Must-Have Natural Remedies for Cold & Flu Season

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Aviva Romm

Health & Fitness, Arts, Alternative Health, Medicine

4.8 • 1.4K Ratings

🗓️ 16 October 2024

⏱️ 74 minutes

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Summary

Feeling the first tickle of a sore throat? Or maybe you’re dealing with a full-blown cold or flu? In this episode, I’m sharing my top natural remedies to help you get through cold and flu season. From immune-boosting herbs to soothing teas, these are the must-haves I trust to keep my family healthy.

I’ll walk you through how to use each one, with practical tips on safety, including what’s safe for kids, pregnancy, and breastfeeding. You’ll learn simple recipes you can make at home, like ginger tea, garlic lemonade, and thyme-honey tea, and I’ll share why these remedies have been trusted for generations to help ease symptoms and shorten the length of your illness.

Episode Highlights:

Echinacea: Immune-boosting benefits for prevention and early symptom relief.
Ginger: Anti-inflammatory and warming, perfect for soothing sore throats and congestion.
Elderberry: Sweet and antiviral, can help reduce the severity of flu symptoms.
Garlic: A natural antimicrobial, with a recipe for a soothing garlic lemonade.
Vitamin C: Classic immune support that helps shorten the duration of colds.
Zinc: Effective for reducing cold duration, especially when taken early.
Thyme-Honey Tea: Combines natural antimicrobials to soothe coughs and clear congestion.
Vapor Rub & Herbal Steam: Menthol and eucalyptus-based rubs and steams to ease breathing.

Key Takeaways:

Simple, safe ways to support your immune system during cold & flu season.
Practical recipes for at-home remedies that can bring comfort and relief.
Safety guidelines for using these natural remedies effectively, including recommendations for kids, pregnant women, and those with specific health concerns.

Tune in and get your natural medicine cabinet ready for this cold & flu season!

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0:00.0	From the stuff your mother never told you to the stuff your doctor never
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0:14.4	women's health from periods to menopause sex to reproductive health politics
0:19.2	motherhood to mental health join me for taboo busting conversations that demystify and
0:24.9	destigmatize our bodies all while bridging the gap between conventional
0:28.7	medicine and wellness. Along the way we'll be exploring the science and wisdom of how our bodies work,
0:34.0	what makes us well, what gets in the way, and how we can live our best lives on our terms.
0:40.0	When it comes to women's health and well-being, there's nothing we won't talk about.
0:44.0	The new medicine for women is here.
0:46.0	I'm Dr. Aviva Rame.
0:48.0	Welcome to the podcast. We all know the symptoms, sneezing, sore throat, stuffy nose or worse, full body aches and fatigue that make even getting out of bed seem like a
1:06.2	Herculean task. You think is it a cold is it the flu or something else?
1:11.2	Today in eight natural cold and flu busters to help you feel
1:15.9	better faster I'm gonna walk you through how to know the difference between colds
1:20.9	and flus and then a comprehensive guide on my favorite natural remedies that
1:26.8	can actually help shorten the duration of cold and flu and importantly easier discomfort.
1:33.2	While conventional medicines absolutely have a time in place,
1:37.2	especially for flu and with bacterial infections,
1:41.0	most common cold and viral infections that are mild can be treated safely and effectively at home.
1:47.0	I want you to feel really empowered to know what to do when you or your little ones or your partner someone close to you has that
1:55.2	scratchy throat or achy muscle feeling starting to settle in. As an MD and an
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