First Aid for the Flu/Cold

Tom’s picks (non-prescription):

Oscillococcinum, 1 tube every 4 hours for first 2 days (1 a day for prevention)

Influenzium 3 pellets 3 times daily.(once a day for prevention when exposed)

Leucozepin, ½ package(1 heaping tsp) in ½ cup warm water 1-2 x a day

D-Hist, 2 capsules every 3-4 hrs. and at bedtime

or Weed’s ALG/Sinus, tincture, 1ml 3 times a day

Emergen-C, twice a day to 4 x day

Elderberry in most any form 3 time daily

Thayer’s Slippery Elm Lozenges, as needed

and or Zinc lozenges, 1 twice a day

Weed’s INF Fighter (Goldenseal, Echinacea and Chaparral) 1ml 3 times a day

Weed’s ViraPel 1ml 3 x day

Hot Lemonade(3 lemons, 2inchs ginger root, quart water, honey to taste).

Chicken Soup or broth

Water - lots!

Tylenol/Ibuprofen/Aspirin, alternate them taking 2 pills every 2 hours for fever

Rest & silly movies & light fiction

Prescription Medication Options: Flumadine, Symmetrel, and Tamiflu

Avoid: Sugar, Fatty foods, Ice cream, Soda Pop, Vitamins containing Iron