| Don't you just love it when a co-worker exposes | | | | activity. Most experts recommend that you not take |
| you to whatever brand of flu is going around? | | | | Echinacea for more than two weeks consistently. |
| Although you can applaud his faithfulness to his tasks, | | | | You can use this same formula when you are not |
| it creates a problem for the health of those that he | | | | aware that you were exposed and that little tickle |
| comes in contact with. Most of you will not be so | | | | begins to develop in your throat. This is why it is |
| bold as to confront him, asking him to stay away | | | | called the tickle cocktail. If the illness persists it is time |
| from you. So what can you do to protect yourself | | | | to pull out the big guns. Once you have become ill |
| from the germs you have been exposed to? | | | | with an ordinary flu start taking garlic and increase |
| When you know that you or one of your family has | | | | your intake of Vitamin C. As there is some indication |
| been exposed to flu germs you should take the | | | | that you may overdose on Vitamin C it is not |
| tickle cocktail. Take 1200 to 1800 mg of Echinacea or | | | | recommended to continue high dosages of Vitamin C |
| an Echinacea/Golden Seal combination immediately | | | | for more than 4 or 5 days. Some people may |
| and repeat twice during the same day. Then you can | | | | overdose on Vitamin C when taking more than 1000 |
| continue a regimen of 1200 to 1800 mg per day, | | | | mg daily. This garlic and Vitamin C regimen will usually |
| taking one tablet with each meal for several more | | | | nip the flu in the bud in a couple of days. |
| days if you feel it is necessary. In addition you should | | | | Considering the alternatives listed here and the |
| take about 250 to 300 mg of Vitamin C each time | | | | cautions cited it is important to once again emphasize |
| that you take your Echinacea. | | | | that "science is an imperfect science". In other words |
| Echinacea is a herb that boosts your body's natural | | | | understand that everyone is different and, although |
| immune system. Your body will naturally defend itself | | | | there are general properties in many herbs, vitamins |
| from invaders. However, if you take Echinacea daily, | | | | or chemical remedies, your body could react in |
| without taking a break, your immune system will | | | | divergent manners from other people. The more |
| become dependent on the Echinacea. As your | | | | information that you have about alternative health |
| immune system relies more and more on the support | | | | remedies the better you can take control of your |
| of the Echinacea, it will become weaker from lack of | | | | health. |