Gaia Herbs Quick Defense - Fast-Acting Immune Support Supplement* - Echinacea, Black Elderberry, Ginger & Andrographis - 40 Vegan Liquid Phyto-Caps (20 Servings)

Goo stuff

Amazing

I don’t use as many as they recommend. Usually 2 in morning, 2 in afternoon and 2 before bed if I really feel that I am coming down with something. I have taken just 2 in morning and 2 before bed and it kicks the germs so I don’t get sick. And all natural!!

Feel that post-nasal drip comming on?? Fever?? Take this stuff. I add my testimony to the others. It's worked for me over and over again. Advancements in herbology have been one of the real positives in health research over the past three decades, especially since the mid-1990's. More and more refined herbal formulas are appearing on the shelves. I have found Gaia Herb Products to be among the best, if not the best. Through superior research and standards of purity, Gaia Herb is establishing itself as a leader in an emerging and highly beneficial field. Gone are the days of concocting herbal remedies from instructions in a book. Their website gives detailed descriptions of their numerous products. But this one is special. From my experience, it really does, immediately, stop a cold if taken early enough and in liberal doses.

We keep a bottle of Quick Defense capsules on hand at our house, and take them at the first sign of a sniffle or cough, and/or when we'll be exposed to people who may be sick (crowds, winter work environment, family gatherings with lots of kids).As with other echinacea products you need to take it BEFORE or AT THE BEGINNING of cold symptoms -- It works as prevention rather than as a remedy. We get good results when taking it several times a day for 2-3 days. The GAIA brand is very high quality. It's well worth the price, in my opinion. They have another product, Echinacea Supreme, which we also swear by, especially for sore throats. Both the Ech.Supreme and the Quick Defense are liquid-filled capsules, more easily absorbed and faster-working than powdered or dry herb forms.TIP: if you have the beginning of sore throat/swollen glands, try chewing a capsule of Echinacea Supreme every couple hours for half a day. The liquid in it will make your mouth tingle fiercely for 20 minutes or so (Some people enjoy the sensation, some do not, so it's best to test this with just a little bit at first!). It's REALLY effective for me at heading off swollen glands and sore throats. I haven't tried chewing the Quick Defense though.

Don't write a lot of reviews, but this product warrants one. I have been using it for quite a while now, and take it at the onset of not feeling well. Twice it knocked the start of a sore throat out in a day. Had a bit of a fever set in recently, and this stopped it from taking hold in less than two days. I have asthma, and also use this in conjunction with their bronchial wellness syrup to knock out occasional breathing challenges. Don't know how they do it- and am amazed at how fast it works every time I use it. I spend around $300.00 a month on high end supplements (wife calls my stash the apothecary)- and this is the real deal. You NEED this product if you want to knock out a bug before it has a chance to set in. It gets my highest recommendation.

I tried this when I felt one of my headaches coming on. I woke up feeling miserable and stuffy, along with the headache. Before long, I was sneezing too. I took the first dose at about 7 am, then another dose at around 11. My headache was gone by noon and I was no longer stuffy. I took another two doses that day, but didn't have any more symptoms, so I decided to save them and see if I get the same results next time I feel bad.I'm not sure if I was getting a cold or had allergies, but the product did seem to help. When I have these headaches, they usually last a full day, sometimes two and I have to take OTC migraine medicine to make them go away.

I've tried a few of the Gaia Herbs products and feel that they are helpful. I'm not 100% sold on this one yet. It can be hard to evaluate something which is more geared towards being 'preventative.' Still, I think the product has been helpful when it was taken at the onset of symptoms. So, cautiously, I would say, yes it is effective. I would want to try it again a couple of times before declaring for certain that it works. I do think it was helpful.

I've tried a few of the Gaia Herbs products and feel that they are helpful. I'm not 100% sold on this one yet. It can be hard to evaluate something which is more geared towards being 'preventative.' Still, I think the product has been helpful when it was taken at the onset of symptoms. So, cautiously, I would say, yes it is effective. I would want to try it again a couple of times before declaring for certain that it works. I do think it was helpful.

I used to be skeptical about herbal remedies, especially when a virus has already take root, so to speak. But my step-mom, who almost never gets sick, gave me echinacea when I had a bad cold, two tablets every 4-6 hours at the first sign of a cold, and darned if the cold was milder and shorter in duration than any previous colds before. Now I take two a day just to generally help boost the immune system. Last time I got sick I started taking these instead, as recommended, and the effect was just as good if not better. Capsules are very dark and that might turn some people off, maybe they should go clear, but these are so dark green they look almost black. But I say give it a shot.