How to Navigate Flu Season Naturally

Deb Mastrianna

If there is one thing we learned from the COVID pandemic, it is that underlying conditions are the real culprit, regarding the severity of illness during flu season.  Either through lack of access to, or an unwillingness to accept, good nutritional choices, focused physical activity, sleep habits and substance use choices; bad choices lead to the chronic conditions that develop as we age. 

But there are many solutions available to us that can strengthen our immune system and keep us healthy and strong, even during a pandemic. Whether we are vaccinated or not, we need to be hypervigilant with regard to our immune system.

Here are some natural resources that can help our bodies thrive:

KVA (Garlic Immune Extract)

KVA (Garlic Immune Extract) This formula is useful to help prevent the spread of infection, prevent colds and other viral infections from developing.  And if they do manifest, it helps aid in recovery and relieve symptoms. This formula has also been used for boosting the immune system is helpful with long-term debilitating illnesses.  

The use of Apple Cider Vinegar (ACV) and Honey in the KVA Formula are two great resources in the fight against infections and they contribute to overall health.

Apple Cider Vinegar is a natural bacteria-fighting agent that contains a number of essential minerals and trace elements known to fight off colds and related symptoms. Vinegar helps the body to maintain a proper pH level, as the blood tends to be more alkaline when a person has a cold. The malic acid in ACV also helps to strengthen the immune system, making it more difficult for viruses to invade the body and decrease the chances of catching a cold.

If your mother treated your childhood cough, cold or flu with Honey, then she followed a rich tradition of honey-based remedies used for treating these ailments. Modern science is just beginning to delve into honey’s protective properties, but emerging evidence indicates honey is an effective choice for treating flu-based coughs and a soothing topical treatment for a sore throat. Honey contains dietary antioxidants, carbohydrates, sugars, acids, proteins, and minerals and may also be used to fight bacterial infections thanks to its antimicrobial properties. Most colds and flu caused by viruses, honey may help banish those pesky respiratory infections caused by harmful bacteria. 

Elderberry Syrup Plus|Flower & Berry with Cinnamon, Clove and Honey

Because of its tasty flavor, Elderberry Syrup is a wonderful cold and other viral remedy. And kids, as well as adults, love this delicious formula!   Elderberry fruit and flowers contain many healthful properties including antioxidants, vitamins A, B, and C, flavonoids, tannins and the list goes on for its ability to strengthen the immune system. It is probably best known for its ability to knock out the viruses when taken immediately upon arrival of common symptoms. Studies have shown that Elderberry treated flu symptoms faster than over-the-counter medications. Elderberry helps to break fevers and works as a simple cleanser, an antioxidant, and anti-inflammatory. 

Colloidal Silver

The presence of Colloidal Silver near single-celled pathogens, disables the oxygen metabolism enzyme. Within a few minutes. the pathogen suffocates and dies and is cleared out of the body by the immune, lymphatic, and elimination systems. Unlike pharmaceutical antibiotics, which destroy beneficial enzymes, Colloidal Silver leaves these tissue-cell enzymes intact, as they are radically different from the enzymes of primitive single-celled life.

Colloidal Silver is the result of an electro-magnetic process that pulls microscopic particles from a larger piece of silver into a liquid, such as water. These microscopic particles can more easily penetrate and travel throughout the body. It works as a catalyst, disabling the enzyme that all one-celled pathogens use for their oxygen metabolism. 

From 1900 to 1940, medical doctors in the U.S. used colloidal and other small particle silver preparations intravenously to treat otherwise fatal disease and infections until sulfa medications, penicillin, and other patented antibiotics were introduced. Silver preparations could not be granted a patent, and they soon fell into disuse. 

Silver is a natural and normal part of our diets. Whole wheat and mushrooms are just two of the sources that contain relatively large amounts of silver. Because no known disease-causing organism can live in the presence of even minute traces of the chemical element of metallic silver, Colloidal Silver is believed to be effective as part of a treatment for more than 650 different pathogens. 

Grapefruit Seed Extract

Grapefruit Seed Extract is extremely anti-microbial, meaning the seed fights against bacteria, fungi, viruses, parasites, and will not allow them to thrive. This is a great choice for children.  You can add a few drops to their juice and provide immune protection.  Also high in vitamin C content, it has been used to strengthen the immune system and naturally aids the body to rid itself of toxins and to neutralize free-radicals making it a wonderful antioxidant that helps to ward off colds, and other viruses and possibly even malignant disease. It is believed to work like an antibiotic drug, without destroying the helpful bacteria that are normally present. 

Brain Support/Focus Formula

Brain Support|Focus Formula combines herbs that promote better brain function without causing the jitters. This exclusive blend helps improve your concentration helps you focus to reap the benefits of better brain balance, without the harmful side-effects.

When we are under stress, substances released by the brain attach to the cells of the immune system and disturb thIf there is one thing we should have learned from the COVID pandemic, it is that underlying conditions are the real culprit, regarding the severity of flu related illnesses.  Some of us may navigate the flu easily, while others can experience long term effects from the illness. Even a small bout with the flu in today’s environment means isolation and missed work and activities.

According to the Yale School of Public Health, over the full post-pandemic period, health-related absences were 12.9% and job exits 13.1% higher than before the pandemic. But workers in different fields were affected differently. Absences were 8.1% higher for workers unlikely to be able to work from home and 12.5% higher for workers whose jobs required them to be physically close to other workers.

Following good health guidelines certainly help suppress more severe symptoms and recovery time, but there are also many natural solutions available to us that can strengthen our immune system, and keep us healthy and strong, even during the flu season.