Don’t suffer with Allergies, take this advice:
Fall is coming early this year. It’s only August and leaves are falling, grass is drying up, and my cucumber plants have finished producing. My eyes are itching, my nasal passages are clogging, and it’s getting colder at night. Last week was down in the fifties and this week, daytime temps have past 90. This is perfect weather for mold spores, Autumn pollens, and dust bunnies piling up in the corners of my house. That’s a start. Staying inside with the air conditioner helps on humid days, if you’ve been conscientious about cleaning the filters. Turn your air purifiers on (I like the ionic breeze where you can easily wipe off the inside and don’t have to spend money on heap filter replacements). I also wear a mini-personal air purifier around my neck. As the larger purifiers, it sends out negative ions which, when confronted with germs, dust, and contaminates, attaches to them, causing them to fall to the ground away from my airway. For a little more than $100, I am protected. Check out www.weinproducts.com.
A daily dose of local honey is said to immune folks to area pollens, I purchase mine from an Oakland, NJ bee keeper, Werf’s bees, they can be found on Facebook. The owner is very accommodating and friendly and may even deliver. They also sell bee’s wax candles in the form of bees and pine cones which make nice accent candles for your table. Remember, local is the key, so look for a local farm or honey stand as close to your neighborhood as possible. Honey is an anti-inflammatory, anti-oxidant, and anti-bacterial. It is used as a homeopathic preventative for allergies, and is a mild laxative. It contains vitamins and minerals. A teaspoon has a glycemic load of 3.5 as compared to white sugar which has a load of 65.* A local bee keeper I use is Werf’s Bees.
*University of Sidney, Sweet as Honey, Glycemic Index research and GI News.
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Building an immune system to combat virus
The cooler weather makes it more comfortable to be outside and active. Take advantage of these cooler days and walk! If it’s raining or too hot, find a mall to peruse and walk while you window shop. Walking encourages endorphin production decreasing depression and anxiety, and increases energy while expanding lung capacity which improves COPD symptoms. Wow! And its FREE! So, walk at least 20-30 minutes a day at a pace where you can still converse, but be a bit winded. Start with 10 minutes and a timer. Throw your tee shirt and dirty jeans on as soon as you get out of bed. Grab a timer (or use your phone). Set 10 minutes and go! Turn around and come back. It’s better than a cup of coffee. It will clear your head, and set you up for a productive and joyful day. My walking “high” last until about 3p, when I go for another walk to re-energize. It’s how I quit smoking after 28 years of a 2 ½ pack a day habit, but that’s a story for another day. Walking also improves your immune system. And if you’re walking outside you get the extra benefit of your daily dose of vitamin D. (Also FREE!). When you get home, drink 8 ounces of water. If you add half a lemon, you’ve now revved up your engine, decreasing your appetite, and improved your digestion. 30 minutes later eat breakfast, take your vitamin C and Zinc and you have a perfect combination for building a strong immune system. If you do catch a virus, whether it’s COVID19 or a simple cold, here are some remedies that have worked for me: Onion honey, garlic and hot pepper soup, and my chiropractor’s nasal flush are what I pound my system with when I feel “under the weather”, or like something is about to make me ill. TikTok has a recipe to make onion honey, excellent for coughs. I also regularly use, during the cold season, a flush my chiropractor recommends. Call Dr Verter, 732-887-3578 for your set up and instructions. The kit includes: Theophylline solution (a bronchodilator), a plunger with a special nose attachment, iodine, and salt. You’ll need to supply the distilled water. Theophylline has some contraindications, too many to list here, so please look it up and make sure you do not have certain ailments or are taking medications it could react to. Both my husband and I stayed free of flu and Covid 19 over this past Winter and Spring. That is until we stopped using the flush and were around crowds in the Summer.
