Now swine flu has become a pandemic it is important to know how to aid recovery quickly and naturally. These methods can be used for all types of flu.
Rest, rest and more rest.
Get as much sleep as possible and do not rush back to work. Eat fruits that are high in Vitamin C. These are generally the acidy ones like oranges and lemons.
Try and keep the blood alkaline by taking mineral salts. These are depleted by flu.
Flu Fighting Shopping list:
- Orange, yellow or red – tomatoes
- Paprika add this to chicken soup
- Swedes
- Pumpkins
- Squashes
- Oranges
- Grapefruits
- Kiwi Fruit
- Lemons
- Pineapples
- Limes
- Garlic (antiviral & antibacterial)
- Drink honey, lemon, and fresh ginger in hot water
Try and eat a juice diet to give your digestion a rest and if you eat whole foods go for raw uncooked food to benefit from the nutrients. This type of detoxing will be beneficial for your all round health.
Drink plenty of water and try aim for 2 litres or even more.
Take Echinacea as a herbal tincture, suck zinc lozenges available at ecohip.org. Zinc is a powerful immunostimulant that feeds the cells.
Take vitamin c powder.
If you develop a cough choose a homeopathic remedy that best suits the cough.
Use Pine and Lavender essential oils as a chest rub or Olbas oil.
If you get an infection (earache, chesty cough) try colloidal silver.
Once you start feeling better switch to high protein food.
Wash hands regularly with organic soap. Ecosoapia from www.ecohip.org is the best and most natural one. Regular hand washing could stop you from getting flu in the first place.
