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Vaccines, including flu shots, deliver either live or dead viruses, short-circuiting your body's normal front-line immune defense system. If your immune system is weak or out of balance, you could have serious health consequences from the flu shot.

We are constantly exposed to pathogens like influenza (flu) and common cold viruses. Fortunately, there are ways to prevent catching these illnesses (other than the flu shot), and natural ways to treat them and get well faster.

Natural therapies are usually the best therapies for stopping the common cold and flu. Try these options the next time you're feeling under the weather.

Dr. David Williams offers a simple solution to congestion: eucalyptus oil.

Studies show that taking ginseng before getting a flu shot can significantly improve your immune system reaction.

Taking elderberry extract at the first sign of the flu can help inactivate the virus.

Echinacea helps accentuate the actions of your immune system. When it doesn’t work, it is often an indication of other problems. These can include decreased thyroid function (hypothyroidism), low potassium levels, and heavy metal toxicity.

One of the most important ways to protect against the common cold and the flu (including the H1N1 virus) is to bolster your own immune system using these natural supplements.

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While basic prevention measures (like hand washing) are helpful, there's something much more powerful you can do to keep the common cold, seasonal flu, and H1N1 at bay—and that's to bolster your own immune system.