Did you know there are safe and natural alternatives to cold and flu care?
Lavender essential oil is a natural alternative and useful against viruses.
According to the CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention), the common cold and flu are viral infections NOT requiring antibiotics. Take a look at their information on antibiotic use; see the link: Get Smart: Know When Antibiotics Work. Also find out about six ways to use lavender essential oil for the flu and the common cold.
Get smart about antibiotics.
Antibiotics can cure bacterial infections, but not viral infections. The common cold and the flu are viral infections, so avoid using antibiotics if you have one of these. Using antibiotics when they are not needed causes some bacteria to become resistant to the antibiotic, and therefore stronger and harder to kill. See your doctor or nurse to find out if your illness is bacterial or viral.
- Get Smart: Know When Antibiotics Work
- http://www.cdc.gov/family/autumn/
Six powerful ways to use lavender during the cold and flu season
by Carolanne Wright(NaturalNews) Hidden beneath the pleasing scent of lavender is a fierce natural medicine and formidable protector. Used since antiquity, lavender was a significant guardian against some of the most deadly infectious diseases of all time - the great epidemics of plague sweeping across Europe throughout the Middle Ages and into the 17th century. The protective aspects of the plant were discovered when tannery workers who utilized the oil in manufacturing, and those who tended lavender fields, appeared to be immune to the disease. Unbeknownst at the time, lavender is an exceptional bactericide and also stimulates the production of white blood cells, thereby creating a robust defense against harmful invading pathogens.
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