6 Keys to Prevent
and Treat Winter Colds and Flu
You've probably seen the signs - flu vaccinations are here! Yes, winter is
the time for more colds and flu. Have you ever wondered why the holidays bring
more colds and flu than any other time during the year?
Colds and flu are viral infections and it's no surprise that our bodies
would be more susceptible to these infections during times of high stress.
In fact, a recent AP poll found that about 75% of people in the US, France,
Germany, Canada, Australia, Italy, South Korea and the UK experience stress
on a daily basis.1 With more intense stress during the holidays,
our immunity is more compromised.
Body Ecology's system of health and healing offers many valuable solutions
that are specifically focused on both antiviral and anti-fungal infections.
Incorporating the 7
principles into your daily life will go a long way to preventing viral
infections like colds and flu.
Survive the cold and flu season in good health by following the antiviral
Body
Ecology diet and taking vitamin C daily.
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Here are some additional tips to keep you healthy in the New Year and all
year round:
Six Cold, Flu & Other Illness Prevention Tips
- Get a good night's sleep- your immune system needs to rest in
order to repair. For more on how to improve your sleep, read: Want
to Sleep Better? First Reduce Your Cortisol and Follow These 6 Key Tips.
- Include fermented foods and drinks in your diet. Health begins
in your digestive system, and fermented foods can keep that system running
smoothly with plenty of immune boosting microflora.
- Be joyful! At least once a day laugh, have fun, smile. These little
pick-me-ups also boost your immunity.
- Avoid sugars and acid-forming foods. Learn more about an antiviral
diet and read Why
You Should Avoid Seeds and Nuts if You Have a Virus.
- Nourish your adrenals and your thyroid to keep your energy up.
For more on the adrenals, read this article.
- Take vitamin C. Studies show that vitamin C can prevent colds.2
While you could take vitamin C in supplement form, it is much more potent
to get your vitamins from food. Cultured
vegetables made with cabbage are high in vitamin C. Since fermenting
foods increases their nutrients by hundreds of times, eating cultured vegetables
is a great defense against colds and flu.
If however, you are already sick, how can you feel better and heal more
quickly?
Six Cold & Flu Treatment Tips
- Take Ocean Plant Extract and Nourish Your Thyroid. Because they
are an excellent source of iodine and other minerals, ocean plants are a
great food for nourishing your thryoid. Ocean plants have been shown
to reduce cold symptoms and strengthen the immune system.3
Ocean Plant
Extract is a raw, super-concentrated extract of a ocean plant grown
deep in the pure cold waters near Siberia. It is a pure food supplement
that contains antimicrobial agents including vitamin C, vitamin A and B
vitamins. It is useful if you are exposed to radiation and helps clean the
body of metals like mercury. The toxic metals in our bloodstream are very
damaging to the delicate thyroid.
- Be still. As you rest, you create energy so that your body can
heal itself. All of nature is obediently following this Law of Nature…quiet
stillness. We humans must somehow restructure or schedules during the winter
months and follow the rest of Nature. Sadly we are going farther and farther
away from Nature's Way and being stressed out in the winter is a big mistake.
When we rest our body is gathering energy to heal. It is vital that
we store energy right now so that our body can regrow and renew itself in
the Spring. Spring in most climates (as far as your body is concerned)
is around the end of February so you have about 8 weeks left.
- Eat lightly. Warm soups and teas are easy to digest, and fermented
beverages (Link to: this week's Product spotlight on BE new fermented beverages.)
keep infections under control. Find out Why
Soup is More Than Just a Great Meal for the Winter Season.
- Be grateful! One of the most valuable ways to deal with stress
is to master the "Art" of being grateful for EVERYTHING... YES
EVEN THE DIFFICULT TRAININGS LIFE THROWS OUR WAY. It is said that God never
gives us any training we cannot handle. Our perception of stress can be
changed almost immediately if we 'refrain' our thinking to
become grateful for even the most difficult times. For example, you might
say to yourself, "These are really difficult times for me, but I am
strong enough to handle them. And I am going to feel really great about
myself as I turn this problem around." Many of our BEDROK
parents have told us that the difficulties of raising an autistic child
has made them stronger. They also eat better and are very grateful to their
child for the lessons they are learning from them each day.
- Increase your intake of vitamin C. High levels of vitamin C can
decrease the severity of your symptoms and help you recover faster.3
This is an important time to include fermented foods, like cultured vegetables,
and high levels of dietary vitamin C.
Avoid over the counter medications like anti-histamines, and cough syrup.4
None of these potential remedies actually address the cause of colds and may
make you feel worse. Take antibiotics only for an acute bacteria
infection (not fungal or viral).
You can conquer the cold and flu season by taking care of yourself with the
Body Ecology program and following these guidelines. And if you do end up
with a cold or the flu, these natural treatments can get you back in action
more quickly!
Sources:
1 Stressed out? You are not Alone. Associated Press, December
2006. http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1756626/posts
2 'Vitamin C Prevents and Treats the Common Cold.' Townsendletter.com
, June 2006. http://www.townsendletter.com/June2006/vitaminc0606.htm
3 'Dulse, Kelp.' Health Freedom Resources, 2006. http://www.healthfree.com/dr_jon_christopher_dulse.html
4 'Vitamin C Prevents and Treats the Common Cold.' Townsend Letter.com,
June 2006. http://www.townsendletter.com/June2006/vitaminc0606.htm
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