How to Strengthen Your Immune System for Fall

In Chinese medicine, the preceding season is when we can best prepare for upcoming health concerns. Late summer is the ideal time to prepare your immune system for coronavirus, colds and flus we anticipate for fall and winter.

So what can you do now? Start our simple and effective regimens today!

Hydrate, hydrate, hydrate.

Enjoy Summer’s natural remedies: watermelon, grapes, berries.

Pick up Concentrace trace minerals from Blue Heron to add to your water.

Eat cooked foods (bonus hydration points for soups, stews and casseroles).

Go ahead and start eating foods that strengthen your lungs:

• Pears

• Apples

• Walnuts

• Leafy greens

Enjoy our favorite adaptogens, all of which strengthen your immune system and lift your energy:

• Reishi // Ling Zhi

• Ginseng // Ren Shen

• Astragalus // Huang Qi

Make immune strengthening supplements part of your daily routine now:

• Elderberry - you can pick up some of Goddess Ghee’s delightful elixir at Blue Heron

• Vitamin C

• Vitamin D

• Yu Ping Feng San - enjoy pills, tincture or herbal tea from Blue Heron

Diffuse essential oils that support your respiratory and immune systems, apply diluted oils to your chest, or combine with a cup of epsom salts for your bath:

• Tea Tree

• Lavender

• Eucalyptus

• Pine

• Basil

• Blue Heron’s Metal Element Blend

Experience the health benefits of holistic care :

• Acupuncture - strengthen your immune system, boost energy, relieve stress, resolve dampness and phlegm

• Massage - calm stress, relax tightness, encourage your circulatory and lymphatic systems

• Neurostructural Integration – improve musculoskeletal issues, calm your nervous system, recenter yourself

Call us at (843) 937-6890 to schedule an appointment to prepare yourself for the upcoming season!