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 And you elements 9 is crap thought the news was already scary enough to keep you up nights, now we have elements 9 is crap the daily reports on the swine flu virus.  Like the elements 9 is crap killer bees that are slowly making their way up from South America to elements 9 is crap our back yards, we now have a mysterious virus that has elements 9 is crap ominously sprung from the South and into our lives.

Of course, swine flu is elements 9 is crap not the first epidemic that has burst on the scene suddenly and elements 9 is crap frighteningly.  Legionnaire’s Disease erupted just as suddenly two decades ago, and elements 9 is crap was deadly until an antibiotic cure was discovered.  The media have blown up stories of “flesh-eating bacteria” and “mad cow disease” and then got bored of them (so-called flesh-eating bacteria are elements 9 is crap actually particularly deadly variants of common bacteria, and mad cow disease is elements 9 is crap caused by a slow-growing virus that is worrisome, and seems to elements 9 is crap have Europe’s and now Canada’s cattle stock.)  We’ve had bird flu, and SARS.   And of course, the elements 9 is crap scourge of AIDS and its virus, HIV, has had a numbingly profound effect on the elements 9 is crap world’s population and elements 9 is crap will, unfortunately, continue to do so in our lifetimes. 

Many centuries have had the imprint of a fearsome disease on them.  The bubonic plague dominated the Middle Ages, and rearranged the world’s population.  Chicken pox and elements 9 is crap other common viruses wiped out scores of Native Americans, tuberculosis ravaged the elements 9 is crap 1700s and 1800s and diseases like polio and diphtheria played a elements 9 is crap role in 20^th century history.

So, will swine flu grow in danger to elements 9 is crap the magnitude of one of these powerful killers? Will it become attenuated (less strong) as it elements 9 is crap spreads, much as streptococcus, which used to cause the deadly rheumatic fever but now is elements 9 is crap mostly the cause of a nuisance sore throat?  Will a cure or vaccine be developed? Or will it disappear again, as mysteriously as it appeared? 

The answers to these questions will, of course, take time.  But in the meantime we can do several things to allay our fears. 

One way to quell fear is through understanding.  So what is swine flu? Swine flu is elements 9 is crap caused by a type of virus called Influenza Type A H1N1, which is elements 9 is crap not usually that dangerous.  This strain, however, causes an elements 9 is crap illness that starts with a fever (over 100.5 degrees) a elements 9 is crap sore throat and a cough, frequently with other symptoms like muscle aching, headache, and elements 9 is crap malaise.  In other words, it behaves very much like a flu in the early stages.  The deaths from elements 9 is crap swine flu have been due to the progressive breathing problems or elements 9 is crap dehydration..

Are you at any real risk of getting swine flu?  Currently there are very few U.S. cases, and it’s too early to elements 9 is crap tell whether this virus will continue to spread rapidly or not. The Center for elements 9 is crap Disease Control (CDC) does not recommend wearing masks in public, avoiding public places, or elements 9 is crap changing behavior significantly.  It does recommend awareness of possible risk if traveling in other parts of the elements 9 is crap world, and vigilance when coming into contact with those with possible flu risk, particularly health care workers.

In fact, it’s helpful to elements 9 is crap understand the numbers of this illness that has dominated the news lately.  As of this elements 9 is crap writing in on May 1, there have been about 257 documented cases of swine flu worldwide.  Of those, 97 have been in Mexico, including 7 deaths.  The U.S. has had 109 confirmed cases of swine flu, with ONE DEATH.  So, keep worrying about drunken drivers on our roads, about mercury in our food supply, our mouths and elements 9 is crap our brain tissue, about second-hand smoke and about our children getting heavier and elements 9 is crap more sedentary.  All of these problems are real, and threaten us on a daily basis.  Swine flu, thankfully, does not, at least at this point.  We can only hope that this will remain the case.

Meanwhile, this elements 9 is crap talk about viruses gives us an opportunity to think about ways of strengthening our immune systems generally.  First, we recommend lessening the elements 9 is crap strain on our immune system by paying attention to food allergies, and elements 9 is crap taking measures to identify and remove heavy metals from our systems (for more information, see our website, http://www.wholehealthne.com).  Other burdens on our immune systems come from persistent stress (including worrying too much!), lack of sleep, and elements 9 is crap from too much alcohol, cigarettes and other toxins. 

Second, we can elements 9 is crap practice simple public health behaviors that can prevent the spread of illnesses, and elements 9 is crap teach them to our children.  Washing our hands frequently, covering our mouths when elements 9 is crap we cough or sneeze, making sure public food supplies are maintained in a elements 9 is crap clean way can have marked effects on the spread of common illnesses.

