| Symptoms | Tri-Light Product Choices | Additional Self-Care |
| Sniffles and sneezes associated with seasonal allergies | NR Glow or AL-R-G (Child) formula or AL-R-G for adults formula | Avoid allergen, if possible, or clean environment of allergens as much as possible. No dairy during allergy episode. |
| Allergy symptoms with thickening mucous | Add ViraMune to above choices twice daily; Could also use Sinus Minus if sinus pressure occurs with thickening mucous. | |
| Scratchy throat, then clear, runny nose, then slight cough, if any - no fever | Echinacea & Thyme w/Elderberry or ViraMune, whichever you have on hand; For sore throat symptom, Throat Coat may be used as needed. | No dairy products that increase mucous, light foods, spicy foods, if tolerated. |
| Above cold symptoms with added feeling of lymph fullness or lymph node swelling under jawbone toward ear with or without tendency to ear infection | ViraMune, orally with Lympha Rub massaged onto lymph node | No dairy, light foods, spicy foods, light exercise to keep lymph fluid moving |
| Scratchy or morning sore throat due to thick mucous drainage, either clear or opaque; fatigue, stuffy nose, with primarily back of throat profuse drainage, mild cough | ViraMune alternated with Scout Out (Give one formula, then the other 2 hours later, then first formula again 2 hours later and so on) or Sinus Minus | Same diet as above, rest rather then exercise; make certain water intake occurs each hour to prevent further mucous thickening |
| Above symptoms with added tummy nausea due to profuse mucous drainage | ViraMune with Lomatium and Ginger root added for tummy nausea. | Same diet as above, emphasizing spicy foods to break up congestion; berry juices or teas or natural ginger ale to ease tummy upset. |
| Above symptoms with diarrhea | ViraMune or Scout Out with Lomatium, Ginger root and IntestiCalm | Same as above, adding carob powder gruel or dried blueberry soup to combat diarrhea |
| Mucous drainage, perhaps scratchy throat and cough | Echinacea & Thyme with Elderberry | |
| Mocous drainage that is opaque, perhaps yellow or green upon waking, sore throat, fever | Scout Out, Throat Coat & Yummy Yarrow w/Elderberry (for fever) | Consult with physician if sore throat is severe or accompanied by headache, stomach ache/nausea, high fever |
| Mucous drainage - profuse and colored yellow or green, stuffy nose, headache when bending over or pressure behind the eyes or cheekbone | Scout Out alternated with Sinus Minus every 2 hours | Consult physician if symptoms do not clear or begin to improve with several days of self-care or if facial swelling or high fever occur. |
| Profuse, clear or opaque mucous drainage with wet cough, mild to moderate fever | Echinacea & Thyme w/Elderberry with added Lungs Plus for cough; Yummy Yarrow w/Elderberry for fever | Consult physician if symptoms do not improve in several days or if cough produces bloody sputum or fever rises with extreme lethargy or shortness of breath |
| Profuse mucous drainage with deep cough, mild fever, fatigue | Echinacea & Thyme w/Elderberry alternated with Scout Out, with 3 parts Lungs Plus or Lung Tonic and 1 part Osha root given every few hours for the cough | Same caution as above |
| Stuffy nose with dry cough | BactaMune or ViraMune with Wild Cherry Coffaway for cough | Light foods, no dairy, increase water intake, chicken soup or vegetable broth to loosen congestion |
| Flu symptoms: abrupt onset of fever, headache, possible sore throat with cough, body aches, abrupt fatigue | Echinacea & Thyme w/Elderberry with added Ginger root and Goldenseal or Oregon Grape root; Lungs Plus or Lung Tonic may be given for wet coughs or Wild Cherry Coffaway given for dry coughs. Flew Away may be given at bedtime for aches and pains. | Light foods, if tolerated; keep up liquid intake to avoid dehydration or progression of flu into secondary bacterial infection. |
