Own Your Health

How to Boost Your Immunity This Winter (Plus Restless Legs & Empty Nest Advice)


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Flu season is here — and so are the questions.
In this Own Your Health Q&A episode, Katie Brindle answers your most urgent winter health concerns, from how to strengthen immunity naturally, to what actually helps restless legs at night, and how to cope emotionally with empty nest syndrome and life transitions.

Katie shares practical, holistic advice rooted in Chinese medicine, seasonal eating, circulation, sleep support, and emotional wellbeing. You’ll learn the biggest immunity mistakes people make in winter, simple daily habits that protect your health, natural remedies that may stop illness before it takes hold, and gentle tools to help when life feels lost or uncertain.

Whether you’re battling coughs and colds, struggling with sleep, or navigating a new chapter of life, this episode offers grounded, compassionate guidance you can start using immediately.

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Chapters:
00:00 – Welcome & Winter Health Q&A Introduction
01:10 – Flu Season: First Steps to Strengthen Immunity
02:30 – Why Sugar Weakens Your Immune System
04:10 – The Winter Diet Mistake Most People Make
05:45 – Best Seasonal Foods for Immune Support
07:20 – Dressing for Winter & Protecting Your Immune Defences
08:45 – Foot Baths, Acupressure & Daily Immune Habits
10:05 – Natural Immune Supplements & When to Use Them
12:20 – Restless Legs: Why It Happens (And Why It’s Worse at Night)
13:50 – Liver Health, Circulation & Sleep Solutions
16:40 – Simple Night-Time Rituals to Calm Restless Legs
18:30 – Empty Nest Syndrome: Why It Feels Like Grief
21:00 – Emotional Reset: The ‘I Love List’ Exercise
24:30 – Finding Meaning, Energy & Direction Again
27:40 – Letting Go, Decluttering & Preparing for a New Chapter
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