Preparing For the Flu

Have you heard tremors of the FLU?

Families around us are getting sick and moms are asking me what to do to protect themselves this flu season. There are great alternatives to shots that can boost your family's immune systems and help them ward off and fight through sickness.

This article is the best place to start. It's titled Fuzzy Math. If you are wondering about the risk/benefit ratio of being vaccinated for the flu... this should clear things up. Mainstream media is tricky to figure out and this puts the numbers out very clearly.

We are preparing for the winter season, too. For us, this means continuing to eat our JuicePlus+. It has been proven in several studies to boost the immune system. (One of my favorite studies was done on law students in FL. Those who were eating JP+ were sick less often than those not eating JP+ and when they did get sick, it didn't last as long as the sickness did in the other students.) I know that we are protecting ourselves every day we eat well and we do even better with JuicePlus+. We are continuing to change our eating habits to include ever more fruits, vegetables, legumes, and whole grains. Protecting our health starts by feeding our cells properly! We keep extra JuicePlus+ on hand, too, so that if we are starting to sense something coming on (or see it going around) we can double up.

Our family has also been using essential oils more and more. I am excited about the antiviral properties found in the plants God created! I love using these natural oils instead of harsh chemical cleaners (which are toxic to my family!) and am only just scratching the surface on understanding the protective and healing power of oils. Here is just a little bit of information on Thieves from my friend, Jaime:

"The use of essential oils for medicinal purposes dates back thousands of years and more recently, through scientific study, we know the power of essential oils on airborne pathogens.

During the 14th century, the plague spread across Europe. It was estimated to have killed a third of Europe's population while spreading to Asia and the Middle East. It was also known as the "Black Death" because one of the symptoms, acral necrosis, caused skin to blacken from sub dermal hemorrhages. So terrorizing was the disease that it killed within a week, usually 3-4 days, wiping out entire families. “The pestilence was so contagious that those who touched the dead or the sick were immediately affected themselves and died".

During this time, there was a group of four thieves who were able to not only go near the dying and dead, but were able to touch them. The thieves robbed the bodies of the inflicted and did not become ill, themselves. They were caught in 1413 in Marseilles, France. When they were tried, the magistrate offered leniency if they exposed their secret to resisting the infection. The thieves disclosed a concoction of aromatic herbs, including cloves and rosemary, which they rubbed on their hands, ears, and temples in order to avoid contracting the plague.

This recipe was recreated in Young Living’s blend, Thieves®, which contains the oils of clove, lemon, cinnamon bark, eucalyptus, and rosemary. It is highly antimicrobial. When tested at Weber State University, it was found to have a 99.96% kill rate against airborne bacteria.

We have an entire arsenal of Thieves essential oil-based products to keep ourselves and our environment healthy such as Thieves Essential Oil, Thieves Cough Drops, Thieves Mouthwash, Thieves Spray, Thieves Hand Soap, Thieves Hand Sanitizer, Thieves Hand Wipes, and Thieves Household Cleaner. In addition, our new supplement, INNER DEFENSE contains the essential oils used in our Thieves blend plus Thyme and Citronella. This is a very powerful supplement for health and wellness support.

Use Thieves in your washing machine, dishwasher, wash down counters and bathrooms, diffuse in your environment, put on cotton balls and stick them in your air ducts at home or in your car. Add lemon essential oil to increase your protection against airborne pathogens."

Flu shots don't make sense to me, but availing myself of the medicines God has created DOES. I am consistently amazed by His creation.