Pro Tips For Winter Wellness

#1 Get an Acupuncture treatment with Gua Sha!

Boost your immune system this Fall and Winter with an Acupuncture treatment BEFORE you get sick. And ask me about adding Gua Sha to your treatment. It feels wonderful, and helps open up those cold, tight muscles of the upper back and neck so you don't catch a cold!

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#2 Drink Hot Tea All Day

Keeping your stomach warm and your body hydrated strengthens your immune system. Warmth causes movement and benefits circulation. Cold causes stagnation, which can create weakness and illness.

 

#3 Add Fresh Ginger

Fresh ginger aids digestion, warms the body, and increases circulation to open pores and release the exterior. This is excellent for your immune system, especially after a day outside in chilly temperatures. (For people in menopause experiencing hot flashes, use cooling mint instead!).

 

#4 Limit Dairy During The Colder Months

Dairy (especially COLD dairy, like ice cream) can be damaging to the immune system. It can slow down digestion, blood circulation, and Qi production. Dairy can also trigger histamine reactions, leading to heat, inflammation, and thickening of fluids into phlegm that can trap pathogens and become illness.

 

#5 Keep Your Neck Warm

When the temperature drops during Fall, if the back of the neck gets cold, those muscles tighten, and fluids cannot travel freely along the back between the sinuses and the lungs. This can lead to congestion, where bacteria gets trapped, and infections begin. This is how you "catch a cold".