Most flu virus activity runs from October – May, with the peak times being from December – February. How can you tell? All the advertising from flu shot vaccine makers. It is everywhere.

No matter what you do for flu prevention – avoid a flu shot! We wrote about our reasons why to avoid the flu vaccine and now, in this blog post, we offer you our steps to prevent the flu naturally.

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The Best Way to Prevent the Flu

Your immune system does a remarkable job in defending the body against and fighting disease-causing microorganisms.

Having a strong, healthy immune system is the absolute best way to prevent the flu (and all other diseases as well).

Since your immune system is a system and not a single entity, it requires balance and harmony to operate at its optimum level.

How to Boost Your Immune System

The best way to have a strong, healthy immune system is to adopt healthy living strategies. Here’s what we recommend:

Eat only organic foods

Certified organic foods are your assurance that your food is not covered in poison.

See, most crops are covered with pesticides. Farmers use these poisons to increase crop yields and lower costs of food production. And even though pesticides have been proven to cause disease and weaken your immune system, the US Government allows its use due to the impacts on the economy (see this post for details).

Studies show that just one week of organic eating reduces pesticide exposure by a whopping 90%!

Most meat and poultry in this country is raised using antibiotics and inhumane conditions. This results in harm to the body in many ways. Always eat certified organic, grass-fed, free-range meat and poultry.

Only eat wild seafood. Farm-raised fish are fed genetically modified (GMO) non-native foods. They are given antibiotics to fight disease. They are raised on farms in ponds in their own filth. Wild seafood is what to eat for a strong immune system.

Eat only paleo foods

Paleo foods are the foods of our ancestors. They are the foods our bodies were engineered to use for proper fuel, nutrition, and great health.

Learn about Paleo foods in this blog post. It will take you four minutes to read and it just may be the best four minutes you’ve ever spent.

Here’s the neat thing about a Paleo diet – you won’t be eating all the crap scientists and doctors have told you for years is bad for your health. No processed foods. No hybrid grains. No GMO foods. No sugars. Very little carbs.

You’ll reach and maintain your ideal body weight. People eating Paleo foods are not overweight. They avoid obesity and the negative health issues associated with excess body weight.

Stick to Paleo foods. They keep your immune system strong.

Get 8 hours of sleep each day

Lack of sleep is a prime contributor to immune system deficiencies. It’s been proven that lack of sleep leads to disease.

While you are sleeping your body refreshes and rejuvenates itself. Most adults need 8 hours of good quality sleep each day. I used to think when I was in my 20s that I could get by with less. I was wrong and you are too. What you do today impacts your body tomorrow. Poor sleep patterns can impact your health years down the road.

Get eight hours of sleep each day.

Get sunshine

Your body, like most other things in nature, requires sunlight to live and thrive. Yet most humans spend all day indoors in artificial light.

That’s not good for your health.

And because some people overdid their time in the sun and burnt their skin, the media and public health officials warned against it. That’s bad advice. It has resulted in nearly every person we see in our practice being deficient in vitamin D. Adequate levels of vitamin D are essential to immune system function.

Charge up your immune system by spending time each day in the sun. Thirty minutes or more. And if you can spend time in the sun while you are naked, so much the better for you!

Drink quality water

All your body’s cells, organs, and tissues use water to maintain bodily functions. Your body loses water through breathing, sweating, and digestion. That’s why it’s important to rehydrate by drinking a proper amount of quality water each day.

Your body was designed to hydrate with water. Certain types of teas work as well.

Drink half of your body weight in ounces of water each day. That means a 160-pound person should drink 80 ounces of water.

Most of the water available today is contaminated.  Bottled water comes in plastic which, even if it is BPA-free plastic, contains chemicals that can seep out into the water when exposed to heat or if it sits around a long time. That’s why we recommend a home water filtration system. Here’s the one we use.

Remove toxins from personal care and household cleaning products

Toxins are poisons to your body’s immune system, and there are a ton of toxins in food, personal care, and household cleaning products.

Eliminating as many toxins are possible will boost the health of your immune system.

We’ve already eliminated toxins that come from pesticides in food by eating only organic and following the dietary guidelines we covered earlier.

Now, we need to get rid of the toxins in our everyday lives. That means we use only natural organic personal care and household cleaning products. It’s easy to do, it costs less and it results in products that work better than those you are presently using.

Many of these products you can make on your own. Follow our blog or look online for natural formulas for personal hygiene and household cleaning. If you prefer commercial products, here’s a list of what we use in our home.

Be active outdoors

Walk, run, bike or hike outside every day for at least 30 minutes. Play sports like tennis or basketball. Grab a mat and practice yoga in your backyard.

Medical study after study confirms the immune system benefits and overall health benefits to exercising.

