Nature provides just when we need it and this time of year is such a great example. Elderberries!
Dating back as far as 400BC, Hippocrates – the father of medicine – called the elder tree his medicine chest. Elderberry is one of the most commonly used medicinal plants in the world.
Why has this tiny berry been so important for so long? Probably because it is packed with antioxidants which can provide anti-viral and anti-inflammatory benefits. The berries are high in vitamin C, rich in antioxidants and high in dietary fibre.
Read on to discover a little more about elderberry and its uses. You can come in and speak to our Nutritional Therapists for advice on keeping well this season as we return to school, work and a post-summer routine.
Kate
The medicinal properties of elderberries are reportedly attributed to their high antioxidant content; particularly polyphenols including anthocyanins, flavanols and proanthocyanidins.
Research has demonstrated the anti-viral and anti-inflammatory effect of elderberries with reputed benefits in reducing the severity and duration of colds and flu. This is why products which contain elderberry are firm favourites with us and our customers. We have had so much positive feedback with people not picking up viruses when they have been doing the rounds, or that symptoms have been mild.
Here are some of our customer's favourite elderberry products:-
Biocare's Immune Intensive is a cupboard essential. As soon as I feel a rumbling of something I take the powder for a few days and it usually stops it in its tracks. If you have succumbed to a cold or flu virus take the full 7 day course and it should help you recover more quickly. Click the image for more information.
