Flu Season Is Here NOW — Here's the ultimate guide to safeguard your immune system

Flu season has officially arrived, and now is the time to fortify your body’s natural defenses. Bronchitis, Pneumonia, colds, sore throats, ear infections, why wait for these symptoms or illness to strike?  

Many turn to cough suppressants, advil, Tylenol, and even antibiotics when they start to get sick, but know that this approach comes with risks.

Antibiotics aren't harmless, in fact, the exact opposite is true, most people underestimated the silent danger they pose.

Bottom Line: Antibiotics Suppress the Immune System leaving us vulnerable to infections, destroy the gut, Cause Candida Yeast Overgrowth, and create Superbugs.

Plus they aren't effective for viruses, and sometimes its hard to find the right antibiotic to target the exact bacterial strain you have.

While antibiotic use might be necessary in very extreme or life and death situations, it's not good for the body long term.

One round of antibiotics can wipe out an entire colony of beneficial bacteria in the gut that your body has painstakingly accumulated for years.

We need the beneficial bacteria for a healthy immune system. The friendly bacteria in the gut actually act as immune sentinels identifying foreign invading pathogens marking them for elimination.

Without the friendly bacteria, the immune system cannot function optimally, putting us at risk for cancer and other diseases.

Antibiotics Trigger Autoimmune Conditions

Antibiotics wipe out bacteria: good and bad. When bacteria is destroyed, the cell wall ruptures and little bits of bacteria circulate throughout the body, sometimes for years. This leading to chronic inflammation and an overactive immune system the leading causes of Autoimmune conditions.

However, antibiotics can significantly disrupt the ecosystem of microorganisms in the gut by indiscriminately killing both harmful pathogens and beneficial microbes. 

Furthermore, the connection between gut health and the immune system is profound. A healthy microbiome supports immune function by helping to train the immune system to distinguish between harmful pathogens and harmless substances. When antibiotics disrupt this balance, the immune system may become less effective, leading to an increased susceptibility to infections and autoimmune diseases. To mitigate these risks, it is essential to prioritize gut health through diet and  probiotic superfoods.

1) Oregano Oil- Oregano Oil is a very powerful anti-viral and anti-bacterial. All you need is Just a few drops per day to do the trick.  Between 6-12 drops per day is enough.  4 drops in a small glass of water 3x per day. (start 2 drops just to make sure its not too strong for you). 

Note- its pretty spicy and strong so I take it with food.

2) Cistus Tea - Cistus is a powerful anti-inflammatory and anti-bacterial .

Cistus  tea  or Cistus incanus tea is one of the most ancient teas, brewed for centuries in the Mediterranean regions. It was prized for its medicinal properties and a pleasant aroma.

Cistus tea was valued due to its ability to heal  wounds  , lower inflammation, strengthen the immune system, and help restore health. For these reasons, it was considered very beneficial in traditional medicine.

The plant is indeed rich in protective anti-aging antioxidants and can fight against bacterial, viral, and fungal infections. So, what you get is a pleasant tasting and fragrant cup of hot tea, full of health benefits.

At Joseph's Organic Bakery, we've sourced the highest quality most potent cistus Tea we could find.

I love Cistus Tea, its a potent immune boosting antiviral tea and I combine it with ginger tea for a strong antiviral drink. I drink 5 cups per day during a cold/flu or 3 cups per day for prevention.

Mix some ginger tea with the cistus tea for an added punch.

Learn more about our Cistus Tea here

3) Immune Pro - Our Immune Pro is an herbal supplement which aims to strengthen the immune system and cleanse the blood. The red and white blood cells are key to a strong immune system.

The Red Blood Cells are underestimated in their importance in enhancing natural immunity. Our Immune Pro strengthens and improves the function of the red blood cells. The red blood cells Supply oxygen to damaged cells, helping in their repair, thus preventing the core cause of sickness: an acidic environment in the body.

By strengthening the red blood cells, in essence you are creating an alkaline oxygenated environment in the body, thus preventing the body from developing sickness and disease to begin with. But even once a person becomes sick, Immune Pro helps strengthen the immune system.

Personally I love immune pro I take 2 pills 3 x per day when I'm sick or 2 pills 2x per day for prevention.

Learn more about our Immune Pro here

4) Boost Herbal Supplement

If you're feeling under the weather or experiencing extreme fatigue or low energy following a strong cold or illness, or you experience recurring illness, its likely that your adrenal glands are fatigued. If this is you, or you experience chronic fatigue, it's important to replenish the adrenal glands to avoid complete adrenal burnout.

Our Boost Herbal Supplement aims to naturally boost energy levels by rejuvenating the adrenal glands with special herbs.

I take 4 pills per day for prevention when I'm feeling under the weather but not completely sick yet, and 6 per day in cases of extreme fatigue following flu or cold.

Learn more about our Boost supplement here

5) Colloidal Silver- Colloidal Silver combined with other methods is a good way to strengthen the immune system, silver has antimicrobial properties.

I take 6 dropperfuls 3x per day, depending upon the brand.

6) Freshly Squeezed Grapefruit and or lemon honey tea- In many countries where the population can't afford antibiotics, they use lemon juice for throat infections, freshly squeezed cups of grapefruit and organic orange juices. These contain Vitamin C. Aim to juice at least 4 grapefruits per day if you're sick

Lemon Honey Tea- squeeze 1/4 - 1/2 lemon into a glass of hot water and add in some honey.

Garlic is also consumed. As well as onion poultices for chest and lung infections.

7) Probiotic Foods- Perhaps Probiotic Foods should be at the top of the list, considering they populate the gut with beneficial bacteria. To maintain a strong immune system, we need the good bacteria to mark entering pathogens for elimination and to prevent pathogenic bacterial overgrowth.

The best Probiotic Food out there is Fermented Umeboshi Plums which is a powerful anti-bacterial and anti-fungal food. Second is Raw Sauerkraut.

If you have nausea or diarrhea umeboshi plums is a really good option.

8) Vitamin C, Zinc, Vitamin D

Antibiotics & Autism

Many years ago, when my daughter was just 20 months old, she received the Dtap vaccine, after which she developed 105 fever. Needless to say, she had never been this sick before. The doctor prescribed a strong antibiotic. I still remember her screams of terror every time I gave her a dose of antibiotics, it took 2 people holding her down to force feed her the antibiotics, and the doctor insisted she needed the full dose. After starting the antibiotic my daughter stopped sweating altogether. Immediately afterwards, she developed food allergies. Then she lost most of her speech and her behavior deteriorated. It was devastating to see her developing signs of Autism.

The vaccine flooded her body with viruses, heavy metals, foreign DNA and human albumin, including aborted baby DNA, and preservatives like mercury and aluminum. Her body fought this onslaught with a high fever, but when I gave her the antibiotic, yes it brought down the fever, but it resulted in a complete shutdown of the body's natural immune response. All detoxification channels closed. As if the antibiotics prevented her body from detoxing from the toxins in the vaccines.

After seeing the extreme side effects of both the vaccines and antibiotics, I stopped using Antibiotics and vaccines.