Natural Alternatives to the Swine Flu Vaccine

I was watching a History Channel documentary last night via Youtube
on the Black Death that ravaged Europe in the 1300's. One noted doctor
caught the disease himself and later treated himself by ingesting
plants of the onion family. He recovered from the plague. Onions,
leeks and garlic have been used as medicinal plants for thousands of
years. Following are some other examples of treating flu and many
infectious diseases with relatives of the onion family and and a look
at their antibacterial and antiviral properties. Many people concerned
about the swine flu vaccine side effects and dangers are looking for
alternative treatments and natural preventives. The onion family may
offer that alternative.

Onions?? wow...who woulda evah think of it
Posted October 26th, 2009 by billyjack1958
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My husband and I have been battling a horrible flu...he since last Wed
and me since Sat. I got this email yesterday and promptly put onions
everywhere. The one by my bed is turning black in places and I feel
better today. He ran fevers for almost 3 days while I, thus far, only
ran one yesterday for a few hours. I think it is working and so I
thought I would pass it along here.

In 1919 when the flu killed 40 million people there was this Doctor
that
visited the many farmers to see if he could help them combat the flu.
Many of the farmers and their family had contracted it and many died.
The doctor came upon this one farmer and to his surprise, everyone
was very healthy. When the doctor asked what the farmer was doing
that was different the wife replied that she had placed an unpeeled
onion
in a dish in the rooms of the home, (probably only two rooms back
then).
T he doctor couldn't believe it and asked if he could have one of the
onions and place it under the microscope. She gave him one and
when he did this, he did find germs in the onion. It obviously
absorbed the disease vector, therefore, keeping the family healthy.

Now, I heard this story from my hairdresser in AZ. She said that
several
years ago many of her employees were coming down with the flu and so
were many of her customers. The next year she placed several bowls
With onions around in her shop. To her surprise, none of her staff got
sick. It must work.. (And no, she is not in the onion business.)
The moral of the story is, buy some onions and place them in bowls
around your home. If you work at a desk, place one or two in your
office or under your desk or even on top somewhere. Try it and
see what happens. We did it last year and we never got the flu.
If this helps you and your loved ones from getting sick, all the
better.
If you do get the flu, it just might be a mild case..
Whatever, what have you to lose? Just a few bucks on
onions!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Now there is a P. S. to this for I sent it to a friend in Oregon who
regularly contributes material to me on health issues. She replied
with this most interesting experience about onions:
Thanks for the reminder. I don't know about the farmers story...
but, I do know that I contacted pneumonia and needless to say I was
very ill...I came across an article that said to cut both ends off an
onion put one end on a fork and then place the forked end into an
empty jar...placing the jar next to the sick patient at night. It said
the onion would be black in the morning from the germs...sure enough
it happened just like that...the onion was a mess and I began to feel
better.
Another thing I read in the article was that onions and garlic placed
around the room saved many from the black plague years ago.
They have powerful antibacterial, antiseptic properties.
As a side note, sage brush is also supposed to have some anti-viral/
antiseptic properties. I know our llamas, especially the new mamas,
seem to think that rolling in it and rubbing their faces in it, is
definitely the right thing to do. So, I am hanging sage bundles around
too....doubly nice cuz I love the smell of it :)
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7 Things You Did Not Know about Onion and

Garlichttp://www.articlesbase.com/alternative-medicine-articles/garlic-and-its-medicinal-p
roperties-427114.html

1.Onion has been cultivated for at least 7,000 years. The species may
have originated in Central Asia or Iran, and was first cultivated in
the Middle East. Garlic may have originated in southwestern Asia and
was cultivated 5,000 years ago in the Middle East.

2.To impede the stored onion and garlic to sprout, you have to burn
the small roots of the bulb on a flame and keep them in aerated
places.

3.Onions have more sugar than apples! That's why sauces with onion are
sweet. But the active chemicals that give the onion scent hide their
sweetness. Onions are also rich in vitamins B6, B1 and B9.

4.Onions make you cry because when sliced, the cells release enzymes
that break down sulfur compounds which generate sulfenic acids -
unstable chemicals that turn into a volatile gas reaching the eyes
through air. To decrease the likelihood of tears, onions can be
chilled for 30 minutes prior to cutting in the refrigerator or in cold
water. If the root end of the vegetable remains attached, this too
reduces the level of tear-provoking gases.

