With this virus doing the rounds, one of the best things you can do, after vaccinating, is to make sure your Vit D levels are optimal.

There are some evidence-based and practical and even simple ways to nurture your immune system against viral based illnesses. Please note this does not mean it will prevent them, or provide any guarantee, it simply strengthens our immunity so that we have a stronger resilience- we increase our chances of handling them better.

However, viruses that our body has not had contact with before, such as sars-cov-2, can be quite challenging for many people, as we have seen. Especially for those people with underlying health conditions, the extra support may just make a difference…..

Many people are currently getting vaccinated against covid and I want to write a post to help them support themselves. I know some are feeling anxious leading up to their appointment.

Side effects are common……

We have been messing with the microbiome on the planet for at least the last hundred years, with antibiotics, antiseptics, pesticides, fungicides and an attitude of annihilation. Now, relatively unknown species, once no threat, are rising as a major threat (drug resistant) because what used to hold them in check - other species of microbes - have been wiped out with powerful pesticides, fungicides & antibacterial products. ……..

Is it worth taking probiotics while taking antibiotics? After all, wouldn't the antibiotics just kill off the probiotics, and it would be better to wait till afterwards? 

The answer may surprise you. 

An important Naturopathic concept is to live seasonally. By paying attention to the season of winter, by changing our eating and taking the time to tune in and rest more, we can help avoid many of winter's illnesses.