WICKED SORE THROAT + I got the FLU ----- HELP ------
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@Kilgore, I’m sorry to hear you’re still suffering.
Not the most comfortable, but if you don’t already do so maybe sleeping propped up with pillows will help prevent mucus from accumulating overnight? And a teaspoon of honey throughout the day might help with the lingering cough? My dad had a residual dry cough after having the flu at the beginning of this year and honey helped. Also, lozenges—I always keep a bag of these in the pantry:I have stood on a mountain of no’s for one yes. ~ B. Smith
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I hear you. Take medicine. Make chicken lemon soup with lots of gelatin and mostly broth. Oranges and sunlight when possible.
I was sick three times from early September to March. Many people I know and work with have been sick off and on in this time frame too with "covid" / flu, etc. Last month, after getting better from a cold, I got food poisoning, at least I think it was this due to a meal I purchased that made me feel ill. Thing is, I heard several other people had similar "stomach flu" at the same time. Maybe bacteria entering the food from workers? I don't know. Then after getting over that stomach flu / bile disruption, I got another cold. Now, I still see people getting sick from what appears to be that wave from the last 2 weeks. The weather has been, in my own estimation, extreme: a very cold winter with several heavy snows, and a very manic spring with jumps from high of 80s to lows in the 20s. And of course the manufactured "clouds" appear nearly every day bringing dry/itchy heat, too.
My theory is Tchijevsky was onto something with solar activity and human health. We're at the top of the 11 year solar cycle, the last peak being around 2015-2016. This is when sunspots are at a maximum. Check out the article below:
- Most magnetic storms on Earth happen during the Equinoxes in March and September
https://www.thesuntoday.org/space-weather/what-is-solar-maximum/
Weird enough, because I was sick early in September and the last week of March just after the Equinox (and also in January).
Again, if we know we're at the peak of geomagnetic storms, then we should prepare to stay healthy. But the cycle suggests we're entering healthier times for the next 5+ years.
A paper on the 11-yr solar cycle, viamin D, etc:
https://sci-hub.ru/10.1016/j.mehy.2009.12.002Conclusion
Arguments have been advanced in support of the hypothesis that influenza pandemics are intimately connected with solar cycle control of vitamin D levels in humans. As discussed, solar ultraviolet B (UV-B) radiation which is the main production source of vitamin D in humans waxes and wanes over the Schwabe solar cycles. It is proposed that maximum vitamin D production levels at the earth’s surface which occur during solar cycle minimum would provide prophylactic protection and promote immune system well being against influenza. Contrariwise, it is proposed that minimum vitamin D production levels at the earth’s surface which occur during solar cycle maximum would prove detrimental by failure to promote adequate levels of prophylactic protection and immune system well being. It is further proposed that changes in vitamin D levels, perhaps even of a relatively modest nature, could trigger factors important in controlling influenza infectivity. As developed, vitamin D levels at the earth’s surface arise both directly through solar cycle control of the amount of UV-B radiation, and indirectly through control of atmospheric circulation and dynamics with examples of the latter processes having been cited. Both the direct and indirect processes are important in support of the hypothesis being presented here: solar cyclic control of human vitamin D levels and influenza pandemics.
Also:
Under cloud-free skies, the most important atmospheric factors affecting surface UV radiation are stratospheric ozone, followed by tropospheric ozone and aerosols and, to a lesser extent, NO2 and SO2 and other trace gases in the atmosphere of urban areas [23]. (Outside the region affected by the Antarctic ozone hole, changes in ultraviolet radiation due to anthropogenic trace gases are rather small and are within the range of variability from other causes
[24]). Changes in total atmospheric ozone are dominated by how much ozone is in the mid- to lower-stratosphere, with approximately ninety percent of the atmosphere’s total ozone column being located in the stratosphere [25]. -
@dapose said in WICKED SORE THROAT + I got the FLU ----- HELP ------:
Oregano oil. 4 drops on tongue! It’s like warm hellfire to evil throat bastards.
Probably should be drinking nac + glycine combo. 1/4 tsp each couple few times a day.
Stay warm.
Aspirin. Then more aspirin.
Bone broth soup.How much oil is contained in dry oregano? Because I put oregano / herb mixes in my soup and that makes the flavor better, seems to help with sickness too, just like herbal tea.
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@Jennifer Ill try to take more honey. I already sleep with raised pillows. Thank you!
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@Corngold Interesting stuff. So many people are getting sick now.
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You’re welcome, @Kilgore.
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I agree colds and flus have something to do with the atmosphere and other planetary things. There’s a study I read about something to do with solar stuff and atmospheric viruses
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@Kilgore side question, did u get emotionally disturbed , in an argument, or focus on negative stuff before u got ill?
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Yes, I don't think it's a coincidence. Like I said I was sick 3-4 times, and many others have been sick off and on since the new year.
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@sunsunsun said in WICKED SORE THROAT + I got the FLU ----- HELP ------:
@Kilgore side question, did u get emotionally disturbed , in an argument, or focus on negative stuff before u got ill?
Since you mention this I have to relate that I was in a bad mood about something or other one of the second to last time I was sick a month ago.
I was almost expecting to get sick because my irritation and anger was increasing just a few days before I felt the first symptoms, as well as feeling achey and tired.
I find it interesting. I don't think the negative emotions were causing the sickness, I think the sickness was bringing out negative emotions. Partly I think getting fatigued and feeling tired and achey makes work and interaction very miserable, so that saps you. By now I feel like my energy has just been sapped by repeated colds / flu and isn't rebounding strongly.
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@jennifer yeh i noticed it too honey has some effect on cough & theres some studies on it. didnt affect the nose aspects for me but did lower cough to an extent at 20g (warm but not hot water). chlorogenic acid too can be good for cough 100mg in the honey water.
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@sunsunsun said in WICKED SORE THROAT + I got the FLU ----- HELP ------:
@Kilgore side question, did u get emotionally disturbed , in an argument, or focus on negative stuff before u got ill?
No, but I did feel like shit during a group meeting. Just depressed and demoralized, tired and bad mood as mentioned by Corngold. At the time I thought it was cause I didn't eat anything but by the night I started to get signs of sore throat.
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Just FYI I haven't gotten the flu since atleast I was 10! So 14 years. Only type of sickness I would get is a cold after I went outside with wet hair.
