Flu Care & Prevention
Keeping healthy during cold and flu season is always a challenge. We suggest a few preventative measures to help strengthen the body’s immune defenses:
- Drink plenty of water daily.
- Get enough sleep each night.
- Avoid too many sweets or processed foods.
- Eat 5-8 fruits and vegetables every day.
- Use 1-2 grams of vitamin C daily or an Emergen-C with
electrolytes daily. - Elderberry as a tablet or concentrated juice daily.
- Rx A defense by Gaia herbs 1-2 caps daily or Andrographis
tabs daily. - Vitamin D – 1000iu for children; 2000-3000iu for adults
per day. - Gargling with salt water.
- Neti pot with saline solution or warm water.
At the first signs of illness start:
- Cold and Flu Tea, drink hot 3-4 times daily.
- Increase the Rx A defense or Andrographis to 2 caps four times
daily. - Increase Vitamin C to 2-3 times daily.
- Vitamin D – 1000iu for children; 2000-3000iu for adults
per day. - Gargling with salt water.
- Neti pot with saline solution or warm water.
- Flew Away by Natura 2 caps 3-4 times daily, or
- Esberitox as directed on the box.
- Probiotics with each meal.
Try a Wet Sock Treatment for upper respiratory congestion and sinus
pressure. After a warm bath or shower put a pair of cotton socks wet
with cold water on to the feet with a plastic bag over each sock and
get into bed with extra blankets. Keep the socks on 1/2 hours or until
they feel warm. This hydrotherapy technique might sound a little crazy
but it works more times than not.
Call the clinic for further assistance or an appointment.
802-254-9332
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