Alternative Community Farmer/WPB.FL

I have been asking myself this question :how to combat a flu naturally without a vaccine , as I suffer from allergies, I prefer a NATURAL ALTERNATIVE .I did a little research and I share with you the references which I consulted in case you want to bypass a vacine which might contain mercury or want to consider a second choice/opinion  .I personally beleive in NATUROPATH DOCTORS and ACCUPUNCTURE PHYSICIANS.They use herbs and alternatuves to drugs or vaccines that have sometimes ,dangerous life threatening effects.A recent incidence is the use of PROPOFOL drug by a world famous celebrity -now recalled from the market -had a morbid side effect which is now being investigated .There is a controversy from using vaccines which have mercury used as a preservative.Autism is one of the controversial issues from using vaccines on kids who acquired AUTISM .Also there is the GULF WAR  SYNDROME controversy of vaccinating the troops .More than 200,000 gulf war-I veterans have turned up with some kind of illness-side effects which are offcourse controversial! !Besides, there are the case of those who were immunized earlier ,some time ago, and came up with :GUILLAIN -BARRE SYNDROME .Now there are H1N1vaccine trials to be conducted on some volunteers ,so the  best thing is to wait and see .

HERE ARE SOME OF THE BOOKS I RESEARCHED:

1) Questions and answers about INFLUENZA,BY :Deltia Ricks,MA,MS. ISBN 078-0-7637-4501-1.

2)Natural cures for the common cold , BY:Carol Turkingston.ISBN:0-936197-38-2

3)The germ freak's guide to outwitting COLDS and FLU,BY Allison Janse and Charles Gerba.

Here are a few things which I have learned from my readings :

History of the INFLUENZA pandemic:1918-1919

4o million people parished worldwide is just an estimate as some underdeveloped countries in Africa did not keep records and the death toll was higher than anounced..It started  at a time when the flu is unlikely to spread.Spring time ,in Europe .Was named the Spanish FLU as the information was uncensored started coming from Spain.There are some conspiracy theories inspiring the source might have been BIOLOGICAL WARFARE ."Pulitzer Prize -winning author Katherine Anne Porter , who was a 28 year old newspaper reported in 1918 working at the Rocky Mountain News in Denver , nearly died in the pandemic.She advanced the notion of influenza as a possibe biologicqal weapon in the semiautobiographical 1939 trilogy "PALE HORSE,PALE RIDER:They say that it is really caused by germs brought by the GERMAN ship to Boston"Qoute from*1(Questions and Answers).I highly recommend this book if you want to learn more about the HIS-STORY and HER-STORY of INFLUENZA!.What matters is your own story offcourse!:)

There was a second wave :Fall 1918...and a third wave in 1919.The highest toll came from the second wave !

Influenza strikes fast and hard.Here are the sympoms:

nausea,vomiting,diarrhea,high fevers,body aches especially in the back,chills,eye pain,dry cough,light sensitivity and headache.

Disclaimer:The best thing to do is to consult a  physician or your doctor before anything else to be sure that you are safe and your family too!This article is only meant for sharing information and personal opinion.The writer Is not responsible for the use or misuse of the information here by disclosed,does not  intend to -or incourage the-  use of this information as alternative to health care providers professional help.The reader is solely responsible of any actions taken by their own discretion and should never use the information as to diagnose,prognose,treat any disease.

The local newspaper today reported the death of the third victim of SWINE FLU -or H1N1 or Mexican Flu-in our county .They say it will be worse as the fall season approaches and dry air replaces the humidity that so far keeps a check on the spreading of the flu.A friend of mine was telling me recently that he fell ill from a cold and got over it by JUST using GARLIC TEA INFUSIONS besides bed rest .I checked out the "Natural Cures for the common cold" and it also emphasizes the use of GARLIC in addition to VITAMIN C,ECHNACEA ,ASTRALAGUS,GINGER,CHAMOMILE just to mention a few ..

 I beleive the best protection from any disease is THROUGH PREVENTION .The IMMUNE SYSTEM takes care of SAFEGAURDING our body which heals and cures ITSELF.We need to give our body some help though by doing the RIGHT THING AS WE MAKE CHOICES OF  WHAT TO :EAT ,DRINK.Also our life styles need to be checked out.Rest,sleep,exrecise also make a difference in our health.

ORGANIC Farming and gardening now is taking more of our thoughts , decisions and actions.We are opt to go back to MOTHER EARTH and REDISCOVER our forgotton habits of GROWING OUR OWN.

Schools and crowds gathering places like markets ,malls,gyms etc.. are the best environment for the spread of a flu.We need to fortify our immune system if we make a living by mixing with crowds.Fear is not a solution .Bweing proctive and vigilant and prepared is the best thing to do.I would start by encouraging the creation of ORGANIC HERB GARDENS in our schools,wellness centers,hospitals etc...HERBS have AROMATHERAPUTIC property.THEY PURIFY and CLEANSE the AIR where the flu spreads.

I personally beleive in the following herbs to cleanse,purify and repell not just pests and insects :

SAGE(for smudging)-CUBAN OREGANO-BASIL-ROSEMARY-THYME-ECHANEACEA-LAVENDER-ALOE VERA-MINT-EUCALIPTUS LEAVES/OIL-TEA TREE LEAVES/OIL

Fumigating the home by smudging with SAGE or VAPOR-boiling Eucaliptus LEAVES ,or boiling TEA TREE leaves(MELALUCA) into ..may clear the air.Native  NORTH American INDIANS and Shamans of SOUTH AMERICA do this smudging N/A- or VAPOR BATH S/A - in their PURIFICATION RITES and RITUALS!

Recent flu  victims were young and two of them were pregnant women in their 2o's one died with her baby saved,and another one is in coma at a local hospital , unfortunately her premature born baby died upon delivery.

Building a STRONG IMMUNE SYSTEM is the FIRST LINE OF DEFENCE.EATING LOCALLY GROWN ORGANIC GREENS helps !

There are a lot of books and information out there , but we do not have so many courageous farmers or gardeners who write or  tell their real life tales (other than what the fox or the dear ate from their farm!) .The earth and its inhabitants could be TRANSFORMED by just going back to the BASIC SIMPLE WAYS of LIVING while keeping the EARTH a LIVING PLANET ,A SAFE HOME....for the LIVING!

TELL YOU TALE and walk humbly and RESPECTFULLY  on earth , for it might be the ashes of your ancestors that you tread on!