Be active outside. Most gyms are filled with toxic chemical cleaners used on the equipment. Those chemicals enter your body through your lungs and skin. Avoid them while enjoying the benefits of being outside.

Exercise in moderation. Thirty minutes of cardiovascular exercise each day. Bodyweight strength exercises three times a week.

While you are outside, take your shoes and socks off and walk barefoot on the earth. This practice is called “grounding.” It will strengthen your immune system and brings numerous other health benefits as well.

One last point about being active. Stress is a leading contributor to a weakened immune system. Physical activities reduce stress.

Get regular chiropractic care

Regular chiropractic adjustments are proven to boost the coordinated responses of the immune system and the nervous system. Both are vital to fighting the flu and being healthy.

Here’s a whole list of studies showing the benefits of chiropractic care on immune system health. In fact, the benefits of chiropractic care on the immune system have been written about for quite some time.

Get regular adjustments for a healthy immune system.

Take nutritional supplements

Even if we eat organic Paleo foods, it’s nearly impossible to get the right amounts of vitamins and minerals from food alone. With depleted soils and air quality, foods simply don’t contain the nutritional values they should.

In addition, environmental pollutants bombard and overload our bodies with toxins. This overload is so severe that most of us simply can’t detoxify the way nature intended.

That’s why a regular routine of nutritional supplements is necessary.

We have five we recommend as the foundation for good health. We call them the “Foundation 5.” Learn more about them here. We suggest you take them daily.

You don’t need a harmful shot to prevent the flu. Prevent the flu naturally by following these healthy living practices.

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It seems like EVERYONE is pushing the flu vaccine. The government needs you to buy the flu shot because health care is the number one driver of our economy. Go into most any drug store and you’ll see ads for flu shots. Our local Safeway store will give you 10% off your grocery purchase if you buy the flu vaccine from them.

But is the flu vaccine effective?

At making people money, yes. At protecting your health, no.

Many medical experts, including The Drs. Wolfson, feel that flu shots do more harm than good.

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Here’s why we are against the flu vaccine for adults, children and the elderly (for everyone):

# 1 – It Weakens Your Immune System

Your immune system keeps infectious microorganisms out of your body and fights any that happen to get through and invade your body.

It’s your body’s natural defense system against the flu and the flu shot destroys it!

Researchers at Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center found that getting the flu shot weakened immune system response in subsequent years!

The US Center for Disease Control says, “Older people with weaker immune systems often have a lower protective immune response after flu vaccination compared to younger, healthier people. This can make them more susceptible to the flu.”

Not only does a weakened immune system increase the odds of getting the flu, it skyrockets the risks of getting other diseases like cancer!

# 2 – It Contains Ingredients Harmful to Your Body

Mercury, formaldehyde, detergent, flu virus…the list of junk in the flu vaccine goes on and on.

Does this sound like stuff you want injected into your body?

Mercury alone has been shown to cause cardiovascular issues, memory loss, ADD, digestive imbalances, depression and lots of other ailments. I discuss this extensively in my book.

Formaldehyde is known to cause cancer, according the CDC. As a cardiologist, the data on formaldehyde and blood vessel damage is of major concern. See the source here. Formaldehyde is extensively linked to dementia.

I think you’d agree that cancer and cardiovascular issues are much worse than the flu. They kill more people.

So why the push for the flu shot? The government needs a healthy economy and companies need to make money. It’s not about your health. It’s all about the money.

# 3 – It Doesn’t Work

Proponents of the flu shot say it has limited impacts, and they feel it works best when the flu vaccine is well matched with most circulating flu viruses.

Here’s what that means.

Drug companies each year develop flu vaccines based upon what they believe will be the strains of flu virus during the flu season. These vaccines are developed 8-10 months before they are needed, and are based upon projections and forecasts. You and I would call them “guesses.”

Most of the time, drug companies guess wrong.

Even the CDC says that the flu shot is effective only 50% of the time. Based upon what we’ve seen during our medical careers, that number is quite generous.

Why expose yourself to cancer and cardiovascular disease to fight the flu? That makes no sense. And let’s say for a minute the science is wrong and that the flu shot doesn’t cause those diseases. Do you really want to take the chance for something that even its proponents claim is only effective 50% of the time? 

# 4 – There Are Natural Alternatives That Are More Effective

As we said earlier, the best way to combat the flu is with a healthy, strong, thriving immune system.

There are natural ways to strengthen the immune system. Yet main stream public health officials and drug companies never promote the proven ways to avoid the flu naturally. No one makes money if you prevent the flu naturally. That’s a big problem.

Here are our tips for naturally boosting your immune system.

Concerned about your health and well-being? We’ve got you covered.  Schedule a FREE call with a Drs. Wolfson health coach and get the guidance you need. Just click HERE and pick your coach. 

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