Onions are used for long against common cold, heart disease, diabetes
and osteoporosis, improving also circulation and high blood pressure,
and impeding blood clotting. In many areas, onions are used for curing
blisters and boils. In Malta, wounds caused by sea urchin are treated
by tying half of a baked onion to the damaged area overnight.

The heart protective effect of the onion is due to flavonoids,
specifically quercetin, also encountered in tea, apples and

red wine. Quercetin is broken down in the body, and the resulting
chemicals impede chronic inflammation that causes the thickening of
the arteries. Inflammatory processes are effectively stopped by the
chemicals coming from 100-200g of ingested onions.

Recently, a Japanese team has found that onion boosts our memory!
Subjects experiencing memory loss reported improved recall abilities,
after ingesting lightly cooked pieces of onion. An anti-oxidant
chemical in onions seems to attach to the toxins in the brain, helping
in eliminating them. The sulfur containing chemical is turned on when
onions are slightly heated in a pan, but overcooking can damage the
chemical's memory-boosting qualities.

The same active chemical is also encountered in other relatives of the
onion, like garlic and leek.

5.Garlic is rich in manganese, phosphorous, selenium, calcium,
potassium, iron and copper, and also in vitamins B1, B6 and C. Garlic
contains sugar too, and this is more evident in cooked garlic.

6.Garlic has the same heart protective effect, reducing blood
pressure, thinning the blood, preventing clots, and lowering bad
cholesterol. These garlic chemicals (polysulfides) make the blood
vessels release hydrogen sulfide (H2S), which relaxes them and thereby
lowers the blood pressure. Selenium and manganese are involved in
heart protection.
The same anti-inflammatory effect like in onion makes garlic effective
against cold, flu and asthma. Garlic and onion are bacteria slayers.
They can even destroy the bacterium H.pylori in the stomach, involved
in the development of stomach cancer. Researches made on garlic
revealed a few servings weekly decrease the risk of colon cancer.
Researches found that garlic can even combat three diabetes
complications: nephropathy, retinopathy and neuropathy. Allicin, a
sulfur compound in garlic, even prevents weight gain.
You maybe won't dare to ingest garlic before a date, but ancient
Greeks and the Egyptians regarded it as an aphrodisiac. And for good
reason: improved blood circulation goes to that point. Some say garlic
fights acnea and hair loss. Anyway, maybe you will be sexier, too!

7.You may not know, but besides the taste for blood, mosquitoes have
another point in common with Dracula: they hate garlic. Eating a lot
of garlic will keep mosquitoes away. On the windowsill, you can plant
species like peppermint, garlic, or ginger. Insects won't dare enter
your home.

Garlic and Its Medicinal Properties

Garlic has been used for its medicinal properties since ages. It was
widely used in ancient Egypt. It is an extensively used herbal
medicine.

Garlic in its natural form contains an antibiotic called allicin. It
also contains sulfides. Garlic is said to fight against certain types
of cancers.

Garlic can lower your cholesterol and blood pressure. It can also
fight plaque formation in the arteries. It also helps to prevent
atherosclerosis.

Garlic is used in the treatment of asthma. It is said to reduce the
intensity of attacks. As garlic has pungent smell and bad odor, the
best way to consume garlic would be to cut the garlic cloves into
pieces and swallow it like tablets. Consuming garlic like this, you
can escape from the foul smelling breath.

Garlic can prevent the formation of blood clots and reduce the chances
of a stroke. Garlic is also used as a mild antibiotic, and an
antibacterial agent.

Fresh garlic can be used as an anti-fungal herb. Garlic has been used
to fight the some of the most dangerous bacteria that is resistant to
antibiotics.

Only fresh raw garlic has antibacterial and antiviral properties.
Garlic when cooked loses most of its properties. Garlic extracts as
they are not fresh also tend to lose their medicinal value.

Garlic has been used as preventive and cure for colds, cough and
asthma for ages. Garlic is also said to boost metabolism. Consuming
garlic has very little side effects.

Topical application of garlic is also prevalent, as garlic has
antibacterial, antiviral and antifungal properties.

