Winterproof your immune system - The Naturopathic Way

In this second episode, Sophie and Marie give you simple and effective naturopathic keys to make your immune system stronger ahead of winter (and the rest of the year!). We break down nutritional approaches, medicinal herbs, and lifestyle tweaks you can start implementing right now to sail through the cold season.

Here is the recipe for our immune-boosting broth:

8 cups of water or bone broth
3-4 slices of dried Astragalus root (or 2 tbs Astragalus root powder: https://www.indigo-herbs.co.uk/shop/buy/astragalus-powder)
2 cups of chopped vegetables (carrots, leeks, celery, sweet potato etc.)
1 onion, grossly chopped
Leftover carcass bones (optional)
A pinch of cayenne pepper / Salt & Pepper to taste
Put all the ingredients in a stock pot, bring to the boil, lower the temperature to a gentle simmer. Let it simmer for 1 – 3 hours. Strain. Enjoy!

And here are the ingredients we use for our Fire Cider:
½ cup of grated fresh horseradish
½ cup (or more) chopped onion
¼ cup (or more) chopped garlic
¼ cup (or more) grated fresh ginger
¼ tsp Cayenne pepper
1 tbsp turmeric powder (optional)
2 tbsp dried rosemary (optional)
Raw apple cider vinegar (with the mother). Enough to fill your Kilner jar.
Organic runny honey
Place all the chopped ingredients and spices in a glass canning jar. Cover with apple cider vinegar, there should be at least 3 to 4 inches of vinegar above the level of the other ingredients. Close the jar tightly and place it in a cool dark place. Shake daily for a month. Strain using a muslin cloth, then bottle the strained mixture. Add some honey to the bottle(s) to cut through the sharpness of the vinegar and to enhance the antimicrobial properties.

Our Top 5  immune-boosting medicinal mushroom products:
Hybrid Herbs (UK based) have excellent quality products including
Reishi
https://www.hybridherbs.co.uk/duanwood-reishi-101-concentrated-extract/
Shiitake
https://www.hybridherbs.co.uk/shiitake-mushroom-extract/
Maitake
https://www.hybridherbs.co.uk/maitake-extract/
Turkey Tail
https://www.hybridherbs.co.uk/turkey-tail-extract/
Mushroom complex
https://www.hybridherbs.co.uk/medicinal-mushroom-complex/

Other good mushroom sources include Real mushrooms (https://www.realmushrooms.com/) and Four Sigmatic (https://international.foursigmatic.com/)

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Stay well,
Marie & Sophie 
xx