My daughter suffers from glandular fever; she currently has a sore throat and blocked nose, which could be associated with stress, as she had a job interview today. My question is... if this is (in this case) stress related, is there a quick fix/remedy?

I’m sorry to hear that your daughter has been unwell. Yes, stress can depress the function of the immune system leading to a variety of infections such as that giving rise to glandular fever.

To improve immune function and fight the viral infection, I would suggest that she uses Echinacea and as sore throat appears to be the major symptom, suggests that she uses Echinacea in the form of a throat spray.

There are a variety of herbs which can help with stress. The best or ‘strongest’ are combinations based around valerian but for milder stress, we would recommend using the herb Avena sativa.

I hope that this information is helpful to both you and your daughter and I wish her a speedy recovery.