This virus is terrifying. At first people dismissed it. Then they said, “Oh, we won’t worry; it’s just going to affect the frail and elderly - *I* will be fine.” (How can that be a comfort to you?! This lack of concern for one’s fellow man and preoccupation with self nearly did me in.) Now the virus has drawn itself up to its full, terrible height and we are seeing it do what most never thought likely. No age is a guarantee of survival. This virus is no respecter of health status - it can take you down in the prime of your life and land you in ICU just as it can a more vulnerable, aged person. The only other virus I’m old enough to remember fearing was H1N1. I was an ER nurse at the time and feared that virus every single shift I worked. But it was nothing compared to THIS.
As far as natural medicine and Western medicine, I tend to tread lightly. I am not interested in arguing behind a keyboard here, but I will say that we in healthcare have told patients a lot of things in the name of “science” that were just plain wrong. “Don’t eat butter, eat margarine.” “Don’t eat fat, eat these fat-free carbs.” “Don’t eat eggs, they’ll spike your cholesterol” and so on and so forth. I have known real people who have seen great improvements to their health by incorporating some natural remedies. I don’t believe natural/alternative medicine and Western medicine are mutually exclusive. I don’t think homeopathy takes the place of Western medicine. I don’t think Western medicine has all the answers. I suppose I’m a fan of integrative medicine. I’m not going to buy anything from the website above, but I do advocate readying your immune system as best you can for a virus you are most likely going to encounter sooner rather than later. Vitamin D3 with K2 to boost immunity, I make and drink chicken stock, take probiotics, eat a LOT of vegetables and berries and pastured meat. I make everything from scratch - bread, salad dressing, all of it. In a time when we feel so helpless, there is some comfort in knowing there are little things we can do to stand up to this. I will likely get this virus one day, but I hope I’ve given my body (and the bodies in my family) a fighting chance against it. That’s all we can do, Friends. Let’s be kind to each other right now, even if we disagree. Leah -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/c1b85aaf-2f0e-4a4c-8679-89ca66e007c4%40googlegroups.com.
