Elderberries Rival Tamiflu Against H1N1 Swine Flu

Hold onto your hats, nature has an answer to the Swine Flu aka H1N1 flu strain.  No, it's not made in a lab and it doesn't have toxic side effects or warning labels like some influenza remedies.  It's actually tasty and is one of the berries with the highest antioxidant properties of any known fruit.  It's not expensive, it doesn't require a doctor's prescription and it doesn't have a possible side effect that you may get toxic epidermal necrolysis (read bad skin reaction that looks like your skin is peeling off).  This special herb also does not have a large marketing budget or have their reps go to your doctors with samples and prescription pads. There are no sexy commercials to watch about this herb.  But nontheless, our old pal the Elderberry does indeed seem to bind to the H1N1 flu virus and keep it from settling into the cell leading to infection.  

A recent published study out of Isreal has identified Elderberry as an excellent weapon for people fighting the flu, including H1N1 flu.  If Elderberry extract can bind to the flu virus and thus keep it from infecting the human cells, we who are hesitant to take medications with bad side effects are lucky to have an ally in our arsenal of immune support.  I have recommended Elderberry Extract as a part of my cold/flu prevention protocol becuase of it's efficacy in getting the body to recover from most bacterial and viral infections easily.  I also often recommend the use of Liquid Life for my patients as it's high antioxidant mix and potent immune support help mitochondrial function within the cell.  Each ounce of Liquid Life has enough Elderberry extract to be equal to a half pound of the fruit.  Liquid Life is actually one of the few supplements I personally take every day.  Not only for detoxification, antioxidant and immune support but also because it's great in helping keep skin and hair from being ravaged by time.  

We all want alternatives to medications whenever possible and especially if the meds can give us terrible side effects.  Elderberry is one for the medicine cabinet!

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[Mary Helen Ayres]

Thank you for this post. I would have appreciated a link to the Israeli study, and think for the skeptics who come across your site, such linkage increases credibility by allowing for independent analysis of the data.(Not that I need to read the whole study, but I'd like to see the abstract.)

[Dr. Suzann Wang]

Here is the link for the study on Elderberries and H1N1 strain of flu.
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&_udi=B6TH7-4X09JKN-1&_user=10&_coverDate=07%2F31%2F2009&_rdoc=9&_fmt=high&_orig=browse&_srch=doc-info(%23toc%235275%232009%23999299989%231476052%23FLA%23display%23Volume)&_cdi=5275&_sort=d&_docanchor=&_ct=19&_acct=C000050221&_version=1&_urlVersion=0&_userid=10&md5=13d48200694c3ee87284731297f19e09