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Three Natural Herbs To Boost Your Immunity System in the Winter

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Winter is one of the most amazing, coldest, and sickening times of the year. Sounds pretty negative but it’s true. Men, women, and children wrap themselves in hats, scarves, gloves, coats, long johns, leg warmers and use enough tissue to last a lifetime.

Ok! Enough with the dramatic description. Although each season presents its own pros and cons, I’ve found winter to be one that stands out the most. It is very easy to come in contact with a virus, bacteria, cold or sickness based on human interaction, and contact, which can cause a bit of a deficiency in one’s immune system.

And let’s also not forget COVID-19, which has reached almost 265 million cases worldwide and around 5.25 million deaths.

One of the first thoughts that come to mind when a person gets a cold is to go to the doctor and receive prescribed medication. In some cases, one may buy cough medicine or orally take a physical pill. Although prescription medicine and vitamins are available to help individuals boost their immune system when a sickness approaches there are far more options and resources. For example, natural resources.

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Ginger

The first is ginger.

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