School has started just a week ago, and a great number of my students and clients are complaining about the usual yuck – colds and stomach bugs – coming down the pipes (no pun intended!).

So how do you defend yourself and your loved ones from the standard beginning-of-the-school-year ailment?

The usual suspects include washing one’s hands; getting adequate sleep + hydration; cutting down on all those oh-so-sweet items, and, possibly, pounding back the “Antiviral.”

But is that all there is?

Here is how you can enjoy amped up immunity all year long (including those magical times when they go back to school).