Green Kids

Since my son was ill we’ve been taking some extra precautions to keep the rest of the family healthy. My stand-by, go-to immunity booster is Oregon’s Wild Harvest Children’s Formula Echinacea. I’ve been using it for about five years now and love it for many reasons.

First, my kids like it. It has a good taste and texture. It is a non-syrupy liquid that tastes like raspberries. The amount required is small so it’s easy to get a child to take it. About 1 mL, or 30 drops of liquid. Often times I don’t even give that much because I have found it to be effective at lower doses. This leads me to explain the other reason I love this stuff.

It actually works! We are a pretty healthy family as it is but while other kids are coming down with five to seven colds per year my kids average about three. I guess you could attribute that to good food, open air, and genetics as well but I really feel that the echinacea needs some recognition in this as well.

For myself, I drink Yogi Tea’s Immunity Blend. I love tea anyway as the weather turns colder so this is perfect. Anything with echinacea in it has my vote as a necessary part of an immunity arsenal.

Happy Sniffling! (but hopefully not)