What I recommend to people in my practice that are about to get sick, at this time of year : 2 large (finely chopped) garlic cloves taken at different times of day at first onset. So one either in morning (or noon) and one in the evening. Some people can’t handle raw garlic as it’s too hot on their gut but many can and if they can, this is a nice broad spectrum kick to any invader. Can take also in a raw honey. I also love thieves oil either in a diffuser or a drop highly diluted in oil on the sole of each foot. I don’t put this on foot without cutting it in a tbsp of oil or it could burn the skin. If worried, just diffuse a few drops into your room. I personally use the thieves oil by do terra called ‘on guard’ but there are many out there born from the original recipe that was historically used. It’s famous and effective. Avoiding drafts - especially that are cool/cold and especially while sleeping, as this is when the body becomes even more stagnant. Drinking easy to drink drinks and warm, simple meals that nourish. (Soups + broths, more on the bland side of meals, pre broken down, nothing complicated for drinks, Everything put into body should be fresh made and not greasy or fried. Nothing overly damp causing such as alcohol, breads, pastas, dairy. Then, having them take zinc, magnesium glycinate, vitamin d, selenium, highly bio available vitamin c or liposomal vitamin c. Lactoferrin. Ginger infusions. Reishi Glycine The Chinese medicine supplement known as Jade Windscreen (a renowned TCM formula) L-lysine + monolaurin can sometimes be of great help here when sick with virus’ Quick defense by Gaia is another great supplement though one would want to use that at onset or before or it’s less effective. Lemon balm tea. Hibiscus for fever states. Yarrow in hot infusions also for fever (steeped loose leaf tea, not for anyone pregnant, avoid or test if allergic to aster/ragweed family) If somebody is already chronically ill or has components of a system that over amps itself this time of year immunity wise or in histamine & mast cells, helping to temper that down with things like Quercetin, Luteolin, Zyrtec, DAO enzyme, etc. I also will utilize catnip, linden, lemon balm, American skullcap & German chamomile if a nervous system needs soothing or to calm. For restlessness, I might add in a passionflower and then once they are in recovery, add milky oats / oatstraw. For those chronically ill and who do have access to ozone equipment, ozone water can be very calming and helpful to an overall heat + viral picture. Early sleeps. Let them be at 9-10 pm max. Well circulated air flow (again though do not get cold or be in drafts, but a well circulated/living air/ventilated room in sickness is fantastic) Disconnect from screens and blue light. Nasal breathing (increases nitric oxide) Humming exhales (humming causes a measured nasal nitric oxide level to skyrocket by about 15 to 20 times) And, if not dealing with autoimmunity issues or light sensitivity, sunlight especially on the lower parts of body especially on feet, hands, gut, kidneys. Having someone caress skin of sick person with extremely slow movement to help produce oxytocin : no more than one inch a second, soft touch or softest caress with very gentle nails - back, back of neck, brow line, backs or arms. Rife frequencies listened to with headphones. I love the rife ‘cure all’ ones as they cover a lot of issues at once, and anything for virus’ by spooky 2 (YouTube) I will attach a practice or two if I can find it on immunity and fever reduction below, so can look to comments for those, but before that I will post some Acu points that are good for autumn colds and flus and supporting general stability in the body. You can Google them by name and push each for a minute or two. {This post is for educational purposes only and is not personal medical advice, etc} First, Acu points : 👇🏻

