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hey everyone and welcome back to health
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Vibes we're doing a deep dive today into
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some natural flu fighting strategies
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okay all inspired by a YouTube video I
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saw by merik scotus yeah I saw that one
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too and uh I think one of the most
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interesting Parts was right at the start
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oh yeah when he talks about how a lot of
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people think of the flu as just like a
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bad cold right but he emphasizes how
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serious the complications can be yeah he
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doesn't sugarcoat it at all he talks
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about the risks of like pneumonia right
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bronchitis and even inflammation of the
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heart muscle yeah or even the brain and
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spinal cord it's scary it is and then he
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hits you with the statistics yeah like
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16,000 hospitalizations in Poland alone
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wow and 150 deaths every year just from
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flu complications it really makes you
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think it does so okay Merrick dives into
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five natural remedies that he believes
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can help fight the flu yeah and I
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thought it was cool how he actually
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explains how each one works yeah I like
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that about him too he goes beyond just
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this herb is good for you exactly gets
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into the science behind it and the
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mechanisms of action right before we
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jump into that though if you're enjoying
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that okay let's unpack these remedies
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one by one okay sounds good so first up
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we have
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gerron what's the deal with that one so
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gerron is an essential oil that you find
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in plants like geranium and turmeric
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okay and it seems to fight the flu virus
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in two ways ways interesting first it
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might be able to inhibit the virus's
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ability to replicate oh so like it stops
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it from making copies of it exactly like
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a road block cool and second it might
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block the virus from attaching to the
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cells that line your respiratory tract
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so can't even get in there in the first
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place exactly now I use turmeric all the
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time in my cooking yeah I had no idea it
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could have antiviral properties that's
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the thing about plants there's so much
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we don't know yet for sure so what about
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the next remedy on the list isatin
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okay so isoc chatin is a powerful
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antioxidant and you can find it in
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mangoes and cashew nuts I love both of
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those me too and it's thought to disrupt
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the structure of the flu virus
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interesting how does it do that well it
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targets two specific proteins in the
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virus M1 and M2 okay and those proteins
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are essential for the virus to keep its
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shape so if those proteins are disrupted
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the virus falls apart pretty much yeah
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it weakens the virus so it can't infect
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cells as easily got it and is there like
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any research to back this up there is
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some research on the antiviral
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properties of Isa herin okay but we
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definitely need more studies to see
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exactly how it affects the flu virus
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that makes sense yeah research is always
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evolving well if you're finding this
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deep dive into natural flu Fighters
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helpful be sure to give us a like And
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subscribe to our channel for more
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evidence-based Health insights
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definitely and let us know in the
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comments what you think about all this
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okay on to the next remedy okay am talks
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about aalis which I've actually heard of
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before yeah isn't that used in
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traditional Chinese medicine it is it's
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been used for centuries as an immune
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system stimulant oh wow so it's like
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boosting your body's natural defenses
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exactly and there's more really it also
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acts as an antioxidant okay which
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protects your cells from damage so it's
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kind of like a double whammy yeah and
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some research even suggests that it
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might have a direct antiviral effect wow
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so it attacks the virus head on too
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potentially this is incredible it's like
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a triple threat against the flu it
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really highlights how multifaceted a lot
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of these natural remedies are I know
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it's fascinating yeah before we move on
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are there any potential downsides to
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astralis well it's generally considered
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safe for most people okay but it's
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always a good idea to talk to your
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doctor before starting any new
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supplement especially if you have any
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underlying health conditions right or if
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you're taking other medications that's
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good advice always better to be safe
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than sorry absolutely absolutely you
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never know how things might interact
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yeah good point okay okay so what's the
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fourth natural flu fighter on Merck's
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list this one's called oer root oer root
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Native Americans have been using it for
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like respiratory problems for a long
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time interesting I've heard of it but I
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don't really know anything about it yeah
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it's pretty cool there was a study in
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2016 from the University of Texas okay
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and they found that oser root can
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modulate the immune system interesting
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and might even protect respiratory cells
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from viruses getting in so it's like a
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barrier kind of yeah yeah that's amazing
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was it a big study though uh well it was
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a lab study not a clinical trial with
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people more research is probably needed
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yeah definitely more research is always
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a good thing speaking of research if
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really appreciate it okay back to Osha
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Root did Merrick say anything about how
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to use it he did he recommends chewing
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on a small piece of the root every 3 to
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4 hours okay but no more than 15 gam a
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day got it and pregnant or breastfeeding
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women should avoid it oh okay good to
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know yeah so we've covered four remedies
