Well, so it seems that a dastardly flu is upon us and we’re dropping like flies. What to do? In addition to a shot, my standby home prevention remedies are:
Drops of echinacea with goldenseal (under the tongue)
Drops of astragalus (also under the tongue)
Large amounts of vitamin C
Washing my hands a ridiculous number of times per day
Trying to remember to keep my hands away from my face, but that’s pretty impossible.
One friend swears by taking drops of oreganol (yep, under the tongue) at the first sign of contagion. My daughter-in-law sets great store by Yin Chiao tablets for stopping it in its tracks; and a colleague promises that his grandmother’s remedy from the old country (in this case, Italy) is fool proof: you crush many cloves of garlic into some milk, bring it to a boil and drink a glass of it, and it will immediately kill any bug within you. I got as far as boiling the milk, but just couldn’t get past my gag reflex. Sometimes the remedy is tougher to take than the affliction.
Now, if it’s too late for prevention, I try to reduce severity with
Drops of echinacea with goldenseal (under the tongue)
Drops of astragalus (also under the tongue)
Large amounts of vitamin C
Guzzling a lot of water, tea, chicken soup
Rubbing that fabulous Sombra (warm) on my aching body parts
Watching a lot of old movies on TV, guilt-free
Inhaling peppermint, tea tree oil, eucalyptus, rosemary or sage
Visiting any steam room that will have me
And because several of you have been asking us to kindly put together a winning combo of flu fighting items, we put our heads together and came up with the Fight Flu Fast Kit. It consists of
Normally all of this would cost over $55, but for now, because it’s flu season and because it’s a time-limited introductory offer, we’ve sale priced it at $39.95. Good luck and – seriously – stay well!
All best,
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Thanks! I'm glad to know that sublingual application makes such a difference.
To your list I'd add the old homeopathic standby, oscillococcinum to lessen the severity of flu. I also use it as a preventative, to be on the safe side.
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Well, so it seems that a dastardly flu is upon us and we’re dropping like flies. What to do? In addition to a shot, my standby home prevention remedies are: 
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To your list I'd add the old homeopathic standby, oscillococcinum to lessen the severity of flu. I also use it as a preventative, to be on the safe side.