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Annika
True Blue Farmgirl
5602 Posts
Annika
USA
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 Posted - Oct 09 2015 : 1:31:53 PM
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What do you all do for flu prevention?
I have to get the shot because I live with immunosuppressed people and can't risk them getting sick from me. I and my family are healing up from a tummy virus that we've had all week, so no matter what, something will slip through and get you anyway.
I'm looking to build an arsenal of cold and flu medicinals that aren't otc chemical stuff; to catch the sneaky stuff and viruses that slip through. I can't take echinacea because it makes me sick, so I'm looking into other immune boosters and potions for relief from flu and bugs of all sort.
I've got some elderberry seedlings on my list of garden plants to buy.
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lovinRchickens
True Blue Farmgirl
3458 Posts
Kelly
Pipe Creek
Texas
USA
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Posted - Oct 09 2015 : 1:57:42 PM
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Annika
Elderberry syrup is easy to make and can be taken as a preventative or increased doses if you catch a cold.
Farmgirl #5111
Farmgirl of the month October 2014
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Annika
True Blue Farmgirl
5602 Posts
Annika
USA
5602 Posts |
Posted - Oct 09 2015 : 2:40:23 PM
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| Thanks Kelly. I've never used elderberries before, but I've heard great things about it. |
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homespunlivin
Farmgirl in Training
19 Posts
Brenda
Louisiana
USA
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Posted - Oct 10 2015 : 9:12:31 PM
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I don't get the flu shot anymore. Seems like every time I did get it that is when I got sick. It would just wipe me out for a while. I do cook with lots of fresh onions and garlic though. We have also started using sovereign silver during this season. Elderberry syrup is also good. Plenty of hand washing, and I keep a small bottle of sanitizer with me whereever I go. We also do our best to stay away from crowds of people.
"Your braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think." - Christopher Robin |
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marthajane
True Blue Farmgirl
196 Posts
Anna
Orlando
FL
USA
196 Posts |
Posted - Oct 10 2015 : 11:57:09 PM
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Lemonade. A whole lemon cut up and covered in sugar. Eat one slice a day...make it a habit. It will build the immune system.
HAPPINESS IS BEING A MOM |
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marthajane
True Blue Farmgirl
196 Posts
Anna
Orlando
FL
USA
196 Posts |
Posted - Oct 10 2015 : 11:58:34 PM
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Whoops and goldenseal seems to knock the flu out, for me anyway!
HAPPINESS IS BEING A MOM |
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homespunlivin
Farmgirl in Training
19 Posts
Brenda
Louisiana
USA
19 Posts |
Posted - Oct 12 2015 : 9:23:01 PM
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Anna,
Does the entire lemon need to be consumed, peel and all? It sounds like a tasty way to get a super does of vitamin c. I like to add lemon to my water for flavor and taste. I call it "spa water." :) I will try your idea!
"Your braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think." - Christopher Robin |
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Red Tractor Girl
True Blue Farmgirl
6611 Posts
Winnie
Gainesville
Fl
USA
6611 Posts |
Posted - Oct 13 2015 : 12:02:56 PM
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Just got my Flu Vaccine today. I've been taking flu vaccines for 25 years and grateful that I never get the Flu anymore. So easy, quick, painless!! My kinda medicine!
Winnie #3109
Red Tractor Girl
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Marilyn Hartman Sullivan
True Blue Farmgirl
1138 Posts
Marilyn
Oxford
PA
USA
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Posted - Oct 13 2015 : 12:40:59 PM
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I'm with you, Winnie. I have been taking the flu shot ever since I started volunteering at the local elementary school about 25 years ago. I hadn't had the flu since, until this past spring -- Memorial Day Sunday, actually. Since we had all read that the authorities had targeted the wrong bugs with last year's shot, I was undaunted -- marched right down to the local pharmacy and got the shot a week or two ago.
Farmgirl #6318
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Kangaroo Kate
True Blue Farmgirl
253 Posts
Teresa
Red Oak
Texas
USA
253 Posts |
Posted - Feb 11 2016 : 9:55:52 PM
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we do not do vaccinations in our family.
I make herbal tinctures and capsulate formulas
and make teas. If we feel something coming on
the tea kettle gets busy with pau d'arco tea
we take echinichia and goldenseal capsules.
and take shots of olive leaf tincture. usually
nip it in a day. two at most if it got somewhat
of a grip on you before battling it.
We have not had flu in our family for maybe 15
years. it did get us one winter.
Teresa
sister #1506
Dance Like No One Is
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