One of the trees in my front yard has already dropped all of its leaves. Others are still green. The burning bush shrubs are turning red. The nights are cool. The days are crisp. Autumn, my favorite season, has arrived.
For many people, autumn is also the start of cold and flu season. Already, I have heard of whole families affected by strep throat, vomiting, colds, and other malaise.
No one likes to be sick. When our autistic and neurodivergent children get sick, they may be particularly upset by the change in routine. They might fall behind in school work and miss therapy sessions. And mothers certainly don’t have time to be sick. Both parents and children want to be healthy and feel good.
Homeopathy for Stopping the Flu Before It Starts
Homeopathic remedies, taken at the first sign of the flu or sickness are extremely effective. The sooner you take them, the sooner you will feel well. Plan ahead and purchase the remedies you will need.
What to Buy
Aconite in the 200c potency.
Oscillococcinum 200.
Prevention is the Best Medicine
Common Sense for Staying Healthy
1. Wash hands with soap and water when coming home from school, work, or shopping.
Do not rely on sanitizers. Sanitizers kill germs – but then you rub the dead bacteria and viruses into your skin. The ethyl alcohol in the sanitizer enhances absorption. This means that anything mixed with it will move through the skin and into the bloodstream more easily. (Everyone say “Eewe!” and head to the sink.)
2. Drink plenty of water.
3. Eat nourishing foods such as home-made soups and stews.
4. Relax when stressed. Remember to take cell salts and to use EFT to keep stress levels low.
5. Sleep when tired.
Preventing Flu with Homeopathic Remedies
Before Exposure
Take one dose of oscillococcinum 200 per week during flu season.
Even though the vials say to take the whole vial, I do not find this necessary. One tube should yield at least four doses and could easily be many more. Simply pour a few pellets into the mouth without touching the vial to the mouth OR pour a few pellets into a teaspoon and then place them in the mouth
- Take all remedies in a clean mouth. Do not eat, drink, smoke or brush teeth 15 minutes before or after taking remedies.
Known Exposure to Flu, No Symptoms
Take one dose of oscillococcinum 200 by pouring a few pellets into the mouth without touching the vial to the mouth.
First Sign of Feeling Ill
As soon as you feel the chill or scratchy throat that is your sign that you are getting sick, put a few aconite pellets in the cap and toss them in your mouth. Carry your vial of aconite 200 with you so that you can take it (or give it to your children) at the very first sign of sickness.
Repeat every 30 minutes for up to four doses. Stop taking the remedy as soon as symptoms improve.
If you still feel ill or as if you are becoming ill after four doses, take a dose of oscillococcinum and follow the suggestions below.
Supportive Remedies and Actions
1. If at all possible, go home and go to bed as soon as you start to feel sick. The remedies are very powerful but it is also important to listen to your body. When the body says, “Rest!” obey.
Mothers: This is the time to enlist the help of grandmothers, electronic babysitters, and whomever and whatever else can help. By resting early, you will heal more quickly and be able to return to full mommy-power quickly.
2. Keep children home from school. Teachers, classmates and parents will be grateful that you did not share your flu. Your child will enjoy some special attention. Most importantly, you will demonstrate the importance of listening to his or her own body and honoring its needs.
3. Drink water, herbal teas, and bone broths to stay hydrated and to nourish your body.
4. Swallow or eat raw garlic. Garlic has anti-viral and anti-bacterial properties. Consuming raw garlic is very helpful when your throat feels raw and sore.
5. Take immune boosting herbs such as echinacea and astragulus. My favorite brand is Herbs for Kids. Their herbs are sweet and pleasant to take.
6. Support your body with cell salts. Take cell salts three times per day for a least one week after the first sign of flu or cold.
Wishing you a healthy winter.
In matters of health and healing, be fanatical about self-responsibility. Cell Salts and homeopathic remedies enable you to participate actively in your own healing. At the same time, you should continue to see your doctor for examinations, advice and treatment. Nothing on this site is intended as a substitute for medical advice.
Reference
Bill Cosby on Oscillococcinum
” .. A secret ingredient to his recovery is Oscillococcinum… his wife turned him on to alternative health when they moved to Los Angeles in the mid- 1960s… But he says he’s trying to spread the gospel on Oscillococcinum.
I’ve learned to pronounce Oscillococcinum because so many people don’t know anything about it,’…If you call people and they say, ‘Oh, man, I’m coming down with…,’ you tell them ‘Go to the drug store and get that box. It’s the only medicine with a lot of S’s and a lot of C;s in the first word….
They call back. ‘Did you get it?’ ‘No I haven’t gone yet.; They’re wheezing and sneezing and have a headache. ‘Here, hang up the phone and go.’ And they still don’t go. Why? ‘Because I don’t know how to pronounce it.’ So it becomes very, very funny and you get frustrated because you know it’s going to work.”
“Bill Cosby on colds: Not so funny; Comedian swears by French formula,” by Bruce Fessier, The Desert Sun, Palm Springs, CA, February 11, 2010
Why is it so easy to be smart about other people and so difficult to be smart for ourselves?
When we do not care for ourselves, resentment builds. We wonder why no one is taking care of us. Why should they when we demonstrate our Wonder Woman-ness all the time, subtly declaring, “I’ve got it! I can do that for you. I’m not important. I don’t need anything .”
What don’t you like about yourself? What patterns do you see repeating in your life? How does this affect your parenting – and your happiness?
Swan Mothers 