H1N1 "super flu" plague in Ukraine sparks concern, conspiracy theories about origins

I know my words were a bit harsh; I just have this loathing of hucksters and self-promoters; ESPECIALLY when they lie.

People were sending me Mercola articles for months in which he claimed that the flu pandemic was a “hype” or “hoax” etc. Maybe he’s changed his tune now.

My herbal business is very small - I deal with clients one at a time, usually via email and phone as I live in a remote location. It is solely word of mouth, I actually “make” very little money as I charge nothing for my extensive consultations, and charge a small percentage above wholesale for my formulas; at most I pay for all the herbs and oils I purchase. I do it as a service to God and humanity.

I have been studying in depth pandemic stuff since at least 2005, when I first heard about H5N1, and spend many hours a week - too many - reading every scrap I can, to learn more, learn best how to treat it, and so on.

Another factor of my dislike of Mercola is the prices he charges. I have nothing against people earning a living and making a profit. But I know for a fact that he charges a very high price for what he sells; I make my own tinctures and herb formulas and the price I pay - albeit wholesale - is more than what a large scale producer will pay. And he’s selling directly to the public, which makes his profit more than if he was marketing in stores.

I hold big pharma in absolute abhorrance, and also consider that this pandemic may very well become at least as bad as the 1918 one. Depending on what’s happened in Ukraine, the WHO and CDC are hiding the sequences, it’s obvious there have been changes in teh virus, just not “big” ones (according to them!) but “small” changes can have huge effects in transmissibility and virulence, as well as Tamiflu resistence.

I got what is most likely swine flu at the end of October - of course, no test, but in consultation with another herbalist who also understands genetics, was certain I had it. I treated it solely with herbs and essential oils. I have asthma, and I think without the herbs etc it would have been much worse. I gained valuable experience in learning how to treat it. Of course, if it gets more virulent avoiding infection will be even more imperative.

Even the best natural methods in the world cannot cure everything; the world is meant to be a place of learning, and some miseries are built in.

Thanks for your reply. Your herb business sounds interesting. I used to get herbs made by a Korean doctor. That's when I started showing some serious repair of my health. Anyway, I'm curious as to which oils you used (herbs too) to battle the flu. We used oregano, and thieves from YoungLiving as well as peppermint, R.C. (eucalyptus blend), and frankincense/myrrh. The oil I find that has helped me in a profound way (not necessarily to do with the flu) is melissa oil. Also helichrysum for my hearing ... I've actually regained a little bit of it.

As far as swine flu being a hoax, you can never say that for certain as you say -- but Dr. Mercola doesn't shy away from his opinion, and I understand his viewpoint -- but since I'd never take the vaccine myself, it's always good to get in the best shape possible to fight anything that might be on the way and he gives good advice in my opinion on that. Sorry about your asthma. My husband was told he would never be able to live without chemicals for the condition, so he started running instead and hasn't stopped since (some 30+ years ago), and he was able to throw his drugs away almost immediately.

Thanks for your reply - I am putting together a Flu Protocol and will be posting it soon. Not sure where, though. It is not all-inclusive, just my own perspective from experience and my own niche of understanding, which is primarily Ayurvedic. In it will be described what herbs and oils I used and recommend to clients. Since many of my formulas (most) are ones I make myself, they may be hard for people to duplicate (I have no problem sharing my formulas) but it means purchasing a lot of herbs to mix.

Here is a place that does have very good formulas ready made, not necessarily the exact herbs I use but in the herb world, many herbs do many things. I know the owner and herbalist and IMO he is extremely reputable and knowledgeable.

http://lifewurx.com/

Frankincense and Myrrh might be two of the therapeutic essential oils that we've used that Dr. Kopp would give consideration to as to being beneficial
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Ironically, I commented about Boswellia Sacra on this thread at FluTrackers back in July.

Whoa, lots of "doctor" words in that, Dr. Kopp, but I *did* understand "Boswellia Reduces Inflammation," and thank you for leading me to your post. We have used Frankincense and Myrrh amongst several other essential oils with great satisfaction. The one I think is outstanding as a nerve tonic is Melissa oil. I'm also using Helichrysum for hearing loss, and I just finished going out on a walk with my son and our dogs, and I was able to understand everything my son said to me. This was the *first* time that has happened in maybe a decade. Same thing happened when I went out for dinner with my daughter a couple weeks ago, so I'm quite enthused about the essential oils and can't believe I've gone so long without knowing how much help they could provide.

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