One of the things that some who practice holistic medicine tell us is that we should consider that the flu is not caused by the “flu bug” but rather by the fact that our immune systems are not strong enough to effectively fight the various virus and bacteria we come in contact with. So one of the best things you can do to protect your family from the flu is to make sure that each family member’s immune system is in as good of shape as possible. There are many ways to do this, but here are the top 3 things to make sure that you are always paying attention to:
In my last blog entry we talked about the folklore about the four thieves, and their vinegar that helped them to steel from victims of the plague without dying from the disease as so many others were dying. Today I want to just talk about one of the qualities of vinegar that is been proven, [...]
I’ve recently read the story of the four thieves vinegar. I first heard about it when I was compiling my 2009 Flu Report and read the following in the Herbal Vinegar book by Maggie Oster.
I thought it would be beneficial to answer the questions about this new “swine flu” that has been declared to be a pandemic. The swine flu is not any more dangerous than a standard flu, and seems to have the same type of flu symptoms including:
• fever
• cough
•
sore throat
• runny or stuffy nose
• body aches
• headache
• chills
• fatigue
• Some people also experience diarrhea [...]
One of the important things that we need to make sure that we talk about is that sometimes the flu happens, and preventing the flu should include helping us to recover as quickly as possible without passing the flu on to everyone else we come in contact with. The sooner we can recover the sooner [...]
