A few friends have just posted on my Facebook wall that they're not feeling well. Its cold and flu season! But there's great news: you can win the fight with these germs and nasties!
Over the past few years, I've been working on my protocol and I finally have it. After getting the flu for 10 days for the first time in 25 years, I was on a mission to NEVER go through that again! Since then, I have fought off every virus I've contracted. I can't say the same for my family, but its a work in progress.
Here's what I do when I feel a virus coming on:
1. Drink super hot, fresh ginger tea with extra chopped ginger to stop proliferation in the gut. I drink it throughout the day. Sometimes I add fresh lemon juice and even a dash of cayenne pepper.
2. Neti pot to stop proliferation of the virus in the nose. At least once per day. I mix my own saline: 1/8 tsp salt with 1 cup pure filtered water. If using raw spring water, I boil the water and allow to cool.
3. Salt water gargle at least 4 times per day to stop proliferation in the throat. I mix 1 tsp sea salt or himalayan salt with 1/2 cup water. Its salty!
4. At least 5000 IUs per day of liquid Vitamin D3. I usually take 8000 IUs per day for 1 week.
Some other helpful hints:
-Eliminate sugar, bread, and processed foods of any kind. This includes fructose/fruit besides some berries in our smoothies.
-Drink plenty of green smoothies. Mostly savory with extra greens to keep sugar low. Germs love to feast on sugar.
-Hot vegetable miso soup. Freshly prepared always. I mix the miso with my soup right in the bowl. 1 Tbsp miso to 1 bowl of soup.
-Plenty of rest - that means canceling activities (yes, even my kids' activities). Our health is more important. We simply reschedule for the next week.
I do this for 2-3 days. The virus doesn't proliferate.
Additional protocol includes:
-extra colostrum than usually taken during the cold season which is researched to have a higher success rate of staving off flu than any flu shot.
-Oil of Oregano is reported to kill 94% of pathogens when it is strong enough. Flu Fly is a great and very potent brand of Oregano plus other botanicals.
If you find other protocols that work for you, please enter them below. I'd love to check them out!
I wish for you a happy and healthy 2012!
