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COLDS AND FLU
As soon as I feel the slightest sniffle or hint of a sore throat, I take 1000 mg of vitamin C, 800 mg of echinacea, and two Blackmores horseradish and garlic tablets, and I take them three times a day until the sniffles are gone. I cook lots of pasta dishes with tomatoes, onions and garlic, and I drink lots of orange juice and herbal tea. I also like to take a hot bath with a handful of herbs tied in a calico bag and soaked in the water (eucalyptus leaves, rosemary, pennyroyal is one of my favorites). Sipping pineapple juice throughout the day will ease a sore throat, and makes a pleasant change from orange juice.
Keeping this up for a day or two usually means my cold never gets past its initial stage. I haven't had a bad cold since I've started using this cold-
chasing technique. Stress can aggravate sickness, though. If you have a cold, please stay home from work if at all possible, so that you do not spread your cold to other people and cause them to lose work time too.
Herbal teas for colds: yarrow, rosemary, pennyroyal (but not during pregnancy!) or peppermint.
Bath for colds: 2 drops thyme oil, 2 drops tea-tree oil, 4 drops lemon oil, 1
drop eucalyptus oil. Swish round in the bath water before getting in. Don't use if you're nauseous or running a high fever.
Ginger Tea
Use one tablespoon fresh grated ginger root per cup of water. Simmer, covered, for 20 minutes and sip throughout the day.
If you are cold, tea will warm you. If you are too heated, it will cool you. If you are depressed, it will cheer you. If you are excited, it will calm you.
~Gladstone, 1865
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Cold and Flu Bath Blend :
Mix equal parts Eucalyptus, Rosemary, Calendula and Peppermint. Steep in hot bath water or make a simple infusion.
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