Food is Medicine

So, I am sick again!!! I recently went on vacation and managed to eat reasonable healthy. On my journey home I picked up some sort of virus from the plane. Planes are like classrooms. They are Petri dishes for all sorts of germs, viruses, bacteria, and other microscopic beings. Determined to not let this foul thing take over my immune system I have turned to my trusted friends, garlic and ginger. I make a tea of sorts that helps to kill off unwanted aliments. Both garlic and ginger are powerful agents against viruses, bacteria, germs, and microbial beings. I am also chugging done some grapefruit juice with some grapefruit seed extract added. The grapefruit seed extract is yet another powerful destroyer of germs. It is also helpful in killing strands A and B of the flu virus. The only problem with it is that it is incredibly bitter. I am also using salt to gargle with and Neti potting to dry up my sinuses. Avoiding sugar, refined flour, preservatives, additives and other such horrors can help to stave off illness. Sugar feeds the germs, allowing them to multiple and take over. It is advantageous to create a hostile environment within your body. To do this you can eat lots of fresh produce and not eat anything processed.
The tea that I make is a variation from Chinese medicine. An acupuncturist instructed me to drink ginger tea three times a day if I felt as though I was getting a cold. This truly does help as long as your mucus is clear.

Tea Recipe
1" piece of fresh ginger
2 medium sized garlic cloves
2 shakes of red pepper flakes
3 cups of water

In a saucepan put 3 cups of water, thinly sliced ginger root, crushed garlic cloves and red pepper flakes. Bring the contents to a boil and let it simmer for 5 minutes. Watch out it is spicy!! This will serve two people.