When temperatures drop, it becomes easier to fall prey to cold-related illnesses. A perfectly balanced gut is essential for supporting the immune system and defending us against the viruses and bacteria we come into contact with every day.
Autumn is the season in which the body prepares to face the cold of winter and the potential problems the period brings with it. The drop in temperatures forces us to spend more time indoors, in poorly ventilated and sometimes very crowded spaces, where it is easier to come into contact with pathogens and find ourselves in no time with a sore throat, a runny nose or an annoying cough that can trouble us day and night.
The intestinal surface area is around 300–400 square metres and hosts a series of microbial colonies in symbiosis, the collective whole of which is known as the "intestinal bacterial flora". Their correct balance makes the proliferation of viruses and pathogenic bacteria unfavourable. When, for various reasons, the balance among the microbiota species is disrupted, the health of the organism often suffers. The intestine, in fact, is the organ in which a large part of the immune system resides and where one of the most important functions for our wellbeing takes place: here, the substances that belong to the organism (self) are selected from those that must be excluded from it (non-self), such as harmful viruses and bacteria capable of triggering disease. The intestine holds a true selective barrier that protects us from attacks by unwanted guests of every kind.
Selection takes place on everything non-self that attempts to infiltrate our organism, whether ingested through food, inhaled, or reached through physical contact, and that could in some way initiate an infectious process. A well-functioning immune system also has the task of combating abnormal cells that develop in the organism, such as tumour cells, for example. All organs are closely connected to our intestinal system and many diseases that do not specifically concern that organ are nonetheless correlated with it.
Given that a healthy intestinal bacterial flora promotes wellbeing in every season, it is in winter that the intestinal immune system is called upon to give its best. And yet it is precisely in the cold season that we tend to mistreat the intestine with a diet that veers towards foods that are far more demanding to digest and assimilate, to which we add a sedentary lifestyle. These are practices that can disrupt the balance of the intestine, so important for our wellbeing. The right thing to do is to rely on beneficial foods such as fruit and vegetables (raw and cooked), strictly seasonal and where possible organic, capable of providing us with an incredible quantity of elements useful for keeping the bacterial flora healthy and consequently an immune system that is active and ready to defend us from ailments.
The intestinal bacterial flora feeds on the foods we introduce into the organism, hence the need to put foods free from synthetic chemical substances on the plate, as these could weaken its beneficial action. Keeping active through long walks in green spaces — even the park near home is perfectly fine — helps reduce stress, which is often a cause of alterations to the bacterial flora, and facilitates intestinal regularity. Daily emptying of the intestine is indeed essential. In cases where the balance of the bacterial flora breaks down and we find ourselves in a state of dysbiosis, we face an inability to completely process waste material, which can lead to inflammation of the intestinal mucosa and intoxication of the organism, with a considerable reduction in the efficiency of the immune system.
Taking Colostro Noni, a food supplement created by the laboratories of Guna, the most important Italian company in the homoeopathic and Physiological Nutraceuticals landscape, is certainly useful when we want to protect ourselves from seasonal ailments and ensure an effective immune system response.
Bovine colostrum is a yellow-coloured liquid, naturally low in lactose, but rich in vitamins, minerals and in particular immunoglobulins and specific immunomodulating factors for a good immune response. For these characteristics, colostrum can represent an important tool for all those individuals who have a suppressed immune system and for reducing the likelihood of incurring the seasonal disorders that winter has in store for us. Bovine colostrum also exerts a beneficial and protective activity on the intestinal mucosa, reducing its inflammation and restoring its integrity, so as to improve the absorption of nutrients and render the protective barrier against pathogens highly effective. Colostro Noni by Guna can be an opportunity for both adults and children, in all those cases where the integrity of the intestinal membrane has been compromised.
Its formula includes noni, a Polynesian evergreen plant that produces fruits used for millennia for their extraordinary immunostimulating properties, capable of strengthening defences and making the immune system more responsive. The high quantity of noni present in the food supplement allows, through its antioxidant action, all the characteristics of the product to be kept intact.
Xeronine, one of the natural substances contained in noni, in addition to stimulating endocrine function and the immune system, supports the antioxidant function so important for maintaining the wellbeing of our organism. Noni, in synergy with bovine colostrum, will be of great help in all influenza-type conditions affecting the gastrointestinal tract with diarrhoea, nausea and abdominal pain, and in gastroenteritis of both viral and bacterial origin. With its energising and restorative action, it is able to restore the energy levels of the organism which, during the period of illness, can undergo significant drops. It also has an analgesic action that is useful during influenza-type conditions, when even migraine can be one of the symptoms troubling us. We can therefore state that the synergistic action of the two active ingredients in Colostro Noni makes this food supplement suitable, unique and extremely effective at any time of year.
One sachet once a day, directly in the mouth without water. It is recommended to take it before meals. The specialist staff will indicate the period for taking the product, based on individual needs. We can find Colostro Noni in all pharmacies in a pack of 24 sachets at a price of €17.50.