Lungs…and Corona

During these extraordinary times the most important organ to protect and strengthen has got to be the lungs!
In general, all the immune boosting supplements will be great for the lungs:
Zinc - 20mg a day
Vit C - 500 mg up to 4x day
Vit A and E - start low and build up to the recommended dosages on the bottles; these not to be taken long term, max for 2 months and no Vit A for a smoker (present and past)

The most worrying symptoms with Corona are fever, dry cough and shortness of breath. In Chinese medicine this is ‘heat congesting the lungs’.

Remedies:
Keep hydrated, plenty of room temp filtered water
Cooling soups with rice and barley
Vegetables: cabbage, cauliflower, carrot, pumpkin and radish
Seaweeds (soaked) such as Wakame and Nori
Fruits: pear, strawberries, peach and cantaloupe melon

Avoid all warming foods such as alcohol, coffee, lamb, onion, ginger, fennel and cinnamon.

Let’s add Western medicine remedies too:
Raw Manuka honey - antiseptic to coat the throat
Warm salt water gargling - daily
Garlic, though heating is very useful to inhibit viruses

To reduce respiratory congestion:
Expectorants - such as Licorice, South African Geranium, Ivy; all available in powdered form
Salt pipes, humidifiers
Bromelain - available as tablets

To reduce fever:
Vinegar soaked cloth applied to head, armpits and groin area; smelly I accept but very effective.

We need all the help we can get so please don’t overlook these remedies and very important breath deeply when walking in the woods,

While we are still allowed!