Eye, Ear, Nose, and Throat Health 101

Dr. Livingood
26 Nov 202309:15

Summary

TLDRThe video provides holistic tips for common sensory issues involving the eyes, ears, nose, and throat. It covers eye dryness and floaters, tinnitus and dizziness, loss of smell, and dry mouth and hoarseness. Recommendations include supplements like turmeric, oregano oil, and glutathione for fighting inflammation and viruses; foods rich in antioxidants like berries; staying hydrated; and avoiding irritants like smoking. Further resources on specific conditions are linked for those wanting to dive deeper into eye, ear, nose, and throat health.

Takeaways

  • πŸ˜€ Dryness is a common eye health issue. Key nutrients like Maki Berry, lutein, and zeaxanthin can help hydrate eyes.
  • πŸ‘€ Eye exercises and managing screen time can reduce eye strain.
  • πŸ‘‚ Tinnitus and dizziness are common ear problems. Anti-virals, immune support, and anti-inflammatories may help.
  • 😷 Nose and sinus issues often stem from poor immune function. Vitamin D and zinc support healthy sinuses.
  • πŸ’§ Frequent, small sips of electrolyte drinks can help combat dry mouth.
  • πŸ‘… Ginger, aloe vera, and herbal teas soothe throat irritation.
  • πŸ’ Antioxidants like berries and vitamin C fight free radicals that damage tissue.
  • 🚭 Quitting smoking immediately improves respiratory and vocal health.
  • 😷 Viruses often impair smell and taste. Supporting immune function helps regain this.
  • πŸ‘©β€βš•οΈ These tips complement medical treatment. Always consult a doctor for health issues.

Q & A

  • What nutrients can help with dry eyes?

    -Clinical studies show that powerful antioxidants like Maki Berry and lutein + zeaxanthin extracts can help with dry eyes. They help fight free radicals and reduce irritation.

  • What can help prevent macular degeneration?

    -Antioxidants like Maki Berry, lutein, zeaxanthin, maritime pine bark extract, and lipoic acid can help prevent macular degeneration by reducing oxidative damage to the eyes.

  • What causes eye floaters?

    -Eye floaters are often caused by inflammation in the body. Following an anti-inflammatory diet and lifestyle and taking omega-3s and turmeric can help.

  • What can help with tinnitus?

    -There's a separate video with tips for managing tinnitus linked in the script. Things that may help include exercises, nerve support, anti-inflammatories, and certain foods.

  • What was used to help with the viral vertigo?

    -For viral vertigo, oregano oil, monolaurin, lysine, vitamins C and D, zinc, and anti-inflammatories were used to support immune function and reduce inflammation.

  • How can dry mouth be managed?

    -Tips for dry mouth include staying hydrated with electrolyte drinks in small bursts, ginger tea, aloe vera juice, and checking medications with a pharmacist.

  • What helps soothe a sore throat?

    -Ginger tea, herbal teas, antioxidants like berries and vitamin C, reducing toxins and irritants, and taking breaks from overusing your voice can soothe sore throats.

  • What causes hoarseness?

    -Hoarseness can be caused by irritation and inflammation of the vocal cords from oxidative damage from smoking, toxins, or overuse. Antioxidants help combat this.

  • How to regain loss of smell?

    -To help regain loss of smell, ensure adequate levels of immune supportive nutrients like vitamins D and zinc. Also address any underlying viral issues.

  • Where to learn more about specific eye conditions?

    -There is a separate comprehensive eye health training video linked in the script covering conditions like glaucoma, nearsightedness, strabismus and providing eye exercises.

Outlines

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🧐 Main nutrients and treatments for dry, irritated eyes

The paragraph discusses dry, irritated eyes as a common issue. It recommends maci berry, lutein, zeaxanthin and other antioxidants as beneficial nutrients. An eye health formula with these along with eye exercises is noted as a comprehensive solution. Inflammation reduction using omega oils and turmeric is suggested for eye floaters.

