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In contrast, when we give a vaccine, any ventative is some elderberry extract, my favorite An
vaccine, we are deliberately trying to bypass the being elderberry/thyme syrup from True Bo-
cell-mediated immune system and only provoke tanica, one teaspoon twice per day. overactive
a humoral response. (If a vaccine provoked the If you should get the flu, increase the cod humoral
cell-mediated immune system, it would just liver oil to one teaspoon three times per day while
make us sick and no one would agree to them.) you are sick, and give the elderberry extract one immune
Although in theory this process might work, the tablespoon four times per day until better. system often
problem is that this shifts the vaccine recipient I recommend two homeopathic remedies for
into what is called a Th2 dominant mode, an the first three days or as long as you have a fever. leads to

imbalance in which the humoral immune system The first is Oscillococcinum from Boiron, given auto-
is too strong and the cell-mediated immunity is one tube of little pills twice per day; the second is
suppressed. meteoric iron/prunus from Uriel pharmacy, five immune
This leaves us with no avenue to clear the pills four times per day. The meteoric iron should disease,
poisons that we have just been injected with from be continued at this dose until all symptoms are
our tissues; it leaves us with chronic inflamma- gone. Of course, you should take plenty of bone where the
tion as our bodies struggle to clear these inflam- broths and nourishing soups as appetite permits. humoral
matory toxins, such as mercury, formaldehyde, The important point to remember about the immune
and dead viruses, and an increased susceptibil- flu is that this is a annoying but self-limiting
ity to chronic disease. An overactive humoral disease which, through its activation of our cell- system
immune system often leads to auto-immune mediated immune system, strengthens us and attacks our
disease, where the humoral immune system at- prevents us from going down the road of chronic
tacks our own tissues. disease. Vaccines do just the opposite and should own tissues.
In all, flu vaccines have too many problems be avoided. When it comes to the flu, we need
to recommend them against an illness that should to keep our eyes on the big picture and the true
be fairly straightforward to overcome. road to good health.
As far as flu prevention, the best approach
is, of course, a nourishing traditional diet with Thomas S. Cowan, MD, is a holistic physician
an emphasis on good fats, lacto-fermented foods in private practice in San Francisco. He is the
and gelatin-rich bone broth. Sugar and refined author of The Fourfold Path to Healing and co-
carbohydrates both blunt the immune response author of The Nourishing Traditions Book of
and should be avoided as much as possible. High- Baby & Child Care. He is a popular speaker at
vitamin cod liver oil, rich in fat-soluble vitamins, Wise Traditions conferences. He can be reached
helps the immune response, the dose is one-half at his office at drcowansoffice@yahoo.com or
to one teaspoon per day. The other proven pre- (415) 334-1010.

WELL DESERVED AWARD

Shawn Dady, longtime Nashville/Brentwood/Franklin, Tennessee chapter
leader and raw milk champion, receives the “Real Food Hall of Fame
and Emerging Leaders” award from Nashville Mayor Karl Dean and the
Nashville Farmers Market.

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