Dear Friend,

It’s only 3 weeks to the Winter Solstice! It’s time to support your immune system and learn how to treat your symptoms if you get sick with the flu. You have the power and ability to treat yourself and your family using homeopathic remedies and by optimizing your immune system.

Let’s begin with basic immune support. It’s not too late to help your immune system be the best it can be. While there are many factors out of your direct control (flu patterns, unintended exposure, travel), there are lots of factors within your control. Let’s control what we can control.

Optimize vitamin D: Many studies show that just having optimal vitamin D levels is excellent virus prevention. Optimal levels are 50-80. Testing is critical, since each person begins at a different baseline. Everlywell.com has home tests for Vitamin D. Take enough Vitamin D to keep your blood levels optimal. A safe starting dose is 2000 IU per day, but a therapeutic dose can be higher than that if your levels need to be increased. Test this 2-3 times a year until you know the dose that keeps you in the optimum range.

Practice stress reduction: Stress releases a cascade of stress hormones that inhibit the immune system. It is critical to consciously de-stress every single day, giving our bodies a chance to move out of the sympathetic response. Meditation, mindfulness, movement, nature, breathing exercises and massage are examples of how to decrease stress.

Get adequate sleep: You need 7-9 hours each night. Many studies show that sleep deprivation causes reduced immune system function, decreased sex drive, increased risk of chronic disease, obesity, and depression. This is a simple thing that is in your control. Exposure to direct sunlight when you wake up will help set your circadian rhythm and help you get to sleep at night at the right time.

Healthy diet: Remove sugar, and add nourishing soups, bone broth, & veggies. Studies show that spikes in blood sugar suppress the immune system. It takes only 75 grams of sugar to generate this response. That’s one cupcake and a soda. Or one sports drink and a sweetened yogurt. What is on the end of your fork is 100% under your control.

Thymus tapping: Thumping or tapping your thymus gland stimulates your immune system, giving it a boost. Gently tapping on the thymus gland creates vibrations that stimulate an increase in the maturation and release of white blood cells. Thymus tapping also helps decrease stress and gets your energy flowing. Do this practice twice daily, or in the morning only if you find it too stimulating. Handout in resources.

Thymuline 9C: a homeopathic remedy taken weekly during flu season that stimulates the thymus gland, an essential organ of your immune system. Email me for more information.

How do you do use homeopathy? It’s simple. Choose a remedy based on each individual’s specific symptoms and give the remedy that matches best. You don’t have to have all the symptoms, but the general picture should match.

You may not know if you have the flu or Covid. The symptoms can be similar, and I have seen the same flu-like symptoms in people with both positive and negative Covid tests. Test yourself if you can, so you can properly manage your healing process.

Arsenicum Album: Little Miss Anxious

Restless.*
Fastidious (cleaning up even while sick!).

Anxious, needs company.*

Clingy and emotionally desperate.

Burning pains, discharges.

Thirst for small sips.

Chilly.*

Vomiting or diarrhea, or both simultaneously.

Worse cold in any form.

Better from warmth.

Belladonna: Little Miss Fevered

Rapid onset of flu and very high fever.*

Delirium or hallucinations with fever.

Red face, dilated pupils, glistening eyes.*

Severe headache with throbbing and pounding pain.

Pain worse from stepping and motion.

Hands and feet icy cold, but face and body hot.

Thirstless.

Craves lemons or lemonade.

Bryonia Alba: Little Miss Grumpy

Much worse from any motion, getting up or walking around.*

Slowly progressing illness with severe aching.

Irritable and wants to be left alone.*

Very thirsty.

Motion of coughing aggravates, so patient holds chest while coughing.

Better from heat, lying still.

Eupatorium Perfoliatum: Little Miss Achy

Severe, unbearable aching in the muscles and bones.*

Chilled to the bone.

Violent shaking with chills.

Chilled but wants cold drinks or food.

Moaning and groaning.

Extreme weakness and debility.*

Weakness and heaviness of head, limbs and eyelids.*

Desire to lie down, can hardly sit up.

Can’t keep eyes open.

Chills up and down the back.

Thirstless.

Headache in the back of the head.

Better from lying down.

Nux Vomica: Little Miss Chilly

Sensitivity to all stimuli; light, noise, odors, touch.*

Intense chills and shaking.*

High fever with rapid onset.

Chills from any uncovering or draft.

Can be irritable and impatient.

May be preoccupied with work, though very sick.

Better from warmth and hot drinks.

Oscillococcinum: Little Miss First Sign of Illness

First sign of flu or flu-like illness.*

Early in illness, symptoms are vague, and do not point to another flu remedy.

General malaise, fever, aching, chills, headache.

Found in Flu Nosode Plus – see link in resources

Rhus Toxicodendron: Little Miss Achy & Restless

Flu with aching and restlessness.*

Very chilly from being uncovered or from drafts.

Aching and stiffness, with a desire to stretch.*

Pains better from movement.

Burning thirst.

Much better from warmth.

If you are not sure how much to take or how often, please download my booklet on using homeopathy at home, the link is below in the resources.

Resources:

Flu Nosode: email me to receive a link

Wishing you optimal health,

Alexis