Comments on: swine flu & immune booster soup http://www.glutenfreeforgood.com/blog/swine-flu-immune-booster-soup The Art and Science of Healthy Living Wed, 24 Apr 2013 21:47:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: Heather @ Life, gluten free http://www.glutenfreeforgood.com/blog/swine-flu-immune-booster-soup/comment-page-1#comment-5958 Heather @ Life, gluten free Fri, 25 Sep 2009 01:45:41 +0000 http://www.glutenfreeforgood.com/blog/?p=1443#comment-5958 Great ideas! We also take a certain Elderberry Tonic (I posted about it on my blog recently) to boost immune system. Great ideas! We also take a certain
Elderberry Tonic (I posted about it on my blog recently) to boost immune system.

]]> By: Melissa http://www.glutenfreeforgood.com/blog/swine-flu-immune-booster-soup/comment-page-1#comment-5901 Melissa Sun, 13 Sep 2009 12:06:36 +0000 http://www.glutenfreeforgood.com/blog/?p=1443#comment-5901 Raewyn, Gosh, I'm sorry to hear you caught this nasty stuff. And yes, it seems to be hitting the young and the healthy as well. That's what makes it so devastating. No one is safe from it, but I guess we do all we can to be healthy and hopefully if we get hit with it, we can survive it and eventually thrive again. I hope you are healthy and well now! Best wishes, Melissa Raewyn,

Gosh, I’m sorry to hear you caught this nasty stuff. And yes, it seems to be hitting the young and the healthy as well. That’s what makes it so devastating. No one is safe from it, but I guess we do all we can to be healthy and hopefully if we get hit with it, we can survive it and eventually thrive again. I hope you are healthy and well now!

Best wishes,
Melissa

]]> By: Raewyn http://www.glutenfreeforgood.com/blog/swine-flu-immune-booster-soup/comment-page-1#comment-5881 Raewyn Thu, 10 Sep 2009 23:08:51 +0000 http://www.glutenfreeforgood.com/blog/?p=1443#comment-5881 Despite being well nourished by a sound and very healthy organic food diet supplemented by vitamins&minerals, and having adequate sleep and exercise, I succumbed to swine flu and associated pnuemonia. I have never been unwell in my adult life, and now at 58 I experienced this horrible virus! And as you note, they hand you leaflets about hygiene -- so inadequate! Despite being well nourished by a sound and very healthy organic food diet supplemented by vitamins&minerals, and having adequate sleep and exercise, I succumbed to swine flu and associated pnuemonia. I have never been unwell in my adult life, and now at 58 I experienced this horrible virus!
And as you note, they hand you leaflets about hygiene — so inadequate!

]]> By: Melissa http://www.glutenfreeforgood.com/blog/swine-flu-immune-booster-soup/comment-page-1#comment-4901 Melissa Sat, 09 May 2009 20:02:15 +0000 http://www.glutenfreeforgood.com/blog/?p=1443#comment-4901 Anne, It was just a matter of time before the swine flu made it your way. You are right, we have a disease care system, not a health care system. We need to think about increasing our overall health rather than waiting for something nasty to take over. I love learning about flora and fauna identification as well, although I'm not very good at it. GDave's mushroom odyssey sounds like a fun way to spend the day. As always, I appreciate your comments! Healthy and smiley greetings to you as well. Melissa Anne,

It was just a matter of time before the swine flu made it your way. You are right, we have a disease care system, not a health care system. We need to think about increasing our overall health rather than waiting for something nasty to take over.

I love learning about flora and fauna identification as well, although I’m not very good at it. GDave’s mushroom odyssey sounds like a fun way to spend the day.

As always, I appreciate your comments!

Healthy and smiley greetings to you as well.
Melissa

]]> By: Melissa http://www.glutenfreeforgood.com/blog/swine-flu-immune-booster-soup/comment-page-1#comment-4900 Melissa Sat, 09 May 2009 19:53:06 +0000 http://www.glutenfreeforgood.com/blog/?p=1443#comment-4900 Lo, I can totally relate to the sleep thing. That's my downfall, although I'm always trying to get my eight hours in. Lo,

I can totally relate to the sleep thing. That’s my downfall, although I’m always trying to get my eight hours in.

