At the first sign that the immune system needs support, we take the following... I keep it all on hand and rarely have to replace it. When you need it, you want to have it at your finger tips!!
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Whenever I or my family notice the slightest compromise to our immune system, these are things we keep on hand to boost our immune systems ability to keep us healthy! There are many plant based substances that can inhibit the growth of harmful microorganisms.
Raw honey - I love Honey Gardens brand which you can find on Amazon or many health stores. I like to just eat a tsp/day or even put it into warm with some fresh lemon juice, but not boiling water. Hot water will kill the live bacteria that are medicinal to the body. Raw honey has been shown to inhibit the growth of pathogens in food and food spoilage organisms. Scientists at Cornell University, Geneva, New York report “The growth of many microorganisms associated with disease or infection is inhibited by honey."
Probiotics - 80% of the immune system is in our gut which is also called the second brain. The gut is also very closely connected to the nervous system. The largest nerve in the body goes straight from the gut to the brain, the vagas nerve, so a healthy gut equals a healthy brain and immune system among other things! Many nutrients and even neurochemicals are created in the gut brain and so it is very important to keep the healthy microorganism population up and the unhealthy ones down. Probiotics and probiotic-rich foods make this possible.
Colloidal Silver - Antimicrobial. The positively charged ions in colloidal silver bind to the protein structure surrounding the virus so it can’t replicate. In addition, if the particles contained in the colloidal silver are small enough (less than 6 nanometers), they will penetrate the virus and attach themselves to the genetic material contained within it. According to Homeopath and colloidal silver expert, Dr Robert Scott Bell, to get your daily dose of colloidal silver, you must take a supplement that contains silver in a form of at least 10 parts per million (particles at 6 nanometers or less). We know of only one colloidal silver brand on the market that not only fits this criteria, but actually goes way further to deliver the most potent colloidal silver supplement you’ll ever come across (particles at 0.8 nanometers). It’s called Sovereign Silver.Can be used internally as well as on the skin. As per bottle, the Sovereign Silver brand that I use recommends 1 TBS per day. You can take up to 6 tsp per day to give your immune system a real boost. Best on empty stomach. Purchase on Amazon.
Honey Gardens Elderberry Syrup - supports a healthy respiratory & immune system. Honey Gardens Elderberry syrup is useful as an effective remedy for respiratory ailments, especially bronchitis, as well as a therapeutic powerhouse for the flu. With flu season coming on, it's wise to think about remedies and prevention. Elderberries have long been used in Native America and the Vermont farm kitchen. Traditionally used for general well-being during the cold season, they naturally contain Vitamin C. Apitherapy honey has never been heated or filtered, and thus it retains the beneficial traces of pollen, propolis, and beeswax which the flowers and bees have provided. Proprietary blend: raw honey, elderberries, apple cider vinegarº, propolis, echinaceaº organic other ingredients: 3% pure grain alcohol Follow package instructions. We take a TBS a few times per day. Purchase at health store or Amazon or right from the Honey Gardens website.
Propolis Spray - Since the beginning, beekeepers have observed that honey bees coat the interior of the hive with this resinous substance. The bees plug holes, waterproof, polish wax cells and hold the hive together with this glue. The healthy hive resists bacterial, fungal, and mold attacks. Honey bees are extremely clean insects. From Honey Gardens Website: I have applied propolis tincture to fresh bleeding cuts (on myself and others) and seen the results. The bleeding immediately stops, the pain abates, and healing begins. The propolis forms a resinous bandage over the wound protecting it from further infection. I have used propolis on warts with results within days. Propolis reduces inflammations of the mucous membranes and cures canker sores, also with amazing and immediate results. Propolis is by no means a cure all for every malady but when it comes to cuts, from my experience, there is no finer first aid.
Years ago in Russia and European countries where beekeeping has a long history, modern scientists began testing propolis in the laboratory in controlled experiments to prove or disprove the thousands of years of anecdotal evidence. Scientists and doctors decided to test propolis on infectious bacteria and viruses. First they cultured various pathogens which included Corynebacterium diptheriae (causes diphtheria), Salmonella typhus B (paratyphus), Listeria monocytogenes (brain membrane inflammation), Staphyloccoci species (cause of infections and inflammation of lungs, kidney, brain, middle ear, eyes, meningitis, and was present in the Asian flu epidemic in the late 1950's), and a proteus, or Pseudomonas auruginosa (responsible for digestive system disturbances, which on the whole, antibiotics are no longer effective against).
