and vitamin C, \u00a0garlic contains an organo-sulfur compound called Allicin. \u00a0Allicin has antibacterial, antifungal and antiviral properties.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Ginger<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Ginger is antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory and aids digestion. \u00a0It is a strong antioxidant and is a natural antibiotic.<\/p>\n<p><b><u>Probiotics<\/u><\/b><\/p>\n<p>The seat of your immunity resides in your gut. \u00a0Probiotics help improve immunity by enhancing gut health.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s an easy task putting a natural medicine kit together. \u00a0Start by using things that are right in your kitchen cupboard and build out from there.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As the Christmas season fades in to memory, we move in to cold and flu season. \u00a0And this was the topic that we were asked to speak of on Daytime &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/cathybiase.com\/index.php\/2016\/01\/17\/cold-flu-natural-medicine-kit\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">My Cold and Flu Natural Medicine Kit<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":811,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[26,42],"tags":[149,150],"class_list":["post-793","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog","category-food","tag-cold-and-flu","tag-natural-remedies"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>My Cold and Flu Natural Medicine Kit - Cathy Biase<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/cathybiase.com\/index.php\/2016\/01\/17\/cold-flu-natural-medicine-kit\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"My Cold and Flu Natural Medicine Kit - Cathy Biase\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"As the Christmas season fades in to memory, we move in to cold and flu season. \u00a0And this was the topic that we were asked to speak of on Daytime &hellip; 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