Holistic Cold/Flu Remedies

I absolutely {heart} our pediatrician here in Frisco.  If we ever leave, I will be SO hard-pressed to find a doc that we love any more!  A large part of the rason is that they allllways provide all kinds of holistic at-home treatment options before scribbling out a prescription.  We are pretty stocked up around here on cold/flu treaments...so in case you've never heard of them (like me) I'll break it down what we've learned so far! 

Cold/Congestion/Immune Booster

• Silver: dosing is on label...lots of specifics for this one! 

• The following can be taken 2-3x day for 1-2 weeks during acute illness, look for prevention dosing on label
• Lithy Tree:  congestion
• Briar Rose:  cough & congestion
• Elderberry:  flu (research has shown it to stop replication of flu virus)

• Vitamin D
• sick: 1600 IU(kid) / 8000 IU(adult)
• prevention:  fall/winter- half dose,  spring/summer- quarter dose

FLU Treatments/Homeopathic Vaccine

• Influenzinum: for 4 weeks take 4 pellets(kid) / 10 pellets(adult) and then once a month during flu season
• Influenza:
• Sick: 1 spray(infant), 2 sprays(kids 2-12), 3 sprays(adult).  Spray under tongue 2-6x day until symptoms improve. 
• Preventative: use anywhere from once a day to once a week.
• Oscillococcinum (age 2+): 
• Sick (start within 48 hours of first fever): 3x day for 5 days
• Prevention (after exposure): 1x day for 5 days
• Any/all immune boosters listed above!

**DISCLAIMER:  always discuss any type of treatment for your little ones with you DOCTOR FIRST!!!**