Hello! I have two children, aged 5 and 2, who catch colds or the flu just about every month! Could Echinaforce Junior help them, and if so, should they take it in the morning or at night? Should I give it to them even when they’re not sick?

A clinical study has shown that Echinaforce can safely be taken up to five times a day for four consecutive months. You can therefore give it to your children preventively during the winter months to help them avoid colds, influenza and secondary complications such as ear or sinus infections, bronchitis, pneumonia, tonsillitis or conjunctivitis.

What I've always done with my own kids is to give them one dose a day as a form of preventative care, which I increase to two or three times a day if they are going to be exposed to a lot of sick people (i.e. daycare, school or home). Approaching the health of my own kids this way means they're sick less often than their friends, their colds or flu don't last as long and their symptoms are far less severe. As a parent, I can't tell you how much easier this has made my life when those viruses attack! A study has shown that Echinaforce reduces the intensity of cold and flu symptoms by 62%.I would give two Echinaforce Junior tablets at a time to your 5-year-old and one at a time to your youngest as the recommended dosage changes at 5 years of age as the little ones grow up!

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Owen, your A.Vogel Cold & Flu Coach