Replied by Tavora (Brooklyn, NY) on 06/22/2009
Vanessa - try garlic. A quick blend I like to make when sick is:
- Cut up 6-7 cloves of garlic
- Pit a 1/2 a lemon (with rind) (though in your case a whole lemon would be good)
- Add a tsp of cayenne pepper or turmeric
- 16 oz of spring water
- Kiwi, or green grapes (for vitamin C)
- A tsp of bee pollen
- (Optional: scoop of Acai ___ powder supplement)
Place all in blender and mix until smooth. NOTE: If you use cayenne - it will kick! :0)
If you don't feel up to blending - then try 3-4 drops of Oil of Oregano in 8 ozs of water a day. :)Replied by Tilda (Geneva, Switzerland) on 06/23/2009
You might have mono, which requires lots of rest and recovery time, period. It can take months and months, even years to get back to normal. A blood test can confirm that.
Remember too that anti-biotics will wreak havoc on your stomach, often lead to yeast infections and won't do anything for viral infections.
Also, pro-biotics are good (esp. after a round of anti-biotics - not during though - anti-biotics will cancel them out and it's a waste of money.) and a generally varied diet, but with lots of raw (must be raw) garlic - in salads or thrown into soups at the last minute. If you don't want to stink during the day, eat it for dinner, or just crush it into a spoon and swallow it quickly with a big gulp of juice before going to bed - but not on an empty stomach as it can burn.
Another thing that is good for the immune system and recommended by doctors in Europe is a copper, gold, silver liquid/fluid complex. You take several drops under your tongue half an hour before eating, usually just for a short period of time, like a week-long or a month-long "cure", when you're feeling rough, or if something nasty is going around and you want to avoid catching it.
Another thought, get your iron levels checked. Recently I had a similar problem and I happened upon a doctor who checked my iron levels and low iron was my problem (I was a vegetarian for years and low iron affects women more than men because of our monthly cycles - like a slow death by bleeding!). In theory my iron levels were within the norm, but at the low-end and my doctor happened to be up on the latest research which shows that the standard numbers simply aren't valid for everyone. (I'm also a worrier, which will sap your energy and isn't good for immunity.)
A final thought, what happened 3 years ago when your problems started? Did you change your diet (become a vegetarian?)? Start a new job? Get involved in an unhealthy relationship? Move to LA? Maybe it's pollution!
Finally, rest if that's what your body is telling you to do! Don't fight it. These days, we often don't have time to be sick, which will prolong illnesses.Replied by Gaynor (Manaton, Devon) on 06/23/2009
I had a terrible sinus problems for months- I cured myself finally after trying many different remedies by using a combination of three essential oils thyme oil, cinnamon oil and clove oil. I put three drops of each oil into a face steamer with water and inhaled the vapour. I did this every two hours the first couple of days and then just twice or three times a day when the symptoms started to subside. To maintain my sinuses I continue to do this once a week just one inhalation - it works very effectively the oils seem to kill the virus and bacteria deep in the sinuses. You can use a bowl with hot water and a towel over your to do the inhalations this works also. It is quite painful to start with I depress each nostil in turn as I breathe in sometimes and you can feel the vapour getting to the site of infection. I hope this is helpful.