Then each culture was inoculated with various dilutions of propolis solution. In each case propolis effectively defeated or inhibited the growth of each of these pathogens. This experiment was also conducted using a "blind" . The scientists performing the experiment did not know that the chemists had mixed a synthetic propolis, combining resins, balsams, wax and pollen, which was tested alongside the bee's propolis. It was noted that the "synthetic" propolis produced little to no effect on the same pathogens. Propolis would have had less validity if the artificial propolis had produced the same effects. Thus the key to this synergy is in the beautiful body of the bee itself. Without the bee there could bee no propolis.
After the tests on bacteria, the Microbiological Institute at the University of Ljubljana, tested propolis on the influenza virus A. This time propolis was in combination with honey, pollen, and royal jelly. Scientists inoculated two chicken embryos, one with just the propolis combination, and the other with the influenza virus A/ propolis combination. The embryo inoculated with the propolis/honey continued to grow showing that this combination was not toxic to the organism.
The second inoculation showed strong inhibition of the influenza virus. The scientists continued the experiment by diluting the propolis preparation, and showed positive results in dilutions as low as 1:4 million! Bee products had proven themselves to the scientific world to be effective against viruses. Other tests have also been done on the herpes virus with equally positive results.
Olive Leaf Extract - Highly antiviral! Take the Maximum strength variety. Olivus OLE Olive Leaf Max and Real European OLE Super Strength 25% Oleuropean. This is always something I take when I feel something coming on. One of the most potent antivirals I have found!
Apple Cider Vinegar - Braggs is vinegar made with a live culture, so that's what I use. Here is a website with great info. on it. If you feel anything happening in your throat, add 1/2 tsp. cayenne pepper to 1 - 2 TBS apple cider vinegar in a glass or stainless steal water bottle and sip throughout day. Purchase at health store or Amazon.
http://www.healthyfoodhouse.com/25-ways-apple-cider-vinegar-will-change-life/
Cayenne Pepper - Cayenne pepper is a strong natural decongestant. The heat in cayenne breaks up and dissipates mucus and phlegm in the body very quickly. Add it to your ACV, honey and lemon mixes as much as you can. If you’re not used to hot and spicy foods then be sure to start off slow and low with the cayenne and build up the dosage over the next few days.
Begin with ¼ teaspoon added to the drink or tea of your choice, then increase to ½ teaspoon, then finally to ¾ or 1 full teaspoon. Another way that you can have your cayenne is to simply mix it in a cup of warm to hot (but still drinkable) water and chug it down. This is my favorite method as it gets it over and done with fast. You can also add a pinch or two of cayenne pepper to soups such as tomato, pumpkin or chicken noodle soup. (from Life Saving Natural Cures and Natural Remedies dot com.
Vitamin C - According to Dr. Leo Galland, in his book SuperImmunity for kids on page 70, during a cold you can take 1,000 - 3,000 mg every hour. This does wonders for loosening up mucus. If your bowels loosen, you know you have reached your limit for the day and you can start again the next day.
Thieves Essential Oil- I will NOT go without Thieves. We use this very regularly. It's the first thing my kids ask for if their throat has any sign that the immune system needs support! Place a couple drops on your feet and in your mouth every two hours. If its too much 'heat' for you, add coconut oil or other carrier oil. You can also diffuse it into the air to keep everyone's immunity up!
Oregano Essential Oil - Another oil that is indispensable for staying healthy! If I notice any signs of not having a fully healthy immune or respiratory system, I add a couple of drops of this oil to an empty capsule (available at any health food store) and take it a couple times a day.
I also rub some on my spine a couple times a day.
RC Essential oil - In order to support the respiratory system, I use this in the diffuser and also on my chest and throat. It helps me & my family sleep very peacefully even when the respiratory system needs some help!
