The flu is hitting hard in many areas this winter. What can you do to keep yourself and your family healthy? These 9 lenses, each written by one of our Giant Squids, offer tips and suggestions to help us keep the sniffles (and worse) away – or to make the best of a sick situation, just in case.
1. Teaching Children About Germs
For children germs are invisible things that cause them to get sick. Remembering to do things like washing their hands or covering a cough may not come easily. Parents and teachers can helping children understand about germs by finding ways to help them ‘s…
2. Flu Prevention, Symptoms and Facts
The Flu outbreak is bringing a bit of a panicky feeling among many people since this years outbreaks are earlier than normal and more intense than normal and many people are just not quite prepared. The information on this page covers both the standard flu…
3. Naturally Restore Electrolytes and Soothe Sore Tummies After Flu
We’ve all been there: a bout of stomach flu or food poisoning, and the contents of your stomach are not your own any more. But what can we drink to not simply settle the stomach, but also aid in recovery? Tummy Tea settles the unsettled stomach, restores t…
4. Coughing, sneezing, wheezing, chest rattling in discomfort.
Coughing, sneezing, wheezing, chest rattling in discomfort, tissue box sitting close at hand, these are all signs that you might be suffering from an excess mucous problem. A buildup of excess phlegm may develop because you are suffering from a bad case of…
5. How To Fight The Flu Naturally
For two years our family has managed to be flu free. There was a time when I remember getting sick at least three times a year. When we decided to home school our boys, the sickness levels in our house dropped dramatically. The boys were bringing all their…
Colds and flu are spreading with kids going back to school. How can you help young children remember to take the steps to prevent passing these diseases on to others? We tell our children to wash their hands and cover their cough but they don’t always reme…
7. Natural Cough, Cold and Flu Remedies
We have all experienced the misery of the common cold and flu. And once you have contracted one of these common ailments, there is no known cure, other than the amazing action of our own immune systems. However, nature has provided us with an array of herb…
8. My 5 Favorite Juicer Recipes
Are you searching for new juicer recipes to spark some inspiration? Want to learn more about juicing for health? Most fresh fruits and vegetables can be turned into juicer recipes in an endless array of delicious combinations. But sometimes you might need…
9. Jewish Recipes: Chicken Soup
Chicken soup- the Jewish Penicillin. How did that phrase develop? Well, I can tell you from a personal perspective that chicken soup is a penicillin in my family. And here is why- chicken soup may not heal all ills, but it sure makes you feel better when i…
