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Protect Yourself Naturally During the Flu Season

Protect Yourself Naturally During the Flu Season

By Joan McDaniel     

I am repeating an article I posted last winter.  It is again the flu season.  I thought it is important to repeat the steps you can take to naturally boost your own immune system to protect against the flu - besides hand washing.            Also these steps are good ideas to boost your immune system overall for the rest of the STUFF you run into. Remember the Flu season is during the months when we are not getting Vitamin D from direct sunshine. During the winter the sun isn’t as strong, and we spend more time inside instead of outside getting our Vitamin D from direct sunshine.  You need a daily dose of the vitamin to stay well. 

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One way is by getting on an airplane and taking a trip to a sun filled beach. Lying on the beach with the sun flowing over you cures just about anything, but… only in my dreams and someone else’s budget.

The following is a link to the article also mentions my hand washing and the flu vaccine opinions.  I have in the past, spent enormous time with the research into the pros and cons of the vaccine.  I do not want to take the time now for that discussion but find I do agree with Dr. Mercola’s position against the vaccine.

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A note concerning hand washing; Hand sanitizers contain 95% Ethyl Alcohol which is the same is the alcohol in a martini –

Now this alcohol destroys 99% of everything including good bacteria and your immune system.  A recent study even indicates it may not even kill the Flu virus. 

Give your immune system a chance use good old warm water and soap to wash your hands.  Better yet use good old warm water and toxin free soap made from avocado, coconut, or olive.

Following is a list of suggestions on how to protect yourself from the flu, by re-enforcing your God given and very capable natural immune system. 

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