The virus obstructs respiratory pathways with thick mucus that solidifies and blocks the airways and lungs. In order to apply medicine, you have to open and unblock these airways so the treatment can be used and take effect. However, all of this takes a number of days.
Suggestions for safeguarding yourself are:
1. Drink lots of hot liquids - coffee, soups, teas, warm water. In addition, take a sip of warm water every 20 minutes because this keeps you mouth moist and washes any virus that may have entered your mouth into your stomach where the gastric juices can neutralize it before it can get to the lungs.
2. Gargle with an antiseptic in warm water (example, vinegar, salt, lemon) every day if possible.
3. The virus attaches itself to hair and clothes. Any detergent or soap kills it, but you must take a bath or shower when you get home. Avoid sitting down anywhere and go straight to the bathroom or shower. If you cannot wash your clothes daily, hang them in direct sunlight which also neutralizes the virus.
4. Wash metallic surfaces very carefully as the virus can remain viable on these surfaces up to 9 days. Be vigilant about touching handrails and door handles. etc. Keep them clean in your own house as well be wiping them down and keeping them cleaned regularly.
5. Don't smoke.
6. Wash your hands for 20 seconds every 20 minutes using any soap that foams.
7. Eat fruits and vegetables. Elevate your zinc levels as well as vitamin C levels.
8. Animals do not spread the virus to people. It is person to person transmission.
9. Try to avoid getting the common flu.
10. Try to avoid eating and drinking cold things.
11. If you feel any discomfort in your throat or a sore throat coming on, attack it immediately using the above methods. The virus enters the system this way and remains for 3-4 days in the throat before it passes into the lungs.
Shibboleth Lifestyle Observations (from the following points above)
1. Drink lots of hot liquids - coffee, soups, teas, warm water. In addition, take a sip of warm water every 20 minutes because this keeps you mouth moist and washes any virus that may have entered your mouth into your stomach where the gastric juices can neutralize it before it can get to the lungs.
a. We are drinking lots of water already. Maybe you just want to warm it up and schedule to drink it every 20 minutes. Rewarm if needed.
b. Some Shibboleth items we have in the store that would be nice to drink warm.
1. Biocoffee
2. Cocoringa
3. Healthwise cappuccino and hot chocolates - all flavors
4. Healthwsie high protein soups - all flavors
5. AHS Fulfill bouillon chicken flavored
c. Coffee and tea are warm drinks. (They are also freebies when sweetened properly.)
2. Gargle with an antiseptic in warm water (example, vinegar, salt, lemon) every day if possible.
a. Use one of the suggested items diluted in warm water to gargle.
1. You could use Bragg's ACV. We have that in the Shibboleth store.
7. Eat fruits and vegetables. Elevate your zinc levels as well as vitamin C levels.
a. Any category 2 fibrous carb veggie works fine with your meals.
b. If you would like to add fruits, in weight loss mode, just remember to combine it properly.
c. Fruits, in maintenance mode, can be eaten as a serving for your snack by itself.
10. Try to avoid eating and drinking cold things.
a. Well, this just stopped by diet devil duel about wanting ice cream. LOL
b. I'm just going to warm up my drinks.
Alternative Ideas to Get in More Warm Drinks:
Example: Before, you were having a Chocorite patty as an extra. Now, have a Cocoringa instead.
Example: Before, you were having a Grab the Gold bar as a snack. Now, have 2 packets of HWHC.
Example: Before, you were having UMP as a MR. Now, have 3 packets as a MR.
NOTE: None of the suggestions I am making have been approved by the Shibboleth team or the FDA or anyone else. I am just blogging my thoughts based on the audio file I received which is transcribed into the points listed above. Hoping it might help someone. Love you all!
Another note: I had the outline all nice and pretty, but the blog aligned it all to the left. Educator in me be like what!? LOL All that work to make a nice outline, and it automatically aligned to the left when I posted! Bummer!