Well, first I would like to say that manuka honey has amazing antibacterial and antiviral properties, so I always give it to my family when they are getting sick, or when one of us is already sick or we have been around someone else who has been sick, and it seems to work very well. We also use manuka honey on wounds, such as scratches, cuts, even fairly severe ones, basically it is our replacement for Neosporin. Also, local honey can help with allergies(always get honey that has not been exposed to heat. Raw honey.) In nursing, we actually put honey dressings on certain patients wounds and they healed faster than the antibiotic ointment patients.
Anyway, we also stay away from toxic cleaners, we make most of our own cleaning products, and use all natural cleaning products which helps a lot with breathing problems and keeps us healthier.
We eat all organic food which can decrease the occurance of allergies because you are not exposed to pesticides and such which can cause allergic reactions, as well as an inflammatory response. I also feel that the reason our family does not get sick often is because we eat lots of raw organic food including lots of fruits and veggies. We use probiotics, DD gets Garden of Life Raw probiotics for Kids, I currently take Garden of Life prenatals which contain probiotics, and we also have started using keifer for more probiotics.
As far as other herbal remedies, I am not very experienced and havent really looked into them much. A friend who is really in to herbal remedies told me that she takes echinacea and goldenseal during the winter months to either prevent illness or treat it, I am not sure which, but I havent looked into it because like I said we rarely get sick.
Here is a video I like http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wvzDHGLEUyw&feature=watch-now-button&wide=1 that is on the same page as what I have been talking about
Good idea for a thread, and I am interested in what others have to say!!
