The Flu Is Everywhere — But It's Not Too Late To Protect Yourself

BI ^ | 1-5-2015 | Erin Brodwin

[blam]

Erin Brodwin
Januaty 5, 2015

This CDC map shows the percentage of visits to outpatient providers that are for flu-like symptoms. States with "high" activity (up to 6%) are shown in red; states with "low" activity (2% or less) are shown in green.

Everyone around you seems to be coughing and sneezing, and all you can think is, I should have gotten a flu shot.

Good news is, it's not too late.

Simply getting vaccinated — albeit late in the game and with an imperfect vaccine — will still dramatically reduce your chances of getting sick or infecting someone around you.

Very young children and older people who can't get vaccinated are especially susceptible to the virus, which usually kills at least several thousand Americans each year, and sometimes as many as 49,000.

This year's flu is shaping up to be far worse than it has been in recent years. The virus is rampant across 43 states, and 21 children have already died from it.

Why Skipping The Shot Is A Bad Idea

If you're avoiding a flu shot simply because you're confident you can fight it off, you're doing it wrong.

The vaccine isn't just for your safety: It helps protect everyone around you from the virus, too.

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[jacquej]

Sent this to you in private mail, but thought maybe I should share. Please know I have no interest in the products I have used, just researched them on Amazon, and went by the comments.

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I definitely have the flu, (day 5, I think) - but have kept it under control with the products listed below:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B009D0WBWI/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001E8GO6G/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1

http://www.amazon.com/Natures-Answer-Alcohol-Free-Echinacea-Goldenseal/dp/B0016BCJ74/ref=sr_1_17?s=hpc&ie=UTF8&qid=1420509126&sr=1-17&keywords=echinacea+extract

I also take vit D, C, and B, and will throw in some zinc -

The trick to defeating the flu and colds is to be very aware of the first little hint that something isn’t right, then get on it immediately. Depending on the strength of the virus, sometimes you can head it off completely in a day or two.

Here is an article that might be helpful.
http://www.thesilveredge.com/colloidal-silver-versus-cold-and-flu-viruses.shtml

Sometimes a virus will still get you down, but I think my approach will keep it manageable. My flu started last Thursday, about noon, when I noticed a a very slight headache, (which I usually never get) and the funny little feeling in my throat.

I started immediately with the silver, extracts, and went to bed. The headache didn’t get beyond slight, the throat stayed calm, but the fatigue and sleepiness was definitely there. I slept through the first two or three days. I had no appetite for food at all, but ate a little something, and drank a lot of filtered water.

Following on, a clump of junk cleared from above my soft palate on day 3 or 4, saving me from the sore throat. Nasal congestion increased, but I used a nose dropper to drip silver solution up my nose, and in my ears. Whipped it right good!

Today is day 5, and I am definitely on the mend. No headache, no throat, no movement down into my chest, and no longer needing to sleep all day. I will begin tapering off the high doses of silver, extracts, and vitamins.

My appetite is returning, and I feel much better. I will still isolate from the other seniors in my building who are heading to the hospital right and left, as I do not want to spread it to anyone else. (I know I got it from one of them)

The one failure on my part is not washing my hands enough, and touching my face, eyes, nose, etc.

Good luck to you in avoiding the flu this year. My best advice is to order the products ahead of time, for prompt action at the onset seems to be the key to a quick recovery.

[Alamo-Girl]

Thanks for the ping!

[annieokie]

yep, seems like the American people are always used for guinea pigs for some research or another, or some other devious design.

[Marie]

You said what I was thinking. What’s the point of getting a vaccine that’s ineffective against this flu? Especially if you’re one to have side effects from the vaccine?

I had to go to the hospital a couple of weeks ago. Sure enough, four days later I had a fever of 103 and felt awful. Three days later, I was fine.

The vaccine lays me up for weeks.

[The Duke]

I must watch too much "Gold Rush", I saw all these references to "D3" and thought ... "That must be one small bulldozer!"

[Smokin' Joe]

You’re Welcome, Alamo-Girl!

[Spok]

If this strain came across our southern border, would the media say so? There’s no proof of that that I know of, but such suspicions naturally arise when the press is politically corrupt.

[steve86]

What’s your point? Influenza strains tend to first appear at southern latitudes or even in the southern hemisphere. Think you can stop the flu by putting up a fence? LOL

[maine-iac7]

Last time I got a flu shot - free at work - I promptly - in a few days - came down with a many-weeks case of the flu.

Never got one since. but the others that did each year did and got sick every year.

I haven’t had either a cold or the flu since. I also refuse pneumonia shots. That was over 30 years ago.

I regularly take D3, zinc and C (rose hips)and keep my gut moving with homemade yogurt and/or homemade whey - and carry hand sanitizer in the car and use before and after going into any store/restaurant. These I do as an everyday maintenance - preventative.- But there in ONE THING that nips it in the bud - within minutes, for me.

“the TWINGE”. your NOSE is the gateway for invading germs.
MOst people don’t notice when they get a short, sharp twinge in the nose. But THAT is what you need to pay attention to. It’s the germs setting up ‘base camp’, digging their foxholes in preparation for the full invasion. You have a window of ONE HOUR to stop them in their tracks right there.

This is what works for me. I grab a clove of garlic, smoosh it on the end. I put it up to my nostril and sniff up the vapors several times on each side.

I keep the garlic with me and repeat this every 20 minutes or so for the first hour and then every hour for 4-6 hours - cutting and re-smooshing the garlic. .

If I’m diligent about that first-hour treatment, that is that. If not and it starts to creep to my throat - I double down on the garlic - and gargle every hour with raw honey and fresh lemon juice - both super germ killers. And triple up on D3, C and zinc.

