Natural preventatives for bacterial, viral and fungal infections

[Ruth]

I've recently discovered that tea tree oil works wonders on any sort of cold, flu, or bacterial infection. I babysit a couple of days a week and the little guy had strep. I started feeling a sore throat and scratchy ears, so I put some tea tree oil on a cotton swab, wet it (to disperse and dilute) and swabbed my mouth, then gargled with warm water. Voila! No infection at all.