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😷 Immune-supporting nutrients and diet for ear infections and vertigo

This paragraph covers managing ear issues like tinnitus, vertigo and viral infections. It suggests immune-boosting nutrients like vitamin D, vitamin C, oregano oil and monolaurin. An anti-inflammatory diet is also recommended. Medical care should complement these natural approaches.

Mindmap

Keywords

πŸ’‘dryness

Dryness refers to dry eyes, which is a common eye condition that the video discusses solutions for. The script mentions dryness several times as a problematic eye symptom that many people experience. It causes irritation and impaired vision. The video recommends nutritional supplements like Maki Berry extract and lutein to help combat dryness by providing antioxidants to the eyes.

πŸ’‘floaters

Eye floaters are small moving spots that appear in one's field of vision, often caused by inflammation or tissue debris. The video briefly mentions eye floaters and recommends an anti-inflammatory diet with omega oils and turmeric to help address the inflammation that may be causing them.

πŸ’‘macular degeneration

Macular degeneration is an age-related eye disease that damages central vision. The video discusses taking antioxidants like Maki Berry extract and lutein on an ongoing basis to protect eye health and potentially slow macular degeneration progression.

πŸ’‘tinnitus

Tinnitus refers to ringing or buzzing sounds in the ears. The video maker created a separate video just on solutions for tinnitus, which is a common ear-related problem that viewers ask about.

πŸ’‘vertigo

Vertigo refers to a sensation of spinning dizziness. The script mentions the video maker's father struggled with vertigo and viruses affecting his inner ear, leading to balance problems.

πŸ’‘viruses

Viruses are infectious microbes that can cause illness and infection. In the video, viruses are discussed as potential causes of some inner ear problems leading to vertigo and dizziness.

πŸ’‘ginger

Ginger is an herb that may help soothe dry mouth and throat irritation. The script recommends ginger tea as a remedy for dry mouth.

πŸ’‘hydration

Staying well hydrated by drinking adequate water is important for minor issues like dry mouth, as mentioned in the video. It gives tips for hydrating effectively.

πŸ’‘antioxidants

Antioxidants are substances that protect against cell damage from free radicals. The video emphasizes getting enough antioxidants from foods and supplements to support several areas of eye health and prevent oxidative damage.

πŸ’‘immunity

A properly functioning immune system can help the body resist infections that may contribute to some ear and sinus issues. The video talks about natural ways to support overall immune strength.

Highlights

Maki Berry is a powerful antioxidant that fights dry eye

Lutein, zeaxanthin and astaxanthin are antioxidants that prevent eye drying

Eye exercises and reducing eye strain can improve eye health

Tinnitus may be related to nerve issues, neck issues, or dietary factors

Oregano oil, monolaurin and other immune supplements can help with vertigo viruses

Anti-inflammatory diet can reduce inflammation causing ear issues

Hydrating frequently in small amounts improves absorption and reduces dry mouth

Ginger, aloe vera and electrolytes can help combat dry mouth

Antioxidants from foods counteract damage causing vocal cord irritation

Overuse, smoking, toxins are common causes of vocal cord damage

Ginger tea can soothe an irritated throat

Vitamin D and zinc support immune function and smell

Allergies, viruses and nerve issues can impact smell

See a doctor for medical issues, but be proactive with healthy habits

Comprehensive eye health training available for various conditions

Transcripts

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the ears eyes nose and throat

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compilation of questions from all of

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these main sensory organs that have been

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compiled from you guys so if you're

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struggling in an area eyes Eye Health

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future Eye Health ears dizziness tentis

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those types of areas nose sense loss of

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smell or in the throat dryness heness

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things of that nature struggling with

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those what can you do from a perspective

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of building Health to normalize these

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senses of of course not intended to

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replace medical advice or what you may

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be working on with an ears and eye nose

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and throat doctor if you have a medical

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emergency seek them but in this video

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breaking you down okay here's some very

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proactive things that help a lot of

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community members and these come

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straight from you the community so let's

