by L.T. McGee,
ND
What Can You Do?
Use Vitamin D to treat the flu. If you were
to maintain your vitamin D levels within the optimal range by taking 5000 units
daily, you would likely avoid being affected during the cold and flu season
entirely. If you are coming down with flu-like symptoms and have not been on
vitamin D you can take doses of 50,000 units a day for three days to treat the
acute infection. Watch “Why vitamin D helps immunity” on YouTube.
Extreme hygiene. Always wash and disinfect
hands thoroughly, especially before eating.
- Using an alcohol based hand wash is highly
suggested.
- Using a final rinse solution of a small
amount of bleach in water for your dishes is an excellent way of not spreading
viruses in your home.
Normal surgical masks, dust and paint masks
are almost useless therefore are potentially dangerous to use. High efficiency
mask Type P2N95 are 95% efficient if available, usually from Medical Supply
stores and Firsts Aid Equipment suppliers.
Focus on cleansing the body and boosting the
immune system. Clean up your intestinal tract.
Use a good probiotic (acidophilus
lactobacillus) daily to substantially boost your immune system.
Drink plenty of unsweetened fluids, a full
gallon within 24 hours if you get sick, and at least 2 quarts a day if not
sick.
A low-sugar diet is ideal to boost immunity.
Sugar slows down the activity of white blood cells. Avoid ice cream, table
sugar, cakes, sodas, and cookies as much as possible. Treat sugar as a drug;
stay as far away from it as possible.
Consider the following immune boosting foods:
Tomatoes, winter squash, asparagus, avocadoes, Brazil nuts, and garlic.
Optimizing Your Immune System
Stop smoking. But you already knew that.
Avoid Sugar.
Limit Coffee. Its acidity can affect your
body’s ability to assimilate needed nutrients.
Reduce alcohol. Alcohol abuse is associated
with increased incidence of infectious diseases.
Eliminate toxic foods. Eat organic foods as
much as possible. Commercial food contains pesticides, insecticides,
genetically modified foods, irradiated foods, food additives, artificial colors
and flavors, and preservatives. There are over 3000 different chemicals added
to our food.
Avoid using tap water for drinking or
cooking. Use distilled or reverse osmosis water instead.
Get your pHs (acid/alkaline) balanced.
Alternative Treatments That Are Most Likely
To Help During A Severe Pandemic
Garlic. Very effective antiviral. It has an
antibacterial action equivalent to 1% penicillin. It is also effective against
strep, staph, and even anthrax bacteria. Best if fresh (raw) or crushed. 2 to 3
cloves a day is suggested by many authorities. There are also capsules
available. No toxic effects noted. (Pubmed PMID 9049657)
Onion – Everything that’s been said about
Garlic can be said about onion.
Vitamin C – Perhaps the best known natural
immunity booster. It has been suggested by experts that at the first sign of
influenza infection begin taking oral vitamin C to “bowel tolerance”. This
would mean taking 1000 – 4000 mg of vitamin C per hour until bowels become
loose. At that point the vitamin C dose should be decreased slightly until the
bowels normalize. (Pubmed PMID 10543583, 634178, 16169205)
Green Tea - Very effective antiviral. Also
decreases the production of inflammatory cytokines. May have antiviral activity
that is equal to other antivirals such as Tamiflu. (Pubmed PMID 16137775)
Vitamin E – Immune booster also decreases the
production of inflammatory cytokines. (Pubmed PMID 155882360, 10929076)
Foods And Supplements To Avoid During A Flu
Pandemic
Spirulina and Chlorella – AVOID- Increases
the production of inflammatory cytokine. (Pubmed PMID 11731916)
Honey – AVOID – Increases production of
inflammatory cytokines (Pubmed PMID 12824009)
Chocolate – AVOID – Increases production of
inflammatory cytokines (Pubmed PMID 12885154, 10917928)
Echinacea – AVOID – Although it is often used
for normal seasonal flu, research shows that it may increase the chance of
cytokine storms in a pandemic flu. (Pubmed PMID 15555647, 9568541)
Dairy products and Bananas –AVOID- These
foods increase mucous production.
Remember Everyone Is Different. If Any Of These Suggestions Do Not Agree
With You, Stop Taking Them.
Doc McGee is one of the expert speakers presenting during a Focus on Mexico
8-Day Educational tour.
Please note that this is not intended
to be a substitute for medical advice. Please seek the help of your medical
practitioner before embarking on alternative complementary therapy. Obviously,
this is not intended to be a scientific document. This is an anecdotal account
based on other’s experiences and research.
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