Since my Dad was a farmer, I saw him working every day. \u00a0 Because I do something that I love to do, I’ve adopted his lifestyle and don’t think a thing of it. \u00a0 Between Thanksgiving and Christmas, though, I battled the H1N1 virus and working every day became quite the challenge.<\/p>\n
It started with what I thought was a bad cold and since I had so much nasal mucous and was so fatigued, I thought that instead of running every day and working out, I would just walk until the symptoms subsided. \u00a0 After a week, I started what would become the worst cough that I have ever had and eventually developed pneumonia.<\/p>\n
That’s the sequence and symptoms of how I felt, but the day to day reality was that I was able to continue to work, continue to walk every day and eventually healed myself. \u00a0 Although it took over a month, I credit my ability to keep going to my excellent physical condition before I got sick and to the fact that I am very good about feeding my body with the healthiest of foods. \u00a0 In addition to my healthy diet, I also supplement and round out my diet by drinking Shakeology<\/a> every day without fail.<\/p>\n What else did I do to keep going and treat the cold, swine flu and pneumonia? \u00a0 First I got some good medical advice from two trusted friends in the medical field here in Albuquerque and second, I followed it. \u00a0 As soon as I felt “off” (when you work out every day, you know when something isn’t right), I started taking black walnut extract 4% solution. \u00a0 I took a tablespoon every hour for 5 hours in a row. \u00a0 When the symptoms didn’t subside, I repeated that (this is 5 or 6 times over the course of about 2 weeks). \u00a0 I then started taking elderberry syrup, a tablespoon at a time, and ended up taking three bottles of Sambu. \u00a0 The combination of the black walnut extract and elderberry syrup eventually totally eliminated the viruses.<\/p>\n To deal with the bacteria in my lungs, I then turned to Now brand Super Odorless Garlic and took 2 capsules every four waking hours for seven days. \u00a0 After that, blood tests showed that I hadn’t completely eliminated the bacteria, so I resumed taking the Super Odorless Garlic and after another four days, was finally able to resume running and working out at a scaled back level.<\/p>\n It sounds like an ordeal and I must admit they I have never felt so functionally ill, meaning that I could keep going while feeling awful, but it meant a lot to me to be able to keep functioning. \u00a0 As a Team Beachbody Coach<\/a>, I have members and coaches who depend on me every day. \u00a0 More importantly, though, I am a full time work at home Dad with a 5 year old and a 3 year old and I had to take care of them and be there for them every day without fail.<\/p>\n Would I advise other people to follow my example? \u00a0 If your doctor gives you the advice that mine did, then yes, but only if you have your doctor’s orders.<\/p>\n