Flu Immunity and Treatments
Flu Immunity
- Oleuropein
OL10 contains a powerful natural substance called oleuropein, which constantly adapts to new viral attacks on the plant... changing its defense properties as the microbes change their attacks. Now that's something the mainstream's vaccines sure can't deliver!
- GSE
It's called GSE and it's an all-natural substance that is simply overwhelming to viruses and other disease-causing microbes. They just can't survive it. In fact, one lab study showed it can kill nearly 900 kinds of bacteria and fungi. It seems to prevent infectious cells from absorbing the nutrients they need...so the cells just fall apart. Even better, according to experts on GSE, if it's taken when you already have a flu or cold virus, it appears to speed up recovery and can help soothe painful sore throats on contact.
- HexoseCC (Think it's also called AHCC)
It's an extract of a unique hybridization of several kinds of medical mushrooms known for their immune-enhancing abilities. On their own, each mushroom has a long medical history in Japan, where their extracts are widely prescribed by physicians. But when combined into a single hybrid mushroom, the resulting active ingredient is so potent that dozens of scientific studies have now established HexoseCC to be one of the world's most powerful — and safe — immune sti mulators. In fact, these studies, published in respected peer-reviewed journals, have established the health benefits and safety of HexoseCC more conclusively than nearly any other natural supplement. What is especially remarkable about this super virus slayer is how it works to help boost immune function: * Increases your natural NK cells ("killer" cell) activity against diseased cells as much as 300 percent * Increases the formation of explosive granules within NK cells — and the more ammunition each NK cell carries, the more invaders it can destroy. * Boosts Interferon levels, which stops viruses multiplying and stimulates NK cell activity. * Increases the formation of TNF, a group of proteins that help destroy cancer cells.
Source
- Vitamin C (Atleast 2-3 Grams or 2000-3000mg a day)
- Vitamin D3 (Or get a lot of sunlight)
- Turmeric
- Sauerkraut (Interesting read)
Possible Candidates
- Medical Mushrooms (Reishi Preferably)
- Onions - eat, also cut and allow to permeate the air
- Garlic/Leaks - eat, rub on the body, under nose, permeate the air (cut and poor on boiling water)
- Thieves Oil
Top 4
Flu Treatments
- Colloidal Silver
- Sauerkraut (Interesting read)
- Increase Vitamin C
- Gelsemium
Cytokine Prevention and Treatments
Cytokine Prevention
- Essential Fatty Acids (Cod Liver Oil, Fish Oil. Flax seed is said to not be as
affective) VERY IMPORTANT in preventing Storms
Cod liver oil is a longstanding traditional preventive method for flu and cold prevention, and a very good idea year round. Sorry, plant based EFAs just won’t cut it, so go for the ones found in fatty fish and certain other wild and grassfed meats.
- Elderberry
Avoid a hyperactive (or hypoactive) immune system (and theoretically, the cytokine storm ) with immunomodulators (rather than simple immune stimulators) like Elderberry. Elderberry is extra nice because it has also been shown to disarm flu viruses and prevent them from replicating in the body. Elder flower is a fine relaxant diaphoretic and lung tonic as well, and all around near perfect flu prevention and treatment remedy. I especially like my Elderberry Elixir recipe (scroll down til you see the recipe) to treat and prevent a variety of flu and cold bugs. Other herbs useful in the treatment of hyperimmune or autoimmune conditions include Peach, Cherry, Rose and Reishi.
- Vitamin D3 (Or get a lot of sunlight)
Get your Vitamin D. Not actually a vitamin, this necessary steroid hormone is usually obtained through normal exposure to sunlight and diet, but supplementation is becoming increasingly necessary for those who live in Northern climes or spend much of their time indoors (that would be most of America, I suppose). Vitamin D (cholecalciferol) is important for a properly functioning immune system, especially in the respiratory tract. Up to 10,000 IU/per day is safe, and Paul Bergner says that “In order to rapidly raise se rum levels to ward normal, up to 40,000 IU/day might be safely given for a period of six weeks, followed by daily doses of 4000-10000 IU.”
Reduce sugar and simple carbohydrate intake. Even the sugar contained in honey or fruit is perfectly capable of supressing your immune system.
- Turmeric
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[edit on 19-11-2009 by Scarcer]
