Posted on 11/16/2009 7:10:01 AM PST by mlizzy
(NaturalNews) Here's what we know with some degree of certainty about the H1N1 virus in Ukraine right now: nearly 300 people have died from the viral strain, and over 65,000 people have been hospitalized (the actual numbers are increasing by the hour). The virus appears to be either a highly aggressive mutation of the globally-circulating H1N1 strain, or a combination of three different influenza strains now circulating in Ukraine. Some observers suspect this new "super flu" might be labeled viral hemorrhagic pneumonia (meaning it destroys lung tissue until your lungs bleed so much that you drown in your own fluid), but that has not been confirmed by any official sources we're aware of.
Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko has issued emergency quarantine orders for nine of the country's regions and ordered the deployment of mobile military hospitals. He announced that the nation had been simultaneously hit with two different seasonal flu strains plus H1N1 -- and then hinted that all three might have recombined into the deadly new Ukrainian super flu.
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WELL! There goes my victory dance...
I know my words were a bit harsh; I just have this loathing of hucksters and self-promoters; ESPECIALLY when they lie.
People were sending me Mercola articles for months in which he claimed that the flu pandemic was a “hype” or “hoax” etc. Maybe he’s changed his tune now.
My herbal business is very small - I deal with clients one at a time, usually via email and phone as I live in a remote location. It is solely word of mouth, I actually “make” very little money as I charge nothing for my extensive consultations, and charge a small percentage above wholesale for my formulas; at most I pay for all the herbs and oils I purchase. I do it as a service to God and humanity.
I have been studying in depth pandemic stuff since at least 2005, when I first heard about H5N1, and spend many hours a week - too many - reading every scrap I can, to learn more, learn best how to treat it, and so on.
Another factor of my dislike of Mercola is the prices he charges. I have nothing against people earning a living and making a profit. But I know for a fact that he charges a very high price for what he sells; I make my own tinctures and herb formulas and the price I pay - albeit wholesale - is more than what a large scale producer will pay. And he’s selling directly to the public, which makes his profit more than if he was marketing in stores.
I hold big pharma in absolute abhorrance, and also consider that this pandemic may very well become at least as bad as the 1918 one. Depending on what’s happened in Ukraine, the WHO and CDC are hiding the sequences, it’s obvious there have been changes in teh virus, just not “big” ones (according to them!) but “small” changes can have huge effects in transmissibility and virulence, as well as Tamiflu resistence.
I got what is most likely swine flu at the end of October - of course, no test, but in consultation with another herbalist who also understands genetics, was certain I had it. I treated it solely with herbs and essential oils. I have asthma, and I think without the herbs etc it would have been much worse. I gained valuable experience in learning how to treat it. Of course, if it gets more virulent avoiding infection will be even more imperative.
Even the best natural methods in the world cannot cure everything; the world is meant to be a place of learning, and some miseries are built in.
Thanks for your reply - I am putting together a Flu Protocol and will be posting it soon. Not sure where, though. It is not all-inclusive, just my own perspective from experience and my own niche of understanding, which is primarily Ayurvedic. In it will be described what herbs and oils I used and recommend to clients. Since many of my formulas (most) are ones I make myself, they may be hard for people to duplicate (I have no problem sharing my formulas) but it means purchasing a lot of herbs to mix.
Here is a place that does have very good formulas ready made, not necessarily the exact herbs I use but in the herb world, many herbs do many things. I know the owner and herbalist and IMO he is extremely reputable and knowledgeable.
Ironically, I commented about Boswellia Sacra on this thread at FluTrackers back in July.
Where is Professor Joseph Moshe?
Bell Tolling for Swine Flu (subtitled and full transcript at bottom of link, if preferred)
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