| Anthrax. Smallpox. Plague. Diseases that
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| | available, or make your own) could help
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| can kill. Diseases that are now in the
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| | forestall anthrax.Medicinal mushrooms are
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| hands of terrorists. What if these
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| | not only immune system tonics, they
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| diseases were released in your hometown,
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| | possess antibacterial properties which
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| or the place where you work? What could
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| | make them ideal for preventing anthrax
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| you do if vaccines and treatments were in
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| | infection, according to expert Paul
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| short supply or unavailable? Is there
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| | Stametes. A tincture or strong infusion
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| anything you can do now to prepare
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| | of any shelf fungus with pores can be
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| yourself and improve your chances of
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| | used, he says. If you prefer to buy your
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| survival?Herbalist Susun Weed recognizes
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| | mushrooms, rather than hunt for them,
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| the possibility of biological warfare and
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| | look for reishii (Ganoderma lucidum) or
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| she is ready to cope with it. With her
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| | shiitake (Lentinus edodes). Both are
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| help, you too can be prepared with herbs
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| | adaptogenic, revitalizing, regenerative,
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| and home remedies that you can use now to
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| | and able to directly suppress infection.
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| help avoid infection and to build a
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| | Side effects, even from large doses, are
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| strong immune system. You can feel safer
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| | rare.Essential oils are antibacterial,
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| in these troubling times by learning
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| | and some sources suggest rubbing them
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| about herbs that are effective against
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| | inside the nose or spraying the air with
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| antibiotic-resistant bacteria, and that
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| | these extremely concentrated oils to
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| can be used in conjunction with, or in
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| | counter anthrax infections. I don't.
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| place of (should there be a lack of)
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| | Essential oils are likely to cause a
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| modern antibiotics.Anthrax bacteria
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| | variety of side effects (such as damage
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| (Bacillus anthracis) enter the body
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| | to the mucus surfaces of the nose and
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| through breaks in the skin or through the
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| | lungs, and stress to the lymphatic
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| nose and lungs. Early symptoms (which may
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| | system) that could, paradoxically, make
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| take up to a week to occur) include
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| | infection more likely and more
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| reddish-black sores on the skin or in the
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| | virulent.Cayenne and golden seal are
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| lymph nodes around the lungs. Hemorrhagic
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| | antibacterial, but too strong to be used
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| fever and death follows. Treated early,
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| | as preventatives. Snuffing hot pepper up
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| anthrax succumbs to antibiotics and most
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| | your nose would kill anthrax, but at the
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| people (75-80 percent) recover
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| | risk of irritating your nose and
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| completely. Even without treatment,
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| | respiratory passages, damaging their
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| according to some sources, more than half
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| | protective mucus surfaces, and stressing
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| of those infected survive.
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| | your immune system. I rarely use golden
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| (Genetically-engineered varieties may
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| | seal, not only because it can cause
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| kill up to 90 percent of untreated
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| | severe side effects, but also because it
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| victims.) The inhaled variety is more
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| | is approaching extinction in the wild.I
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| lethal because the early symptoms of
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| | prefer safer antibacterial herbs such as
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| infection are easily ignored, delaying
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| | Echinacea, usnea, or poke root, which not
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| treatment past the point of most effect,
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| | only kill infection, but also help us
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| and because pneumonia infections
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| | keep our immune systems strong. That, of
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| frequently complicate the recovery.
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| | course, is the desired result from
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| Anthrax is not contagious; that is, it is
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| | immunization: to strengthen the immune
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| not passed from person to person.The
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| | system and alert it to the possibility of
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| antibiotic Cipro is one of the treatments
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| | anthrax infection. Anthrax vaccines
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| approved by the US government for those
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| | currently available for animals are not
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| definitely exposed to anthrax, but
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| | suitable for humans, and one prepared for
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| neither it nor any other antibiotic can
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| | people is in short supply (and only 93
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| prevent infection. It is dangerous to
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| | percent effective). To achieve full
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| take antibiotics "just in case" for then
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| | immunity, one must have immunization
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| they may not work when actually needed.
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| | shots every two weeks for six weeks, then
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| Instead, try these home remedies.Salt is
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| | again at 6, 12, and 18 months. Given
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| lethal to bacteria. The simplest home
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| | that, herbs seem a superb alternative:
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| remedy for those worried about exposure
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| | they have an extensive history of
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| to anthrax is to rinse your nose with
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| | countering resistant bacteria and
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| salt (any kind will do) mixed into water.
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| | strengthening the body's natural
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| Taste your mixture to be certain it is
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| | defenses.Echinacea root is the all
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| very salty. Getting this up your nose can
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| | American immune system strengthener. It
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| be accomplished by putting your nose into
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| | triggers production of white blood cells,
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| the salt solution and snorting it in, or
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| | interferon, leukocytes, T cells, and B
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| you may wish to buy a "neti pot," a
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| | lymphocytes, as well as directly
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| device from India used to rinse the nasal
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| | inhibiting the growth of most bacteria
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| passages. Afterwards, blow your nose and
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| | and viruses. Peter Holmes, author of
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| spit out any residue that runs into the
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| | Energetics of Western Herbs, cites it as
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| mouth.Yarrow (Achillea millefolium) has
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| | being effective against anthrax.
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| been scientifically shown to kill all
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| | Echinacea tincture is my first choice for
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| gram positive and gram negative bacteria.
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| | countering infection. (Capsules and pills
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| A small spray bottle of the tincture of
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| | of Echinacea, if used for lengthy
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| the flowering tops can be used to spray
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| | periods, may be counter-productive.) A
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| the inside of the nose, killing any
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| | dose of the tincture is one drop for
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| bacteria lurking there. Spraying tincture
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| | every pound of body weight. I take this
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| in your nose does sting a little and
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| | several times a week as a preventative,
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| makes the eyes water, but don't dilute it
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| | several times daily when there is active
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| - the alcohol is antibacterial too.Garlic
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| | infection. If I were exposed to anthrax,
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| has been used to prevent infection for
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| | I would take a dose every hour for at
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| thousands of years; and it still works!
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| | least ten days.Usnea, a common lichen, is
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| No need to upset your stomach (and loved
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| | especially rich in a powerful
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| ones) by eating it raw; cooked garlic
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| | antibacterial bitter called usnic acid
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| retains its antibacterial powers, so long
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| | (also usinic acid). I use the tincture
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| as you eat enough of it. During plague
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| | ofUsnea barbataI (a dose is 1-2
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| times, healers in some areas wore a
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| | dropperfuls), but other lichens show
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| "bird's beak:" a stiff cone was made of
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| | similar immune-enhancing and tonifying
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| paper or bark, stuffed with garlic and
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| | properties. There are no side effects
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| spices (cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg), and
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| | reported from use of even large amounts
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| tied on over the nose to help prevent
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| | of usnea tincture.Poke root tincture
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| contagion. That's a little cumbersome for
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| | (Phytolacca americana) kicks the immune
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| modern times, but inhaling the aroma of a
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| | system into gear incredibly fast.
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| cup of spicy tea (there are many blends
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