If this cold and flu season has felt more intense, longer-lasting, and harder to recover from than ever before, that is because we have been exposed to a more aggressive flu virus than years past. There is a new advanced strain of the flu going around and causing problems for a lot of people, in particular vulnerable populations such as children, the elderly, and chronically ill.
My friend who has been doing Medical Medium® protocols for a while called me in panic on day 6 of a fever that was not breaking. She said, “Muneeza I am taking every shock therapy I know and it’s not letting up.” She ended up with a fever for 22 days straight and it took her over a month to fully recover from this pathogenic attack.
After this experience I started to research the Super Flu on the internet and this is some of what I found:
From public information you can glean that this flu virus is classified as H3N2 Subclad K, and is causing intense fever, fatigue, cough, body aches, headaches, fatigue, vomiting and diarrhea in people who contract it. While many of us are familiar with how to handle the flu, we may not be fully aware of the lengths to go to with foods and supplements against a very severe flu or the Super Flu.
Anthony William, the NY Times Best Selling Author, recently reported on the Super Flu in a two-part podcast series. The first podcast, Super Flu: What You Need To Know goes into the history of the flu virus, how it spreads, and other details related to the more sinister side of this issue.
Whereas episode 124, Protect Yourself From The Super Flu gives nutritional advice that details how to support your body before exposure, while sick, and how to rebuild your immune system, adrenal glands, and overall health afterwards. This araticle greatly goes over the information given in the later podcast.
Why Protection Matters Right Now
I think it is imperative to raise awareness about how to handle the Super Flu and how to protect ourselves and our loved ones from having these aggressive strains take us down. How you prepare yourself before exposures to any flus greatly determines how quickly you will recover. This is why focusing on immune support and prevention and not just “getting through” the flu will set you up for better long-term health.
This more aggressive form of the flu virus weakens the immune system, adrenal glands, and nutrient reserves in the body, sometimes for months afterwards. The first people exposed to new and aggressive viruses are hit the hardest and the virus dies down as it passes through more immune systems. Symptoms may include intense cough, excessive mucus production, high prolonged fever, body aches and chill, vomiting or diarrhea, and severe fatigue.
If recovery isn’t complete from contracting the flu, you run the risk of contracting other viruses circulating at this time such as norovirus, COVID, or RSV. Herpetic viruses (think Epstein-Barr Virus, Shingles Virus, Cytomegalovirus, etc.) will also take advantage during this time. This will leave you in a state of “constantly having to recover.”
If you are in an area with other people showing signs of sickness, consider using a face mask as it is effective at weakening the strength of exposure.
Common Super Flu Symptoms and Risks
Health author Anthony William talks a lot about “death by a 1000 cuts,” and how this virus can be one of those thousand cuts to our body. Consider for example returning to health after the Super Flu with weakened adrenals and a recouping immune system… add on symptoms that doctors describe as ‘long COVID’, pathogens that came out of dormancy, and exposures to toxic heavy metals and depleting blood draws… and you run the risk of contracting another acute viral infection.
These exposures to pathogens, poisons and medical treatments can add up over time if you do not know the right steps to take to protect yourself. Even with some medical treatments that are necessary it is important to be aware of the risks so you can protect yourself while under exposure.
How to Protect Yourself from the Super Flu
Protection from the Super Flu involves lowering the viral load in the body, avoiding troublemaker foods like gluten, dairy, and eggs (all of which feed the viral load) and topping up on your supplementation of zinc, b12, and vitamin C.
Lowering Viral Load Through Diet and Supplements
For extra support, familiarize yourself with the cold and flu supplementation and shock therapies in Medical Medium Brain Saver Protocols. In his podcasts on the Super Flu, Anthony William repeated many times that this book is an essential resource of flu and cold information. There are protocols listed for kids starting at infancy going all the way up to adulthood.
Shock therapies are an important tool to have on hand, especially when you feel something coming on. Shock therapies can stop a virus in its tracks or help to focus the body’s response to invaders.
Consider zinc shock therapy for example, most people are deficient in zinc, and pathogenic exposure just makes that worse. If you feel you are experiencing the initial stages of getting sick and decide to do the zinc shock therapy protocol, it will build your immune system up so that your body doesn’t overreact or underreact to the virus, it could even stop the virus in its tracks.
An overreaction could mean heightened fever and more intense symptoms, and an under reaction could mean the trigger of low-grade symptoms that become chronic.
For a good baseline consider using these supplements and protocols:
- Zinc and zinc shock therapy
- B12 and B12 shock therapy
- Vitamin C, vitamin C shock therapy, and vitamin C IV- I talk about this in my blog here
- Propolis and propolis shock therapy
- Goldenseal and goldenseal shock therapy
- Thyme tea shock therapy
- Total Immune Blend by Vimergy
- Curcumin
- Olive Leaf
- Cats Claw
- Lysine
- Elderberry Syrup
- Pathogen Exposure Shot
- Turmeric-Ginger Shots
For even more resources, you can also check out my blog on protecting yourself from the flu here, and my immune booster juice recipe.
Trendy Health Products Are NOT Your Friend
It is important to note that in order to fight off and recover from the Super Flu you need to stay hydrated, eat anti-virals, and address viral-induced deficiencies created from night sweats, fever, cytokine storms (mucus production), and chronic cough.
“Health” supplements that will not do this include:
- Colostrum- Avoid at all costs as it feeds the Super Flu Virus and COVID
- Peptides including collagen and creatine- not antiviral and don’t support the immune system
- Fish oil- Often contains toxic heavy metals that become highly absorbable and homeopathic
- Probiotics- Vastly Ineffective. If you want a dietary probiotic eat wild blueberries, or focus on elevated biotics. Here is an MM recommended probiotic if you would like to supplement.
