Let's Talk Flu
We need to talk flu. Or rather, NOT getting the flu.
I'm sure you've caught on that this flu season is a doozy! Politics and media drama aside, there is NOTHING to be lost by taking aggressive steps for your well-being. I am SURE that if you were to become one of the unlucky ones down for a week (or 2, or 3!) with the flu ravaging your household, you'd look back and think that taking a nap wouldn't have been THAT hard, especially if it would have prevented all that misery and lost time.
The basics.
1. Sleep. I. DO. NOT. CARE. HOW. BUSY. YOU. ARE. WITH. HOW. MANY. KIDS. If the plague was here, you would team up, tag team, beg relatives to watch the children, or skip your Netflix binge. Or get off FB. This is no joke. REST is by FAR the most powerful healer and preventer. Take a nap with the kids, take a nap with the kids watching Netflix, go to bed early with this dishes in the sink. WHATEVER. IT. TAKES.
2. Hand washing. A lot. With REGULAR boring bar soap. The antimicrobial foaming crap is sinking the ship, sorry to break it to you. It screws up the natural biome of the body, and allows pathogens a clear path in. It's adding to the antibiotic-resistant, nasty bacteria, which is already out of hand and endangering lives more lives than people realize. Hot water and soap have been found to be VERY effective!
3. Hydration. Isn't this boring? I'm not even selling anything here. You have all of this at your disposal. Most people are dehydrated. Most headaches, constipation and even skin problems are caused or at least worsened by dehydration. If you are not drinking at least 3 quarts of water daily, this is you. If you hate the taste of water, it's almost certainly because you are drinking tap water and your smart body hates the taste of chlorine and other additives. Drink it anyway, or add a drop of food grade essential oil, or a squeeze of fresh lemon, all good. OR get a purifier or water you like.
4. Bounce. Or walk. Or jumping jacks. Your lymph system is doing a mighty job trying to keep the bad guys at bay. It can only empty and FLUSH out if there is IMPACT/ MOVEMENT. It cannot move stuff on its own. So, get on the kids' mini-tramp ('rebounder'), or big trampoline, or go for a brisk walk, or do some jumping jacks. YOU are only as healthy as your body's "DRAINS" can function - if your skin, kidneys, bowels, lymph etc are clogged, all the health or detox in the world can't help because it's all getting reabsorbed. Ps. Get a rebounder cheap at the garage sales this summer.
5. Take the crew outside. Sunlight is your key to great vitamin D, and this is a primary missing link for faltering immune systems. Bundle up, and get outside! Even better if it's in the am before noon. No, I don't care that it's raining. I'm trying to keep you all out of the hospital.
6. If you are freaked out or confused, I’d be glad to do a consult together and help you know how to use all the stuff you have in your house - natural remedies, food in the cupboard, whatever - to see you through. Early summer 2022 my new course, “Get Well Soon” will be available, and it thoroughly teaches about all the remedies for the flu and more! You can see a trailer and sign up to be among the first to know from Indigo’s homepage.
Hang in there, wonderful mamas! Spring is coming! love Beth