Keep your spirits up this Halloween

While movies like Halloween, featuring the ruthless serial killer Michael Myers, shed little light on the origins of Halloween, the reason for celebrating Halloween is actually linked to the beginning of the season of darkness and cold weather.

Staying upbeat

While Ancient Celts built bonfires to keep the evil spirits at bay, Brits can take less drastic measures to keep in high spirits this winter. Aside from purchasing a SAD light box, boosting your Vitamin C levels and eating lots of fruit and vegetables, you could try one of Dr Edward Bach’s famous Bach Original Flower Remedies. The 38 individual Bach Original Flower Remedies are a simple, safe and effective way to help promote emotional well-being.

Bach Original Flower Remedy Gentian will help you to keep going when faced with setbacks.

Bach Original Flower Remedy Mustard will stop you from feeling generally down in the dumps.

Sweet dreams

If you are brave enough to venture out onto the streets this Halloween, be prepared! Being surrounded by hundreds of scary vampires, ghosts and even the odd imitation of a super hero may leave you feeling anxious when you try and sleep. Keep a bottle of Rescue Night in your Trick or Treat bag to help unburden yourself of any unwanted Halloween thoughts when you finally call it a night. Rescue Night is a unique formula combining Bach Rescue essences and Bach Original Flower Essence White Chestnut, to help promote a natural night’s sleep.

Keep flu away

If the dreaded flu virus is spoiling all your Halloween trick or treat fun, try Nelsons’ Coldenza, a natural homeopathic remedy which provides gentle and soothing relief from the symptoms of colds and flu such as headaches, sore throats, earache, and feverish symptoms. It is non-drowsy, suitable for all the family and can be taken with other medicines.

Bach Original Flower Remedies - £5.99 for 20ml
Rescue Night 10ml – £5.15
Nelsons Coldenza - £4.60 for 72 tablets

All products are available from Boots, Holland & Barrett, selected Lloyds pharmacies and all good independent health food and pharmacy stores.