What Can I Do To Prevent A Cold Or Flu?

By Diane Kusunose P.T., B.T., Galvanic Skin Response, Cold Laser Therapy, Homeopathy, HealthWalk™

It is a challenge to stay healthy this time of year! It seems wherever we go we encounter someone who is sick. We hear deep coughing in the movie theatre behind us. The store clerk is sneezing before handing you your change. Someone with the flu was just using your shopping cart before you. Your kids get whatever is going around the school and bring it home to YOU! What can we do to protect ourselves?

Here at HealthWalk, we provide you with both general health concepts and the specific remedies and supplements for your personal needs to boost your immune system. We also have the solutions and support should you have a cold or the flu. What does your body need in support? Is it spleen support or lung support that will help you with this cold?

Our nutritionist at HealthWalk has written in this month’s newsletter about the general protection and illness prevention for immune support and health maintenance. I will be discussing possible solutions for cold/flu prevention and how to abort or minimize any acquired symptoms using homeopathic remedies and supplements. These are useful self-help concepts but it may be best to come in quickly at the onset of symptoms for an appointment for Galvanic Skin Response Biofeedback, GSR testing to determine exactly what you need for support to recover quickly.

Prevention of the flu may be greatly enhanced by taking a homeopathic remedy called Oscillococcinum. You can get this at HealthWalk or any Health Food Store that carries homeopathic remedies. It can be taken once/week during cold and flu season to prevent the flu. If you have been exposed to someone who has the flu, you can take one vial every six hours to include a total of three doses to prevent getting it yourself. If the flu is already in progress, take two doses/day until symptoms decrease.

Aconite is another homeopathic remedy you can take in a 30C or a 200C potency if you have been exposed to someone with a cold or flu. Aconite is helpful to boost the immune system so take it when you first encounter someone sick and/or at the onset of your symptoms to help you recover more quickly.

Always keep in mind the great anti-inflammatory, anti-viral, and anti-bacterial effects of Vitamin C! This can be taken in large amounts at onset to boost the immune. Five thousand milligrams/day is a great start. Vitamin C is eliminated out of the body and does not accumulate in any way to be harmful. Ascorbic acid Vitamin C is recommended since it is easily absorbed.

A liquid vitamins, antioxidants, phytonutrients and minerals supplement is another powerful means to enhance your body’s natural defenses. At HealthWalk we carry Passion 4 Life which has all the above plus greens, enzymes and a proprietary immunity blend. A liquid complex is readily available for the body to absorb and utilize quickly and efficiently.

Other supplements of immune support include Allicidin (garlic) and Oil of Oregano before or during an illness. Herbal remedies include Echinacea, Golden Seal, Burdock Root, and Olive Leaf extracts to help you fight off viruses and prevent bacterial progression.

HealthWalk’s Rupronol™ is made from the extract of over 90 constituents from specially grown olive trees and at 18% oleuropein it is among the most potent olive leaf extracts available. Olive leaf is a natural anti-viral and anti-bacterial and also has phenolic acids, flavonoids and antiseptic astringent features which help to thwart viral replication.

Come in to HealthWalk to determine what support or combinations of support may be most beneficial for you. We have many supplement/herbal/homeopathic companies of pharmaceutical grade quality in our apothecary to get you started right away. Through GSR Biofeedback testing we can determine the combination of homeopathic and Bach flower emotional and other nutritional support needed by your body.

Emotional support is essential to accelerating and enhancing all physical illness recovery. HealthWalk’s MindSoul Emotional Imprint Resolution CD’s, “Creating Health” and “Healing The Luminous Body” are available to further assist you with the emotional support needed to help prevent acute physical illness or if you are struggling with any emotional and/or on-going physical challenges.

A client came into HealthWalk with a chief complaint of feeling general weakness and fatigue for 3 days. She also had a pain in the lower abdomen and was very concerned and anxious that she may have eaten some bad raw meat. The client was tested with the GSR Biofeedback technology for stress in the body and for remedy balancing solutions. A combination remedy called Acute Rescue was the top homeopathic combination identified to support her emotional and physical acute illnesses. Oscillococcinum and the Bach flower remedy Olive was added per the GSR results for her specific needs. Allicidin was also recommended for her to take for immune support. Cold Laser therapy was used to reduce her abdominal pain during her first visit as well. She came in on a Thursday and on the following Monday she brought her husband in for GSR testing since he too had been suffering from flu symptoms as well. She no longer had abdominal pain and was feeling much more energetic with all symptoms residing.

Here at HealthWalk we can assist you whether you have acute or chronic issues of illness during this cold and flu season. Prevention is always best and we also have the solutions for assisting your body once you have symptoms as well. We provide solutions to boost the immune system so you can armor up against the cold or flu, stay balanced, and on your feet as we begin another busy year!