Garlic can also be used as a mosquito repellent. Cut garlic into half
and keep it in a room. It will drive away the mosquitoes.

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Although garlic has been used for its medicinal properties for
thousands of years, investigations into its mode of action are
relatively recent. Garlic has a wide spectrum of actions; not only is
it antibacterial, antiviral, antifungal and antiprotozoal, but it also
has beneficial effects on the cardiovascular and immune systems.
Resurgence in the use of natural herbal alternatives has brought the
use of medicinal plants to the forefront of pharmacological
investigations, and many new drugs are being discovered.

http://quanta-gaia.org/reviews/books/powerOfGarlic.html

"The Healing Power of Garlic"

By Paul Bergner

Published by Prima Publishing
ISBN 0-7615-0098-7

Reviewed by Michael Kisor

Garlic is nature's wonder drug. Its medicinal value has been
understood by herbalists for at least 2000 years. While modern
research is confirming this ancient tradition, don't expect to hear
much about it from the pharmaceutical companies or their puppets:
allopathic doctors (i.e. "conventional medical doctors"). Garlic
cannot be patented and exploited as such. They will attempt to find an
"active ingredient," derive a drug from it, and patent and promote
that. Vitamin and supplement companies, on the other hand, are
extolling some of the virtues of garlic and promoting their
"deodorized" products. But these products are not nearly as effective
as raw garlic. Once again, the best source for proper nutrition comes
from food itself.
Garlic contains hundreds of minerals and nutrients. It is very likely
that no one ingredient is the "active ingredient." It is very likely
that garlic's effectiveness and safety comes from these ingredients
working together in concert. And if any particular ingredient should
be found more potent than the others, and that ingredient were
isolated and made into a medicine, it will probably have powerful
negative side effects like virtually every other drug in use today.
The Healing Power of Garlic discusses the historical uses of garlic,
current research findings, and how to prepare and apply it for various
ailments. Garlic has powerful antibiotic, antiviral and antifungal
characteristics. Garlic is as effective as many modern antibiotics,
without the dangerous side effects. What's more, garlic is an
antiviral. Antibiotics are ineffective against viruses. In fact, in
all of modern pharmacology, there are no effective antiviral drugs.
This has important implications for AIDS patients, and in preventing
colds and flu's. Included in this book is a recipe for garlic nose
drops, which in animal studies have proved to be 100% effective in
preventing influenza. Considering the danger of allopathic flu
inoculations, of which one of the side-effects can include death, this
is welcome news.

Then there are these words from Dr. Herbert Pierson, of the United
States National Cancer Institute:

Garlic is a veritable pharmacopeia. That's why garlic has been found
in every medical book of every culture ever. For thousands of years,
garlic had been used for the treatment and preventcon of disease. So
there has to be something there.
The Healing Power of Garlic is a valuable book and one which is well
worth having on your bookshelf. I heartly recommend this book.

Blurb from the back cover of The Healing Power of Garlic:
Healing traditions have recognized garlic as a natural "wonder drug"
for thousands of years. Now medical research indicates garlic may
prevent and even reverse high blood pressure, heart disease, and
cancer, as well as a host of other serious health problems. In fact, a
recent head-to-head comparison proved garlic just as effective as the
leading cholesterol-reducing drug in lowering cholesterol levels.
This comprehensive handbook describes exactly how to use garlic as a
versatile, powerful, and effective medicine for a tremendous variety
of common illnesses. The simple treatments described in this book can
help you:
Prevent cancer
Lower your cholesterol level
Reverse high blood pressure
Boost your immune system
Overcome fatigue
Resist colds and flus
Prepare healing garlic oil, ear drops, poultices, syrups, ointments,
and other garlic treatments
Paul Bergner is editor of Medical Herbalism and Clinical Nutrition
Update, and a faculty member at the Rocky Mountain Center for
Botanical Studies in Boulder, Colorado.

Author's Introduction to The Healing Power of Garlic:

Is garlic a spice or a medicine? Is it therapeutic for the major
diseases of our times? Scientists posed these two questions,
respectively, in the titles of articles appearing in research journals
in 1988. Most of us know of garlic as a favorite seasoning in salad
dressings and as a staple of French, Italian, Greek, Middle Eastern,
Indian, and Chinese cooking. But garlic is also a medicine, an
unusually powerful and versatile one, that has been used since the
dawn of medicine.

