Episode #12 Are you breaking these "off season rules"?
In this episode I am joined by my wife, the lovely Christabel Tabbada, LAc., An acupuncturist and herbalist by trade, Christabel is a former collegiate (volleyball, crew) and lifetime athlete. She practices in a Sports Medicine clinic in Costa Mesa-with additional specialties in Pediatrics, Womens Health, and Fertility.
Christabel and I talk about how the body responds to seasonal changes and how, when we ignore the warning signs, we are likely to become sick. The focus of this podcast is to give you strategies for staying well (and fit) year round by understanding how to identify the stressors that will drive you to sickenss.
Ultimately by paying close attention to the influence of seasonality on our bodies, we can become more successful athletes – using the power of natures seasonality to our advantage.
Seasonal Illness:
- Seasonal change usually accompanied by life pattern changes- kids in school, holidays approaching,
- Forgetting to change gears as the seasonal patterns change- weather changes impacting constitution but food, activity patterns, etc. leaves us vulnerable to invasion- weakens us.
- Too much sugar, alcohol, processed foods, carbs,
- Not enough rest and recovery (sleep)
- Too much coffee
- Emotional Tsunami- forgetting to take care of yourself
WHAT CAN YOU DO?
What do we do?
I keep an apothecary at home and at work with emergency supplies (Click over to view in the store)
1) Congaplex- immune system booster (functional immune response)
2) Andographis complex (herbal antibiotic/antiviral)
3) Probiotic (prosynbiotic) – Helps keep your intestinal biome in balance (primary immune system)
3) Cataplex B (or Max B) – Improves neurological and muscular response- more energy available for use.
4) Zypan- HCl and pancreatic enzymes to help stave off microbial invasion/improve digestion and absorbtion of nutrients/activate minerals so they are better absorbed/bio-available
5) Multizyme- broad spectrum digestive enzyme- keeps parasites at bay, helps digestion and absorbtion of nutrients
67) USP Ointment for burns, blisters, skin rashes, etc.