I have been feeling beat for the past 2 weeks. The past 2 days have been a lot worse. I am exhausted, weak, little to no appetite, anxious and have a low fever that comes and goes.
Any suggestions on how to manage when we lymies are feeling this way?
I've been drinking water throughout the day (not guzzling....just drinking normally), lemon water, hot water with honey & cinnamon in the mornings.
I've been resting as much as I can.
Anything else I could do? I do not get the flu vaccine, and I am terrified about the possibility of getting the flu.
Any advice is greatly appreciated!!!
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WPinVA
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Vitamin C!
Also Take Care supplement which has elderberry.
But if you are feeling worse after two weeks, I would recommend going in. Could be that a cold turned into a sinus infection or something.
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Make sure your Vit D level is high. I take 10,000 IU daily.
The standards for Vit D in the U.S. are too low.
Elderberry extract is great. It has been shown in studies to shorten the duration of the flu by 3-4 days. It can be taken everyday as an immune booster and in heavier doses for a viral illness.
To avoid the colds and flu make sure to wash your hands often, especially after being out of the house, when someone in your house has a cold or flu, before eating, and before touching your eyes, nose or mouth.
Move away from anyone who is coughing or sneezing.
Never, never, never touch your eyes, nose, mouth or food with unwashed hands....follow that rule and you can avoid illness.
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I agree about keeping Vitamin D levels optimal. I spend a lot of time in Florida and still take vitamin D daily (about 8000 IU per day) and still am not as high in D as my doctor would like.
Be careful with elderberry. I know it's helpful to people with a low immune system, but mine was always hyper-reactive. Elderberry made my immune system react even more to the flu or other viruses. I need to take things to calm my immune system down once I get sick!
Turmeric is great for me. Also, old fashioned bone broth. Apple cider vinegar/honey in water. Vitamin C. And I'm a believer in garlic as well. But nothing to make my immune system more reactive than it already is. And rest.
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jwick25 -get the Seagate brand Olive Leaf Extract capsules (I am not associated with this company in any way), as it has the most active ingredient of OLE in it.
Start with 1 capsule 3x per day (away from any abx) and preferably with food so as not to upset your stomach, then increase until you are taking 3 capsules 3x day. This should help.
Look at their website www.seagateproducts.com for more information. You can also order it from Amazon (I have done this also).
Dr. Morton Walker wrote a very informative book about Olive Leaf Extract. See if your library carries it. Amazon sells it for a couple of dollars (or less).
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SeaGate Olive Leaf extract, Maitake D Fraction drops, Astragalus drops, echinacea drops, Quantum Super Lysine plus, and Vitamin C caps. I take a healthy dose of each every three to four hours.
I also drink a lot of herbal tea with freshly grated ginger, grated garlic and grated lemon peel and add the juice of the lemon to it and use no added sweetener of any kind. I grate it all on a culinary microplane and it works really well and it's easy to do. I also use organic ginger, garlic and lemon.
Quantum Thera Zinc Spray works real well to sooth an irritated throat.
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I love all the advice given above, but I would stay away from all forms of sugar. It lowers the immune system and then viruses can flourish. Be careful with the syrups (sugar). I avoid them.
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