Tuesday, October 6, 2009

Flu vaccine for my family? I don't think so...

I know that there are many opinions out there on modern medicine, and while there are many good aspects we are still wary of quite a bit.  Take the Flu Vaccine, for example.  After listening to the media and doing our own research, we are very much against giving our children this vaccine.  Take a look at this video: 




We are not willing to give this to our children due to these reasons.  We have found ways to combat the flu in our home, and while we may get a small strain of something, we get rid of it in 2 to 3 days.  We always try to keep our family's immune system in tip-top shape by utilizing a whole foods diet, but at times things happen. When they do happen, we have natures toolbox to help us out...it hasn't failed us so far.  Granted, if my children were to get extremely sick and I couldn't nurse them back to health on my own I would most certainly seek medical advice.

The Explorer had a fever and diarhea two weeks ago, and after much rest, many cups of warm honey chamomile tea laced with coconut oil and raw, local honey, and use of Young Living Essential Oils he was on the mend after 48 hours.

Our methods may not be everyone's cup of tea (pun intended), but thus far they have worked for us and we enjoy the fact that we do not need to run to the doctor's office for every sniffle, cough, and sneeze.

Be well,