FIGHT THE FLU - Naturally!

Take Probiotics: These friendly flora help produce virus-fighting antibodies and aid in vitamin absorption. Nix sugar: Sugar dramatically decreases your immune function, so if you’re starting to feel ill, don’t go for anything sweet.

Sleep more: When you’re under the weather, shoot for a minimum of eight hours of sleep. Give yourself permission to catch some zzz’s!

Reduce stress: Illness thrives in a stressed body; so, to stave off sickness, make relaxing activities part of your weekly routine.

Sunshine for vitamin D: Your body needs vitamin D to activate pathogen fighting T-cells. Try some sunscreen-free exposure for 20 minutes between 8 & 10 am or between 4 & 6pm, when the sun isn't too harsh. And, lose those sunglasses - a great way to synthesize vitamin D is through your eyes!

Try Theives Oil: All the ingredients of this medieval blend of essential oils (cloves, lemon, cinnamon, eucalyptus, and rosemary) have germ-fighting properties that have been used to help ward-off infections for centuries. Try it in lieu of hand sanitizer or put a few drops in your humidifier.

Immunity Juice: At first sign of a sniffle, try this juice mix chock full of powerful, illness-fighting foods like parsley (combats infection), horseradish (great for clearing the sinuses) and garlic (major antiviral!). It’s guaranteed to get you back to tip-top shape faster than you can say, “Achoo!

 2 lemons
 1 bunch parsley
 1 inch-thick round horseradish root
 1 orange
 5 inch knob of ginger
 2 inch knob of turmeric
 1 large clove garlic
 1 cucumber
 2 stalks celery