The headlines are blaring "swine flu." What are our choices? No one has talked about natural medicine Was he very sick? No. Was he afraid and asking me if he was "going to die? While he was sick, he was prescribed Tami Flu (the whole family took it) I also treated him before his illness because I knew it was coming, and I continued to treat him with herbal remedies during his illness to help the healing process along.
Like many other Americans, I have a chronic health condition (migraines), but I 'm have not like to take prescription drugs without I really need them. Over the last 25 years, I have I am not a physician, but rather a layperson who has found herbal remedies that work I do not need herbal medicine out of necessity. Here 's what I have learned and the products I use for cold and flu season.
European and German Commission E
The Europeans are way ahead of us on the topic of herbal treatments where it's a part of herbs and use herbs and traditional medicine in an integrated way to treat illness. mandatory for all prior drugs, medicinal plants and phytomedicines (medicines derived from plants) over the course of two decades, scientists, doctors and specialists from their pharmacology industry authored 1,000 scientific publications and as of 1997, the German Commission E had listed over 800 substances (mostly herbs) recommending a lot of the commission E findings in a book written by an American botanist named James A. Duke, Ph.D., called The "Greening Pharmacy" Duke worked for the US Department of Agriculture for the career "mapping" herbs and is considered "the world & # 39; s leading authority on healing herbs.
Brand Quality is Important
First and foremost, brand quality is important when buying from the traditional and alternative medical professionals, extensive reading and research on the Internet. My favorite Enzymatic Therapy product is called Air Power, an products of Enzymatic Therapy. Enzymatic Therapy. Enzymatic Therapy. It is hands-down the best product I have ever found for bronchitis and to clear up any type of chest congestion.
I use the Solaray brand for most of my other herbs, including including Golden Seal which is the next staple for any medicine cabinet.
Golden Seal root in ane herb used for centuries before the discovery of antibiotics. Clinical research in Germany special white blood cells (macrophages) that are responsible for destroying bacteria, viruses, fungi and tumor cells. So you If you combine Air power and Golden Seal root with AirBorne, yes the same AirBorne created by a teacher to boost your immunity, you have an arsenal That can help to combat any respiratory illness.
Anti-Virals
I was always told that it is not to to that that is can not do. I found that there are many anti-viral herbs that help your body fight viruses by boosting your immunities. It includes ViraBlock (Elderberry) that blocks viruses from entering human cells and keeps viruses from multiplying. It begins working as soon as it hits your tongue in lozenge form. I actually cured my elderly mother of an oncoming train wreck of an illness last winter after she refused to leave her cold apartment for three days after an ice storm!
Quieting a Cough
Okay, tell us (mothers) something we did not already know. How many nights have you sat up Here you are well well drunk? Here & # 39; s the solution - Frankincense & Myrrh Cold and Flu Prevention Rubbing Oil. Remember your mother rubbing Vick 's Vapor Rub on your chest and how miserable you It is antibacterial and antiviral and keeps those coughs at bay all night. Miracles do happen (It can use it too). .
Flu Remedies
I have not had the flu since 1986. I can not buy these in several forms, but the one I get contains four vials and you take one single-use vial each week for four weeks and you are This company is creating a lot of the same way flu vaccines are made - with tiny traces of viruses so that your body will be built up immunity to the virus and be able to fight it off You can find these at http://www.elixirs.com I 'm looking on mine now as I sit and watch quietly while all the hysteria over the swine flu vaccine swirls around me.
Dosages
Remember, herbs are extremely mild when compared to OTC or prescription drugs. Through many years of research I found the dosage If you do not care for it, you are not getting the need to work it, please ask for the herb will not work, so ask a healthcare provider and do some research. If you like the air power, I follow the labeling instructions than mixed-used formulas are higher in potency than single herbs. The most toxic herbs are not on the market and never have been, even in Europe. are taking multiple prescription medications, you must ask your doctor about any possible herb-to-drug interactions.
Are Herbs Safe?
I am frequently asked if her thes a safe. I 'l let the expert, Dr. James Duke, Ph.D. speak to that with a direct quote from his book, "To benefit from using herbs, you need to have some some are absolutely sure of an herb & # 39; s identity, do not take it. This application main to picking plants in the wild, of course, "Most Americans assume that the pharmaceuticals their prescribes are unquestionably better than herbal medicines ... I 've been a botanist specializing in medicinal plants for most of my 30- year career, and I & # 39; ve personally seen medicinal herbs successfully treat conditions that high-tech pharmaceuticals could not touch.
Why I Use Herbs
People frequently ask me "How do you know all this stuff?" I have two answers; the first is that I have always been a curious sort, and the second is because I have a chronic illness (as I mentioned earlier) I am like I dog with a bone. I have a lot about everything related to natural medicine. I still have the occasional migraine, but I have been able to live a much healthier life by using herbs.
It is grossly like that grocery store and drug stores, etc., it & # 39; s that that herbal market is growing by a whopping 79.5 percent per year! on that note, one more piece of advice is essential - never buy your herbals product from a grocery store or drug store - the brand quality is terrible and you will waste your money.