Click here to find out what else I keep in my medicine cabinet
Whenever I or my family notice the slightest compromise to our immune system, these are things we keep on hand to boost our immune systems ability to keep us healthy! There are many plant based substances that can inhibit the growth of harmful microorganisms.
Raw honey - I love Honey Gardens brand which you can find on Amazon or many health stores. I like to just eat a tsp/day or even put it into warm with some fresh lemon juice, but not boiling water. Hot water will kill the live bacteria that are medicinal to the body. Raw honey has been shown to inhibit the growth of pathogens in food and food spoilage organisms. Scientists at Cornell University, Geneva, New York report “The growth of many microorganisms associated with disease or infection is inhibited by honey."
Probiotics - 80% of the immune system is in our gut which is also called the second brain. The gut is also very closely connected to the nervous system. The largest nerve in the body goes straight from the gut to the brain, the vagas nerve, so a healthy gut equals a healthy brain and immune system among other things! Many nutrients and even neurochemicals are created in the gut brain and so it is very important to keep the healthy microorganism population up and the unhealthy ones down. Probiotics and probiotic-rich foods make this possible.
Colloidal Silver - Antimicrobial. The positively charged ions in colloidal silver bind to the protein structure surrounding the virus so it can’t replicate. In addition, if the particles contained in the colloidal silver are small enough (less than 6 nanometers), they will penetrate the virus and attach themselves to the genetic material contained within it. According to Homeopath and colloidal silver expert, Dr Robert Scott Bell, to get your daily dose of colloidal silver, you must take a supplement that contains silver in a form of at least 10 parts per million (particles at 6 nanometers or less). We know of only one colloidal silver brand on the market that not only fits this criteria, but actually goes way further to deliver the most potent colloidal silver supplement you’ll ever come across (particles at 0.8 nanometers). It’s called Sovereign Silver.Can be used internally as well as on the skin. As per bottle, the Sovereign Silver brand that I use recommends 1 TBS per day. You can take up to 6 tsp per day to give your immune system a real boost. Best on empty stomach. Purchase on Amazon.
Honey Gardens Elderberry Syrup - supports a healthy respiratory & immune system. Honey Gardens Elderberry syrup is useful as an effective remedy for respiratory ailments, especially bronchitis, as well as a therapeutic powerhouse for the flu. With flu season coming on, it's wise to think about remedies and prevention. Elderberries have long been used in Native America and the Vermont farm kitchen. Traditionally used for general well-being during the cold season, they naturally contain Vitamin C. Apitherapy honey has never been heated or filtered, and thus it retains the beneficial traces of pollen, propolis, and beeswax which the flowers and bees have provided. Proprietary blend: raw honey, elderberries, apple cider vinegarº, propolis, echinaceaº organic other ingredients: 3% pure grain alcohol Follow package instructions. We take a TBS a few times per day. Purchase at health store or Amazon or right from the Honey Gardens website.
Propolis Spray - Since the beginning, beekeepers have observed that honey bees coat the interior of the hive with this resinous substance. The bees plug holes, waterproof, polish wax cells and hold the hive together with this glue. The healthy hive resists bacterial, fungal, and mold attacks. Honey bees are extremely clean insects. From Honey Gardens Website: I have applied propolis tincture to fresh bleeding cuts (on myself and others) and seen the results. The bleeding immediately stops, the pain abates, and healing begins. The propolis forms a resinous bandage over the wound protecting it from further infection. I have used propolis on warts with results within days. Propolis reduces inflammations of the mucous membranes and cures canker sores, also with amazing and immediate results. Propolis is by no means a cure all for every malady but when it comes to cuts, from my experience, there is no finer first aid.
Years ago in Russia and European countries where beekeeping has a long history, modern scientists began testing propolis in the laboratory in controlled experiments to prove or disprove the thousands of years of anecdotal evidence. Scientists and doctors decided to test propolis on infectious bacteria and viruses. First they cultured various pathogens which included Corynebacterium diptheriae (causes diphtheria), Salmonella typhus B (paratyphus), Listeria monocytogenes (brain membrane inflammation), Staphyloccoci species (cause of infections and inflammation of lungs, kidney, brain, middle ear, eyes, meningitis, and was present in the Asian flu epidemic in the late 1950's), and a proteus, or Pseudomonas auruginosa (responsible for digestive system disturbances, which on the whole, antibiotics are no longer effective against).
