So big C got me this week…and boy has he been nasty

I’m doing WAY better—honestly miraculously better—today (thank you, God!!!) compared to how I have been since Wednesday…I don’t think I’ve ever been this sick in my life, which is saying something between all my organ failures/intestinal obstructions/CF exacerbations/surgeries/etc. i started running a 103 fever Wednesday night that fluctuated down to 100/101 and back up until yesterday morning around 6:30. I had the most severe body aches and headache I’ve ever experienced in my life. I have completely lost my taste, but not my smell (? Weird considering most of taste sensation is tied to olfactory centers…). Oh and the digestive symptoms. Ever had barbed wire in your intestines? Or had someone wring them out like a wet rag? Me either but now I know what it would feel like. Still dealing with BAD GI stuff.
In case you thought otherwise—this thing is no joke. Please do your small part and protect the small and feeble like myself who easily could have been no more after how sick I got (aka wear a mask. It’s no skin off your nose you just won’t get to show any. Okay stepping off my soapbox

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In all seriousness though, I feel so incredibly grateful to have had the tools I needed in order to deal with this. I always say my interest in and desire to pursue natural medicine as a career was as much personal protection as it was passion. But it’s instances like this that I’m reminded (as if I could ever forget, after plants have saved my life countless times by now) of the incredible power of plants. With this said, these are the things I did (and am still doing) for The Great Nasty. (No claims. This is just what worked for me!)
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1. Zinc. Lots. I noticed on day two (once I could stand up without passing out) that my ionic zinc tasted TERRIBLE—proof that this thing totally depleted your zinc stores (I can never taste my zinc, and you should only taste it if you’re deficient.)
2. Elderberry. I normally make it, but couldn’t even sit up so I made do. Either one works, and elder is one of the best if not THE best for this nasty. It’s also a very powerful diaphoretic (herbal fever reducer).
3. Coconut water. Tons, SIPPED throughout the day (not chugged—it will make diarrhea worse, but very good for dehydration)
4. Raw onion air purifier. Yes I’m serious. Laugh and poo-poo if you want to, but this is an OLD folk remedy from centuries ago that I swear by. Get a raw onion (red is strongest but will smell a bit, others won’t smell) and slice In half. Put each half in your most frequented rooms. Repeat as needed.
5. Oscillococcinum homeopathic. I’m not a homeopathy whiz, but I know my way around a remedy kit/pharmacopoeia. This is one remedy whose energy I jive with. It works!
Hope this is helpful. Stay safe dear ones

love and light