Recovering From Cold and Flu

Cold and flu season is here! It's important that you start treatment within 24 hours of experiences symptoms. Here are some tips from Body + Soul magazine:

• Take 500mg of Vitamin C 3-4 times per day at the onset of a cold.
• Try 1,000mg of echinacea 3-5 times per day. Kan Jang (a combo of eleuthero and andrographis) has also been found to reduce symptoms of respiratory infections.
• Be patient - follow your insticts to get more rest and you won't find your symptoms lingering.
• Consider taking 200mg of Panax ginseng per day, along with getting extra sleep, lots of water, and eating good foods.