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The purchase coenzima q10 last-minute arrangements have been made, the dog is in the kennels, you're on the way to the airport and you begin to relax in anticipation of two weeks at your favourite holiday haven, now only a few hours away.

Mummy I want to be sick!

If you have ever experienced a similar situation you will most probably have an armoury of medicines ready to take on holiday with you. However well you prepare though, you can only treat a bug after it has infected you and been identified, true?

Not true!

There are a number of herbal products that can safely be used to either boost your immune system, or provide an additional defense against pathogens before they even attack!

Illness before or early on in your holiday can wreck a year or more of planning, not to mention the excitement and anticipation built up in the final weeks of waiting, eventually spoiling what should have been a well-earned and possibly much needed break. You may be holidaying in a far country where you don't know where to find a doctor, familiar medicines may not exist on the pharmacy shelves or communication may be difficult in a foreign language.

Even if you don't have children, when your own body is taken out of the stress of the workplace it may succumb to opportunistic infections as it exits fight or flight mode to rebuild itself. This is even more likely if you are holidaying in a remote area where you system is not used to dealing with the local viral/bacterial strains.

Now picture going out for a romantic meal in a foreign land, only to discover too late the food is well past the eat-by date. You know that trouble is on the way with no way to stop it.

Tourist websites and doctors give comprehensive advice on vaccinations and medication for deadly exotic diseases but what inexpensive over-the-counter product can one take to prevent the most common travel bugs msm taking hold, which have just as much potential to turn a relaxing vacation resort into an expensive away-from-home sick-bay and spoil all the would-be pleasant memories?

Olive leaf extract is one such herb, available in liquid and capsule forms, for different applications. As well as being effective against a wide range of pathogens, olive leaf extract has no harmful side-effects and has a multitude of other benefits, some of which have only recently been discovered.

Olive Leaf Extract has been shown in the laboratory to kill or inhibit the multiplication of a wide range of bacteria, viruses and fungi and because of this it is the ideal preventative or first line of defence against germs even before they have been identified, making the situations described above treatable before they have a chance to become a problem. More often than not, olive leaf extract weakens the attack to the point where your immune system can easily deal with the infection and your holiday can continue without missing a beat. In other cases the attack is toned down to the degree that a day or two of taking olive leaf extract and resting is all it takes to have you well again. In our experience only a small number of cases have to be referred to the local pharmacy or doctor.

Olive leaf extract is a great boon for holidaymakers or business travelers who wish to stay in circulation for the duration of their trip.

Hi, I'm Terence and co-own Herbal Wellness International. We specialize in supplying high quality products specifically designed to support immune function, with Olive Leaf Extract being a personal favourite. Having used it myself for over 7 years, my family and I are sold on it. We simply don't have time to get sick, and have supplied it all these years to like-minded people. Sure, the tincture doesn't taste great, but if I want great taste I make a fruit juice cocktail. What matters to me is staying well so my life can make a difference. Holidays or business trips aren't fun if you're sick so I thought I'd let the cat out of the bag about olive leaf extract. For more details and specifics visit http://herbalwellnessinternational.com/oliveleaf-travellers.php