I have that feeling in my throat, the one that says “you’re gonna wake up tomorrow and be SICK, this is your only hint, do something about it NOW.”
I work in an office with enough people that there’s at least one person sick at any given time. Not to mention a few have kids or friends who have contracted H1N1. It’s that time of year, the flu is definitely spreading through Ohio, so it’s entirely possible I’ve been exposed. That’s life, not much you can do about it besides take care of yourself as best as possible.
(graphic from latest Rhiza Labs FluTracker data)
I don’t need a doctor to tell me it’s one of four things:
- cold
- flu
- H1N1
- nothing.
For the sake of transparency, since I’m such an advocate of natural health (NO vaccines!), I’m going to document the process of practicing what I preach.
I’ll admit, I’m not always kind to my immune system, I can’t claim sainthood. I have occasional insomnia which means only 4 hours of sleep a couple nights a week, and I don’t exercise as much as I should. Aside from that that I take pretty good care of myself — I don’t eat fast food (duh, none of it’s vegan), I eat healthy organic meals, and I take high quality vitamins every day (omega 3, b-complex, and D2.) I feel very confident in my immune system’s ability to fight off sickness, especially with my special plan of attack. (The only kind of attacking I condone. :-)
Day 1, symptoms so far:
- dry throat, feels swollen when I swallow
- slight nausea
- minor headache
- physically worn down
[Natural] plan of attack:
- liquid chlorophyll (2 tablespoons a day at least)
- colloidal silver (spray from Whole Foods)
- neti pot / sinus wash (twice a day)
- double dose of vitamin D2
- herbal tea (horehound, mullein, nettles, echinacea, etc.)
- Thieves oil (couple drops on the bottom of my feet)
- lots of water!
If it gets really bad, I have natural anti-virals ready (Virattack Compound and Lomatium Root), but right now I’m far from needing them.
To be continued…
*** Next Day Update:
Woke up feeling good as ever! All symptoms gone. Meanwhile, half of my department is out sick, some of whom got a flu shot.
Behold the power of a healthy immune system.
Thieves on your feet!!! Woo-hoo!! That’s what I do too!
Yeah, my office looks like the walking dead. They think that being sick is normal. The office flu shot was postponed two weeks. I’m going to have to correct the Safety Committee that did a presentation that listed the Swine Flu Vaccine as the best option for preventing the Swine Flu. It’s so weird to be awake when everyone is sleeping.
100% vaccine free here too but feeling the same way as you. Just got out of a ginger bath and hoping I wake up feeling better as well.