The key to prevention is consuming nutrient-rich foods, mostly from raw living sources. When you eat more than 50 percent raw foods, you can stop the inflammation triggered by processed, refined or even cooked or baked foods.

Plus, you should adhere to these suggestions either during the flu season or as soon as flu symptoms start…

• Avoid refined sugar because it suppresses your immune system.
• Get more than enough rest which allows your energy and immune system to focus on your physical symptoms.
• Maintain peace and optimism since your thoughts can affect your physical health.
• Wash your hands often because viruses can spread from touching contaminated objects like doorknobs, phones and computer keyboards, plus when you shake hands, cough or sneeze.
• Contain your coughs and sneezes by directing them toward your shoulder, upper arm or into a tissue. Viral particles can float in the air for several minutes.
• Stay hydrated with fluids. Powerful tonics that can help fight viral infections are herbal teas containing cats claw, ginseng and ginger root, and chamomile tea can help calm your nausea.
• High doses of vitamin C inhibit viral activity and boost your immune system.
• Allicin-containing garlic supplements have been scientifically proven to help reduce common colds by 63 percent and can be taken throughout the flu season.
• Echinacea provides effective help in treating influenza-like symptoms.
• DHEA is a hormone that has been proven to boost your immune response and effectively fight some viral infections.
• Melatonin offers beneficial protection from viruses.
• Lactoferrin is an immune booster that inhibits viral attachment to cells.

It is known as serrapeptase, and it’s a natural way to help regulate and eliminate inflammation. It does this in two ways:

1. Helps shrink swelling around injured spots—To break out of its cocoon, the silk moth secretes the serrapeptase enzyme to thin its shell. To regulate inflammation, serrapeptase helps thin trapped fluids that collect around injured muscles and tendons. This helps reduce joint problems.
2. Repairs tissues—Serrapeptase has the uncanny knack for seeking out damaged or dead tissues… blood clots… scar tissue… and a host of other foreign invaders that can trigger inflammation. When it finds the trouble spots, serrapeptase quickly helps dissolve these problems—and removes them from your joints and muscles. The result is fast and effective relief from inflammation pain.

The truth is… serrapeptase is not a new discovery. For more than 25 years it’s been the supplement of choice as an alternative to ibuprofen, salicylates and potent non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs). Joint sufferers have hailed its miraculous healing abilities in Japan, Germany, Europe and Asia.

That’s because serrapeptase has been scientifically tested and demonstrated safe to help relieve:

• Joint pain
• Swelling from sprains and torn ligaments
• Post-operative inflammation
• Tissue swelling
• Cardiovascular problems
• Varicose veins

It eats up blood clots, cysts, non-living tissue, arterial plaque and inflammation in all of its forms—and it does this without causing gastrointestinal side effects like many prescriptions and over-the-counter meds.

In one German study, 66 patients with knee surgery were given serrapeptase or a placebo. Just three days after surgery the serrapeptase group experienced a 50 percent reduction in swelling compared to the placebo group.

What’s more, the serrapeptase group reported significant reduction in joint discomforts. In fact, by the 10th day, most of their aches had completely vanished!

Now that’s a big result from an enzyme found in the tiny silk moth. And you can reap the benefits of this safe yet potent remedy—and help rid your body of painfully swollen and inflamed joints—through a high-quality supplement containing serrapeptase.