04/09/2025
This article was written by Jan Gaines, who started studying nutrition in 1969. She has owned Jan’s Garden of Health, in Elk City, for just over 25 years.
"In the quest for good health, most people don’t realize that what you don’t consume is just as important as what you do consume. While it is important to take supplements for various illnesses and to maintain a healthy immune system, it is very important to read labels to make sure you aren’t eating artificial colors, flavors, sweeteners, additives & preservatives which are damaging to your body. White sugar destroys nutrients and the immune system.
Some of the most effective supplements to fight colds & flu are Grapefruit Extract and Golden Seal. One of my all time favorites are the 12 homeopathic cell salts. I use them for whatever ails me.
I spent my entire childhood and part of my adulthood, until 30 years ago, fighting sore throats, head and chest colds and the flu. In the last twenty years I have had three minor colds lasting only three days for the first two and seven days for the last one. I attribute that good health record to giving my body the nutrients it must have to function properly.
The bottom line is, we all must build our immune system in order to successfully fight any disease. Health is a matter of choice. Whatever you put into your body contributes to health either good or bad.”