I also have CHF (Congestive Heart Failure) result of heart attack 18 years ago. I take only enalapril - refuse to take the two statins they wanted me too. I take folate, hawthorne, magnesium, etc - and the docs can’t figure out why I’m not, after 17 ears with CHF, not dead or a drooling idiot. They DO NOT want to hear anything about vitamins.

Not prescribing here - nor even recommending - just saying what works for me.

An aside: I’m going to Alaska this summer for visit with family - going salmon fishing, shooting, etc. ..and celebrate my 80th birthday.

[maine-iac7]

OH, another thing.

When forced to use a public restroom - I NEVER TOUCH anything. I use t=paper between my hand and anything I touch - door handles, latch, etc.

I do not wash my hands in a public restroom. Gotta be the most germ laden thing you’d touch all day. People come out of the stalls, turn on the faucets - and leave their germs there. They wash their hands and turn off the faucets - putting the germs right back on their hands - along with everyone elses who has touched the faucets.- and then spread them to the door handle on the way out.

I either carry a little purse size packet of hand wipes - or use the hand sanitizer in my car.

Many stores now have hand sanitizers at their entrances. I surmise this cuts down on sickness.

[PieterCasparzen]

Interesting, I’m copying that aside, thanks for posting.

[caww]

Heard today 23 states calling it an epidemic....

It’s going through my family members families and friends....most got hit over Christmas or just after.

[caww]

I came down with it Christmas Day night about midnight....chills fever sore throat and body aches.....wokre up later about 5 in the morning went back to bed and never woke again til 1:00 that afternoon...back to bed still slept til 5:00 ...

I think all the sleeping was why I began coming out of it by day three....I took Airborne every three hours to build up my immune system and Tylenol only. By the end of second day all aches and pains and fever were gone. For me it didn’t last even a week.

Cough still lingers, but I understand that’s how it goes with this..

[caww]

I too take vitamine C with Rosehips.....a protein drink and basic multi vitmain multimineral tab daily.

Over Christmas I got lax with all of it and usre enough caught the flu Christmas Day night. So out came the “Airborne” , and don’t ask me why it works ..it just does for me. By the evening of day two I had already warded off the aches and chills and headache....day three I was coming out on the other side.

My sister told me about Vit. C with Rosehips.....when I’m consistant it does work...I seem to bypass all the cold season and flu...I should not have let these slide as i did over Christmas!

[trebb]

Hell no! I’m not putting that crap in my body. I never get the flu either, btw.

Decided to stop the shots until I get bitten really bad. The years I have gotten them, I tended to have more minor illnesses and cold--like symptoms over 4-5 months of the year. The years I didn't get them, I had fewer illnesses and generally of shorter duration. Probably had a case of the flu or so along the way, but nothing that has driven me to my knees.

[T-Bone Texan]

Annie, you are wise.

What's your experience with Colloidal Silver? I am experimenting with it right now; I just learned how to make it.

[T-Bone Texan]

In your opinion, what is the best way to put CS in your nose?

You said you "dripped it" up your nose.

I was advised (and I did) put my CS in a nasal inhaler; it gets all up there real good, but I am new to this concept and any input would be well recieved.

[annieokie]

Not familiar with Colloidal Silver, so I can't answer that question. Now I have something to do today, Google Colloidal Silver. Interesting.

Fill me in first, what is it supposed to do for you.

[T-Bone Texan]

"...Google Colloidal Silver...what is it supposed to do for you(?)

CS is an antiviral and an antibiotic. It kills by interupting their life cycle and weakening the protein coating on viruses.

Unlike antibiotics, viruses do not build up immunity to CS, ever.

You may know CS from when babies are born and they put drops in their eyes: that is the last mainstream use of CS that I know of, but Johnson and Johnson recently came out with bandages, designed specifically for burns, that are imbued with silver.

Plus, anyone can make it. CS was used for hundreds of years, across many cultures, before the advent of pharmacueticals and cannot be patented. It is even used to purify water.

I told my doc about it and he had no idea, but said he'd investigate.

[annieokie]

On the oils I use:

Peppermint:for healing, will stop PAIN, throbbing headaches. Helps one to sleep better

People who I have told of this oil for their heachaches/backaches are now convinced, one said they wanted to buy it by the gallon. Bottle cost about $7.00, one drop will do the job, lasts forever.

My hubby was told to buy a prescription for 2 inhalers, $92.00 later and he has not used them once, he now keeps a small bottle of Peppermint with him and breaths from that. Has helped him to stay away from Manufactured Drugs. Lavander Oil:healing, if used right after a bump to your skin this oil used promptly will stop the bruising/bluing of the skin. Of all the oils Lavander Oil is the most used for all things.

We use Frankcense as a facial oil blended with Vit. E. oil. It is expensive, but it works great.

Clove OIL: has the most anti oxidants of all products, we use it one the skin, bottom of foot as it will burn the skin if used in other areas.

Drug Co's. don't want you to know these cheap cures, as there is no money in it for them and they can't patent GODs creation.

For more info on Scripture, Google Phramacia in Scriptures. King James will say "Pharmacia", while the newer versions do not, may be due to so many Druggist who would be embarrassed to be know as a SEARs or witchcraft. Scriptures say to stay away from them.

God had a plan,and HE did not put a prescription bottle in the Garden of Eden. NO, HE provided the cures and necessities in the plants and taught Adam how to use them.

Did you know that the Yucca plant can be used as a washing soap? Google Soap Plants, and see what you find. Amazing how God even provided for Soap. Praise HIM.

Got to stop now, or I will get to preaching. lol sorry.