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dive into it let's start with the eyes

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very important never want to lose them

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so many people I get so many questions

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on either postsurgery or maybe they're

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using contact lenses or just in general

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dryness dryness some of you I'm reading

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one of the comments right now drives me

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nuts it looks like I'm looking through a

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screen door all day what do I do my eye

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Health the clarity of them the dryness

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of them the allergy of them is creating

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some of this here's what I found if

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during research clinical studies show a

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couple of main nutrients that can really

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make a big difference in the dryness of

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the eye one of them is a powerful

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antioxidant called Maki Berry Maki Berry

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grows overseas but it is a very powerful

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dry eyye fighter it's a great anti

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oxidant so it fights off a lot of the

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irritants that can create the dryness of

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the eye it's also very good in the

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macular degeneration category which

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we'll talk about in the moment the other

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things that the eye does need aanin

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lutein and zanthin sort of these

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extracts often times coming from flowers

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Marr flour is a very good source of them

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these are powerful antioxidants for the

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eye as well to prevent them from drying

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out and so adding these in are the

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nutrients that your eyes need or can be

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the right food food to help with the

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hydration of the eyes in general I have

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an entire training breaking down every

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eye condition from nearsightedness to

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far to glaucoma to strabismus to all of

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them the dry eyes I did create a formula

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with the clinical dose of Machi Berry

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and with lutx 2020 which is that

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combination of lutein and zanthin as

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well as sanon to really help and it's

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helped a lot of people with dryness and

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they do have studies with the specific

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MO Berry and the lutx on longer term

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effects on macular degeneration so

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trying to be proactive now to reduce the

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antioxidant strain on the eye is exactly

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what a lot of these ingredients do now

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on top of that with that formula I added

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in Maritime pine bark which helps to

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boost overall ocular health as well as

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lopine which is very good for reducing

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antioxidants so if you are concerned

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with macular degeneration and I'm

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looking at a question right now of it

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running on both sides of the family

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those would be some of the specific eye

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nutrients there's also specific eye

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exercises as well as eye strain and

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taking some of the strain off of it in

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the guide and in the training so please

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check that out it is your comprehensive

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solution for Eye Health speaking of that

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there was one more reference to eye

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floaters and this can oftentimes be

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related to inflammation in the body so I

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really like to add in omegas add in

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turmeric and an anti-inflammatory way of

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eating to help with normal inflammatory

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responses of the eye this would include

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floaters happening along the same lines

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if there is an infection I know my wife

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just recently had a sty on the eye she

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used a cootal silver we have one it's a

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silver serum spray that's a a safe

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version where it's microscopic where it

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was actually antimicrobial and she was

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able to use that and had some really

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good success obviously if there's eye

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damage talk to your eye doctor but that

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was a good solution that you could try

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out if you're doing a lot of infections

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with the eye frequently that's maybe

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drying it out that was something we were

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able to use in a spray form that helped

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her out so let's move on from the eyes

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head to the ears my dad had a lot of

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issues with dizziness vertigo maners

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with that so let's talk about some of

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these things one of the first questions

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I get when it comes to ear related

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problems is ttis the dull ringing in the

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ears and so what I did is I made an

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entire video breaking down ttis and how

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it could be combed some things you can

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do to help yourself out to hopefully get

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some relief everything from the nerves

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to the back in the back of the neck to

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some exercises to the foods that you can

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be adding in to help make an impact on

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ontis I put that video below for you

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check that one out if that's a specific

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problem you're dealing with if it was

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maners related my dad's was viral and

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for him we focus on how do we minimize

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the virus I really liked um oregano we

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had to give him his in liquid form every

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time you had to take a spoon full of

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oregano oil I have since made that into

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a powdered form so a little easier to

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pette I combined that with monol Lauren

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which I really like as uh a supporter of

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the immune system it's lauric acid which

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is extracted from coconut uh oil and so

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LC acid's a good source I combine that

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with it to fight them off lysine keratin

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these are the things I add to it to

