How to build powerful defences against the common cold and flu season!

Written by top level Personal Trainer Susan Burnett

There are over two hundred viruses which cause the common cold.  Three strains main one's which cause influenza (flu).  All can be contaigous to a  lesser or greater extent depending on the strain. Some causing mutations creating different re-infections of a similar virus. The winter seasonal flu virus kills between 600 each year in the UK and up to 13,000 during an epidemic. Antibiotics have no effect against  viral infections and anti-viral drugs are worthless for mutations in the strain.

It is important to know what is available to help reduce the risks of catching the virus and how you can help your body recover. In this article we examine some solutions to build your immunity.