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so far gerron isoc cortin aalis and oero
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what's the last one on Mer's list the
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last one is alkanet alkanet interesting
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yeah it's a plant and its roots have
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some compounds that might have antiviral
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properties have there been any studies
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on that there was one in 2015 in the
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Journal of
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ethnopharmacology okay and they found
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that alkanet extracts were effective
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against certain viruses in the lab in
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the lab but like with osero we need more
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research to see how well it works in
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humans that makes sense so it seems like
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the research on some of these remedies
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is still pretty new yeah what would you
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say to someone who's skeptical about
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using natural remedies like this for the
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flu well I think it's great to be
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skeptical okay you should always do your
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own research and talk to a healthcare
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professional right it's about making
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informed decisions exactly and I think
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it's important to remember that these
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natural remedies they're not meant to
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replace conventional medical treatment
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right especially for serious cases it's
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all about finding a balance absolutely
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what works for one person might not work
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for another that's so true and if you're
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finding this deep dive into natural flu
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Fighters helpful be sure to give us a
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like And subscribe to our channel for
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more evidence-based Health insights and
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feel free to share your thoughts and
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experiences in the comments so merik
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doesn't just talk about these remedies
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no no he doesn't he connects them to a
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bigger picture of Health and Wellness he
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even mentions his book in the video Yeah
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neutralize chemicals from food and
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regain health I was so intrigued by that
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what's the main idea behind his book
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basically he's saying that all the
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toxins and chemicals in our food right
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they're contributing to a lot of chronic
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diseases wow he thinks we should try to
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reduce our exposure to those things
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through our diet and lifestyle that's
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definitely a Hot Topic these days it is
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there's more more awareness about how
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processed foods and pesticides are
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affecting our health all the additives
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yeah we're exposed to so many chemicals
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every day it's crazy when you think
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about it our bodies can detoxify to some
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extent but it can be too much so true it
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really makes you think twice about what
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you're eating it does I've been trying
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to be more careful about reading labels
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and buying organic when I can that's
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great it's all about making those
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conscious choices even small changes can
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make a difference exactly it's all about
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taking those baby steps one step at a
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time so what are some of the key
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takeaways from Merck's book that you
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think our listeners would find helpful
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well he really emphasizes the importance
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of eating whole unprocessed Foods yeah
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makes sense like fruits vegetables whole
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grains and choosing things that are
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lower in pesticides and additives
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exactly okay what about meat and dairy
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does he talk about that he does he says
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it's best to choose organic and
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grass-fed options whenever possible to
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avoid the antibiotics and hormones right
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yeah okay so focusing on Whole Foods
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making good choices about animal
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products M are there any other practical
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tips he gives in the book yeah he talks
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about filtering your water to get rid of
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contaminants yeah and being careful
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about personal care products because
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they can have chemicals that get
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absorbed Through Your Skin exactly it's
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all connected wow this whole
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conversation has really got me thinking
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about how what we eat affects our
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overall health it's so true it's a
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powerful connection and I think we often
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forget about that we do Merrick's book
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is great because it reminds us to look
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at Health holistically yeah it's not
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just about our diet it's about
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everything like our environment too
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right it all influences our immune
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system and How likely we are to get sick
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so it's not just about treating symptoms
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no it's about addressing the root causes
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and creating a lifestyle that really
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supports our health exactly speaking of
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which we've been talking a lot about
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natural remedies but where does
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conventional medicine fit into all this
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that's a good question I think it's
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important to acknowledge that conven
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medicine is still really important
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especially for those serious cases right
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when natural approaches just aren't
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enough so it's not about choosing one
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over the other it's about finding what
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works best for you and maybe integrating
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both approaches exactly and working with
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Healthcare professionals who understand
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both conventional and complimentary
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medicine this has been such a
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fascinating discussion I agree I've
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learned so much I think the biggest
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takeaway for me is that there's no quick
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fix when it comes to preventing the flu
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no magic bullet but there are things we
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can do to strengthen our immune system
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and reduce our risk so true and one last
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thought for our listeners okay we've
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been talking about a holistic approach
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to health what are some other areas of
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your life that you could explore to
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improve your well-being maybe it's
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getting more sleep or managing stress or
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spending time in nature it's all
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connected absolutely well that wraps up
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our Deep dive into natural flu Fighters
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