Fall Immunity Builder Guide

I wrote the Fall Guide in simpler times, back when a sore throat and stuffy nose were usually just signs of the common cold, and a fever perhaps an indication of the ‘flu.  Relatively benign, and importantly, self-limiting conditions.  Back when I used to wear a mask on cross country flights and got funny looks for being one of “those crazy people.” Things are different in the age of Covid, as we reckon with new, more contagious variants of Covid-19, alongside an uneven field of vaccination in the US and worldwide.  Covid has been wreaking havoc in our country, presenting with a myriad of symptoms that mimic cold, flu and gut bug symptoms. A virus that is nearly asymptomatic in some yet manifests in others as a complex, dangerous, inflammatory disease involving multiple organ systems, including the heart, blood vessels and brain. At Farmacopia we have been helping family members, customers, clients and patients through Covid infections, and in some unfortunate cases, Long Covid, for wh