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VITAL STREAM NATUROPATHY
VITAL STREAM NATUROPATHY
Colds and Flu National flu report Disclaimer
You usually do not need to call your physician at the first signs of a cold or flu. However, please consult your physician when …
your symptoms get worse; your symptoms are prolonged; or after you start feeling a little better, other more serious symptoms
occur, such as nausea, vomiting, high fever, shaking, chills, chest pain, or coughing up thick, yellow green mucus.
Is it a Cold or the Flu?
You usually do not need to call your physician at the first signs of a cold or flu. However, please consult your physician when …
your symptoms get worse; your symptoms are prolonged; or after you start feeling a little better, other more serious symptoms
occur, such as nausea, vomiting, high fever, shaking, chills, chest pain, or coughing up thick, yellow green mucus.
Is it a Cold or the Flu?
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non-educational and informational purposes only. The information is intended to support, not replace, the
relationship between a site visitor and their physician, and is not intended to answer personal health-related or
research questions. It SHOULD NOT be relied upon as a substitute for sound professional medical advice, which
only comes after a careful assessment, based on history taking and objective examination by your physician or other
qualified healthcare provider.
non-educational and informational purposes only. The information is intended to support, not replace, the
relationship between a site visitor and their physician, and is not intended to answer personal health-related or
research questions. It SHOULD NOT be relied upon as a substitute for sound professional medical advice, which
only comes after a careful assessment, based on history taking and objective examination by your physician or other
qualified healthcare provider.
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Strep Throat (Streptococcal pharyngitis) Disclaimer
Strep throat is a more serious concern, and occurs most commonly in the late fall, winter, and early spring among
children ages 5 to 15. (It also can occur, however, in younger children and adults.) Infants may experience a thick yellow,
or green, mucus running from the nose, a low-grade fever, fussiness, irritability, and a reduced appetite. Children (age
1-3) may complain of a sore throat, difficulty swallowing, reduced appetite, crankiness, and swollen lymph nodes. Older
children often have high fevers, painfully sore throats, severe difficulty in swallowing, and pus. Please consult your
physician.
Common symptoms include: sore throat, red throat, white patches in throat, difficulty swallowing, fever with sudden
onset, tender swollen lymph nodes, discomfort, nausea, loss of appetite, rash.
Other symptoms may include neck pain, nasal discharge, nasal congestion, muscle pain, joint stiffness, headache and
abnormal taste sensations.
Complications may include ear infection, sinusitis, mastoiditis, peritonsillar abscess, rheumatic fever,
glomerulonephritis, and scarlet fever.
Strep throat is a more serious concern, and occurs most commonly in the late fall, winter, and early spring among
children ages 5 to 15. (It also can occur, however, in younger children and adults.) Infants may experience a thick yellow,
or green, mucus running from the nose, a low-grade fever, fussiness, irritability, and a reduced appetite. Children (age
1-3) may complain of a sore throat, difficulty swallowing, reduced appetite, crankiness, and swollen lymph nodes. Older
children often have high fevers, painfully sore throats, severe difficulty in swallowing, and pus. Please consult your
physician.
Common symptoms include: sore throat, red throat, white patches in throat, difficulty swallowing, fever with sudden
onset, tender swollen lymph nodes, discomfort, nausea, loss of appetite, rash.
Other symptoms may include neck pain, nasal discharge, nasal congestion, muscle pain, joint stiffness, headache and
abnormal taste sensations.
Complications may include ear infection, sinusitis, mastoiditis, peritonsillar abscess, rheumatic fever,
glomerulonephritis, and scarlet fever.
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What to Do for Colds and Flu
When I feel a cold or flu coming on, or when someone in the house is coming down with a cold or flu, or when I am
going to travel on an airplane, I take preventive actions to boost my immune system. I will start with an herbal defense
formula, and if I start feeling sick, I will include Vitamin A and significant amounts of buffered Vitamin C. (For females of
child bearing age, I am perhaps overly cautious, and exclude the Vitamin A.) Some of the herbs that are included in the
herbal formula include echinacea, garlic, olive leaf and propolis. Various mushroom extracts also are included.
Here are a couple links with other recommendations for treating and preventing colds and the flu:
Naturopathy at Home - Wet Socks Treatment
US Food and Drug Administration - What to do for colds and flu.
Holistic Online - Common Sense Recommendations for Colds
When I feel a cold or flu coming on, or when someone in the house is coming down with a cold or flu, or when I am
going to travel on an airplane, I take preventive actions to boost my immune system. I will start with an herbal defense
formula, and if I start feeling sick, I will include Vitamin A and significant amounts of buffered Vitamin C. (For females of
child bearing age, I am perhaps overly cautious, and exclude the Vitamin A.) Some of the herbs that are included in the
herbal formula include echinacea, garlic, olive leaf and propolis. Various mushroom extracts also are included.
Here are a couple links with other recommendations for treating and preventing colds and the flu:
Naturopathy at Home - Wet Socks Treatment
US Food and Drug Administration - What to do for colds and flu.
Holistic Online - Common Sense Recommendations for Colds
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