I never need to succumb to a viral illness again. Or at least if a virus "gets" me, the illness will be much attenuated. I use Oscillococcinum, an "anti-flu" homeopathic remedy by the French company Boiron. In France it is found in every Pharmacy, in the US mostly in Health food stores. At first signs of a cold or flu - for example a sore throat - I take a dose. A dose before bed for example, by morning the sore throat will be gone. Maybe another dose in the morning, just to be sure. Ditto for stomach flu symptoms. Any virus. I take at most 2 doses per day for no more than 3 days. The doses are tiny sugar pellets which come in small plastic tubes. Don't touch the pellets, pour the entire contents under the tongue and let the pellets melt in the mouth. (Read the instructions). Even if one can't head off the illness completely, it won't last long and won't go into complications. I've succumbed to so many sore throats in my life, the acute illness lasting up to 2 weeks after which I can feel dragged out for up to 6 months. That's over now. If only I had known about it upon my arrival in France I could have avoided much misery and nervous system complications.
Once the "flu" is well advanced, the remedy won't work anymore. In that case one needs the advice of an experienced classical homeopath to find the remedy which corresponds to the totality of symptoms. That advice can get expensive, whereas Oscillococcinum is inexpensive. It is recommended that during the winter months one takes a dose once a week as a preventive measure. Small children can take it too. I suggest it now to everyone I know. My daughter in law uses it successfully to treat her three small daughters (though she doesn't like to admit the value of any of my advice.)
Coffee antidotes the remedy for me, though not for my husband. Just to be on the safe side one should avoid camphor and toxic medications if possible while fighting off the virus.
I don't have any connection to the company. It amazes me to see all the advertisements for cold and flu "medications" when something like this is on the market. I always carry a tube in my purse just in case.
Once the "flu" is well advanced, the remedy won't work anymore. In that case one needs the advice of an experienced classical homeopath to find the remedy which corresponds to the totality of symptoms. That advice can get expensive, whereas Oscillococcinum is inexpensive. It is recommended that during the winter months one takes a dose once a week as a preventive measure. Small children can take it too. I suggest it now to everyone I know. My daughter in law uses it successfully to treat her three small daughters (though she doesn't like to admit the value of any of my advice.)
Coffee antidotes the remedy for me, though not for my husband. Just to be on the safe side one should avoid camphor and toxic medications if possible while fighting off the virus.
I don't have any connection to the company. It amazes me to see all the advertisements for cold and flu "medications" when something like this is on the market. I always carry a tube in my purse just in case.
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