--- Terry Blanton wrote: > Try "Airborne". It has many other things than just VitC. Works for me.... Plus, I always take zinc supplements ....
Or ... get them both in Zicam. A few other excellent choices: Megadoses of C with bioflavinoids (polyphenols). French cure: Oscillicoccinum (at least France is where I found out about it)... this is in every health food store in the US these days. Dr Jeff sez: I tell everyone they are risking their life if they don't have this in their medicine chest. The flu vaccine does not prevent the flu a lot of the time even it you get the flu shot. Everyone needs this homeopathic remedy. http://www.frequencyfoundation.com/2004/10/flu-protection-what-to-do-while-youre.html Then, highly recommended - there is the fabulous South-of-the-border medicine with proven anti-viral ability: extract of giant aloe <g> ... i.e. the blue Agave, which is an aloe cactus that looks a bit like it had been fertilized with some of Barry Bond's steroids. You may know it better, when distilled as tequila. Get a good anejo for serious colds, like Tres Generationes. In a past issue of 'Daily Dose,' an e-letter written by William Douglass, M.D. he calls certain alcohols which have lots of bioflavinoids "liquid medicine." In contrast, alcohol with low polyphenols (vodka)is contra-indicated, so stay away from those. Researchers in Mexico tested the toxin-inhibiting effects of different species of cactus and found all agave extracts significantly reduced the growth of bacteria, and many stopped the production of toxins by the bacteria which were not killed... but the blue agave is the best of the best (even without fermentation) as it is also antiviral. The alcohol comes into play as a solute and carrier - a way to get bioflavinoids through the digestive system quickly..... Dr. Jones
