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5 acre Farmgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
1007 Posts
~~~*Terri*~~~
WA.
USA
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 Posted - Sep 13 2010 : 3:27:18 PM
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Every time my Grandsweeties get something, guess who gets it.,,,yours truly.....
I am taking, oregano tea with a herbal immune builder from Bulk Herb Store, but, what else....
Every time I get sick, it goes into phneumonia(sp?)....hope not this time....
Farmgirl Sister #368
~~~**Terri**~~~
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highlandviewpantry
True Blue Farmgirl
214 Posts
WV
USA
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Posted - Sep 15 2010 : 11:48:29 AM
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I have five kids so we have a lot of exposure to germs. When they get sick I make sure I take a daily D3 vitamin and that seems to really help me. If I actually catch a bug I drink echinacea tea.
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star-schipp
True Blue Farmgirl
942 Posts
Starletta
Middletown
Indiana
USA
942 Posts |
Posted - Sep 15 2010 : 11:52:40 AM
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Plenty of fluids, rest, handwashing especially when you are around the grandkids (and try not to touch your face-that is how germs get into your body) and eat plenty of protein so you have the building blocks to heal.
We can do no great things; only small things with great love - Mother Teresa
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Tina Kay
True Blue Farmgirl
107 Posts
Tina Kay
Deary
ID
USA
107 Posts |
Posted - Sep 15 2010 : 12:40:16 PM
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I started taking magnesium. That is supposed to help support your ammune system (don't qoute me on that). And of course good ol' vitamin C. The vitamin D3 has helped me also. So far so good.
Tina Kay
"Delicious autumn! My very soul is wedded to it, and if I were a bird I would fly about the earth seeking the successive autumns." ~ George Eliot |
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quiltin mama
True Blue Farmgirl
436 Posts
Heather
Crescent City
CA
USA
436 Posts |
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MasterGardener
True Blue Farmgirl
572 Posts
Chandra
Louisiana
USA
572 Posts |
Posted - Sep 17 2010 : 09:33:22 AM
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I haven't had a "cold" in years until recently and I took Vitamin C @ least 2000 mg twice the first day, I ate only chicken noodle soup (homemade is best, but who feels like cooking when sick?) drank pure water rather than juices because juices can be too much sugar, and I absolutely believe in probiotics...they help to maintain the balance of good/bad bacteria in the "gut"/intestinal tract, so I doubled the dose and was better late the second day.
Read more about how probiotics can help by researching Brenda Watson's website,
http://www.renewlife.com/learning-center/digestive-care-articles/probiotics-and-intestinal-health/a-probiotcs-dietary-supplement-can-help-boost-immunity
or from Doug Kauffman "Know the Cause "http://www.knowthecause.com/
Say to them, may the Lord bless you and protect you, May the Lord smile upon you and be gracious to you. May the Lord show you His favor and give you His peace. (Numbers 6:23-26)
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urban chickie
True Blue Farmgirl
734 Posts
Catherine
Niles
IL
USA
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Posted - Sep 18 2010 : 4:47:10 PM
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Elderberry syrup is taken by some, about a tablespoon a day, as a preventive during flu season. If you do start to feel a cold or the flu coming on, you can take a few tbsps a day. I do this and I do think it helps. I work retail and it's amazing how many folk will just cough and sneeze on you, sigh.
Catherine
Farmgirl #1370
City Girl By Birth,
Suburbanite By Location,
Farmgirl at Heart
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Littleredd
True Blue Farmgirl
174 Posts
Patty
Norwich
NY
USA
174 Posts |
Posted - Sep 23 2010 : 2:15:08 PM
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| Horehound was used for years in helping with congestion in the chest from colds. And a cough soother. It's bitter as all get-out but I've had decent results with it. |
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KathyC
True Blue Farmgirl
583 Posts
Kathy
Gastonia
NC
USA
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Posted - Sep 23 2010 : 2:57:23 PM
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I use a product called "WELLNESS HERBAL RESISTANCE LIQUID" BY Source Naturals. I take it at the VERY FIRST SIGN of any cold, flu, running nose, sore throat... Even though I start to feel better very soon I continue to take it for about 2 weeks as an immune builder and I hardly ever get sick. I usually only have to do this one time in early winter and I have protection through the flu season. There are 2 formulas one with and one without alcohol, I like the alcohol formula better-it just seems to work better for me.
Kathy
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Alee
True Blue Farmgirl
22941 Posts
Alee
Worland
Wy
USA
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Posted - Sep 23 2010 : 4:38:48 PM
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I have been sick this past week. So far the best thing that has helped me is lots and lots of hot tea, honey in the tea for my throat and the best I felt all week was when I made homemade chicken and veg soup. That was a big hit so I am making a big pot of it to night again.
Alee
Farmgirl Sister #8
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kristin sherrill
True Blue Farmgirl
11303 Posts
kristin
chickamauga
ga
USA
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Posted - Sep 23 2010 : 8:09:46 PM
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I found some elderberry bushes growing out back behind my house. I was so excited. I made 3 whole cups of syrup with honey. I have been taking a teaspoon every day. I do not want to get sick. I usually get a horrible sore throat every year. I hope I don't this year. I can also get the dried berries at Greenlife to make more when this runs out. It's so much cheaper than buying the syrup already made.
Terri, don't you just love the BHS? I get her newsletter every week. She just had a baby girl last month. They don't live too far from me in Tn.
Kris
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maggie14
True Blue Farmgirl
6784 Posts
Hannah
Washington
USA
6784 Posts |
Posted - Sep 23 2010 : 9:04:34 PM
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I take elderberry syrup, raw vitamin C, and Umcka. You can get all 3 at your local health food store.
I've been taking these for a long time and haven't hardly gotten sick at all and if I do I recover really fast.
Kristin, that is so cool!! I wish we had an elderberry bush.
Hugs,
Hannah
Farmgirl sister #1219
Lifes not the breaths you take, but the moments that take your breath away.
Just a small town country girl, farmgirl,loggergirl, trying to live her dreams. :)
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5 acre Farmgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
1007 Posts
~~~*Terri*~~~
WA.
USA
1007 Posts |
Posted - Oct 01 2010 : 08:28:46 AM
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Did the elderberry tea, Umcka(GREAT STUFF!!!!), and lots and lots of water...both of are feeling better....
Thanks!!!
Farmgirl Sister #368
~~~**Terri**~~~
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Cold/Flu???
