How to Avoid the Swine Flu Naturally

Herbs, homeopathy, nutrition and cleanliness will help you avoid and even treat Swine Flu. These techniques apply to "regular" flu and even colds.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Elderberry syrup, tincture, or capsules.
• Homeopathic Oscillococcinum or Influenzinum
• Healthy Food
• Soap and water

1. Step 1: Take Elderberry: Compounds in elderberry bind with viruses before they can penetrate the walls of cells. This inhibits their ability to spread. Elderberry is nontoxic when cooked, even for children. It is available syrup, tincture or capsules in any health food store. Look here for more in depth information on Elderberry visit: http://stason.org/articles/wellbeing/health/How-To-Prevent-Colds-Flu-with-Elderberry.html

2. Step 2: Take a homeopathic flu remedy: Homeopathy has an excellent record for preventing flu. Since this current swine-avian-human virus that is going around has the same symptoms as other types of flu, you will be able to use the same remedy as you would a normal flu with great success. This is because homeopathy works on the "Law of Similars". This means you look at the set of symptoms someone has to determine what remedy to take. Since this flu has the same symptoms as other flu's, the same remedies will be effective.
   
   Oscillococcinum is one remedy that has been used with great success for prevention and treatment of the flu. The recommended dosage is to take it once a week for prevention. It has also shown to be helpful to take a dose at the first signs of the flu. Simply follow the directions on the container.
   
   Influenzinum is a remedy that homeopathic manufacturers create every year for that years expected virus. Since the symptoms are the same for this swine-avian-human virus as the regular flu, this remedy should also be effective for this. The suggested dosage for this remedy is once a month.
   
   These remedies are available in some pharmacies as well as health food stores.

3. Nutrition: Too much sugar (and white flour) in the diet, is the biggest nutritional mistake people make. I include white flour because of its ability to change to glucose (sugar) rapidly. 1 tsp of sugar will depress the natural killer cell activity of the white blood cells by 50% for 2 days. ("Lick the Sugar Habit" by Nancy Appleton). There are also other immune factors that sugar inhibits so this is VERY IMPORTANT!
   
   It is important to read labels on all your food. You MUST read the fine print to look for added sugar. Many foods and drinks have naturally occurring sugar that is included in the Nutrition Facts box on labels. This sugar is not harmful.
   
   If a product has high fructose corn syrup, it is especially bad for your immune system.
   
   Limiting sugar intake can be difficult for some people. The Standard American Diet (SAD) is very high in sugar. This means that having a lot of sugar seems normal to most people. You may not even realize how much sugar you are eating. I would suggest keeping a diary for one day to see what you are really eating.
   
   Many health care professionals feel this is a contributing factor to chronic diseases as well as acute illnesses such as the flu. It is OK to have a little sugar in the diet but if you are ill, or going somewhere you are likely to be in contact with people that are ill, it is best to eat a healthy diet.
   
   A simple healthy diet is one with lots of vegetables, whole fruits, whole grains, a protein with every meal, and only a few boxed, processed foods.

4. Soap and water: Friction is the most important part of good hand washing. This makes soap and water a much better choice then antibacterial cleansers or towels. Scrub your hands for at least 20 seconds getting in between the fingers and fingernails with regular soap and water.
   
   Try to keep your hands away from your face during a day of handling money or shaking hands with people. You can pick up a virus from many surfaces but you will only get the virus if it gets into your system by breathing it in or directly through your nose, mouth, or eyes.
   
   If you are in an area where people are wearing a mask for prevention, it must fit tightly over the noise and mouth. You will see some people wearing a mask under the nose. This will offer no protection from airborne viruses.

Tips & Warnings

• Keep it Simple: Do not stress over cold and flu season. There are many avenues for building your immune system and supporting the body so it can heal itself using a healthy diet, herbs, and homeopathic remedies. There are many other herbs and homeopathic remedies available.
• This advice is what I do to prevent illness. It is important to see a qualified health care provider if you have any concerns about your individual health. It is also beneficial to seek out a homeopath or herbalist for individual health concerns that you wish to treat naturally.

[CCrock]

on 9/21/2009 Great article, nice to see some alternatives to preventing the swine flu other than just getting the vaccine.

[Cakes]

on 9/21/2009 the nose it's self has a bit of filtering capacity due to ur hairs so a mask over mouth is Some use.

but also, Right Kind of mask is needed. i.e. regular surgical mask only prevents germs from going out; like from surgeon into incision. But for prevention of inbound spores u need allergy mask. both kinds are sold at medical supply.