How to naturally improve your immune system!
The winter months can be a difficult time to stay healthy; the cold and lack of sun can slow our bodies right down, including our immune system. During winter it's easy for the nasty bugs of the cold and flu to invade without meeting as much resistance as they might at other times of the year. Luckily, for us there are many things we can do for ourselves which can help to improve our immune system and keep our bodies strong and fighting over the cold months.
Keeping warm is essential to a healthy immune function, not only does this mean putting on twenty layers so that you can de-layer and re-layer with the temperamental Melbourne weather, but it also means thinking about the things you’re putting inside you. Crispy fresh salads might seem like a good healthy meal and yes they are very healthy but think about the warmth and nourishment your body needs on these cold days. Warm soups, curries, stews, can be packed full of vegetables and give our body everything it needs while also warming it from the inside out and giving your body that extra support. Taking hot baths is also a wonderful way to defrost and relax after a cold day, stress relief is another vital component of immune health and warming yourself to the core while de-stressing is going to do wonders for your health. Try out our range of bath salts especially blended to help you with anything from stress relief and relaxation to muscle aches and sleep aid. The importance of probiotics often goes unrecognised. These little creatures survive on the soul purpose of making your body healthy and living in beautiful synchronicity as your gut's best friend. If your gut is happy, the rest of your bodily systems will flourish. A healthy internal system of probiotics will produce many hormones, and other chemicals which your body uses for fighting disease, repairing from stress and fatigue as well as providing happy chemicals to your brain. There are many ways to cultivate healthy internal flora, eating fibres and vegetables will support the probiotics already inside you and eating fermented foods such as sauerkraut or yoghurt will introduce more much needed probiotics into your system. If you feel your gut health could use a boost of probiotics, if you feel your digestion is a bit sluggish or not doing exactly what you want it to be doing come into the shop and we can provide you with a Biome Daily Probiotic to give your body that extra help it might need.
From as far back as you can go, humans and plants have evolved together, forming mutually beneficial relationships. Humans have cultivated plants and our bodies have evolved to rely on them not only for sustenance but also for medicine. Countless plants contain active constituents which our bodies respond to so naturally and heal from so well. To give your immune system the support it needs this winter there’s no harm in indulging in some immune boosting teas and remedies with plants specifically proven to provide your body with so many things needed to resist colds and flu. We have very special blends of teas and remedies here from our Immunity Leaf Tea - a combination of echinacea, lemon myrtle, astragalus, and Siberian ginseng to our Lively Living Winter Rescue Remedy - a combination of organic eucalyptus, lavender, and Australian tea tree oil. These cosy remedies are like a big warm hug to your immune system!
See you soon, in store at Thornbury Apothecary to pick up any of these items this winter or feel free to shop online on our website!
TA Team
