January is when you really start to notice colds and flu are everywhere.  People are coughing and hacking.  They are out sick.  Kids are miserable.  There is a run on tissue at the supermarket and drugstore.  Tips of noses are redder than usual.  Eyes are looking a little glassy from over the counter cold/flu medicine.  Does it look like this outside?

There are ways to support your immune system with sound and tuning forks and I’ll talk about that in a minute.  There are also lots of products out there.  If I’m being honest, I start with the alternative products.  However, if I don’t get better very quickly or stop it in its tracks, then I’m reaching for the first thing that is going to make me feel better.  Here I mention some over the counter products that I’ve found to work really well over the years (very few).  Then I talk about some alternative products (preference) and lastly, focus on providing sound support with tuning forks (preference) and other sound tools.

 

Over The Counter Remedies

A product I swear by is Alka Seltzer Plus Cold/Flu.  It works!!  That’s all I need to know when I can’t breathe, am coughing my brains out, ache all over and can’t get out of bed…yet have too.  This acts like a superpower and gets me up and out.

 

Flonase is another one.  When I have the allergy symptoms and my head is so stuffed up, itchy eyes or runny nose, this works.  And it works for an extended period after initial dosage, which is awesome.

 

I’m partial to Airborne if I can catch it early enough.  You have to take this at the first tickle.  Seriously.  If you are going to travel, take it before you go and keep taking it while you are around all those folks who are coughing and hacking.

 

Another good idea to start taking on a regular basis is Emergen-C.  This will increase your vitamin C and minerals.  If you’re like me and can’t drink orange juice, then this is a good source.

 

 

Non-Traditional Products

Products that are healthier for you to use and easier on the environment:

 

Thieves, Essential Oil

Thieves essential oil is a product that contains clove, lemon, cinnamon, eucalyptus radiata, and rosemary.  You can get it at Amazon.com or Young Living Essential Oils. (If you are ordering, my number is Distributor #1111320)

 

I have a cup of hot water with thieves oil in it at the door to my house.  When you come into my home, I have an entry room with plants and then you step into the kitchen.  On the counter above the sink is where my thieves oil/water mix sits.  Thieves will neutralize germs.  That way anyone who walks in with a cold will have their germs neutralized in my house.

 

I remember last year when my daughter came to visit and she was pretty sick with a cold.  I put a small bowl of Thieves oil and water next to where she was sleeping.  She felt better the next morning and her symptoms were much better in two days.

 

I’ve also put Thieves oil in a bowl or pan of hot water and inhaled it with a towel over my head.  You have to be careful with Thieves.  If you put it on your body directly, it can be too hot and burn.  For instance, I thought I’d try it under my nose.  My nose was running a lot and the steam with Thieves helped.  So I thought, well maybe if I put a drop under my nose that will help more.  Don’t do it!!  It works in the water because it is diluted.  Full strength will burn your tender nasal passages.  You can dilute Thieves in essential oil or olive oil/avocado oil as a base carrier to put on your body.  I tend to use coconut oil for things like this too.

 

When I travel, I take a small spray bottle with drops of thieves in it and water.  I spray my hands and spray my energy field with it.  This works better and is healthier for you than hand sanitizer.  Sanitizer contains a lot of alcohol and can raise havoc with your skin especially in the winter time.  I call it my “protection spray”.  The really good part of it is the way it smells.  It smells like cinnamon and baking.

 

Another great product is Rescue Remedy.  You can buy this at most health food stores.  It works for people and animals.  The main effect I notice is that it calms me down and gives me a greater sense of well-being.  Very helpful for stress.  I don’t know anything more stressful than not feeling good and having to function as if you are!

 

I also recommend Epsom Salt Baths.  It helps to remove toxins and nothing feels like a hot bath when you can’t seem to get warm.

 

Forks for Immune System Balancing and Energizing

When I’m getting ill, the first thing I want to do is provide support for my organs, glands and immune system.  I’ll do an endocrine tune up using Om Unison or Om Octave tuning forks.  You can also use Otto tuning forks for this.  The endocrine glands are Pineal, Pituitary, Thyroid, Thymus, Islets of Langerhans (Pancreas), Adrenals, Gonads or Ovaries.  I’ll tend to spend longer on the Thymus (helps the immune system), and Adrenals.

The Om forks (or Otto) are for balancing and grounding.  When I’m sick, I don’t even want to be in my body.  I tend to sleep a lot.  I think that’s so I can leave my body and travel on the astral plane and feel good vs. sick.  Om forks will help to ground me in my body and provide balancing support for those systems that are ‘out of whack’ due to my cold/flu.

 

I also want to provide support, so I’ll work directly on some of my organs.  I’ll use New Moon 6th (C&G) which creates an opening and Om Unison or Om Octave for balancing and grounding.  I’ll focus on providing support for my kidneys, liver, lungs and spleen.

 

Solar 7 forks will provide heat, help to dry up mucus, provide spleen and adrenal support.

It will help:

• the circulatory system,
• any disorders due to where you live and lack of light (seasonal effective disorder),
• to strengthen the immune system,
• to eliminate cold symptoms.
• If you are experiencing a lack of energy it will help with this;
• as well as arthritis which tends to get worse in the winter months.

 

Lastly, I would use Mars and Venus forks.

Mars/Venus is representative of the masculine/feminine balance.  The vibration of Mars helps with blood, the head, muscles, inflammation, male hormones and the immune systems. Venus helps with balance and proportion. Venus rules copper and is associated with kidneys, bladder, parathyroid, glands, anti-inflammatory action, and female hormones.  I’d be using these forks to restore and rejuvenate, to bring back balance between the male/female and giving/receiving.  I’d tend to use these as I start to feel better.

 

What do you do when you are feeling under the weather?  How do you help yourself to feel better?  If you have a chance to try any of the above things that I do and use, please let me know?  I’d love to hear about your experiences.  Do you have a product that you swear by?  Please share it with us if you do.