Protect Against Flu And Reduce Symptoms With Diet
Fight flu infections with a treatment program that works best in stages of stages for complete recovery.
Acute or infective stage either bacterial or viral including fever, chills, body aches, pains, weakness (prostration) lethargy, sore throat ect.
Natural healing stage should be used for 3-4 days for recuperation or healing stage to replenish fluids and the bodies natural healing resistance.
This should be followed by two weeks maintenance or immune boosting stage using diet, replenishing vital fluids.
According to the CDC the flu activity continues to increase throughout the United States with widespread activity across thirty-five states.
Flu vaccinations can reduce the duration of the flu illness as well as doctor visits, hospitalization, missed time from work and school activities due to the flue and it's related symptoms.
Healthy people can get very sick from the flu and pass it on to friends and family The following are the most important things you can do to protect yourself and loved ones from the flu.
Flue infections are longer and stronger in duration compared to the common cold. There are several ways to treat the flu using medical care, vaccinations, natural methods, diet, detox, and natural immune-boosting strategies.
The flu can be serious for infants, adults or seniors or anyone with a compromised immune system. If you experience any flu like system consult with your primary care physician.
Food Therapy For Reducing Flu Symptoms
During the acute stage of the flu, illness takes liquid nutrients such as hot steamy clear chicken soup broth, clear vegetable broths, teas, apple juice, green drinks, and plenty of vegetable juices.
Drinking green drinks and vegetable juices using organic produce with filtered water will alkalize and rebuild the blood and immune system. Restore fluids to prevent dehydration while you fight flu-like symptoms.
Master the skills of healthy soup recipes. Learn how to make vegetable stock, chicken stock, beef stock and other great recipes. Eating clear soups is espically benificial to the body when you fight flue sysptoms. Easy to digest and packed full of good healling nutrients.
Recuperation Stage for Rebuilding Vitality
Fight flu by eating healthy foods packed with nutrients and antioxidants. Vital to a fast recovery and restoration of bodily fluids and strength.
During the recuperation, stage follows a light vegetation diet, green diet. Have a nutritious green salad with dark green and brightly colored vegetables giving you a verity of nutrients for healing.
Include cultured foods like kefir and yogurt for friendly gut bacteria replacement and steamed vegetables with brown rice for building strength.
Fight flu using organic foods to build and strengthen your immune system.
Maintenance Phase of Rebuilding
All stages of rebuilding should include a maintenance phase by avoiding processed and refined foods including sugars, sugary drinks, pasteurized dairy foods.
These foods are believed to be mucus clogging and allow a place for the virus to live. Avoid tobacco and alcoholic beverages as they are immune suppressors that can exuberate flu symptoms.
Avoid caffeine foods while you fight flu illness. They inhibit zinc and iron absorption key minerals that promote healing. Drink decaffeinated green and black tea for rehydration and to fight flu.
Things to do and not to do if you have the flu. Stay home and get plenty of rest. Stay dehydrated by drinking clear soups, juices, and tea to flush out toxins.
Pain and fever medications Analgesics such as Acetaminophen, ibuprofen sold under brand names Tylenol, Motrin, Advil and other brand names help elevate flu symptoms, fever aches, and pain.
Patients with diseases such as high blood pressure, asthma or any other chronic disease should check with their doctor before taking any medication.
Children should never be given aspirin. It can cause a deadly reaction called Reyes Syndrome.
Vitamins and Minerals Homeopathic Remedies
Adding additional supplements to your diet can help elevate flu symptoms by stimulating your immune system to fight flu, bacterial and viral infections.
- Boiron Oscillococcinum
- BioForce Influaforce
- B&T Alpha CF
- Zinc Lozenges dissolved under the tongue for quick absorption and to deactivate virus activity in the through
- Nutribotic Grapefruit extract spray
- Vitamin E 800 IU Dailly
- Ester-C Ascorbic Acid 1/4 teaspoon every half hour during acute stage flu phase to bowl tolerance to neutralize toxins and flush the body.
Zinc lozenges are readily available in drug stores near you, help to shorten the duration of cold and flu-like symptoms.
Ester-C Ascorbic stimulates the immune system to fight flu and detoxify and flush the body from toxins.
Effective Antioxidants To Fight Flu Symptoms
Fight flu with powerful antioxidants proven to perfect cells from free radical damage. Promoting wellness and good health.
Effective anti-infective antioxidants such as Germanium 100mg to help promote healthy cell growth and stimulate the immune system.
Beta Carotene 100,000IU red and orange pigment found in vegetables and fruits. The human body converts beta-Carotene into vitamin A that is used to stimulate the immune system.
Fight flu by adding add more brightly colored fruits and vegetables in your diet including juices.
Body Work For Fighting Flu
During the acute stage of flu get plenty of bed rest so the body can concentrate on healing and overcome the virus.
Use heat therapy to detox and relieve flu illness and symptoms. Take a hot sauna, bath, spa to raise the body temperature and increase circulation in the body. Heat deactivates active viruses allowing your body to detoxify naturally.
Begin your maintenance phase by having complete massage therapy to release remaining pockets of toxins in tissues. Feel relaxed and regunived.
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Patricia Lynn
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