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fight off viruses but of course vitamin

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D the immune complex that we have along

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with that very good at bolstering that

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immune system but of course if you're

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dealing with those and a virus obviously

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with him put them in a hospital like

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we're using doctoral care this is never

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meant to replace that but just some

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options that you might try to bolster

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the immune system how do you have a the

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right nutrients in to support a healthy

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immune system and that's where things

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like vitamin D vitamin C kostin oregano

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oil those come in to help give yourself

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a best chance of fighting those things

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off and then an anti-inflammatory

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approach to eating is what we took to

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try to remove some of the inflammation

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and anything that was creating more

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inflammation in his body uh to try to

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help that out so there's some of your

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tips for the most common ear related

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issues let's go to the mouth and the

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throat dry mouth very common question we

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regularly get I like to look at

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saturation of a yard when it comes to

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water you have the sprinklers that go on

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every once in a while and they saturate

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and then they shut off it's maybe

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15minute burst I think you should take

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the same approach if you are struggling

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with dry mouth from a hydration

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standpoint set a little timer on your

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watch or on your phone and what we can

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do is set it for every 15 minutes where

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you're taking a couple sips 15

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minutes I have some electrolytes in here

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to help me absorb the water better or

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greens powder this mix is actually

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electrolytes and greens so I'm absorbing

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more of the water and if I'm sipping it

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every 15 minutes I'll absorb more of it

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as if I just chug it's just a downpour I

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just let the garden hose spray on the

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lawn and make a puddle not as much of it

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gets absorbed as well so shorter burst

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there from that perspective sometimes

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there's a medication or something that

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you're taking you can talk to your

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pharmacist in that regard I like ginger

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you can try ginger tea there's Ginger

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lenes that you could be taking as well

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aloe vera juice is a good way to combat

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dryness in the mouth some good options

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for you when it moves into horseness I

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like the hydration side of things some

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people get irritation to the vocal cords

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or maybe you're having plaing on them or

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problems going on I always look at the

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antioxidants of the body and so I want

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more antioxidants to fight free radicals

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things that are damaging these tissues

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overuse obviously smoking is going to

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cause a lot of oxidative damage okay

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free radical damage but the foods that

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we're eating and the air that we're

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breathing in the toxins that we're

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breathing in so we're trying to minimize

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toxicity want to clean up the eating and

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have a lot more antioxidants my

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favorites berries very good source of

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antioxidants certainly lower sugar

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fruits are in there I really like

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acerola Cherry I like vitamin E I like

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vitamin C I like glutathione which is a

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street sweeper but I would be looking at

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if you are a smoker you are breathing in

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any kind of toxin or chemical I would go

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there first if you're overusing the

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voice a lot you got to nurture it I

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really like ginger tea again for the

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throat okay that one comes up again or

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any kind of herbal tea to help soothe

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that throat a bit and give it a break

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sometimes you're maybe talking too much

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over stressing that system ears the eyes

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the throat how about the nose losing

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sense of smell something very common

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when you're dealing with maybe a virus I

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would definitely be adding in a solid

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multivitamin or solid B vitamin to help

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with those I like from a sense of smell

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standpoint to bolster the immune system

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so vitamin D and zinc and the minerals

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involved very important so vitamin D and

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zinc two other um ones that you really

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want to get a lot of from nose health so

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there's the main questions Eyes Ears

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Nose and throats there's resources for

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you below keep the questions coming I'll

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be with you every Wednesday answering

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them live but I want to make these to

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help out all those aspects of again not

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from a medical perspective see your

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doctor work with them but how can you be

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proactive and go on the offense and do

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as much healthy good things as you

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possibly can to build that up and if you

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need further help digging into some of

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these issues right like maybe it's the

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ear maybe it's the eye check out that

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training next I'll leave the eye one

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here for you and you can dive into that

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one the other ones are in the

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description of this post but here's the

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eye video because I think at some point

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we all deal with some kind of eye issues

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this one could change your life so check

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it out