In the interest of the "care and keeping of humans" side of this blog, I would like to recommend that you talk to your doctor about taking some very basic supplements (especially if you are on any kind of hormone treatments!), especially as we head into winter. For me, I take a multivitamin for women and a lysine supplement.
For multivitamins, I do recommend going with one meant for people with your hormone situation (i.e. women's vs men's vs senior). I'm normally not one for gendered anything, but hormones affect basically everything in the body, and that means if you have more estrogen or more testosterone, it is going to affect what vitamins and minerals your body needs. If you're on hormone therapy for any reason, it's definitely a great idea to talk to your prescriber or PCP about what supplements will help you specifically, if you haven't already (for example, if you're on testosterone supplementation, your immune system likely needs a boost, so more vitamin C might be a good idea).
Like I said earlier, I also take a lysine supplement. Lysine is thought to aid your immune system in battling viral infections. However, PLEASE DO NOT GO OUT AND SUDDENLY TAKE A TON OF LYSINE. It is not some magic cure, it will not protect you from COVID, and you should always talk to a doctor about adding any medication or supplement to your regimen. I can tell you thatsince starting using lysine, I have fewer issues with fever blisters and the ones I do get seem to stay smaller and last a shorter amount of time. Of course, that could be totally unrelated, so talk to your PCP about all this!!