It is further important to avoid dairy and GMO based health supplements as these will feed viruses, burdening recovery. Here is a list of supplements to consider avoiding when healing chronic illness.
Foods to Avoid While Sick
You want to avoid any foods that will actively feed pathogens or that are high in fat while you are sick. This is a temporary but powerful protective measure to take. Animal fats and high-fat plant foods burden the adrenals, liver, and kidneys. Adrenal health in particular is important to consider as they are the most vulnerable and weakened during a fever. Adrenal glands thrive on getting plenty of electrolytes (trace mineral salts) and glucose.
Foods That Feed Pathogens and Slow Recovery
- Eggs- Feeds pathogens and adds congestion, avoid after as well
- Dairy- Feeds pathogens and increases mucus, avoid after as well
- Gluten- Feed pathogens. Avoid especially before, during, and after.
- All animal-based foods- Especially avoid these
- Plant-based fats such as oils, nuts, seeds, avocado, etc
- Chocolate- Avoid during and after as it lowers the immune system, allowing the flu to take advantage and gain strength
Why Hight-Fat Foods Make Recovery Harder
- Fat cells are large and make it harder for the immune system to target viral cells which are much smaller and can hide behind larger fat cells.
- Higher levels of blood fat will prevent glucose and nutrients from entering cells
- Eating fat releases adrenaline in the body that acts like a blood thinner. Higher levels of adrenaline also feed all the pathogens in our bodies including both the flu viruses and the herpetic viruses.
- Fat makes the liver more sluggish, and the liver plays an important role in our overall health and immunity
- Higher levels of fat cells present in the blood and lymph also makes it hard for the body to expel mucous. Fat thickens our blood and thickens mucous making it harder to expel. We want our mucus to be thin enough to expel easily.
To increase your chances of beating the super flu, stay away from high fat foods if you get sick.
Supporting Your Body During a Fever
Viruses create deficiencies as they attack the body. The Super Flu can deplete zinc, vitamin B12, Vitamin C, trace minerals, and glucose reserves. Healing requires antiviral nutrients, antioxidants, critical trace minerals, hydration, and glucose rich foods.
Zinc sulphate helps to minimize cytokine storms and B12 helps the immune system so that it can battle the Super Flu. Without replenishment, recovery stalls and vulnerability to more health related issues increases.
Hydration and Adrenal Support During a Fever
During a fever it is incredibly important to support your adrenal health through staying hydrated. I know that is difficult when you are sick, but it is the best thing you could do for yourself while you are battling the Super Flu. Fever rapidly depletes electrolyte and glucose reserves in the body. It is also best to lower the amount of solid foods you are eating during a fever. It is easier to release a fever while drinking fluids only. Consider celery juice, lemon water, cucumber juice, fruit juices, healing broth or soup, and smoothies. Hydration is essential to protect adrenal function and prevent further damage.
Fevers during a super flu can last up to a month. I know this can be so alarming, but I would encourage you not to become afraid or to freak out.
Why Long-Lasting Fevers Drain the Body
High fevers and long lasting fevers place significant stress on the adrenal glands and kidneys. The higher and longer the fever, the more adrenal reserves are burned. Even an hour-long fever can create a deficiency.
For this reason, please keep taking Vitamin B12 to help protect the nerves from the high levels of adrenaline. Consider B12 and zinc shock therapy as every cell in the body uses these to fight the Super Flu.
Dietary Support After the Flu
Best Foods for Post-Flu Recovery
Focus on hydrating, glucose-rich, antiviral foods, as these foods help replenish what the virus depleted, bring back your adrenals, and bolster your immune system, including:
- Fruits such as berries, apples, oranges, grapefruit, bananas, melons, mango, papaya
- Juicy fruits for adrenal recovery: watermelon, cantaloupe, honeydew
- Lemon juice squeezed into water
- Celery juice
- Steamed green peas are particularly supportive after fever and flu and may help with post-flu hair loss, which can appear a month later, especially in women
- Sweet potatoes and regular potatoes
- Winter squash
- Homemade vegetable broth or the Medical Medium Healing Broth
The Importance of Leafy Greens During Recovery
Leafy greens help restore adrenal reserves, liver function, neurotransmitters, immune cells, and trace minerals after the flu, Super Flu, COVID, or a bad cold. Lettuce and spinach are especially helpful for replenishing losses from excess sweating and night sweats experienced while sick.
Recommended greens include:
- Spinach- restores adrenals and nervous system, helps to restore the body after a fever
- Green and red leaf lettuce- brings back trace minerals
- Green and red leaf kale
- Lettuce mixes
- Parsley
- Cilantro
Final Thoughts
The Super Flu is depleting, and leaves you in a vulnerable, weakened state. However with the right preparation you can either avoid it entirely or support your body to fight off the Super Flu and recover successfully. A successful recovery ensures that you don’t leave yourself vulnerable to contracting another flu or virus, or letting another pathogen take advantage while you work to recover your health. Both scenarios open yourself to the possibility of more health complications down the road.
With the proper recovery protocols you can reverse deficiencies that the Super Flu, the flu, norovirus, or COVID cause- the protocols listed here work for other viruses as well. You want to support your adrenals, kidneys, liver, and brain after how hard they worked for you.
I hope this has helped you to feel empowered and ready for whatever may come your way. My hope is that you can take this information and use it to protect yourself and your loved ones.
To your health and happiness,
Muneeza
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