Stop that cold or flu before it gets started by Elaine Haynik — It is that time of year again — winter and the holidays approaching. Does that mean you must suffer with a bout of the flu, a cold or sinus infection? Realize that you can do something to prevent getting sick. So let […]
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Prevention is worth a pound of cure … with essential oils
August 21, 2012
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by Carol E. Gutierrez — Flu season is on the way and now is the time to stock up your “medicine cabinet” with antiviral essential oils to ward off any ills. Each essential oil has certain properties based on its chemistry. Antiviral essential oils are numerous and include angelica, bergamot, German chamomile, Eucalyptus globulus and […]
Most flu vaccines contain mercury
July 11, 2012
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Flu season is right around the corner. Although the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends that almost everyone, including pregnant women, get flu vaccinations, few of the 130 million people receiving this vaccination each year realize that most flu shots contain harmful levels of mercury. About 80 percent of all flu shots distributed […]
Mandatory flu shots — round two
February 25, 2012
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by Mary Budinger — Even though public health officials expect an average flu season this year, New York State Senator Tom Duane introduced a bill that would require health care workers who work in medical facilities in his state to receive mandatory flu shots. “People don’t like being told what to do, but frankly, if […]
October 13, 2015
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