~~Thankful Thursdays~~Dec 16

Today I'm abundantly grateful for natural remedies!

The Treasure is recovering nicely from a bout of 'Walking Pneumonia'

(which required a Dr. visit and antibiotics)

and the Man and I are recovering from similar symptoms
that attacked us both about two weeks ago.

We've been using:

•  copious amounts of raw garlic (antiviral + antibacterial)
• alternating hot (3 minutes) and cold (30 seconds) baths or showers (invigorates the immune system)
• eucalyptus essential oil drops placed on cloth beside head when lying down (miraculous at calming cough, also is antiviral + antibacterial)
• raw honey + fresh lemon juice (mix 1:1) with a few drops eucalyptus oil (cough sryup, 1 tsp. every 3 hours or as needed)
• steam inhalations (calms cough, and changing the temp or humidity helps kill the 'bugs')
• sipping citrus juices (increases vitamin C intake)
• sipping mullein tea (amazing how it relaxes the bronchioles and clears them out!)
• drinking lots of fluids (thins secretions, makes them easier to expel)
• Vick's vapor rub--rubbed on soles of feet and then socks placed over (helps relieve congestion and cough)
• prayer (we know who The Great Physician is!)

We were doing a decent job of holding the infection down,

but couldn't quite kick it,

and I could tell it was infiltrating my lungs.

After listening to my whining far too long, my good friend L

shared a personal-experience-story with me,

and I was sooo impressed I sent the Man to town

for some Echinacea + Goldenseal tincture.

After dosing ourselves with it every two hours

we both started feeling better--within a matter of hours.

I'd made a Dr. appointment, as in the past, when an infection goes to my lungs

I have never recovered from it without allopathic medicine's help.

The morning of the Dr. appt I woke up feeling so much better

I called and canceled the appointment.

So far, so good, though we are not 100% over it yet.

Still resting, doing natural remedies, praying.

Grateful, nonetheless!

Many thanks to our good friend, Mrs. S, and for L. for sharing their experience,

suggestions and advice!