Treating Flu Symptoms with a Natural Flu Remedy

The headlines on "flu" and "bird flu" this week are disturbing:

The Wall Street Journal reported this week that U.S. Health Officials are "urging" doctors to stop prescribing two of four anti-viral drugs used to treat influenza, because "the dominant strain circulating this winter" is becoming increasingly resistant to them.

Whether you advocate the use of vaccines, conventional medicine or alternative medicine, the fact remains that when the time comes, natural flu remedies may be the best option available for treating flu symptoms. Knowing how to recognize and treat flu symptoms with a homeopathic natural flu remedy will increase the treatment options available to you, should a flu pandemic arise.

Recognizing Flu Symptoms

The most important factor in treating flu symptoms is recognizing your symptoms early. Treating flu symptoms with a natural remedy or a doctor prescribed anti-viral medication within the first two days of when symptoms appear, can help reduce the severity and the duration of flu symptoms.

Knowing the difference between cold symptoms and flu symptoms is also important.

Here are some differences between common cold and flu symptoms:

Fever: not a common cold symptom but typical with flu.
Chest Discomfort: mild with most colds and common with Flu.
Stuffy Nose: Common in colds, not as severe with flu.
Body Aches and Pains: Mild with Colds and severe as a flu symptom.
Headache: A prominent Flu Symptom but rare with colds.
Cough: A flu cough is typically "unproductive" while a cough from a cold is hacking.
Sore Throat: More common in colds.
Sneezing: Likely with colds, but is less likely as a flu symptom.
Extreme Exhaustion: Not a cold symptom, but happens early and is prominent with flu.
Weakness/Tiredness: Can last as long as 3 weeks with other flu symptoms, yet typically mild with colds.

Natural Flu Remedies

Homeopathy provides a number of natural flu remedy options. In general, everyone should use a combination formula at the earliest stages of influenza, even if you're not sure you have it. Combination formulas provide a number of individual homeopathic remedies that address a more broad range of flu symptoms, so doubling up with more than one product can only help provide more broad protection. If you realize you do have the flu, you should continue to take a combination, but reading up on and taking a unique single homeopathic remedy will improve your chances of relief and a speedy recovery.

Natural Flu Remedies for Flu Symptoms

Homeopathic Combination Remedies

Hyland's Complete Flu Care: A well rounded combination of homeopathic remedies to treat flu symptoms at various stages.

Hyland's Complete Flu Care 4 Kids: The same formula manufactured in soft tablets that dissolve under your child's tongue instantly.

Flu #86: For early flu symptoms and continuing aches and pains, chills, fever and heavy fatigue.

Flu Wises #4 1/2: Extra support for a range of flu symptoms, fever and chills, vomiting, achiness and headache.

Fever #7: Relieves a variety of fevers, sudden onset or slow moving, chills, headache and sore muscles.

Fever - Tissue M: A cell salt combination to use in support of other remedies when treating flu symptoms.

Oscillococcinum: A very popular flu remedy known for its ability to relieve flu symptoms - especially if taken in the early stages.

Homeopathic Single Remedies

For Unique Flu Symptoms & Individuals

Belladonna: When Flu Symptoms are Hot hot hot! Sudden fevers, colds, flu, heat conditions, redness, inflammation, throbbing headaches.

Aconitum nap: Effects of scare, anger, or cold wind. It can stop a cold at a sniffle, minimize fever, shock, inflammation.

Bryonia alba: Grumpy bears when sick, worse w/ motion- colds, flu w/ dry cough; frontal headaches, constipation/nausea.

Ferrum phos: The first aid cell salt offers vital support for inflammation, infections, fevers, colds, acute anemia, blood loss, fatigue, acute ear pain, headaches and other issues with symptoms of redness, throbbing and heat.

Gelsemium: Weak heaviness marks its colds, flu & aching fever; anticipatory nerves with butterfly stomachs, diarrhea.

Cinchona: Recovery and fatigue especially w/ dehydration from flu, diarrhea, vomiting, breast feeding, blood loss.

In Conclusion

Take control of your own health by recognizing and treating your flu symptoms fast. Homeopathic natural flu remedies are a viable option to complement other choices, and also when other options are not available.