Hi Gagalina,

Discovered this thread when surfing the American site so while my post will be well overdue in relation to your threatening cold, what I am about to say will benefit you in the future and to others who are interested.

There are three substances that will rid you of the cold or 'flu. Those are: coconut products, but especially virgin produced coconut oil; olive leaf extract; and virgin oregano oil.

Coconut, and especially the virgin coconut oil, contains lauric acid. You will probably know that viruses hide themselves in the body in an envelope of protein so that the immune system is unable to detect them. Lauric acid has this interesting feature of softening the viruses' envelopes and so letting the immune system do its work effectively. If taken after infection there will be a delay before the substance takes effect; this delay could be up to 12 hours after which the symptoms will rapidly disperse.

Olive leaf extract has similar curative qualities that act in a different way and reduce the severity of the symptoms and the length of the infection. Both taken together act synergistically and bring about a more rapid cure.

Virgin Oregano oil (not the type found in food stores) is nature's natural antibiotic and helps to rid the body of many infections. If taken with the other two substances a rapid cure to colds and flu will occur.

You can check the Internet on where to obtain the virgin oregano oil and also the virgin coconut oil.

Olive leaf extract is obtainable from HFS.

A cheaper medication would be to simply go to your local supermarket and buy creamed coconut block (found on the shelves for oriental foods) at between 60 - 80p(UK currency) or buy a tin of coconut milk, both are effective. The block can be broken into lumps and eaten or grated on to food. The substance is dosage dependant so the more the merrier. If taken daily in your diet it will prove to be an effective prophylactic. Should it fail to be a 100% effective then simply take more.

In addition to being antiviral those substances are also antibacterial (plus other benefits) so a small caveat here. If anyone is suffering from any form of bacterial infection which sometimes is unknown to those affected, then those people may see a worsening of their influenza symptoms. This is due to the rapid death of the bacteria which causes a poison as it builds-up in the body. This poison will pass out of the body in a few hours after which those so affected will feel considerably better.

The medical profession is aware of those benefits which were discovered through medical research many years ago but, it takes time for it to percolate through its conservatism.

Here's wishing you more strength to your arm.