Be sure to get the green light from your healthcare provider before you dive in any supplementation plan.
Vitamin C
Along with vitamin D, Azzarro keepsadditional vitamin Con hand during cold and flu season.
Once a cold sets in, she pops a vitamin C along with her daily supplementation plan.
Kathleen Finlay / Getty Images
Zinc Lozenges
Whenever she feels under the weather, Azzaro turns to zinc lozenges.
Garlic
Scanniello says while she loves garlic as an immune-supporting food, eating it daily is unrealistic.
“An allicin-containing garlic supplement has its place in my regimen from October through April.”
Elderberry
Another supplement found in Azzarros home during the colder months is elderberry.
However, she only takes it once she feels the onset of illness.
She takes probiotics consistently during cold and flu season.
Certain strains of probiotics offer therapeutic potential for viral infection.
Medicinal Mushrooms
From coffee to candies, there is no shortage of medicinal mushroom products on the market.
Scanniello incorporates these into her diet, especially during the winter season.
“Medicinal mushrooms have been shown to impact our immune systems positively,” Scanniello says.
“They can help keep our immune system balancedstimulating it when there is something to fight.
I often aim for medicinal mushroom ‘blends’ as each has its own benefit and immunomodulating effects.”
Just ensure your healthcare provider approves any supplementation plan before you get going.
Yan F, Polk D.Probiotics and immune health.Curr Open Gastroenterol.
2011 Oct;27(6):496-501. doi:10.1097/MOG.0b013e32834baa4d
