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A First Aid Kit For You

I will be mentioning many products in the information to come. Although it is wise to have everything I mention on hand in your home pharmacy where there is ample space for storage, I don't expect you to take an extra suitcase when you travel just for your supplements. You could do what I do: I decant just a small amount of everything into baggies, small bottles and/or pharmacy containers and then put these into a larger baggie and tuck it into my suitcase. There is nothing worse than feeling sick in a foreign country without the means to treat yourself, so get your travel first aid kit together before your next trip to Cancun or Tuscany or Africa.

Larix (Eclectic) or Arabinex (Thorne) for virus: 1T TID (Three times a day)

H2O2 for dropping into ears at the onset of a cold or flu. See www.drbea.com/handouts/coldflu

Phytogen (Thorne) for bacteria and virus. About 2 every hours when first getting sick then decreasing when feel better.

Isatis (Thorne) for virus primarily/ Same as Phytogen.

Gan Mao Ling ( An Asian Company): To try and prevent when noticing first signs/ 5 every hour or so.

Zicam: OTC zinc nasal spray/Follow directions on container.

Thieves (Young Living): A purifying essential oil, good for prevention/ Rub everywhere esp. on lymph nodes in neck.

RC (YL): An essential oil esp. good for lung probl ems. Rub into chest.

Purification(YL): You can fling droplets out of the bottle to purify the air around you and/or smell it and put it on your neck, too.

Herbal Bulk/ Try one scoop every two hours or until you feel better.

Laxative: Use short term if you are bound up.

If You HAVE Stomach Stuff

Nausea and Queasiness:

Classic Coke: Sip cold Coke slowly. I don't know why it works, but it does. (I also heard that dissolving two Alka Seltzers in Classic Coke and lapping it like a dog works really well!)

Pepto Bismol/Take PB according to directions.

Peppermint Oil (YL): Drop several drops right on the tongue.

BRAT diet (Bread/Baked Potato, Rice/Rice cereal, Applesauce, Tea/toast).

When you are able, add a scoop of Herbal Bulk every 2 hours.

Stomach Cramps and Diarrhea:

Probably a critter. Use Juglans Nigra Artemesia (Eclectic) and Coptis (Thorne). 15 drops of each in water every hour until feel better. Then 15 drops TID for the duration of your trip.

- Start Herbal Bulk @ a scoop every 2 hours until feel better, then 1 scoop at night.

- Eat what sounds good to you, but not too spicy

Good for Heartburn:

Rhizinate (Phytopharmica): Chew a couple every 15 minutes until heartburn is gone. Use instead of TUMS.

Make a Tea of equal parts meadowsweet wild yam german chamomile licorice root marshmallow

Can also buy Tummy Teas at the Health Food store and pack a couple of bags for a trip.

If really bad: TUMS

To PREVENT Stomach/Cold/Flu Stuff:

Jug Art/ Dropperful every morning Coptis/DF every morning Herbal Bulk/One scoop at night in juice

Avoid salads and unbottled water unless at a 4 Star Hotel

Sleep well

Wash your hands a lot

Don't Eat Sugar.

Jet Lag (Start on the plane)

Rhodiola (Thorne) 50 mg bid to reset your clock or

St John's Wort (MediHerb) 300 mg tid to reset your clock

Insect repellent:

Neem Spray

Products To Personalize your First Aid Kit:

Uristatin for recurrent bladder infections

Glycotone or Diabinal (both Thorne) for increased consumption of wine or sugar

Biogest or Dipan (both Thorne) if you plan to eat poorly. You can also take a teaspoon of Buffered C, 50 mg of pyridoxyl-5-phosphate and 400 mgs of vitamin E to stave off food sensitivity reactions.

Undecyn (Thorne) if you are prone to yeast

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