From My Home to Yours
10/31/25
~ Boosting My Immune System for the Upcoming Cold and Flu Season ~
This week I've been focusing on getting into a routine that will help boost my immune system in preparation for cold and flu season.
Here are some things that I'm working on making a habit and why ...
Cider fire: I have made and used this literally for years. It has kept me out of the doctor's office more times than I can count. If I feel like I'm coming down with a cold, etc, this is my go to ... the sooner, the better!
Fermented honey garlic: I add 1 tablespoon to a cup of warm water in the evenings and sip on it until it's gone. I use this has an immune booster as well.
Probiotics: Kefir milk; fermented sauerkraut, kombucha. All these probiotics help my gut stay healthy which helps my immune system stay healthy. I have a kefir milk smoothie as part of my breakfast every morning and about 1/4 cup of kombucha at night before bedtime. Somewhere between my morning smoothie and bedtime kombucha, I'll have a fork full of sauerkraut.
broth: I love to sip on a warm cup of nutrient rich homemade broth and this usually happens somewhere between breakfast and lunch. It's just plain good for you and delicious too!
oil pulling: this is a habit I started several years ago and for the most part still do it on a regular basis. For the winter months, I'm trying to get in the habit of doing it everyday. I usually try to do this before eating breakfast. For me, oil pulling helps my sinus' and throat stay healthy and or recover quicker when something is invading those areas.
warm lemon water: I usually have a cup of warm lemon water after I do oil pulling and before I eat breakfast. This is so good for your liver and a healthy liver will help your body work through toxins your body ingests.
Daily exercise: I try to do at least 30 minutes of some kind of exercise everyday.
Water: I've set a goal of drinking between 70 - 80 ounces of water daily in addition to any other beverages I drink. Drinking plenty of water will help keep me hydrated and a well-hydrated body is a healthier body.
(Disclaimer: Please know that I am not a doctor, nor have I been trained as an herbalist. This information is not meant as medical information or treatment. I am simply a woman of some years who has worked her way through finding what works for her.)
I would love to know what things you do to strengthen your immune system!
I'm wrapping up my 'every little bit counts' challenge this week. Yes, I know it has taken be taken me quite the while, but I am so pleased with what I've gotten done. By taking my time, my pantry is restocked with things we use instead of something I added just to say I met the challenge for any given day. Let's see how I finished ...
On day 29, I worked on making herbal tinctures. In the works are a tulsi (Holy Basil) tincture, elderflower tincture and a ginger tincture. They'll sit in my pantry for a couple of months and every time I'm in there, I'll give them a good shake. They're all components of future herbal remedies I will be making.
On day 30, I cooked up a chicken and made quite a bit of nutritious broth from it's liquid. Some of it went in the freezer for future use. This is the broth I use for drinking purposes.
Pictured: Almost a whole gallon of nutrient rich broth! I poured myself a cup to drink as soon as it was cool enough and look at that small amount it left in the jar. Try as I might, I couldn't get it in the other three jars so there it sits, that small amount in that big ole jar, looking forlorn ... not to worry though, it didn't stay that way long! It has served the purpose for which it was created!
home-made granola
(there's a second container a little smaller than this one on my pantry shelf.)
On day 31, I made a big batch of granola. This will last me most likely until the Christmas holidays. I enjoy a scoop of granola with yogurt. I used my home-canned applesauce instead of oil in making this granola. I used dehydrated apple slices (from last years dehydration efforts) that I broke into chips as part of the fruit additions. I'm thinking I should probably do another batch of applesauce while I still have the apples just to make sure I have enough to last until next year's apple harvest. I should probably dry some more apple slices as well. My very favorite apple is the Honeycrisp. It rings all my bells as far as an apple goes and the applesauce I made has it as one of three varieties I used in making this year's batch. One more thing about this granola, I used home-canned pecans from my pantry. In fact they were the last jar from 2019, they were still good and tasted good as well.
Food cooked in my kitchen this week includes:
chicken and dumplings (the weather has gotten much cooler this week, in fact we had our first frost last night, so it's time to start with the soups, stews and such!)
Chili (no picture)
Granola (pictured earlier)
meatballs & mushroom sauce (a.k.a. cream of mushroom soup) over rice (no picture)
apple pie
(link shared earlier)
angel biscuits (I made a big batch and sent ham and biscuits to work with my husband the next day for his co-workers to enjoy ... at his request. Of course, we had a meal of ham and biscuits ourselves at home.)
~ Featured Post of the Week from the Archives ~
Facing Financial Hardships, Day 1
I posted lesson 7, the final lesson in our Bible study on Abigail over on From This Heart of Mine. I also wrote the following, What God's Word Does For Me. I hope you'll check it out as well!
That's it for this week!
I hope you've found something in my ramblings that will help and or encourage you in the upcoming week.
Until the next time ...
mrs. patsi @ A Working Pantry
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She looketh well to the ways of her household … Proverbs 31:27
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You have done well this week. I am hoping to be productive again soon.
ReplyDeleteHubby did a grocery run and it is just crazy how prices have shot up again. There doesn't seem to be an end in sight!
Lana, thank you and I have no doubt that you will soon be productive again although I dare say, that you are still productive, maybe not in the way you were or currently want to be, but there are more ways than one to be productive. Be productive where you're planted! You have so much wisdom to offer others!
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