Take That Infection!

So I began my assault on the foreign body attacking me. I used a four prong manoeuvre to entrench my health and crush the invaders.

First, I made a big pot of soup.

Garlic Soup!!!

That’s right I filled that pot with garlic! Garlic, and curry, and some hot sauce ( bring a light sweat to the brow, hot) then made an egg-drop soup out of the whole thing. Making it a protein packed, infection fighting, sinus clearing, power house of a meal.

Next I brewed up some tea.

Yup, plantain and chocolate mint tea. I like to use the chocolate tea because it is a less sharp a mint flavour and blends well with the earthy flavour of green leaves.

This immediately began to relieve my airways. My breathing was less laboured, my sinuses less congested, and that tight feeling around my chest eased off.

(for more uses for plantain check out Wellness Mama)

Then, after ingesting that, my next batch of tea had steeped long enough.

Mullen. Avoid the seeds!! The real strength of this plant comes from its roots, which are woody so need more time to steep.

Again, I mixed it with some chocolate mint, and it came out tasting remarkably like Earl Grey tea.

This didn’t have any immediate effect but, after I drank it, I went to bed. When I woke up, I felt like a sponge left out in the desert. My sinuses were dry, my lungs were dry, my mouth was dry. It felt great after too many days of damp. When I started re-hydrating my body, admittedly it was with coffee but still, the dried up mucus seemed to get just enough freedom to launch itself out of my body.

The fourth thing I added to my diet – the old stand by, Vitamin C.

If I’m not doing better today, I know for a fact I am not doing worse and that in itself is a big first step to a lung infection – stopping its spread.

Now, I am NOT a doctor, pharmacist, nurse, or any other certified health profession. Which means that this post is NOT advice. It is sharing what is working for me, and what might work for you – BUT one should ALWAYS check with a health professional when adding ‘natural remedies’ because their can be side effects and drug reactions.

ALWAYS research the hell out of these sorts of remedies before harvesting, ingesting, and treating with them. Many people even forget the simple things like ‘Was this ‘weed’ treated with a poison?’ or ‘Has it been sprayed with a chemical?’ So please think before using a plant from nature. There are many natural remedies out there but nothing can cure stupid.

Don’t be stupid.