Brace Yourself – Flu Season is around the corner!

There are so many easy things you can do to protect yourself from losing days of work (or worse, holidays!). Vitamin D has been proven to do more to prevent viral illnesses than almost anything else. The recommendations have recently been changed – adults can now safely take 4000-5000 mg. daily and children over 5 can take 1000mg. Drops are easy to take right from a spoon, with no bad taste. Of course, Cod Liver Oil contains lots of Vitamin D, and you can get your essential fatty acids that way too. The new ones are lemony tasting and go down pretty easily.

The number one over-the-counter flu medicine in France is a homeopathic remedy called “Oscillococcinum” – you may have seen it advertised on TV in the ‘spelling bee’ commercial. You can take some of this for prevention any time you are feeling especially run down or you know you have been in contact with someone who is sick. The little sugary granules dissolve under your tongue and crunch between your teeth – kids love them! Safe for all ages, and you can pick up the specially marked kids box if you like, although the product is the same inside. If you carry one tube around in your purse or coat pocket, you will be ready to take it at the very first sign of fluish symptoms. This is where “Oscillo” does its best work, you’ll be amazed at how well it can cut off a flu in the first hours and stop the whole disease in its tracks! By the way, “FluBuster” is the same product sold under another name, both are great.