Autumn! With cooler weather comes the start of school, enjoying the outdoors, letting the wind blow on your face. . .and getting a cold. All those children together sharing viruses, along with your body adapting to cooler conditions mean you are faced with meaner bugs and less ability to fight against them. I used to get several colds each season, and could count on spending at least a third of the year either having a cold or recovering from one. Now I usually get one cold a year, at the end of winter when I let down on my herbal regimen, get tired, and don't rest enough. Here's what I do to keep my immune system strong: