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Avoiding Colds and Flu
By 1a2b | July 5, 2010
This year it is of utmost importance that we pay attention to
strengthening our immune systems naturally. Using certain herbs,
foods, supplements and homeopathic remedies can help you avoid
catching a cold or flu and build your immune system. If you do catch
a virus, they can help
relieve the symptoms and shorten the duration and severity of the
illness.
What most people don’t realize is how much your daily diet has an
impact on the strength of your immune system. If you or your child
are eating sweets daily, processed foods, junk food, drinking soda or
other sweetened beverages regularly, you are weakening your immunity
and will be more likely to catch virus’s. One teaspoon of sugar (soda
has about 9-
11 tbsp.) can weaken your immune system for 4 hours. I believe that
this is why so many people are now having an extreme difficulty
fighting illnesses. (Besides repeated antibiotic use)
Try eating more vegetables, at least 4-5 servings a day! Along with
eggs for breakfast, how about a few pieces of steamed asparagus, some
spinach, squash or a few tomato slices. Have a salad with lunch, and
at least two vegetables with dinner. Fresh fruit can also bolster
vitamin C and help build resistance.
Eat berries daily! Especially frozen - freezing berries breaks the
cell wall and releases more color pigments containing the beneficial
bioflavanoids. Avoid all white flour (eat only WHOLE grains), baked
goods, sugary cereals, cookies, cakes, candy, and sweets. You’ll feel
so much stronger than you realize!
Good Natural Vitamins a MUST!
It is very important to take a good quality, plant-based not
synthetic, multi-vitamin/ mineral supplement daily which supplies you
with vitamins, minerals, trace minerals, amino acids, essential fatty
acids, proanthocyanadines, bioflavanoids, green foods, enzymes and
more.
Taking 2000-4000 mg. of Vitamin C every day will help you fight
infections. Eating garlic regularly or taking odorless garlic
capsules helps fight viral, bacterial, and yeast infections. Bee
propolis is known as Russian penicillin and is often found in natural
vitamin
supplements. It is collected by bees to protect the hives from
infection.
Super Antioxidants
I HIGHLY recommend using Super Antioxidants daily! Not only because
they help reduce the signs of aging, along with aches and pains, but
they can greatly increase your immune system, being 20 - 50 times more
potent than Vitamin C and E!
Using Echinacea (purple coneflower) herbal extract regularly can help
you avoid or reduce the severity and duration of viral illnesses. 40
drops for an adult taken 4-6 times a day at the first sign of a cold
can help you avoid it completely. Olive Leaf extract is proven more
powerful than penicillin in fighting upper respiratory infections,
sinus, strep and throat infections! Those with autoimmune diseases
should consider using Astragalus instead of Echinacea to strengthen
the spleen and immune system. It is a safe, long term immune system
tonic.
Oil of Oregano
My favorite is a high-quality, full-strength Oil of Oregano. It is a
very powerful agent against bacterial, viral,parasitic, and fungal
infections. I recommend keeping some on hand! It’s an excellent
general tonic and immune stimulant. You can take one or two capsules
a day, or
place one or two drops of the oil under the tongue to go immediately
into the blood and lymph system. 4-5 drops can also be placed in
juice and taken several times a day. This can be your best defense
against the flu!
Therapeutic value of Colloidal Silver
Also consider using Colloidal Silver for excellent anti-viral
protection! It works great to help avoid or reduce symptoms of colds
and flu. The body has an innate ability to rejuvenate and restore
itself to optimum health. When taken daily, Colloidal Silver acts as
an optimal immune system supporter by helping the body fight invaders.
Medical tests indicate no known adverse effects from the use of
properly prepared Colloidal Silver, and there has
never been a recorded case of drug interaction with any other
medication.
The body does not develop a tolerance to Colloidal Silver and no
allergic reaction has ever been recorded.
How Colloidal Silver Works
The presence of Colloidal Silver near an invader disables its oxygen-
metabolism enzyme, its chemical lung, so to say. Within a few minutes,
the invader suffocates and dies, and is cleared out of our bodies by
the immune, lymphatic and elimination systems. Unlike pharmaceutical
antibiotics, which destroy beneficial enzymes, Colloidal Silver leaves
these tissue-cell enzymes intact, as they are radically different than
those enzymes of primitive
single-celled life. Thus, Colloidal Silver is absolutely safe for
humans,reptiles, plants and all multi-celled living matter.
Not to be underestimated is the value of maintaining good colon
health. The Chinese have long equated respiratory problems with poor
bowel function. If waste product is not being removed in a timely
fashion then toxins build up in the body, and particularly the
respiratory system. Be sure to take herbs which perform a good bowel
detox, as well as keep the intestines in fighting shape with friendly
bacteria, such as acidophilus or bifidophilus. Enzymes are a must.
Take a broad spectrum enzyme combination, both with meals and
between meals.
Regular daily exercise and fresh air will also keep your lymph moving
and your immune system strong. Try rebounding (jumping on a mini-
trampoline) everyday, even if it’s just 2-5 minutes, several times a
day.
Be sure to wear a hat when out in the cold. Getting plenty of sleep
and daily relaxation to reduce stress will also help. Keeping your
self strong and healthy not only protects you from the flu, but many
other ills as well.
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