“Some protection better than no protection”
🦠As we enter the season of excess mucus production🤧 and viruses galore, we need to be FULLY INFORMED of the true risks and benefits of not only the illnesses that spread like wildfire, but also of the “miraculous” prevention and “treatments” that are pushed by our “public health” officials and doctors…and even more importantly, we need to be informed of what ACTUALLY works to prevent illness, transmission and severity of symptoms.
We have had a couple of incredible, eye opening and informative episodes with one of our favorite doctors and friends, Dr Cammy Benton, where she shared her jaw dropping discoveries straight from the CDC (If you haven’t heard this episode or read the substack - you’re going to want to check it out and share).
🩺With the fear mongering and vaccine propaganda already in full force, we knew we needed to prioritize getting the FACTS to the public and arming you with knowledge to be prepared -mentally and physically to walk into this season fearless and fully prepared. So we turned to the amazing Dr Ben to talk to us all about the flu - the facts, stats, prevention, and early treatment. This is an episode you will want to hear and share with everyone.
We started with a clip that shows the utter hypocrisy and ridiculousness of the entire flu vaccine agenda… Just listen and try not to roll your eyes 🙄- we dare you.
The first thing that stood out to Dr Ben was “Some protection better than no protection” yet she mentioned nothing about diet, exercise, Vitamin D, etc - just the one and only “miracle” cure - the Flu vaccine.
But when we talk about “some protection” - are we talking about the 16% effectiveness of the flu vaccine just a few years ago? Or what about the NEGATIVE efficacy of the flu vaccine last year? - Yes - NEGATIVE - this means that you were MORE likely to get the flu if you are vaccinated than if you are not vaccinated.
“over the course of the study the cumulative incidence of influenza increased more rapidly among the vaccinated than the unvaccinated. In an analysis adjusted for age, sex, clinical nursing job, and employment location, the risk of influenza was significantly higher for the vaccinated compared to the unvaccinated state (HR, 1.27; 95% C.I., 1.07 – 1.51; P = 0.007), yielding a calculated vaccine effectiveness of −26.9% (95% C.I., −55.0 to −6.6%).”
Can explain the reasoning here? Or tell us how that can prevent hospitalizations and death?
Or can someone show us the study that proves that getting the flu shot will protect grandma or the immunocompromised? Because this study shows the opposite..
“among adults who caught the flu from a household member, a significant majority (82%) had been vaccinated, suggesting a failure to prevent transmission. In other words, hospital influenza vaccine campaigns do no protect workers or make the workplace safer”
We can go on and on, but to save space, go check out Dr Benton’s research on flu. Their website is a great resource for you to save as a reference. They also have some great natural remedies and prevention protocols.
PREVENTION AND IMMUNE SUPPORT
Dr Ben said the NUMBER ONE tip is SLEEP SLEEP SLEEP!
😴SLEEP is not rest - it is when the most Natural Killer cells are produced - aka your best IMMUNE defense!
Dr Schwartz also stressed the importance of eating for health and healing because FOOD is medicine, and you need to eat differently in different seasons. Not to mention prioritizing gut health, since 70% of your immune system is in your gut! If your gut isn’t healthy, you won’t be healthy!
SUPPLEMENTS & SUPPORT
💊Vitamin D
This is one of the most important lab values you need to know because Severe vitamin D deficiency dramatically increases the risk of excess mortality, infections, and many other diseases.
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8039288/
https://www.bmj.com/content/356/bmj.i6583
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2770157#google_vignette
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33855042/
An incredibly simple and very inexpensive thing you can do is Nasal washing and gargling - stop the virus where it starts. We recommend xylitol nasal spray, like XLEAR. There are lots of clinical studies supporting it’s effectiveness in killing viruses and even preventing ear infections. You can check out the studies and listen our episode with XLEAR CEO Nathan Jones.
You can also use neti pot with salt and clean, filtered water. We add a little betadine (povodine/iodine) to ours because of it’s viral killing properties. *It does stain so be careful! And you just need a little bit! They also have betadine nasal sprays as well, but making your own is a cheaper option.
We also gargle with diluted peroxide or povodine/iodine. DO NOT SWALLOW!! There is STRONG evidence showing the fast acting antiviral properties of Povodine/iodine
“studies where PVP-I gargle and throat spray, revealed virucidal properties against both the low pathogenic (H5N3, H7N7, and H9N2) strains of avian influenza A and highly pathogenic (H5N1) viruses [55]. 0.23% gargle and throat spray with PVP-I could reduce the viral load of avian influenza A virus to below detectable limits within 10 s [55], [56], [57], [58]. Furthermore, another study confirmed the efficacy of PVP-I gargles against swine influenza viruses (H3N2, H1N1 and H1N2)
More studies: https://journalotohns.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s40463-020-00474-x
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1743919117305368
🤧OSCILLOCOCCINUM
Not only does Tamiflu have tons of side effects and a BLACK BOX WARNING on it, AND it really only shortens duration of the flu for about 12-24 hours. We personally don’t think the minimal benefits outweigh those risks.
We discussed our go-to homeopathy early treatment recommendation, Oscillococcinum as the best option/swap for flu treatment. It is our go-to and works really well. No prescription needed - and kids love it because they are pellets that are easy to swallow!
🔥SAUNA
If you missed our episode all about the benefits of saunas, take a listen. It is literally our first go-to for prevention or first sign of illness. And of course our favorite red light LUMEBOX! We use LUMEBOX for sore throat, ear pain, injuries, headache, etc!
🤒FEVER
We have to stress the importance of paying attention to your child. You know him/her best. Be sure to keep them hydrated. That is most important! We always say “treat the child, not the fever”. And we aren’t saying to let the fever shoot up to 105 and just sit back and do nothing. What we are saying is do not panic the minute they get a fever! Fever is a good thing! That is your body doing what it is supposed to do! If you can let the fever run it’s course without interfering by using OTC fever reducing meds, healing will happen much quicker. You can do things to support your body’s natural defenses - such as WET SOCK METHOD. It sounds woo-woo, but it really works!
⚠️We are obviously NOT fans of Tylenol for many reasons… neurological side effects, reduction glutathione production, etc. If you don’t know about the negative effects of Tylenol, you can learn more here…
Using acetaminophen during pregnancy may increase children’s autism and ADHD risk
NIH-funded study suggests acetaminophen exposure in pregnancy linked to higher risk of ADHD, autism
Is acetaminophen safe in pregnancy?
Too much Tylenol in pregnancy could affect development
Prenatal use of paracetamol linked to kids’ problems
Prenatal paracetamol exposure and child neurodevelopment: a sibling-controlled cohort study
🤧SORE THROAT & COUGH
Dr Schwartz recommends Propolis Spray and Wild Cherry Bark Syrup. And we can never underestimate the power of HONEY - one of nature’s best medicines.
Two of our favorite “recipes” with honey are Fermented honey garlic (nature’s other amazing medicine) and simply putting slices of lemon & ginger in a jar, and pouring honey over it - put it in fridge and use spoonful with hot water as tea as needed!
We covered SO MUCH in this episode, but we are running out of space here. We hope this helps and that you can use this episode and substack as a resource for you to save and share.
As always, thank you for your loyalty and support. Have a happy healthy holiday season!
Love,
The Just Think Trio
Kristen, Holly, & Amy
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