Flu season is right around the corner! Are you planning to get a flu shot? Or are you on the fence about the efficacy of influenza vaccinations? Whereas I can’t advise you on whether or not to get a flu shot, I can provide some flu season tips on how to nourish and strengthen your body and immune system for the cold and flu months of the year.

This article from the Center for Disease Control & Preventionexplains that although flu vaccines are a good precautionary measure, they can be less than 50% effective across the board. The article identifies, “at least two factors that play an important role in determining the likelihood that flu vaccine will protect a person from flu illness: 1) characteristics of the person being vaccinated (such as their age and health), and 2) the similarity or “match” between the flu viruses the flu vaccine is designed to protect against and the flu viruses spreading in the community.” That means that if you are among the population with a weak or compromised immune