Then each culture was inoculated with various dilutions of propolis solution. In each case propolis effectively defeated or inhibited the growth of each of these pathogens. This experiment was also conducted using a "blind" . The scientists performing the experiment did not know that the chemists had mixed a synthetic propolis, combining resins, balsams, wax and pollen, which was tested alongside the bee's propolis. It was noted that the "synthetic" propolis produced little to no effect on the same pathogens. Propolis would have had less validity if the artificial propolis had produced the same effects. Thus the key to this synergy is in the beautiful body of the bee itself. Without the bee there could bee no propolis.
After the tests on bacteria, the Microbiological Institute at the University of Ljubljana, tested propolis on the influenza virus A. This time propolis was in combination with honey, pollen, and royal jelly. Scientists inoculated two chicken embryos, one with just the propolis combination, and the other with the influenza virus A/ propolis combination. The embryo inoculated with the propolis/honey continued to grow showing that this combination was not toxic to the organism.
The second inoculation showed strong inhibition of the influenza virus. The scientists continued the experiment by diluting the propolis preparation, and showed positive results in dilutions as low as 1:4 million! Bee products had proven themselves to the scientific world to be effective against viruses. Other tests have also been done on the herpes virus with equally positive results.
Olive Leaf Extract - Highly antiviral! Take the Maximum strength variety. Olivus OLE Olive Leaf Max and Real European OLE Super Strength 25% Oleuropean. This is always something I take when I feel something coming on. One of the most potent antivirals I have found!
Apple Cider Vinegar - Braggs is vinegar made with a live culture, so that's what I use. Here is a website with great info. on it. If you feel anything happening in your throat, add 1/2 tsp. cayenne pepper to 1 - 2 TBS apple cider vinegar in a glass or stainless steal water bottle and sip throughout day. Purchase at health store or Amazon.
http://www.healthyfoodhouse.com/25-ways-apple-cider-vinegar-will-change-life/
Cayenne Pepper - Cayenne pepper is a strong natural decongestant. The heat in cayenne breaks up and dissipates mucus and phlegm in the body very quickly. Add it to your ACV, honey and lemon mixes as much as you can. If you’re not used to hot and spicy foods then be sure to start off slow and low with the cayenne and build up the dosage over the next few days.
Begin with ¼ teaspoon added to the drink or tea of your choice, then increase to ½ teaspoon, then finally to ¾ or 1 full teaspoon. Another way that you can have your cayenne is to simply mix it in a cup of warm to hot (but still drinkable) water and chug it down. This is my favorite method as it gets it over and done with fast. You can also add a pinch or two of cayenne pepper to soups such as tomato, pumpkin or chicken noodle soup. (from Life Saving Natural Cures and Natural Remedies dot com.
Vitamin C - According to Dr. Leo Galland, in his book SuperImmunity for kids on page 70, during a cold you can take 1,000 - 3,000 mg every hour. This does wonders for loosening up mucus. If your bowels loosen, you know you have reached your limit for the day and you can start again the next day.
Thieves Essential Oil- I will NOT go without Thieves. We use this very regularly. It's the first thing my kids ask for if their throat has any sign that the immune system needs support! Place a couple drops on your feet and in your mouth every two hours. If its too much 'heat' for you, add coconut oil or other carrier oil. You can also diffuse it into the air to keep everyone's immunity up!
Oregano Essential Oil - Another oil that is indispensable for staying healthy! If I notice any signs of not having a fully healthy immune or respiratory system, I add a couple of drops of this oil to an empty capsule (available at any health food store) and take it a couple times a day.
I also rub some on my spine a couple times a day.
RC Essential oil - In order to support the respiratory system, I use this in the diffuser and also on my chest and throat. It helps me & my family sleep very peacefully even when the respiratory system needs some help!
Click here to find out what else I keep in my medicine cabinet