Natural remedies for cold and flu season

Despite our best intentions — a healthy diet, lots of rest to support kids’ immune systems and vigilant handwashing and housecleaning to kill germs on commonly infectious sites like doorknobs — cold and flu season is pretty hard to avoid.

If and when your kids do get sick, Sue Love, a naturopath in Toronto, recommends these three at-home treatments.

A version of this article appeared in our November 2012 issue with the headline "Cold and flu fighters" (p.36).