Hello Susun,
I am desperate for some good info!!!...I have been getting sick with EVERY virus that has come my way, usually I only get sick 2 times a year with sinus problems. I know stress really knocks out the immune system so a while back I started taking zinc, vit D, elderberry, multivitamins, vit B complex, and fish oil. It does not seem to be helping me ward off these illnesses or even shorten them, I seem to be getting sick with the next bug before I am even recovered form the previous. Do you have any suggestions for helping the immune system when it has been affected by high stress?
... Any advice you have will be SO welcomed and appreciated!!!
Hi,
Susun isn't for multi-vitamins, preferring to use herbal infusions for all her additional vitamin and mineral needs. Daily use of them will help with health and immunity. I make sure to rotate between oatstraw, nettles, red clover, comfrey leaf and then adding additional linden and mullein, especially during winter.
I would also be adding seaweed and medicinal mushrooms to my diet. Also love astragalus - can make tincture and I always throw some into a pot of soup, along with plenty of garlic. I can direct you to a link Susun wrote on the immune system but as you know, our minds play a big part of what manifests. Divorce, stress - all effects us and until we are settled within ourselves in regards with our circumstances, illnesses will be more likely. Having some kind of support system, exercising regularly, meditating - all are important.
blessings,
Kim
Wise Woman Team
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Try tulsi. One cup a day for. "general maintenance "; two cups a day if "something's going around; three cups back to back if you're sick. I haven't been sick for more. Than six hours in ten years!
Posted by: Donnalynn Milford | February 12, 2011 at 10:28 PM