From epidemiological studies of cancer in China and Italy to clinical
trials in high blood pressure and high cholesterol in the United
States, Europe, and Japan, garlic has come under intense scientific
scrutiny in the last ten years as a potential "wonder drug." Much of
this research has investigated the effects of garlic in cardiovascular
disease. This priority of research is probably inspired by the
prominence of cardiovascular diseases, such as heart attack and
stroke, the leading causes of death in the industrialized world.

In 1994, scientists reviewing a collection of previous clinical trials
of garlic concluded that it lowers both cholesterol and blood
pressure, two important risk factors for cardiovascular disease.
Notably, normal dietary amounts of garlic did this without any side
effects more serious than a garlic odor in a small percentage of
participants. Conventional drugs for these diseases cause side effects
such as dry mouth, insomnia, drowsiness, depression, and impotence. In
a head-to-head trial comparing garlic against the cholesterol-lowering
drug bezafibrate, garlic was just as effective. This is good news for
the 25 percent of men and women aged twenty-five to fifty-nine in the
United States who have high cholesterol levels.

Scientists have also recently investigated the possibility that garlic
can prevent or treat some kinds of cancer. As early as 1981,
scientists noted that populations in China eating more garlic had less
incidence of stomach cancer than those eating less garlic. By 1985,
researchers experimenting with constituents of garlic had identified
mechanisms that could inhibit tumors. One focus of research has been
the sulfur-containing compounds in garlic -- the very compounds
responsible for the odor of garlic coming from the skin of people who
eat a lot of it. By 1994, the lower cancer rates among garlic eaters
in China were found to also hold true in Italy and in Iowa. Scientists
have now found evidence for the cancer-preventing effects of garlic
from such population research, from research on isolated cancer cells,
and from animal research. Cancer is the second leading cause of death
in the United States, and this research suggests that garlic may help
prevent stomach, bladder, breast, colon, and esophageal cancers.

So it seems that the answer to the questions posed by the scientists
in 1988 is "yes." Garlic is indeed a medicine and it is a preventive
for the major diseases of our times. But so far, we've only been
talking about prevention. What about treatment? Garlic has been used
since the dawn of written history in medicine, and its main uses have
remained virtually unchanged, meaning they have been verified by one
generation after another. In contemporary systems of traditional
medicine, such as Chinese medicine, Ayurveda, modern naturopathic
medicine, British herbalism, and others, garlic remains in use as a
therapeutic agent. In 1993 and 1994, in my Medical Herbalism journal,
I ran a survey of contemporary herbalists in North America to find out
what herbs they used most often. Garlic ranked seventh out of the top
fifty herbs mentioned. Note that this is not based on sales of garlic
but the actual prescription of it as a medicine by clinical
professionals, including naturopathic physicians, chiropractic
physicians, acupuncturists, and a variety of lay herbalists. A summary
of these uses shows that garlic is like a medicine chest in itself:
Respiratory conditions: Cold, flu, bronchitis, asthma, pneumonia,
tuberculosis
Digestive disorders: Stomach ulcer, diarrhea, amoebic dysentery,
worms, parasites
Cardiovascular disease: Atherosclerosis, post-heart attack therapy,
post-stroke therapy, claudication
Skin problems: Acne, boils, eczema, fungal infections, insect bites
and stings
Many of these uses come from the antibiotic and immune-stimulating
effects of garlic constituents (historically, garlic was found useful
even for prevention of the bubonic plague, the dreaded Black Death!).
Garlic can treat or prevent many diseases caused by infection by
bacteria, viruses, molds, or parasites.

There is a big push by the media to governments due the swine flu
outbreak to get vaccinated, however many doctors and medical
researchers are warning about the side effects and dangers of unproven
swine flu vaccine. Please watch the following video.

Are vaccines today more dangerous, in some cases, than the diseases?
Has something gone wrong with the system or the companies making them?
Filmed at the 4th International Public Conference on Vaccinations
(sponsored by the Nat'l Vaccine Information Center) in October, 2009,
listen to what these health professionals have to say!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l1K74Tnrrok

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