Dear Friend,
I've been researching our pandemic and past flues (is that the plural of flu?) Anyway, Covid was present in 1911 and 1943-ish to 1945-ish. It takes 2 and a half years to cycle out if you don't panic and shut everything down. And all flues have been named after the place they originated. The only incorrect naming of a flu happened with the Spanish Flu. The reason it's called the Spanish Flu is because they were the only ones reporting on this type of flu because during this time a world war was going on and the Allied Forces did not want the enemy to know about how many deaths they had from this flu. Also, the enemy forces did same. Ironically, this flu came from... wait for it...yep, China.
Moving on.
Interesting thing, in the past there was high pressure to always, always wash your hands. Because a simple illness was a very dangerous thing. I remember as a child coming in from the playground and one of my teachers would take us all to the bathroom and each of us would have to wash our hands before returning to class. Perhaps that teacher "knew" something? In reality, one of the children was brave enough to ask. And she replied that her dad was a doctor and that he expected her to become a doctor and when she told him she wanted to teach elementary children he got really upset because children carry lots of disease, and informed her that the only way that he would pay for her education was if she promised to do this every time. So she promised and kept her promise. Interesting, eh?
You don't need a vaccination, in fact, all the people at my work that are vaccinated have gotten this flu at least twice and up to 5 times. Those of us not vaccinated only a tiny handful have gotten it. Keep in mind I am not a doctor and you should always consult a physician when ill.
Here's my suggestions:
1. wash your hands
2. wash your hands
3. wash your hands
4. clean everything you touch with a bleach wipe on a daily basis. and yes, it must be bleach and on a daily basis.
The people I know do not clean everything on a daily basis. Why? Because that takes effort and nobody likes to do anything that takes effort.
Secret, shh don't tell anyone...
5 Tonic water - once per day, one ounce. Too much tonic water is not a good thing so only an ounce. It has quinine in it and quinine can cause temporary blindness if you take too much. Fun fact: quinine is the cure for the common cold and flu - Covid is a type of flu.
6. Neti pots are just as effective (75%) as a vaccination. I love my neti pot.
Cheers and speak soon, L
