Eat your way to an illness free winter

IF YOU usher in winter with a light dose of the sniffles that’s perfectly normal. In fact, it’s actually healthy, explains nutritional therapist Alison Cullen.

“A cold triggers increased temperature and immune cell activity to burn out toxins. This type of cold should be short and not too troublesome,” says the nutritionist who works with herbal remedy specialists, A Vogel.

However, more and more, people are suffering from colds that drag on for weeks or longer, leaving coughs, congestion and fatigue in their wake, she says.