Viruses are probably the easiest “bug” to catch and the bigger health threat during winter. There are billions of them, making them hard to avoid. They are tiny and spread from one person to another in the air. They linger on doorknobs and other shared hard surfaces. And if we spend our time indoors because of cold weather, we multiply the odds that we will “catch”  something. Ditto if we frequent public places and commute to work by trains, subways and buses. Oh, and don’t forget the holidays that prompt travel, usually in more small places like planes and cars. 

What is a virus? A virus is made up of a group of nucleic acid (DNA or RNA) surrounded by a protein shell. There are different kinds of viruses. The rhinovirus (cold) and influenza (flu) are two that are common in winter. The current coronavirus strain is labeled as “highly” contagious. Typically the virus will enter through the nose and throat (respiratory tract) but can enter via contact with broken skin and eyeballs.    

Viruses have a weak point. They have to get inside the cell in order to replicate. Your cells do a pretty good job of not letting in anything it doesn’t need or want but viruses are sneaky. They use the proteins on their shell to try to  “match” the receptors on a normal cell’s exterior. If successful, they have a free ticket to get inside. Once inside the cell, viruses hijack the cell’s replication “system” and multiply.  If the virus replicates enough, the classic  viral symptoms of chills, fever and body aches result. Replicated viral cells can also move through the bloodstream to infect other body areas.   

Thus, eliminating the lone virus when it enters the body is good defensive strategy and vital to health.  A strong immune system will effectively annihilate viruses before they have a chance to take over a cell and replicate.   

Perhaps you opt for the flu or other protective vaccines. The statistics are that you may still get sick, even if the symptoms are less severe. You could do as many of our customers do -- take olive leaf extract instead. Unlike vaccines, OLE has a unique way it works that, could help you stay well despite the viruses that are  everywhere around you. 

How does OLE help you stay well? 

Olive leaf extract has the ability to interrupt the viral replication. It takes up to 7 days for any  virus to replicate enough to cause symptoms. When you take a nightly dose of  OLE during winter,  invading viruses could be killed off  before they make you sick. Another notable trait of OLE is that it can  adapt itself against the current virus, which makes it even more effective (unlike vaccines which are based on last year’s strains). If you have people coughing and sneezing around, take extra olive leaf extract for 2-3 days as an additional protective measure. See the HOW MUCH TO TAKE box for suggested dosing.

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