Muscle aches, fevers, chills: influenza can be an unpleasant experience during chilly weather. Chances are many of you have already been feeling the flu’s nasty effects.
The respiratory illness can also be deadly. Michael Kinch, Ph.D., an immunologist and vaccine expert, as well as dean of Sciences and a vice president at Long Island University in New York told Fox News Digital that in an average year, 60,000 people in the United States die from the flu each year.
Kinch said, “While influenza virus can cause a severe disease in all people — regardless of health or age — older and immune-compromised people are particularly susceptible” to it.
Whether you’ve received your flu shot or not, there are key natural steps we can all take to ward off influenza and to protect our loved ones from the virus’s associated fever, cough, achiness, and general unpleasantness.
8. Use essential oils
Essential oils are restorative, curative, and natural antibacterial agents. They also happen to smell pretty great. Diffuse grade A essential oils throughout your home, or apply them topically to your skin. Apply some oregano oil to your back, chest, and the bottoms of your feet. Aside from being a natural antibiotic, oregano oil also has bacteria-fighting properties and is a powerful antihistamine.
9. Take Omega-3 supplements
Rather than turn to fish oil for your health-promoting omega-3 fatty acids and antioxidants, consider going right to the source and using marine phytoplankton instead. It’s where fish get their omega-3, 6 and 9, fatty acids, as well as their vitamin A. You can enjoy its benefits by simply adding 10 to 15 drops into your water or juice.
Gabriele Regalbuto is a Senior Editor of SEO at Fox News Digital. Gabriele has a Journalism and Communications degree from West Virginia University. She has worked to produce content for newspapers, magazines, and digital platforms. At Fox, she has assisted in coverage of breaking news events including the 2024 presidential cycle, 2022 midterm elections, Queen Elizabeth II’s death, the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine.
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