Hi folks,
(Well, I'm cross posting this to a couple other boards, so may as well send it along to my favorite...)
Some friendly advice as we head on in to the holidays...
you know, that time where we gather together with friends and loved ones, break bread together, talk and visit... and bring home all sorts of assorted coughs, colds, flu, sniffles, and other gross stuff.
I'm about to tell you how to KEEP FROM GETTING SICK whilst all around you wither and fall under the grip of Mr. Flu and Sister Cold. Heed my advice, this has worked for us under the most harrowing conditions, against the most disgusting epidemics of flu you'd ever want to see:
Whenever you have been around (or suspect you've been around) some "Typhoid Mary", gleefully spreading all sorts of bugs, do this:
1) Dip a QTip in some Isopropyl Alcohol. Then use it to swab out your nostrils. Whew, what a rush! BUT... it will KILL the buggins hiding out in your nose, and that's just the way over 90% get INTO your system... through your schnozzola. Do this after every gathering / potluck / party throughout the season, and you'll drop your chances of getting the flu by half.
2) Go to your local health store and buy a bottle of ELDERBERRY capsules. Yes, ELDERBERRY. As soon as you know you've been exposed to the flu, start popping these herbal caps, 2 at a time, 3 times a day. If you feel the flu coming on, up it to 3 or 4 x 3 times a day. IF you will do this ON THE OUTSET of any cold or flu, you WILL dramatically reduce the effect it has on you. For instance, while all around me were suffering for 10 days+ during our last homestead "flu-in", I kept my head and started popping those ELDERBERRY tabs as soon as it came in the house. Result: I did get "sick"... but only for ONE day, and just a slight sore throat at that. You should have seen the looks the kids gave me. It made believers out of them.
3) Wash your hands frequently. But you already knew that, didn't ya?
Best Wishes,
Jim Erskine
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