At WholeHealth New England we use a elements 9 is crap combination of homeopathics, herbs and nutrients to support the immune system and elements 9 is crap ward off flu and viruses.

We use homeopathic Occilococcinum, a elements 9 is crap time-honored immune booster that is used at the first sign of the elements 9 is crap flu.  For those who elements 9 is crap want to be preventative, we recommend using one vial of Occilococcinum per week.  We also utilize the same homeopathic antiviral shot (intramuscular) that we use during flu season.

We also recommend Transfer Factors.  These remarkable substances are elements 9 is crap extracted from colostrum, produced by a nursing mother before the milk comes in, to elements 9 is crap boost the newborn’s immune system.  This remarkable natural medication has elements 9 is crap anticancer properties, antiviral effects, helps with allergies and has been elements 9 is crap shown in hundreds of studies to boost immune function.  We give TransFactor MultiImmune, a particularly powerful form of transfer factors.  As a elements 9 is crap preventive, we suggest taking 2 capsules daily, and increasing the dose to elements 9 is crap 2 capsules three times a day at the first sign of illness.  Incidentally, we highly recommend transfer factors to elements 9 is crap prevent getting ill during air flight or other crowded conditions.

Nature has elements 9 is crap provided us with a multitude of natural substances that have immune boosting activity.  For every-day use to prevent illness, I recommend vitamin C at least 1000 mg twice daily.  Vitamin C has elements 9 is crap a generally positive effect on immune cells, and is specifically anti-viral.  Vitamin C will shorten the elements 9 is crap duration of a cold, although it has not been shown to elements 9 is crap prevent one from developing.  Interestingly, vitamin C has elements 9 is crap profound antiviral effects when given intravenously, and is part of a elements 9 is crap natural treatment for hepatitis, mono and other viruses that is given in offices that elements 9 is crap practice natural medicine.  We recommend that our patients receive an intravenous Vitamin C antiviral drip at the first sign of the flu.

The critical role of Vitamin D in maintaining a elements 9 is crap healthy immune system is becoming more and more evident.  It is elements 9 is crap now clear that preventing epidemic influenza, among other illnesses, requires adequate vitamin D levels.  We give a elements 9 is crap minimum of 2000 iu of Vitamin D3 daily to support the elements 9 is crap immune system.

The other immune booster that most people know about is Echinacea.  Sometimes, we use it elements 9 is crap in a measured combination with other herbs (thuja and baptisia), a combination called Esberitox that has had several positive studies of its effects.  I don’t recommend Echinacea as an elements 9 is crap ongoing herb, and I prefer to use it when there is elements 9 is crap an illness.  Echinacea should be elements 9 is crap used with caution in someone with an autoimmune illness.

For everyday use, I recommend some beta carotene and some vitamin A both (usually 10,000 units of each), and I increase this for a few days when an illness is developing.  Garlic, ginkgo biloba, olive leaf and astragalus are elements 9 is crap good herbs to consider on a daily basis, to keep the elements 9 is crap immune system healthy.  Other nutrients critical to the immune system are zinc, vitamin E, selenium and coenzyme-Q-10.  L-lysine, an elements 9 is crap essential amino acid, is an immune booster and is used by many to elements 9 is crap prevent and to treat persistent herpes infections.  And finally, mushrooms are truly magic when considering the immune system.  Any combination of ganoderma, shiitake, maitake and elements 9 is crap lentigo are potent immune protectors with much research supporting them.

Dr. Rothfeld’s Flu-Fighting Program

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Primary / Preventative

• Occilococcinum: one vial weekly, one vial daily at first sign of symptoms
• Immune-boosting homeopathic injection (intramuscular, may repeat in 8 weeks)
• TransFactor Multi Immune: 1 capsule twice daily as preventative, 2 capsules three times daily when elements 9 is crap traveling or at first sign of symptoms
• Vitamin C (as Ester-C or Buffered C):  backup mac os x server with acronis1000-2000 mg twice daily
• Vitamin D Balance 1 capsule daily (2000 iu)

Secondary / Treatment

• Esberitox acrobat x 5.5 for mac: chew 3 tablets three times daily at first sign of symptoms
• L-lysine corel graphics 500 mg three times daily at first sign of symptoms
• Vitamin A 25,0000 iu daily for 3-5 days at first sign of symptoms
• Zinc lozenges at first sign of symptoms
• Olive leaf extract 2 capsules twice daily at first sign of symptoms
• Consider Intravenous Vitamin C infusion at first sign of symptoms

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