Tuesday, February 28, 2012

So the mean on flu bug has made its way here as well as strep.  My sweet daughter who rolls her eyes at me when I say things like "quit sharing your drinks with your friends" or "did you take vit. c and your vit.d?" and of course "hey go wash your hands!"  But she is a teen and I remember that I knew it all and that I was invincible!  Since we are not, let me give you some natural suggestions to hopefully protect yourself from colds and flues. 
 FIRST:  Wash your hands and wash them often.  
SECOND:  exercise (even walks) help amp up your immune system. 
 THIRD: keep your nose clear with a saline mist or by making your own and using a nettle pot or gravity thingy(technical huh? Use one cup of warm water and 1 tsp of sea salt
FOURTH:  Garlic-it is the best food in the world-ok an opinion was thrown in-but it is so awesome.  It is a natural anti-fungal, anti-bacterial, and anti-viral--plus it is tasty--hate garlic (?)? chop a small piece and just swallow like a pill or take a supplement.
FIFTH:  Echinacea-take as soon as you feel the first signs of a sickness and not longer than 2 weeks.
SIXTH:  plenty of water-pure H2O and lots of it.
SEVENTH:  Load up on the Vit. C.  I take it about 3 times a day when there is stuff going around.  Take 1,000 mg 3 x's a day when you are sick.
EIGHTH:  ok to shorten the list I will put a lot of information here :)   Gargle with hydrogen peroxide, take about 1-4 teaspoons of Organic Bragg's apple cider vinegar to fight off the bug and also to replace depleted minerals, onions are great too, ginger is another SUPER food-it too is anti-viral and anti-septic food as well as it helps with body pain and nausea when it comes to stomach bugs. Drink Mullein tea and/or throat coat or cold care tea (find at grocery or health food store).
Try to eliminate all sugar if possible and avoid white foods (flour, sugar, white rice, etc....)

Now you are equipped!  Enjoy LIFE!

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