Natural Flu Remedies

Reading the news today is scary business. The s wine flu is spreading and the World Health Organization just increased the pandemic s wine flu alert level from phase 3 to phase 4. This is just two levels below a declaration of a full pandemic.
This increase in the s wine flu alert level is due to the fact that there has now been a sustained human to human transmission of this new s wine flu virus. Scientists now feel that the government needs to concentrate on slowing the spread of the s wine flu virus instead of trying to contain it.
Mexico has now closed all schools until at least May sixth.
Confirmed cases of the s wine flu have doubled in the US although, it is important to note that, all cases of s wine flu in the US have been treated without serious consequences.
There are also new cases of the s wine flu being reported in Canada, Spain and Scotland
Don’t panic as there ARE things that you can do to keep you and your family safe from the flu and even the s wine flu. Read for more information below and keep watching as I will be posting more information about the s wine flu and what you can do to stay safe.
As I said before- Grapefruit Seed Extract is great for all sorts of health problems. It is a natural antibiotic, anti-parasitic, ant-bacterial, ant-viral (that means that it work against viruses like flu and should work to kill the s wine flu virus too)

1. Be sure to avoid stress whenever possible
2. Find time to relax each day- something as simple as a nap, a bubblebath, reading a good book, watching a movie. These will help you to relax and get your mind off of your worries- at least for a little while.
3. Consider taking a multi-vitamin
4. Eat more fruits and vegetables, eat organic if possible, eat less junk food (or better yet-None)
5. Get plenty of sleep. 8 hours is recommended for most people
6. Exercise- even just a daily walk can help you to wind down and relax while helping your health

7. Breathe deep in the fresh air often or use an air purifier

Sorry for those of you that liked my previous s e i n e flu blog but I had to change it and move it due to being unable to post to it for several weeks. I gave numerous other blogs and can post to them with no problem so I have mny ideas of why the trouble with that 1 blog. decided to try this and hope that it won’t end up blocked as well

Who has now listed the h1n1 s w i n e flu as a pandemic.

People are being told not to panic but I have to wonder why we were hearing so much about it when it was around 100 or so victims and yet, all of a sudden, we are being told that it has now affected 29,000 people.

Why have we been kept in the dark about this?

The information I have here on this blog is more important than ever.

Wash your hands thoroughly and often, avoid anyone who is sick, build your immune system and I highly recommend using grapefruit seed extract as an anti-viral

With all of the s w i n e flu reports and people starting to panic I am updating the information here as often as possible to help you to be informed and armed in your fight against not only the H5N1 s w i n e flu but any flu or virus that you might come across.
Here are a list of Anti-Virals that you might wish to try:
Myrh
Garlic
St. John’s wort
Echinacea -useful for ordinary flu but avoid it during a H5N1
Aloe Vera
Boneset
Astragalus
Elderberry -useful for ordinary flu but avoid it during a H5N1

Other agents that may work against the s w i n e flu (H5N1)
Green Tea (possibly an alternative to Tamiflu/Relenza)- This is a Very effective antiviral.
Vitamin E- immune booster
Apple juice- anti-viral- fresh works better than heated commercial varieties
Resveratrol - Antiviral.
Resveratrolalso sends a message to cells to stop manufacturing viruses. This is a proven anti-viral which can be found naturally in peanuts, red wine, mulberries, Japanese Knotwoodroot (the richest source), red grapes and raisins.

Cat’s Claw herb-boosts your immune system
Here are four natural anti-bacterial & anti-viral agents that many have found useful in their fight to stay healthy:
VITAMIN C
Fred Klenner, MD, of Reidsville, NC, was using intravenous Vitamin C (ascorbic acid) in his fight against viruses, serious bacteria & even toxins (such as snakebites) as early as the 1930’s.
today, many still find Vitamin C to be very useful against all manner of colds, flu and infection.
Our family ALWAYS keeps Vitamin C on hand. It is a low cost agent to have on hand, it is safe and any extra that your body does not need will simply pass through and be eliminated.
GRAPEFRUIT SEED EXTRACT
GSE is another item that we would not be without. A bottle of liquid GSE is great for fighting all types of bacteria and viruses and it will last you for a long time as a little goes a long way. I got my bottle years ago and it will still be good until 2011. Even using it for us, our animals, my cousin’s cats and a friend’s cats - we still have a half of a bottle left. It cost me about $12 and has helped us and all of our pets to stay healthy for several years now. That is cheap.
COLLOIDAL SILVER
Colloidal Silver is a popular natural remedy. Silver was a remedy used by everyone back before antibiotics were invented in the 1940’s and many are going back to it by the use of Colloidal Silver
OLIVE LEAF EXTRACT
Many people are finding Olive Leaf Extract a useful agent to also have on hand. It has been found to be an antimicrobial and an antioxidant

Another Natural remedy that has great potential:
This is a quote from another site (http://www.healthfreedomusa.org/?p=2581#antiviral) and can be found approximately 2/3 of the way down the page.

‘I personally talked to a missionary, Stephen Fisher, in Zambia on thephone last year who told me about his very successful use of iodine to treatpeople with malaria. He used 20 drops of Nascent Iodine in a half glass ofwater given 4 or 5 times during the first day and then decreased the dose to10 drops of Nascent Iodine 4 times a day for 3 more days, although higherdosages can be administered for much longer since iodine is a nutritionalmedicine that is needed by the body. Such a protocol can be used for thes w i n e flu or any other type of influenza.’

It may be best to avoid these items during a H5N1 pandemic:

Elderberry juice - AVOID- Elderberry juice is effective against the common flu but may not be desirable for the H5N1 virus.
Honey
Chlorella and Spirulina - AVOID
Chocolate - AVOID
Echinacea - AVOID - Often used for normal flu but research shows that it may increase thechance of cytokine storms for H5N1.
Dairy products & Bananas - AVOID - These foods increase mucous production. Mucous in the respiratory tract are the breeding ground for the virus

Again, I am NOT a doctor. I have however used natural remedies to keep myself and my family healthy for years. We very seldom go to the doctor as we seldom are sick. Good nutrition and using such items as Vitamin C and GSE at the first sign of illness has helped to keep us healthy.
I am NOT recommending that you not visit a doctor.
I try natural remedies first and then go to the doctor if still necessary. It hasn’t been necessary for years. BUT, you MUST Use Common Sense!!!
If you have a broken bone you need to go to the doctor. Having a heart attack? Go to the Doctor! Use your best judgement. Your health is YOUR responsibility- not mine. I am simply providing you with information of items that I use to keep my family and I healthy. They work for us

I just read about that there is now and increase in spam with subject lines to do with the s wine flu. Such subject lines as (will list some celebrity such as…) ‘Madonna infected with s wine flu’
Now these spam s wine flu emails could just be a waste of your time or they could be someone trying to sell you a product or ( I could see someone coming out with a s wine flu computer virus) so BEWARE!
I also see that people all over the net are scared. Some of them don’t know if s wine flu can kill you and are wondering if it has been found in their state yet.
Yes, the s wine flu- as with any flu- has the potential to kill you. BUT, this is more apt to affect very young children, the elderly and those with a compromised immune system-usually not the general public.
As far as I am aware at this time, the US has had just one death from the s wine flu and it was a toddler who came from Mexico.

People, please do NOT panic! Yes, this is a terrible time but stress will actually harm your immune system which could then put you more at risk for getting ANY illness. You need your immune system to be strong to fight off whatever life throws at you.