Is Your Immunity Under Attack?
By Marilyn Zink
Does the headline concern you? It actually has a double meaning.
Many of us are concerned about the H1N1 virus and how that will affect our health. That the virus is circulating and getting people sick is a threat to your health.
But your immune system may also be under attack by government authorities who wish to negate the positive benefits that herbal remedies have for people.
As the flu spreads, many people are turning to natural and herbal remedies to look for solutions. However, it bothered me when a news story I watched the other day as mainstream media tried to disprove that herbal and homeopathic remedies can work to keep people healthy.
Let me be clear on this. I fully agree that those in the natural health field should be careful about the words or phrases they use to claim a benefit that may not exist.
However, herbal remedies can and do work to prevent illness, if taken correctly and at the right time. Just recently I used herbal remedies to fight off a virus that was making me achy and lethargic. Was it the H1N1?
I don’t know. But I do know that I am vigilant to deal with symptoms as soon as they come. This vigilance has helped me maintain my health so that I have avoided coming down with a flu for many years. Looking after one’s health and maintaing that health is one of the best ways you can avoid getting sick. Eating healthy and avoiding sugar is really important. Sugar can deplete your body’s immunity by 50% soon after consuming it.
Maintaining one’s health and being vigilant is really the message that needs to get out.
Marilyn Zink is publisher.editor of the Herbal Collective magazine. Get the free newsletter now by going to www.herbalcollective.ca/mail.html.