In TCM, when we experience prolonged frustration, especially from having things like unfulfilled desires within us, or blocked aspirations, or suppressed anger and resentments, or when we feel unable to live according to our own real intentions, this can constrain the Liver's natural movement of Qi, contributing to what is known as ‘Liver Qi stagnation’. It’s extremely common as an ailment and diagnosis, clinically. The Liver governs the free and smooth flow of Qi throughout our body. When our emotions remain unresolved (constrained/in constriction) over a period of time, these act as blockages that can interfere with the Liver's dispersal and regulatory functions. The Qi stagnates and a whole host of things can begin to go wrong, including physically, over time. There is a term about this known as “Qíng Zhì Bù Suì” which roughly means, “the heart cannot get what it wants.” (that’s not the exact, literal translation and I will post those below, but this is the general feeling and what is occurring). And this experience, “the heart can’t get what it wants” might mean you can’t get the love you want or the relationship that you want or career or life you want. It can also mean you are trapped by circumstances that are not changeable or just generally wanting something that has not been attainable. While this is not the only cause of Liver Qi stagnating it’s considered the greatest one. {And for those curious on the translation, word for word, it’s : (Qíng) : Feelings, emotions (Zhì) : Will, aspirations, intentions (Bù) : Not (Suì) : Fulfilled, accomplished, realized Or (Qíng zhì) : Love or emotion reaching its absolute peak, ultimate devotion (Bù suì) : Unfulfilled, not achieving one's wish or desire.} So what can you do about it? First, you want to acknowledge to the body and your emotions - that this has been the reality. Then, you want to re-regulate and soothe the liver, as well as harmonize your emotional expression again - allow that which was/is stuck, to flow. Go back to allowing your actual feelings and intentions to move freely inside of you and through you. Identify what is being denied or obstructed inside you. Is it freedom, or affection, or security, or self expression? Is it meaningful work that you want or just an ability to change your own circumstances? Think on this and feel your feelings. Where it’s still possible, make even a small movement toward the need that’s being thwarted. And where change is genuinely not possible for you, allow an actual expression of grief, or your anger or your disappointment surrounding it, etc. The cliff note here is simply : utilize your actual emotional expression or it stays constricted In my practice, I literally have people start to yell it out into pillows and out into rooms - just let some of it out. And it works better than keeping it in. Though, you should also learn to communicate and not be afraid to share what you experience. You also want to restore the physical movement of your Qi / energy again. In Qigong, we would practice gentle opening of the lateral ribs. Slow side to side rotations and a relatively relaxed expansion through the whole ribs and chest (the Liver favors free coursing, flexibility and unhindered expression). You would avoid forceful breathing or exhausting your movement. Use acupressure on your acupuncture points to soothe your liver Qi. Prioritize points like Liver 3 (Tàichōng) for a liver Qi constraint and GB (gallbladder) 34 (Yánglíngquán) for the free movement of Qi and then PC6 (Nèiguān) when more emotional tension and any chest constraint is prominent again. Look these up and push each point 60 seconds to a couple minutes per point. These can be helpful. There are also formulas that may be prescribed for your exact expression. Consider seeing a practitioner here. Though my experience is that you heal best only after freeing the root cause of the emotions and how they are held (and why), and freeing them. 👇🏻

If you can’t afford a prana mat (or their spin offs) and you want to generally support all sorts of healing points on the body in a similar way to those, you can buy the following back scratcher. There’s a very old practice that I don’t see much of here in the west, where you can bounce needle-like points up and down meridians. I found the perfect back scratcher for this. You would take this one or one very similar in shape and design and size (will link it) and just hold the spine of the long scratcher and bounce the head (like needles, it doesn’t hurt) onto your palms, stomach, back / carefully, bottom of feet (everywhere), arms, legs (calves, shin sides, inner and outer thighs, back of legs), back and top of shoulders - again don’t hit over shallow bones, and then can comb it over and through the scalp and on the head to safely open this area as well. Only place to avoid is your protruding bones/joints, any large veins or sores/cuts/burns etc. Focus on high muscle areas, and just tap it down at a pressure that stimulates (works like little acupressure needles). Though this is done by practitioners sometimes on real needle ‘hammers’ that poke into skin all over with tiny needles, you can do with just this brush and not break skin. This one has perfect wooden, thin and firm, sturdy prongs for this. I can’t vouch for others. Have no connection to this company at all, I just love this one for how well it works for this. Use it as an acupressure tapper in this way and work to pressures that stimulate through bouncing it but do not hurt yourself. The body loves a bit of tapping though, and to be stimulated. This helps open your meridians and systems. A great practice for general health, circulation and a boost in your energy. Very revitalizing when you do the whole body or even just the limbs. You could also do this just before dry brushing. This is the exact one that I use. a.co/d/04jM7m8g

