Here is a bit more info on beating and avoiding the flu

Very good information.  I have spent quite a bit of time researching ways to beat and avoid influenza.  Here is the first part of a rather lengthy post I made yesterday (and which is taken mostly from an article I wrote and compiled):

How to Beat and Avoid the Flu

To beat and avoid the flu, you should first of all do endeavor to do the the things that help protect against virtually all diseases and illnesses:  get plenty of rest, exercise, quit smoking, eat a nutritious diet, avoid stress and, above all, to make your body's natural first line of defense, your immune system, strong and robust.

 

Avoid the Flu with Daily Vitamin D and Boosting the Immune System:

 

When it comes to avoiding influenza, perhaps nothing is as important or effective as getting adequate daily amounts of Vitamin D. A group of scientists from UCLA published a remarkable paper in the prestigious journal, Nature which confirmed two other studies in recent years that the natural steroid hormone known as Vitamin D was, in effect, a potent antibiotic. Instead of directly killing bacteria and viruses, Vitamin D increases the body's production of a class of proteins called antimicrobial peptides. The 200 known antimicrobial peptides directly and rapidly destroy the cell walls of bacteria, fungi, and viruses, including the influenza virus, and play a key role in keeping the lungs free of infection.

 

Vitamin D does not exist in appreciable quantities in normal human diets. The best form, by far, of Vitamin D is naturally occuring Vitamin D3, which is produced by sun exposure on the skin. A single, twenty-minute, full body exposure to summer sun will trigger the delivery of 20,000 units of vitamin D into the circulation of most people within 48 hours. However, thanks to all the scare stories about avoiding too much sun and today's modern lifestyle of living, working and shopping in enclosed buildings, the vast majority of people do not get nearly enough Vitamin D3.

 

To make sure that you have enough Vitamin D in your system, get daily sunshine whenever possible and supplement with at least 2000 mg of Vitamin D3 regularly when you cannot. The several hundred daily units the U.S. government recommend as "adequate intake" is woefully inadequate and it should also be noted that the paltry 100 mg of Vitamin D in a fortified glass of milk is not only so small as to be virtually useless, it is also not a naturally occuring form Vitamin D and thus much less beneficial or bioavailable to begin with.

 

Some of the other very best immune boosters are:

·         Echinacea (Forget the flawed mainstream studies!)

·         Pau d’arco

·         Suma

·         Astragalus

·         Medicinal mushrooms

·         Beta glucans

·         Aloe vera

·         Alkygycerol

·         Lactoferrin

·         Bovine colostrums

·         Glutathione

·         Mangosteen

The best immune booster of all in my opinion is oleander.  Oleander extract was proven to have six times the immune stimulating activities of the most powerful patented immune stimulators known to man in European studies in 1986-87 - which is no doubt a large reason that it has been so effective against cancer, HIV, hepatitis-C and other conditions.

Note:   The raw oleander plant is quite toxic, but that is not the case when it has been properly boiled and strained according to exact instructions.  No one should attempt to make their own oleander remedy without knowing what they are doing (See Oleander Soup) and the best bet would be to purchase oleander in supplement form, such as Sutherlandia OPC.    

Supplementation with Anti-virals is critical:

The next thing you should do, is to also take one or more good natural anti-viral agents, ESPECIALLY if the Bird Flu does mutate and begin to spread from human to human, because unlike other illnesses or influenzas, the Bird Flu will use your own immune system to attack you.  This is because we have never been exposed to a strain of flu like the Bird Flu and it is likely that biochemical cascade of immune cells and immune system bio-chemicals such as interferon, interleukin, monokines and cytokines will literally pour into the lungs and eat your lungs up.  With the Bird Flu, it is essential to also include good natural anti-viral supplements along with immune boosters - and it is a good idea to do that anyway.

The best natural pathogen destroyers are:

·         Colloidal Silver

·         Garlic

·         Iodine

·         Olive leaf extract

·         Oil of wild mountain oregano

·         Grapefruit seed extract

A top quality colloidal silver (like that made by CureZone sponsor Utopia Silver) will usually knock out the flu bug in short order.  Be sure to take plenty (two to four ounces twice a day).

 

As noted by Colloidal Silver blogmaster Steve Barwick:

 

“Not only has colloidal silver been demonstrated to decimate many of the viruses associated with deadly viral flu infections, but it has also been proven to decimate most of the well-known bacterial pathogens that cause serious secondary infections during a viral infection, including the following:

 

Streptococcus pneumonia

Corynebacterium diphtheriae

Neisseria gonorrhoeae

Klebsiella pneumoniae

Haemophilus influenzae

Bordetella pertussis;

Mycobacterium (Tuberculosis)

Inflammatory conditions of the eyes, ears, nose, and throat

Spring Catarrh

Pneumococci Pneumonia

 

It is these secondary bacterial infections that often kill the infected individual, once the flu virus has sufficiently weakened the body.”

 

The fourth thing you should do is endeavor to stop the spread of airborne viruses during the flu season:

·         Protect yourself from others by gargling daily with 1 drop each of the essential oils of tea tree (Melaleuca alternifolia) and lemon in a glass of warm water; stir well before each mouthful. Do not swallow.

·         Mix a blend of essential oils to use in your diffuser or for use in steam inhalation.

Blend together:

 

• ravensare - 3 parts
• naiouli or eucalyptus - 1 part
• lemon - 1 part
• rosewood - 1 part
• lavender - 1 part 

Ravensare and naiouli have antiviral properties, while the other essential oils in the blend act as antiseptics while at the same time providing a wonderful aroma.

·         Diffuser Application - Add about 50 drops of the above blend to your diffuser at a time.

·         Fumigate the house with oils to help prevent the spread of flu. Put 2-3 drops on a radiator to evaporate or add 10 drops of essential oils to a small plant spray filled with water. Spray the room frequently.

Another option is the famous Vinegar of the Four Thieves Formula

During the time of the Black Plague a family of perfumers robbed the dead. As perfumers they knew well the antiseptic essential oils, and they infused them in vinegar and rubbed them on their bodies; by doing so they protected themselves from certain death. The doctors of the time used the same herbs and essential oils to to protect themselves while tending so many who were contagious. They wore big cloaks over their heads that reached down well below their shoulders. Attached to the cloak over the nose and mouth was a 10 inch long canoe-like shaped beak full of antiseptic herbs and essential oils.

Here is the famous Vinegar of The Four Thieves recipe; it is sometimes called Grave Robber's Blend. Use it wherever you would normally use disinfectants.

Place a small handful each of dried lavender, rosemary, sage, rue and mint in a large jar, and cover completely with organic apple cider vinegar. Cover tightly and set for six weeks. Strain into a spray bottle. Whereas no home can be made to be sterile, spray the powerfully antiseptic Vinegar of Four Thieves recipe in areas of concern, such as on cutting boards and door knobs, always making sure to avoid your eyes.

Note:  These two sprays are not technically disinfectants (disinfectants have to be registered with the EPA as pesticides), but sprays with anti-bacterial properties.

They are calling this new flu a "Swine Flu", but it is really a cocktail of four different strains of influenza including two strains of swine flu, influenza A, and an American avian flu strain.  The swine flu is bad enough, but the inclusion of an avain strain is particularly bothersome.  Though this new strain may be more of an "avain light" when compared to the deadly HN51 strain, the deaths appear to be elevated nevertheless.  As pointed out above, both immune boosters and anti-virals maybe be needed to best protect and beat it.

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http://www.curezone.com/forums/fm.asp?i=1406617#i

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