Meds for cold/flu season

[Cj60]

I've been wondering what kind of precautions concerning meds I'll need to take as we move into the autumn months. Fevers and colds will be showing up eventually. I took note of some of the natural cough remedies posted a few days ago. Should I avoid the kids fever meds (tylenol, mortrin, etc.), too? Any suggestions on what to substitute?

Thanks in advance,

Chris

[Chemar]

I know it is harder with little kids as they seem to pick up so much sickness at school

 

we have noticed hardly any colds and no flu for years now since we changed diet and take our supps.

 

perhaps the natural antimicrobials (monolaurin, olive leaf extract etc) that we take also help

 

white willow bark is nature's aspirin

honey, lemon tea and cooking with turmeric and garlic help too when one is ailing and of course homemade chicken soup is both soothing and healing

 

I do also keep ibuprofen in case but cannot even remember when last anyone needed it

 

but

if any child is running a fever, it is always best to consult doctor.

[ilovedogs]

We're really big on natural remedies here for most colds, stomach aches, and flus. Other than a high fever over 102, I don't usually give meds. We use herbals to boost immune system function throughout the fall and winter months: I have ds take esberitox(an echinacea formula) daily and he takes a children's chewable immune booster from Source Naturals. He gets extra vitamin C and also chewable vitamin D.

 

As for fighting the actual cold we use essential oils for inhalation like eucalyptus, clove, ravensara, citrus oils, oregano, etc. We gargle with salt water as much as we can at the start of the cold and also use neti pots or nasal saline sprays. I make them inhale steam from chamomile tea bags with a towel over their heads and hanging the head over a pot of the steaming tea. I make a tincture of herbs that we use and I also purchase something called cold and sinus blaster which contains horseradish root, elderberries, olive leaf, cayenne, boneset, osha root, and other herbals. We use mullein tea for cough and to loosen mucous, my son really likes this tea(I believe Alvita makes it in bags whereas I make mine from loose herbs). For a sore throat we gargle with oil of oregano(not for the faint of heart, btw) or we use the cold and sinus blaster spray(again, not for the faint of heart). My ds doesn't like those because they're too strong so I dilute the tincture in juice for him, LOL! We also take fish oil regularly and take garlic daily. If a cold moves through the house I make a homemade batch of chicken noodle soup with lots of garlic, parsley, oregano, and organic veggies.

 

We also do the wet sock treatment if there is a low grade fever. It's where you wear wet heavy cotton socks underneath wool socks overnight and it gets the body to refocus it's energy to the feet which increases circulation and helps the body lower the fever.

 

I hope some of this info helps someone on here. Since I try to keep out food colorings and artificial crud, it's hard to find cold and flu OTC stuff that's natural. OH, I also use a few natural cough syrups one of which is from Olbas. Olbas also makes an excellent essential mix that we use in a diffuser to help aid breathing during a cold or flu.

 

Bonnie

[CSP]

Wow! I don't know what to follow up with after Bonnie's great sugg. I do agree with Chemar we have not seen sickness in this house after a clean diet. I think a daily dose of kefir really helped too.

 

Hot homemade lemonade really works great on a sore throat. Cup of hot water, juice from a fresh lemon and a spoonful of raw honey.

 

My kids said the apple cider vinegar drink helps with a tummy ache. Glass of water, tsp ACV, and spoonful raw honey. Sip slowly.

 

We too do the soup, but in the winter homemade soup is our dinner twice a week so not sure if that is helping to prevent flu season here, as we also load up on the garlic in our soup.

 

CP