Milk Thistle (flushes out toxins and cleanses your liver)
Stay away from sugar, and eat more veggies and fruits
DON'T SMOKE OR DRINK ALCOHOL
Oregano Oil
Olive leaf extract
Anti-viral herbs and anti inflammatory such as (Thank you anonymous poster!):
Garlic
Onions
Fresh Ginger
Red peppers
Green Tea
Tumeric Powder
Olive Leaf Extract
Oil of Oregano
Astragalus
Vitamin D
Vitamin C
Echinacia (This is debatable)
Beta Gluten
Cats Claw
Zinc Piccolate (#1 in fighting the flu)
Cordyceos
Spirulina
Vitamin A (both pure Vitamin A and Beta Carotene from algae/food form)
St. John's Wort
Apple Juice
Resveratrol
Skull Cap
Cranberry Juice
Cats Claw
Curcumin (Tumeric)
Astragalus root
Tea Tree inhalation
What to Avoid:
Elderberry Juice (Sambucal): Elderberry juice increases production of cytokines TNF-a and IL-6. This substance is very effective against the common flu but may not be desirable for the H5N1 Bird Flu virus. It increases the production of toxic cytokines which could trigger a fatal cytokine storm.
Micro Algae: Chlorella and Spirulina: Both of these micro-algae act to increase the body’s natural production of the toxic cytokine TNF-a.
Honey: Honey increases production of toxic cytokines TNF-a and IL-6.
Chocolate: Chocolate increases production of both toxic cytokines TNF-a and IL-6. Chocolate contains Theobromide which is toxic to dogs and cats.
Echinacea: Echinacea increases production of cytokines TNF-a and IL-6. Although this is often beneficial to boost immunity with the common cold and certain strains of flu, research indicates that Echinacea should not be taken during this Flu pandemic because it may increase the risk of cytokine storms.
Kimchi: Kimchi increases production of both toxic cytokines TNF-a and IL-6 and therefore should not be taken.
Dairy Products and Bananas: Both dairy products and bananas naturally increase mucous production in the airways and respiratory system and as a result should not be taken.
Here are some cures I have read about on various sites:
Vitamin C Baking SODA 1 inch of warm water, 1 teaspoon of vitamin C crystals. Add a 1/2 teaspoon of baking soda. Stir until fizzing is done. Dilute by fillings the glass the rest of the way with warm water and drink. Stops any infection. NO ASPARTME.
Gelsemium and Bryonia
Supposedly a four year old child survived the Spanish Flu by drinking whiskey and eating garlic.
A person in Mexico City went to his homeopatic doctor and he gave him Gelsemium 200c. He said he recovered within 2 or three days.
Recipe for Tea Tree Steam Inhalation: add 2 drops of tea tree oil to a bowl of steaming water. Cover your head with a towel and inhale for 5 to 10 minutes.
I recently read about thieves oil. Might do some research on it further. There was also a posting that taking echincea elderberry and eating chocolate are a no no because it causes the body to stimulate cytostines(can't remember the word sorry) but this causes the body to overreact and make you worse. Personally I'm going to stick with the oregano oil and olive leaf extract. It really helps when I get sick, and having a kindergartener exposes me to all kinds of boogery germs. I'll try to find the appropriate for what echinacea can do. It is essential for the reg. flu, but not for the swine flu. Go to ask.com and search for natural cures for swine flu, that's where I got the info about the echinacea. Be well everyone, and may God bless you all.
Thank you for the corrections. If anyone else has any more information, post it. And if anything I wrote above is not correct, please inform me. Be in good health!
I live in Mexico city and I have been using homeopathic medicines for many years. A couple of months ago I got a severe flu with all symphtoms have been described now for swine flu in the news, when I became worst I called my homeopathy doctor and he gave me Gelsemium 200c and I recovered immediately in 2 or 3 days. Some members of my family had the same problem and they recovered also with Gelsemium. Alex
I have ssen a lot of info on n-acetyl-cysteine. Bought it yesterday in a pharmaceutical version from nutrabio.com. I's suppose to help detox the body and prevent swine flu.
This is what I have found on NAC for swine : N-Acetyl-Cysteine: oral, >500mg/kg/day as therapy, up to 3g/day as prophylactic. nutrabio is suppose to have pure products so they would be the one to purchase from especially for something as serious as this. my naturopath carries their line.