How One Vegan-Eater Beat the 2013 Flu
by
jaxN
Guest Blogger……….Enjoy! mm@chefmarian.com
Last Wednesday I was forced to leave work early. Throbbing pressure built up in my head that not even two tablets of pain reliever could help ease. Once my legs started to wobble with uninitiated fatigue I knew it was game over. I work around people and food which equals the perfect breeding ground for enfluenza. Not to forget to mention, it’s that time of the month again, so of course, my immune system has lowered its brawn this week.
I could not come home soon enough. As my frail body hit the edge of my affectionate queen Beautyrest mattress the flu had completely absorbed me: cough, sore throat, stuffy nose, headache, body aches, chills, sweats, fatigue, and most likely a high fever (although my body was much too devastated at the time for my head to work coherently to check my temperature). The rest of the night I tossed and turned with sore eyes and broken sleep.
As a vegan without medical insurance I needed to know ASAP how I was supposed to fight the flu. My boyfriend always tells me that since he started eating a whole grains-whole foods diet he has contracted far less illnesses than he did when he ate animal products. In fact, animal products are the cause of some of the worst fatal illnesses: Swine Flu, West Nile, and E. Coli to name a few. So, my boyfriend’s words makes sense to me. What makes more sense to me is curing illnesses with plants and herbs, as opposed to processed and manufactured chemical products.
Believe it or not, the earth is magical.
So, I turned to the internet to find how other vegans are beating the flu this year, and what did I find? Jack squat! Not sure if that has something to do with my researching skills or the fact that this information is just not around. Either way, I could not wait to find out.
Taking matters into my own hands with only my past experience and old wives tales, I started the healing process. Here are the products I had to work with in order to beat the flu in two days:
- Jarro-Dophilus EPS Probiotics (considered a vegetarian product)
- Nature’s Way Umcka ColdCare Soothing Syrup (vegan)
- Food-Based Multivitamin Just Once Dietary Supplement (vegan)
- Melatonin with Theanine as a sleeping aid at night (questionably vegan)
HEY jaxN! HOW ABOUT THAT GREAT HOT LEMON DRINK WITH JUICE AND RINDS AND AGAVE YOUR MOM MADE YOU? (Did you tell everyone that the essence of the white bioflavonoids which really heals you is found in the pithy part the white part of the lemon)?
And that for a clogged nose, you can use xlear (pronounce clear) Nasal Spray? It’s a nasal solution that covers viral, bacterial and fungal problems…. it’s also has Xylitol which is antibacterial in addition to being the sweetener we know it to be…. and if it stings you know it’s working!
AND…. AND….. need to give up phlegm in 3 days? Try Respiratory Kali Bicarb – 30C! Learned all of that from a really cool dude who works in the industry!
Now, never substitute my advice for your own good common sense, and always check with a professional before doing things I recommend….you know that, right?
Oh yeah! Thanks mom! lol
I try to use as many vegan-friendly products as possible, but if you are vegan than you know that this task isn’t always the easiest when it comes to the medical world. To supplement my herbal medicinal intake, I ate a lot of yummy vegan bean soups with garlic, ate carrots, drank orange mango juice, went outside a few times to get some vitamin D, and laid in bed A LOT. After two days, I still have a lingering cough and at times my head feels like it might explode from the pressure, but I am improving nonetheless. What matters now is that I can clock in at work tomorrow. I have semi-beaten this flu, vegan style!