A basic and fundamental teaching on the gut : Your gut, whether you take probiotics or not, can destabilize if it runs out of the right kind of food. When this happens, certain gut bacteria begin to feed on the protective mucus layer of the intestines, thinning its barrier, which can (and does) slowly contribute to inflammation (and the laundry list of things that kick off illness). Mucus thinning is one of the main ways a leaky gut starts. The food that prevents this from happening is fermentable fiber (part of the plant the small intestine can’t digest but the bacteria in colon can). When these bacteria have enough of it, they make butyrate, the main fuel for the cells lining our colon and in turn will leave this mucus alone. The foods that feed and support our gut bacteria fall into eight kinds : pectin, beta glucans, inulin, galactooligosaccharides, resistant starches, mucilage, cellulose and polyphenols. + Pectin ferments quite quickly and is found mostly in fruits : Think apples, pears, quince, plums, apricots, peaches, cherries, blackberries, raspberries, loganberries, currants and grapefruit. These have the most, along with citrus peels, carrots, sweet potatoes and beans. + Beta-glucans : These are found mainly in oats and barley and also in shiitake and maitake mushrooms. Then, things like brown seaweeds (kelp, kombu, wakame and bladderwrack) also contain a beta glucan called laminarin and then the microalga euglena contains one called paramylon. An fyi : kelp, kombu and bladderwrack are higher in iodine, so a small amount a few times a week is plenty or use another source for BG, so iodine isn’t thrown out of whack. + Next is Inulin : This is found in onions, garlic, leek, asparagus, chicory root, dandelion root, burdock root and Jerusalem artichoke. This feeds our bifidobacteria in particular. + Then, Galactooligosaccharides : These are found in legumes, including lentils, chickpeas, peas and white, kidney, navy, black bean and lima beans. + Next is Resistant starch : This goes through our small intestine undigested and ferments in the colon, where it makes a large portion of our body's butyrate. Think potatoes, rice and pasta (especially after they're cooked and cooled, ideally overnight in the fridge). And oats, pearled barley, rye, millet, lentils, chickpeas, peas and navy, kidney, black and lima beans. Green bananas (just regular bananas) also have it when they are raw (in this case, cooking breaks most of it down, so they're best eaten slightly underripe) + Next, Mucilage : This is a fiber that turns to gel when in water. It is found in flaxseed, chia, psyllium, okra, marshmallow root and slippery elm bark (this last one as an herb is such an absolute favorite of mine - such a huge fan of slippery elm bark. Suck on some of its bark and you will immediately feel it become gooey in your mouth. Then fill the mouth with a warm water and swallow it down. A beautiful medicine). + Cellulose : This makes up the cell walls of plants. Humans ferment very little of it. A few gut bacteria (for the most part Ruminococcus species), can break some of it down. Its main job is adding bulk and helping move the stool through. This can be found in things like broccoli, broccoli sprouts, alfalfa sprouts, bok choy, beets, jicama, turnips, parsnips, radishes, squashes, yams, sweet potatoes, cassava, taro, sunflower seeds, whole wheat, brown rice, nuts (and vegetable skins). + Polyphenols These are the pigments and tannins in plants. Bacteria in the colon turn them into compounds the body can absorb and they encourage the growth of our beneficial bacteria. The ellagitannins in pomegranate and raspberry become urolithins. Also, green tea, cacao, olive oil and walnuts are rich in polyphenols. Red dragon fruit gets its color from betalains, the same pigments as beets and it also contains fiber that our gut bacteria feed on… Continued below : 👇🏻