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B.S. And GUSS:

Colds And The Flu-What Is The Real Cause?.

Text and photos© Larry R. Miller

BS (Before eliminating Sugar) And After GUSS: Why I haven’t Had A Cold Or the Flu For Years.

A couple of times in the last month the weather has dropped to below zero for days on end. Years ago, before eliminating sugar and GUSS (giving up sugar and sweets) I used to get the flu, a bad case of bronchitis and multiple colds every winter.

You may be one of those who thinks the flu is nothing more than a pain in the butt. If so, you’re probably confusing a severe “cold” with a case of the flu. They are very different things.

Influenza (the flu) kills more people than AIDS, lung cancer and heart disease combined. If you make poor lifestyle choices and eat a lot of sugar, you run at least a 50/50 chance of contracting influenza one or more times every year.

Flu facts

The World Health Organization (WHO) information states that 25% of the world’s population gets the flu virus every year, that’s about 1.5 billion people. And of that total, 15 million people will die. Many of them die within a week of becoming ill. The flu costs $10 billion in lost wages and production in the U.S. every year. And, that’s just in the U.S.

Americans spend more than $3 billion every year trying to beat the sniffling, sneezing, aching, hacking, feverish symptoms. That’s many times more than the economies of some Third World nations. Why don’t we hear more about prevention? Follow the money.

Did you know; there are literally hundreds of thousands of different viral strains each mutating and multiplying, some as quickly as once every 20 minutes. It takes three to four months after a new virus emerges for an effective vaccination to be manufactured and dispersed. And, once you get a specific virus, the vaccine is of no use at all.

Are you betting your life on a drug or vaccination?

Over-the-counter drugs can relieve your symptoms but none of them actually prevent the flu. Phenylephrine is found in many popular over-the-counter cold and sinus medicines including Alka-Seltzer Plus, Triaminic, Tylenol Plus, Dimetapp and Sudafed. Researchers found the recommended dose of 10 milligrams was no more effective than a placebo.

Flu vaccines are only 30% effective in preventing the virus. According to Dr. Richard Judelsohn, medical director of the Erie County (N.Y.) Department of Health, “30% of those vaccinated against the flu or pneumonia get no protection whatsoever from their shot.” According to research, flu vaccines may be useless up to 50% of the time for the elderly and those suffering from a weakened immune system,.

Prevention is your best medicine.

There’s no foolproof way to completely protect yourself from viruses that cause colds

and flu. There are some all-natural measures to prevent them and strengthening your immune system is the best way to do that.

Stress less!

Most important: Lower your stress. Stress causes high blood pressure, tight and sore muscles, headaches, belly fat and it weakens your immune system, your primary defense against colds and the flu. Nearly 75% of people who get colds and the flu yearly are under high levels of stress.

Trade coffee for ginger or green tea.

Coffee dehydrates you and being hydrated is a key to kicking colds and the flu. A hot cup of a ginger, green tea mix each day is a good place to start. Green tea is full of anti-oxidants. One of the compounds found in green tea is a polyphenol called EGCG. EGCG increases regulatory T cells which help suppress autoimmune diseases and boost immune function. The pharmaceutical drugs that produce the same effects can have high levels of toxins in them.

Ginger has many health benefits plus is a diaphoretic (promotes sweating). Sweating out the dampness and phlegm that provide an environment for viruses to live that cause infection is essential to cold and flu prevention. The last time I had the flu was 1999 after spending every day for a week visiting my mother in the hospital. The time before that was 1979, the year I swore off sugar and soft drinks. When I used to get colds and the flu, my cure was to take a hot shower then bundle up and sweat it out. It’s easier and more effective to eliminate the refined sugars and sweets. Ginger tea, drank along with dinner, helps reduce bloating and gas after a big meal of mixed foods.

Real, wholesome, whole foods help.

Here’s a list of common healing foods: stews and soups (not milk or cream based), ginger, green tea, walnuts, onions, scallions, steamed or boiled peanuts (steaming or boiling reduces the percentage of arginine that can trigger a herpes outbreak), egg whites, garlic, watermelon (watermelon is one of the best sources of the amino acid citrulline and is high in antioxidants) tomato juice, moderate amounts of pears (pears are high in fructose), apples, raisins, mung beans, rice, radish, carrots and garlic. Garlic has anti-bacterial, antiviral and anti-fungal properties.

Avoidance foods.

Detrimental foods are: all animal milk products (milk, cheese, cottage cheese, yogurt, ice cream and butter cause phlegm and mucus buildup), excessive vegetable oil consumption, coffee, alcohol (coffee and alcohol dehydrate you and proper hydration is a key to staying healthy), black tea, sodas, bananas, refined white sugar, high fructose corn syrup and anything that ends in “ose (which means it’s a sugar). Alcohol is a sugar.

So relax, smile, eat some garlic, cut sugars out of your diet and say goodbye to this year’s cold and flu epidemic.

Tomorrow’s article: The Conscious Or Subconscious: Who’s In Charge Of Our Lives?

The photo is frozen fog on a dormant Russian sage in our yard. Photo opportunities are everywhere, we just have to train our eye to recognize and identify them in our rush through daily life. It was taken in full auto, color mode, not black and white, with a flash into a black void background and light snow. It was a difficult position and not possible to use a tripod. It took six shots to get one that was steady enough to work with. I will be offering photo tips and an extended online class in the future to members as soon as the new group is up and working.

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