]]> By: Anne http://www.glutenfreeforgood.com/blog/swine-flu-immune-booster-soup/comment-page-1#comment-4896 Anne Sat, 09 May 2009 12:53:39 +0000 http://www.glutenfreeforgood.com/blog/?p=1443#comment-4896 Melissa, Well, it has arrived: "Swine Flu information", a leaflet issued by the National Health Service to every household in the UK, www.direct.gov.uk/swineflu You and your commentators are quite right. Not one mention of prevention through healthy living. The only protection it can talk about is "good hygiene practices". I have always felt that the NHS is about secondary care rather than primary care. Lo is right, the media could also do more. However, it should all start at home and in schools. Cid is right, it is embarrassing how we have lost the art of identifying our flora and fauna. I appreciate the efforts you make, Melissa to provide information and enthusiasm for healthy foods. That, coupled with great humour from your contributors and you have the best recipes in the world :). Healthy and smiley greetings Anne Melissa,
Well, it has arrived:
“Swine Flu information”, a leaflet issued by the National Health Service to every household in the UK, http://www.direct.gov.uk/swineflu
You and your commentators are quite right. Not one mention of prevention through healthy living. The only protection it can talk about is “good hygiene practices”.
I have always felt that the NHS is about secondary care rather than primary care. Lo is right, the media could also do more. However, it should all start at home and in schools.
Cid is right, it is embarrassing how we have lost the art of identifying our flora and fauna.
I appreciate the efforts you make, Melissa to provide information and enthusiasm for healthy foods. That, coupled with great humour from your contributors and you have the best recipes in the world :) .
Healthy and smiley greetings
Anne

]]> By: lo http://www.glutenfreeforgood.com/blog/swine-flu-immune-booster-soup/comment-page-1#comment-4874 lo Wed, 06 May 2009 21:52:06 +0000 http://www.glutenfreeforgood.com/blog/?p=1443#comment-4874 I'd love it if the media would glom onto some of these great prevention tips. If everyone just got enough sleep, just think of how much better the world would be? Lawd -- just think of how much better I would be!! :) I’d love it if the media would glom onto some of these great prevention tips.

If everyone just got enough sleep, just think of how much better the world would be? Lawd — just think of how much better I would be!! :)

]]> By: Melissa http://www.glutenfreeforgood.com/blog/swine-flu-immune-booster-soup/comment-page-1#comment-4869 Melissa Wed, 06 May 2009 12:53:41 +0000 http://www.glutenfreeforgood.com/blog/?p=1443#comment-4869 Shirley, Unfortunately, nutrition and lifestyle aren't at the top of most "how to avoid the flu" lists. It's finally nice here, so I feel for you with the cold weather. It's spring, darn it! Burdock root isn't real popular, so most places don't carry it. I get it at my local "natural foods" market, but it's not always available. I really like it for a variety of reasons, but I'm in the minority, so you probably aren't going to have easy access to it. One of the produce guys at Whole Foods told me they usually throw most of it away! YIKES! That's not good. If nothing else, I could put it in my compost pile. Shirley,

Unfortunately, nutrition and lifestyle aren’t at the top of most “how to avoid the flu” lists.

It’s finally nice here, so I feel for you with the cold weather. It’s spring, darn it!

Burdock root isn’t real popular, so most places don’t carry it. I get it at my local “natural foods” market, but it’s not always available. I really like it for a variety of reasons, but I’m in the minority, so you probably aren’t going to have easy access to it. One of the produce guys at Whole Foods told me they usually throw most of it away! YIKES! That’s not good. If nothing else, I could put it in my compost pile.

]]> By: gfe-gluten free easily http://www.glutenfreeforgood.com/blog/swine-flu-immune-booster-soup/comment-page-1#comment-4866 gfe-gluten free easily Wed, 06 May 2009 02:44:43 +0000 http://www.glutenfreeforgood.com/blog/?p=1443#comment-4866 Does anyone EVER talk about prevention via food, exercise, etc. ... I don't think so. :-( That soup sounds very good. I could have used some this evening. It's cold here. Last night, I actually had a fire in the wood stove, but tonight I was lazy. My nose is frozen. Please refresh my memory ... in the U.S., can we pick up burdock root at the health food store? Thanks ... must go to bed now ;-) , Shirley Does anyone EVER talk about prevention via food, exercise, etc. … I don’t think so. :-(

That soup sounds very good. I could have used some this evening. It’s cold here. Last night, I actually had a fire in the wood stove, but tonight I was lazy. My nose is frozen. Please refresh my memory … in the U.S., can we pick up burdock root at the health food store?

Thanks … must go to bed now ;-) ,
Shirley

]]> By: Melissa http://www.glutenfreeforgood.com/blog/swine-flu-immune-booster-soup/comment-page-1#comment-4864 Melissa Tue, 05 May 2009 21:32:31 +0000 http://www.glutenfreeforgood.com/blog/?p=1443#comment-4864 Cid, I'd love to take a wilderness foods class and would have loved to tag along on your foraging expedition. Next time you'll have to snatch GDave's guide to lead you. Make sure you wear your fetching Wellies, but leave the nettle gathering gloves at home. Those could be a turn off. :-) Cid,

I’d love to take a wilderness foods class and would have loved to tag along on your foraging expedition. Next time you’ll have to snatch GDave’s guide to lead you. Make sure you wear your fetching Wellies, but leave the nettle gathering gloves at home. Those could be a turn off.

:-)

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