Holistic Health Care Center’s practitioner, Kimberly Leupold BPS, MSOM, L.Ac., HTPA, also treats patients at Elite Rehabilitation Institute in Plainfield, IL. Below is one of Kimberly’s recent blogs.
Boost your immune system before the winter cold is upon us. Do you notice winter tends to be a time you are more susceptible to the common cold or flu? Here are a couple holistic suggestions to help prevent the common cold or flu as well as to help decrease their symptoms.
- Bundle Up Cause Baby it’s Cold Outside!
According to Oriental Medicine (OM) theory, the combination of wind and cold can allow pathogens, such as the common cold, enter your body. Within this theory, the easiest gateway for colds to enter is the back of your neck. As a result, according to OM, leaving your neck bare during cold and windy weather can lower your immune system and allow a pathogen to enter. So think PREVENTION! If it is cold outside, wear a scarf. Even on the autumn days when there is a chill in the air, keep the back of your…
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