Can You Protect Yourself from the Superbug?

There's a new superbug and deaths tied to infections from it could surpass those caused by AIDS. It is a drug-resistant staph "superbug" that has been able to mutate against penicillin-related antibiotics due to overuse. Because of this, health officials are reluctant to use other types of drugs because their overuse could cause this super germ to become resistant to those as well.

The infection is mostly spread by skin-to-skin contact and can appear as a wound that will not heal. You can help yourself and your loved ones by keeping surfaces and areas clean and frequently washing your hands. Now I'll get to my point...

This is yet another example of the medical community, or the CDC or any health officials advising us to keep our immune systems strong. There are many ways to do this so I have listed them for you here:

• Eat plenty of organic fruits and veggies. Digestion is an energy consuming process. Eating so that your body can digest easily will leave plenty of energy for your body to devote to killing the bad guys like a superbug.
• Eat plenty of organic fruits and veggies so that your body has the nutrition it needs to manufacture white blood cells.
• Drink fresh, organic fruit and veggie juice. Your body needs ten times the amount of nutrition to heal than it does to live on a day-to-day basis. The extra nutrition will also keep your cells intact which is a better defense against a virus invading them. The nutrients from juice are easily assimilated into your bloodstream - unlike a vitamin pill.
• Take the herbs echinacea and goldenseal. These have been shown to increase the function of your immune system by up to 60%.
• Use essential oils of lemon to help strengthen the immune system and assist in killing the bad guys. Dilute the lemon oil in olive oil, almond or coconut oil. Lemon oil has been shown (Dr. Jean Valnet, MD) to kill meningococcus bacteria, typhoid bacilli, staphylococcus aureus and pneumococcus bacteria.
• Use essential lavender oil. Dilute it with coconut, olive or almond oil and apply to your neck, spine or bottom of your feet. Add it to your bath. It has been shown to kill bacteria and strengthen the immune system. (Essential Oils Desk Reference, 3rd Ed.)

I believe our bodies' can have the strength to fight any superbug. My body not only fought the Hep C virus - it eliminated it to this day. I have met many who have helped their bodies eradicate pneumonia, colds, flu and even cancer without drugs.

It is a shame that our society does not advocate any of the above. Most of the studies you find about these holistic sources are not "peer reviewed" which means that the directors or those of importance at the American Medical Association will not read them. Why?

My guess is because allopathic (Western) medicine is, by definition, the use of pharmaceuticals and surgery to treat disease. None of the above are drugs or surgery. In addition, because they are all substances from nature, they cannot be patented to make tons of money.

However, eating healthy can never be a bad thing. Herbs are condensed nutrition. Anyone who questions the safety of herbs should instead question the safety of the meds they're taking. While it is true that herbs can react with meds, remember it's the meds. You can also compare the amount of people that died last year from herbs (0) to those who died from pharmaceuticals (106,000 is the latest stat I can find - straight from the American Medical Association's own Journal of the American Medical Association, JAMA 98;279(15):1200-5). So when you hear the dangers of herbs - find out who's calling the kettle black. ;)

I hope this sheds some light to how strong you really can be. Your body is powerful and can be stronger than you know. Nutrition, herbs and bodywork don't replace drugs. They all help your body to become stronger on it's own to fight the superbug - or any bug. And this now leads me to the token...

This information is for educational purposes only. It is not intended to diagnose, treat or replace medical treatment. Consult your doctor before doing anything to your body.

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