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In this article we covered Flu Symptoms And Home Remedies. Influenza is a common respiratory illness that affects people from all age groups. Flu symptoms include a runny nose, sore throat, catarrh, and headache. Home remedies for flu are being used for centuries and have proven to be effective.

Influenza is a highly contagious, respiratory illness that affects people from all age groups and geographic backgrounds. In temperate regions, it occurs mostly in the winter months. There is no clear seasonal pattern in tropical climates. It varies in its severity from person to person. Sometimes, it presents as a mild, temporary infection. Other times, it can cause complications like red urine and ultimately lead to death. Influenza causes approximately 375,000 deaths worldwide each year.

Cochrane review on the latest data on the flue vaccine and it is not to impressive.

The point of this post is not the drug, but the fact that the inhibition of TLR4 blocked cytokine storm from influenza.

probioitics in children found to decrease the incidence of cold symptoms.  Effective preventative measure for chldren.

N-acetylcysteine, also known as NAC, a precursor to glutathione, is shown to significantly reduce the incidence of flu symptoms.  NAC should be taken through out the winter months as a flu prevention?  Well, this study does not support that, but if one gets the flu, NAC will significantly reduce the flu symptoms.

new study finds Echinacea plus elderberry out performs Tamiflu in the treatment of early flu-like symptoms.  This study was fairly large for a head to head randomized study.  I love it when natural therapies out perform prescription meds.

probiotics shown to beneficial in cold and flu symptoms